Mar
CFL awards franchise to Ottawa
TSN.ca: The Canadian Football League is heading back to Ottawa. CFL commissioner Mark Cohon awarded a conditional expansion franchise Tuesday to an Ottawa-based group headed up by Jeff Hunt, the owner of the Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67′s. “This is an exciting time for the CFL and the city of Ottawa,” Cohon said. “I am [...]
Mar
CFL returning to Ottawa
Courtesy TSN.ca: A league source said Monday the CFL will award the Canadian capital a conditional expansion franchise during a news conference at Lansdowne Park on Tuesday. CFL commissioner Mark Cohon will be in attendance to make the formal announcement. Although there is no specific timeline in place for the franchise to begin operation, it [...]
Mar
Ottawa pair organize bid for Ottawa franchise
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: Two sources said Wednesday that the CFL continues to negotiate with an Ottawa group headed up by Jeff Hunt, the owner of the OHL’s Ottawa 67s. Neither source would confirm a report in Wednesday’s Globe and Mail that a deal to award Hunt’s group a conditional expansion franchise for 2010 was [...]
Mar
Doug Brown talks prospects
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: For as long as there have been two professional football leagues in North America, coaches, players and fans have argued over what makes the American NCAA football recruit, for the most part, a superior entity to his Canadian collegiate counterpart. Now that the CFL evaluation camp wrapped up on Sunday in [...]
Feb
Smith stays with Lions
Courtesy TSN.ca: Running back Joe Smith’s contract extension is good news for both the B.C. Lions and a local hair salon. The laid-back Louisiana native was not only the CFL’s rushing leader last year with 1,510 yards but also led the league in hairstyles. “This is just a press back,” Smith said Friday when asked [...]
