The Edmonton Elks suffered a second-half implosion in a 43-31 loss to the defending-champion Toronto Argonauts on Sunday.
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All three quarterbacks took snaps for Edmonton, with Taylor Cornelius completing 14 of 18 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in the first half, before rookie Jarrett Doege got the nod on the way to a nine-for-11 performance for 163 yards, two touchdowns to Vincent Forbes-Mombleau, and an interception.
“So, we’ll see. He’s a competitor, I know that.”
Chad Kelly passed 13 of 23 for 264 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions to Louchiez Purifoy, while A.J. Ouellette carried 18 times for 84 yards and three touchdowns as Toronto improved to 2-0.
Rookie Elks returner C.J. Sims provided the biggest spark for the team on a night where not much else had been going right, coming up with punt returns of 42, 52 and 72 yards the likes of which haven’t appeared on an Edmonton stats sheet since 2017.
On Toronto’s next series, Ouellette tied it up, 7-7, with a three-yard rush into the end zone at 13:17, to cap a 12-play, 58-yard drive.
The second quarter opened with Purifoy jumping in front of a pass intended for Cam Phillips, returning his first interception of the game 27 yards to the end zone for a 14-7 lead at 3:53.
Boris Bede hit a 42-yard field goal three minutes later to close the gap, 14-10, before John Haggerty brought Toronto one point closer on a 64-yard punt into the end zone.
The Argos took a one-point lead into halftime after Dean Faithfull hit an 18-yard field goal as time expired.
The opening drive of the third quarter saw Toronto go ahead 26-17 on a two-yard rushing touchdown by Ouellette at 3:47, before Kelly trotted in the two-point convert on a QB keeper. The seven-play scoring drive covered 66 yards.
Ungerer then blocked a punt on the Elks’ next series, giving Toronto the ball on Edmonton’s 39 yard-line. And it ended in another Ouellette rushing touchdown, this one from four yards out on the fifth play of the drive for a 33-17 lead 8:14 into the third.
The Elks responded with a change at quarterback, only to see Kai Locksley fumble away his very first snap to defensive back Robertson Daniel at Edmonton’s 24 yard-line, which Toronto turned into a 16-yard field goal at 11:04 of the third for a 36-17 lead.
That brought in Elks rookie third-stringer Doege, who completed his first two passes before failing to earn a first down on back-to-back snaps from two yards out with his legs. It looked eerily similar to when Locksley was unable to score from the one-yard-line on three straight tries on opening day.
But Toronto gave the turnover-on-downs right back in the fourth quarter, with their backup, Cameron Dukes, getting stuffed on third-and-one, where neither turnover resulted in points.
Just when things couldn’t possibly get any worse, Purifoy came up with his second interception of the game, only to turn around and see Doege’s next snap go for a pick-six, compliments of Royce Metchie, who returned it 15 yards for a 43-17 lead.
Doege hit Steven Dunbar Jr. at the dreaded one yard-line, where Brown got stuffed twice in a row, before a passing call resulted in Vincent Forbes-Mombleau making a two-yard touchdown catch. Doege ran a keeper for the two-point convert to trail 43-25 with 2:38 left on the clock.
“They called my number and I just tried to make the most of my opportunity,” Doege said. “I went in there and just kind of left it all out there just trying to do what I can to help the team try to build some momentum.”
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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks announced Tuesday that defenceman Alex Edler will sign a one-day contract in order to officially retire as a member of the NHL team.
The signing will be part of a celebration of Edler’s career held Oct. 11 when the Canucks host the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Canucks selected Edler, from Ostersund, Sweden, in the third round (91st overall) of the 2004 NHL draft.
He played in 925 career games for the Canucks between the 2006-07 and 2020-21 seasons, ranking fourth in franchise history and first among defencemen.
The 38-year-old leads all Vancouver defencemen with 99 goals, 310 assists and 177 power-play points with the team.
Edler also appeared in 82 career post-season contests with Vancouver and was an integral part of the Canucks’ run to the 2011 Stanley Cup final, putting up 11 points (2-9-11) across 25 games.
“I am humbled and honoured to officially end my career and retire as a member of the Vancouver Canucks,” Edler said in a release. “I consider myself lucky to have started my career with such an outstanding organization, in this amazing city, with the best fans in the NHL. Finishing my NHL career where it all began is something very special for myself and my family.”
Edler played two seasons for Los Angeles in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He did not play in the NHL last season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
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The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face World Cup champion Spain in an international friendly next month.
Third-ranked Spain will host Canada on Oct. 25 at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in Almendralejo.
The game will be the first for the Canadian women since the Paris Olympics, where they lost to Germany in a quarterfinal penalty shootout after coach Bev Priestman was sent home and later suspended for a year by FIFA over her part in Canada’s drone-spying scandal.
In announcing the Spain friendly, Canada Soccer said more information on the interim women’s coaching staff for the October window will come later. Assistant coach Andy Spence took charge of the team in Priestman’s absence at the Olympics.
Spain finished fourth in Paris, beaten 1-0 by Germany in the bronze-medal match.
Canada is winless in three previous meetings (0-2-1) with Spain, most recently losing 1-0 at the Arnold Clark Cup in England in February 2022.
The teams played to a scoreless draw in May 2019 in Logroñés, Spain in a warm-up for the 2019 World Cup. Spain won 1-0 in March 2019 at the Algarve Cup in São João da Venda, Portugal.
Spain is a powerhouse in the women’s game these days.
It won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2022 and was runner-up in 2018. And it ousted Canada 2-1 in the round of 16 of the current U-20 tournament earlier this month in Colombia before falling 1-0 to Japan after extra time in the quarterfinal.
Spain won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2018 and 2022 and has finished on the podium on three other occasions.
FC Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati (2023) and Alexia Putellas (2021 and ’22) have combined to win the last three Women’s Ballon d’Or awards.
And Barcelona has won three of the last four UEFA Women’s Champions League titles.
“We continue to strive to diversify our opponent pool while maintaining a high level of competition.” Daniel Michelucci, Canada Soccer’s director of national team operations, said in a statement. “We anticipate a thrilling encounter, showcasing two of the world’s top-ranked teams.”
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024
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TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced cookie brand Oreo as the team’s helmet sponsor for the upcoming NHL season.
The new helmet will debut Sunday when Toronto opens its 2024-25 pre-season against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena.
The Oreo logo replaces Canadian restaurant chain Pizza Pizza, which was the Leafs’ helmet sponsor last season.
Previously, social media platform TikTok sponsored Toronto starting in the 2021-22 regular season when the league began allowing teams to sell advertising space on helmets.
The Oreo cookie consists of two chocolate biscuits around a white icing filling and is often dipped in milk.
Fittingly, the Leafs wear the Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s “Milk” logo on their jerseys.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
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