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Slumping Ottawa Redblacks lose quarterback Dru Brown and another game to Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Ottawa Redblacks are spiralling into their first bye week of the CFL season. Not only did they lose for the second time in eight days to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but in falling to a CFL-worst 1-6 record, they also lost starting quarterback Dru Brown to a possible concussion on a hit that incensed head coach Bob Dyce. While the 30-15 defeat in front of just 15,054 fans at TD Place on Sunday night doesn't dismiss their chances of making the playoffs, the Redblacks qualified as the third seed last year with a 9-8-1 record. Using that gauge, they'll likely have to win at least seven of their last 11 when they return from the bye. At this point, it seems like a tall order. Along with dropping their fourth straight contest, the Redblacks lost Brown early in the second quarter when he dropped back for a pass and was bulldozed by Hamilton defensive back Dashaun Amos, who sent the quarterback's helmet flying with an illegal hit. The 'unnecessary roughness major grade 2' cost the Tiger-Cats 25 yards of real estate and Ottawa its No. 1 signal caller. 'We say we're going to protect quarterbacks, but I don't know how that's not an ejection,' Redblacks head coach Bob Dyce told TSN's Claire Hanna at the intermission. The Redblacks, however, responded positively to the adversity. Upon entering the game with his team trailing 10-3, backup Dustin Crum breathed some air into the attack by combining a running game that was missing in the opening quarter. In the final 12 minutes of the second quarter, he completed 10-of-10 passes and, with Lewis Ward kicking four field goals, Ottawa trailed by just one at halftime. The 12 points the Redblacks put on the board were the second most they've scored in a first half this season. Ottawa had a chance to build on that small bit of momentum with its first possession of the third quarter, but Geno Lewis allowed the ball to be stripped from his hands past the first down marker for Crum's first incompletion after he had connected on 11 straight. Forced to put the ball, the defence looked like they'd get the ball right back after Michael Wakefield's second sack of the season put the visitors in a second-and-18 situation. But Bo Levi Mitchell found Kiondre Smith for a 63-yard gain to the Ottawa three, and Treshaun Ward scored with a run up the middle on the next play. A familiar foe produced the early hole. After not throwing an interception in his two and a half games, Brown coughed up his third in three quarters when he was picked off by Stavros Katsantonis at the Ottawa 47 nine minutes into the night. Two plays later, Kenny Lawler sped by Redblacks cornerback Alijay McGhee for a 41-yard touchdown catch. It was Lawler's third TD in two games against Ottawa and league-leading eighth on the season. Along with Brown, the Redblacks lost veteran Canadian defensive tackle Cleyon Laing to an apparent leg injury early in the first quarter. Ottawa is now on its first bye week of the season before returning on July 31 to host the West Division co-leading Calgary Stampeders.
National Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Veteran Bo Levi Mitchell throws five TD strikes as Ticats maul Argos
TORONTO — Bo Levi Mitchell threw five touchdown passes to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the Toronto Argonauts 51-38 on Friday night. Article content Mitchell cemented the win with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Kiondre Smith at 4:29 of the fourth quarter that put Hamilton ahead 44-26. It came after Toronto had pulled to within 37-26. Article content Article content Mitchell completed 19-of-24 passes for 332 yards with no interceptions and became the 11th player in CFL history to crack the 40,000-yard plateau. The 35-year-old native of Katy, Texas, improved his career record against Toronto to 16-2. Article content Article content Toronto pulled to within 44-32 on Khalan Laborn's one-yard run at 8:01. Following consecutive procedure penalties, Nick Arbuckle's pass for the two-point convert was incomplete. Article content Then Hamilton's Isaiah Wooden Sr. returned the kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown at 8:47. Article content Hamilton (2-2) has won its last four games against Toronto (1-4) after going 3-0 last year against the defending Grey Cup champions. The Argos also dropped to 0-3 at home, to the dismay of a BMO Field gathering of 12,701. Article content Hamilton earned its first road victory of 2025 and only its second win in its last eight visits to BMO Field. Article content Arbuckle finished 27-of-38 passing for 339 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Arbuckle's six-yard TD pass to Kevin Mital at 14:08 rounded out the scoring as the two-point convert was unsuccessful. Article content Kenny Lawler, with three, Tyler Ternowski and Greg Bell had Hamilton's other touchdowns. Marc Liegghio booted six converts and a field goal. Article content Kevin Brown, Janarion Grant and Damonte Coxie scored Toronto's other touchdowns. Lirim Hajrullahu added two converts and two field goals. Article content Article content One play after Toronto punter John Haggerty was flagged for an illegal kick, Mitchell hit Lawler on a 46-yard touchdown pass at 11:08 of the third. That put Hamilton ahead 37-19 as the convert was unsuccessful. Article content Arbuckle countered with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Coxie at 14:57 to cut Hamilton's lead to 37-26. Article content Bell capped Hamilton's opening possession of the third with a six-yard TD run at 6:34. But Grant returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for the touchdown at 7:09, cutting Hamilton's advantage to 31-19 as the two-point convert was unsuccessful. Article content Mitchell's three first-half TD passes staked Hamilton to its 24-13 halftime lead. The Ticats averaged nine yards per play in the opening half and were a stellar seven-of-10 on second down. Article content Mitchell was 11-of-14 passing for 186 yards as Hamilton's offence amassed 207 net yards (compared to 132 for Toronto). Article content Hajrullahu's 53-yard field goal at 12:42 of the second cut Hamilton's lead to 24-13. Mitchell ended a nine-play, 70-yard march with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ternowski at 7:06 to put the Ticats ahead 24-10.
National Post
17-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Rider Rumblings Ep 165: Roughriders picking each other up in 2-0 start
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off to a 2-0 start. Article content After beating the Ottawa Redblacks in Week 1, the Green and White picked up a second straight victory to begin the 2025 CFL season with a 28-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. Article content Article content In Episode 165 of the Rider Rumblings podcast, Leader-Post sports editor Taylor Shire and columnist Darrell Davis discuss the highs and lows in the game from Brett Lauther's kicking problems to A.J. Ouellette's strong performance returning from a concussion. Article content The duo also previews Saskatchewan's Week 3 matchup as the Riders get set to visit the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night in their second straight road game against an East Division opponent. Article content
CTV News
15-06-2025
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- CTV News
Johnson's late TD lifts unbeaten Roughriders to 28-23 win over Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger Cats wide receiver Kenny Lawler (89) runs against Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Nelson Lokombo (25) during the first half of the CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats home opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, June 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris connected with wide receiver KeeSean Johnson for a fourth-quarter touchdown to lift the visitors to a 28-23 win against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. The Roughriders busted open a 20-20 tie with a 15-yard strike to Johnson with 7:17 remaining. Marc Liegghio made his third field goal to push Hamilton to within four points with 4:19 left. Johnson made eight catches for 124 yards, while Harris went 26 of 37 for 295 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Hamilton's Bo Levi Mitchell went 26 of 40, also with a touchdown and interception. He connected with Kenny Lawlor eight times for 162 yards. Saskatchewan (2-0) running back A.J. Ouellette answered Mitchell's first-quarter strike with a 47-yard touchdown run with 3:28 remaining in the second. But the extra point was missed. The Tiger-Cats (0-2) led 7-6 at halftime and the Roughriders enjoyed a 17-10 advantage after three quarters. The home side tied the game 36 seconds into the final quarter on a one-yard keeper from Ante Milanovic-Litre, a touchdown set up by a 39-yard catch from Lawlor to Saskatchewan's one-yard line.
CTV News
10-06-2025
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- CTV News
‘Starting the season off right': Calgary Stampeders feeling good after victory over Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Calgary Stampeders have started the season off on the right foot, opening up against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and coming away with a 38-26 victory.
