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CFL balls are photographed at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium in Winnipeg on May 24, 2018. CFL teams will have one less Global player in 2021 but access to five-player taxi squads when they resume play later this summer. The CFLs board of governors voted in favour Monday of kicking off a 14-game schedule starting Aug. 5 after the league cancelled plans for an abbreviated 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But a big part of that was the CFL and CFL Players Association agreeing to an ame...

The CFL has cleared two more hurdles in its quest to return to the field in 2021.An official with the Public Health Agency of Canada told The Canadian Press the federal government has received the . . .

The CFL has cleared two more hurdles in its quest to return to the field in 2021.An official with the Public Health Agency of Canada told The Canadian Press the federal government has received the . . .

April 23, 2021 - 12:46 PM Dwayne Mandrusiak is back in football. Mandrusiak joined the CFL Players Association on Friday as an equipment safety adviser. He was let go in September by the Edmonton Football Team after 49 years as the franchises equipment manager. "I am excited to join the CFLPA to support the Association’s proactive approach to equipment safety and to advocate for safer equipment on behalf of players," Mandrusiak said in a statement. "The players are the most...

The announcement prompted many fans in Canada to voice concerns on social media about how a partnership could negatively impact the Canadian game. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said Wednesday talks with the XFL have dealt with the financial logistics of a partnership and how they might work and not about such things as rules or field size. "Right now, its trying to understand how working together could lead to a better outcome for both leagues," Ambrosie said. "Theres a lot of heavy lifting t...

CFL commissioner Ambrosie says talks with XFL have centred around business, not rules Despite heated social media discussion in Canada, talks between the CFL and XFL havent addressed what rules could be implemented if the football leagues join forces. The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT Despite heated social media discussion in Canada, talks between the CFL and XFL havent addressed what rules could be implemented if the football leagues join forces. The CFL and XFL announced jointly March 10 they...

Print In a 16th century Scottish castle, the overbearing Los Angeles Chicano who rarely says his name without attaching the appellation “the trillion-dollar man” is berating 24 students, each of whom paid $30,000 for the privilege. Dan Pena, who turned 76 this year but remains a commanding presence at 6-foot-1, erupts into an expletive-infested lecture that careens between withering insults and strategies to become like him — successful in business and in life. Quoting him requires lots o...

By LOUIS SAHAGÚN | Los Angeles Times | Published: April 19, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Tribune News Service) — In a 16th century Scottish castle, the overbearing Los Angeles Chicano who rarely says his name without attaching the appellation "the trillion-dollar man" is berating 24 students, each of whom paid $30,000 for the privilege. Dan Pena, who turned 76 this year but remains a commanding presence at 6-foot-1, erupts into an expletive-infested lecture that careens between withering insults and ...

Dan Ralph A football with the CFL logo sits on a chair during a press conference in Winnipeg, Friday, November 27, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods March 11, 2021 - 2:48 PM TORONTO - Anything and everything, it seems, will be on the table with the CFL and XFL poised to begin serious discussions on a potential partnership. And it would appear, at first glance, both have something that could be beneficial to the other. The XFL, with actor and former pro wrestler Dwa...

The XFL, with actor and former pro wrestler Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson as an owner, will bring money, influence and a solid business acumen to the table. Johnson, a former CFL player, is a larger-than-life figure with global appeal. Johnson has over 15 million followers on Twitter and that figure swells to over 220 million in Instagram. His involvement in the XFL alone should result in many of his supporters tuning in once the league resumes play. Another positive, too, would be Johnsons influen...