CFL News

Around U Sports: Alberta Golden Bears upset UBC to create Canada West logjam

John Hodge - 2025-09-27

The Alberta Golden Bears got their much-needed first win of 2025 and did so in upset fashion over the visiting UBC Thunderbirds. There is now a logjam of one and two-win teams in the Canada West standings fighting to catch the four-win Saskatchewan Huskies and Regina Rams to host a potential playoff game. Around U […]

Official: Hamilton Tiger-Cats clinch CFL playoff spot

3Down Staff - 2025-09-27

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have officially clinched a spot in this year’s playoffs after the Toronto Argonauts lost to the B.C. Lions in Vancouver on Friday night. The Tabbies missed the postseason last year after finishing 7-11, placing last in the East Division. The team can finish no lower than second place in the standings this […]

B.C. Lions to play regular-season games in Kelowna during 2026 FIFA World Cup

3Down Staff - 2025-09-27

The B.C. Lions will be taking their talents on the road when the world comes to Vancouver in 2026. On Friday, the team announced that it will play a pair of regular-season games in Kelowna while BC Place is occupied by the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The games will take place in back-to-back weeks at […]

Thanks, I hate it: a traditionalist’s reaction to the CFL’s rule changes

Santino Filoso - 2025-09-26

Call me whatever you like — old-fashion, short-sighted, a stick in the mud, an impediment to progress, naive — but most of the changes announced by CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston on Monday fix something that isn’t broken. Like many others who love the CFL, I am a traditionalist who cherishes the aspects of our game […]

‘We love his passion’: B.C. Lions brass supports Nathan Rourke despite opposing view on CFL rule changes

JC Abbott - 2025-09-26

Nathan Rourke doesn’t speak for the B.C. Lions when it comes to the CFL’s recently announced rule changes, but his vocal opposition to them hasn’t put him at odds with team management either. “Nathan has lots of passion, and we love his passion. When he first talked about this, you could feel the passion through […]

3DownNation CFL picks straight-up & against the spread: Week 17

3Down Staff - 2025-09-26

Week 17 of the CFL season is here, and we finally get a chance to play some football instead of talking about how football will be played. Most notably, every team playing will have their starting quarterback healthy for the first time since Week 1. B.C.-based reporter J.C. Abbott remains in front for our straight-up […]

CFL receives ‘Canadian and international’ interest in possible expansion franchise ownership: commissioner Stewart Johnston

3Down Staff - 2025-09-26

Canadian Football League commissioner Stewart Johnston is open to all passports when it comes to potential ownership for a future CFL expansion franchise. “We receive a lot of incoming calls from Canadians and international — I’ll say — folks who are interested in our league,” Johnston told 620 CKRM‘s The SportsCage this week. “I can […]

‘I have a responsibility as a Canadian QB’: Nathan Rourke still at odds with CFL commissioner over rule changes despite conversation

JC Abbott - 2025-09-26

Nathan Rourke and Stewart Johnston appear to have different interpretations of how their conversation about the Canadian Football League’s rule changes went. The superstar Canadian quarterback and CFL commissioner spoke on Tuesday night after Rourke positioned himself as the most vocal opponent to Johnston’s attempt to modernize the three-down league. However, Rourke still does not […]

Seven CFL players fined for illegal play in Week 16, including Calgary Stampeders’ QB Vernon Adams Jr.

3Down Staff - 2025-09-26

An expansive list of fines announced by the Canadian Football League on Friday included an unconventional name. Calgary Stampeders’ quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was one of seven players to receive supplemental discipline in Week 16. The 32-year-old, who left the game due to injury in the third quarter, was fined for delivering a low block […]

CFL fans start petition to delay rule changes, call for two-week blackout

3Down Staff - 2025-09-26

A passionate CFL fan has started a petition rallying against the upcoming changes to the Canadian Football League. The petition, which can be found here, calls for rule changes to be delayed until “all relevant parties” are consulted, including owners, season ticket holders, and the Canadian Football League Players’ Association (CFLPA). It was started by […]