CFL News

Ottawa Redblacks lose by a Slywka (& 11 other thoughts on falling to the Argos)

Santino Filoso - 2025-06-30

The Ottawa Redblacks did plenty to undermine themselves in their 29-16 loss to the visiting Toronto Argonauts at TD Place on Sunday but ultimately the difference proved to be 14 points — a pair of return touchdowns — from Argos rookie Derek Slywka. Here are all my thoughts on the game. 1) Obviously Slywka isn’t […]

3DownNation Podcast: Bombers and Riders still undefeated, Elks remain winless, shaky CFL QB play

3Down Staff - 2025-06-30

John Hodge and JC Abbott discuss whether the Winnipeg Blue Bombers or Saskatchewan Roughriders are the CFL’s best undefeated team, when the Edmonton Elks will get their first win, some shaky play from the league’s backup quarterbacks, Pat McAfee’s rant about Team Canada beating Team USA at flag football, the CFL partnering with Drake’s clothing […]

Toronto Argonauts take big step forward, leave room for improvement in first victory (& six other thoughts)

3Down Staff - 2025-06-30

Article by Griff Bordignon On a summer evening in the nation’s capital, the Toronto Argonauts finally shook off their early-season struggles, capturing their first win of the year with a decisive 29-16 triumph over the Ottawa Redblacks. After a challenging start to the season, the Argonauts’ victory not only ended their winless streak but also […]

New Calgary Stampeders’ LB Adam Bighill ‘not quite healthy,’ may not be ready for clash with Bombers

JC Abbott - 2025-06-30

Future Hall of Fame linebacker Adam Bighill returned to the practice field on Sunday in dramatically different colours, but he won’t have long to wait before seeing his familiar Blue and Gold. The Calgary Stampeders’ new linebacker has begun preparations for Thursday’s clash with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team where he spent the last […]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ RB Brady Oliveira returns to practice, stays vague on injury status

JC Abbott - 2025-06-29

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers appeared to get a boost at practice on Sunday with the return of star running back Brady Oliveira, but it remains unclear how likely he is to play this week. “This is my first day out here practicing. We’ll see how the week goes with me, increasing the workload, and we’ll […]

‘That was B.S.’: Saskatchewan Roughriders’ discipline issues concern Corey Mace despite undefeated start

JC Abbott - 2025-06-29

The Saskatchewan Roughriders remain undefeated through four games of the CFL season, but the referees are still having a bigger impact on the box score than some of their players. Discipline continued to be an issue in Saturday’s 37-18 victory over the B.C. Lions, as the Riders were flagged 10 times for 136 yards. That […]

The good, the bad, and the dumb of the Riders’ 37-18 win over B.C.

Joel Gasson - 2025-06-29

For the second straight year under head coach Corey Mace, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are 4-0 to start the season, thanks to a 37-18 win over the B.C. Lions. After a few dicey games to start the season where the team found ways to win, the Green and White more or less didn’t let the Lions […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders look good from start to finish in win over B.C. (& nine other thoughts)

Peter Klein - 2025-06-29

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are officially 4-0 after a nice and easy rocking chair win over the B.C. Lions. I wrote basically that same intro a couple of weeks ago, except that was dripping with sarcasm. This time, it is actually true. Unlike the first three games of the year, once the Riders got control of […]

B.C. Lions succumb to suspect run defence, sloppy turnovers in loss to Riders (& 10 other thoughts)

JC Abbott - 2025-06-29

The B.C. Lions toyed with the idea of competitiveness on Saturday in Regina, but opted for bad turnovers and porous run defence instead in a 37-18 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Here are my thoughts on the game. Better safe, still sorry Some football games are decided before the opening kickoff, and this was certainly […]

NFL tight end George Kittle declined to punch ex-Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau during ‘uncomfortable’ fan interaction at 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal

3Down Staff - 2025-06-29

San Francisco 49ers’ tight end George Kittle is known as a man of the people, but there are limits to what he will do at the request of a fan — including sparking an international incident. The six-time Pro Bowler recently appeared on the popular Bussin’ With The Boys podcast and got into a discussion […]