Only Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Hamilton entered this CFL season with backup quarterbacks who have any significant degree of starting experience. And as TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor writes, that's an important asset to have with a third of the regular season left to play. ...more
Three weeks ago, the Edmonton Eskimos were 5-3, vying for first place in the CFL's West Division. But the Esks are now 5-6 for the season with B.C. and Calgary - the league's two hottest teams right now - ahead on their schedule. TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor offers a little perspective on the Eskimos' recent freefall. ...more
In 2004, the NHL lockout was about owners trying to institute a salary cap. This time, it's all about how the owners and players should split up the league's swelling revenues. But as TSN's Dave Naylor writes, the most important dynamic in the economics of hockey remains the same - the enormous disparity between the NHL's wealthiest teams and its not-so-wealthy. ...more
Of all the sports labour showdowns, there has never been a matchup of leadership quite like this one. At one end, there's Gary Bettman - nearly 20 years as commissioner of the NHL. At the other end is Donald Fehr, who led a very powerful union in baseball. TSN's Dave Naylor sizes them up. ...more
Last November, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers met in the East Division Final, a game that marked a high point for both clubs in a few regards. But as TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor writes, it's a much different story for both teams in the backstretch of the 2012 season. ...more
There is no perfect design for hiring a head coach in professional football. But it's fair to assume that more than a few eyebrows were raised when the Saskatchewan Roughriders made Corey Chamblin the youngest head coach in the CFL in 29 years. Yet Chamblin brings a wealth of experience and in many ways has the classic background of a coach. ...more
There is of course a long way to go this CFL season and the returns on a single week are rarely much indication of where things will shake out by the end of October. But given all the anticipation about how new and improved the East Division was supposed to be this season, it was hard to ignore the West pitching a 4-0 shutout over the weekend. ...more
A look at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' three keys to success heading into the 2012 CFL season. ...more
A look at the BC Lions' three keys to success heading into the 2012 CFL season. ...more
A look at the Edmonton Eskimos' three keys to success heading into the 2012 CFL season. ...more
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