Football (CFL)

WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Dalton Schoen will miss the rest of the CFL season due to a left knee injury. Head coach Mike O’Shea confirmed the news on the eve of the Banjo Bowl between the Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

OTTAWA — Much of the Ottawa Redblacks’ season has been defined by adversity. The CFL club will look to change that Friday against the B.C. Lions.

The wild, often unpredictable nature of Canadian football is exactly how Makai Polk remembers it. Polk had six catches for 64 yards and a touchdown in the Toronto Argonauts' exciting 35-33 Labour Day win Monday over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

TORONTO — Blue Bombers defensive lineman Willie Jefferson, Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., and Calgary's offensive line took top billing for August in the CFL's honour roll.

CURITIBA, Brazil (AP) — Seconds after Elisa Richter and 5-year-old daughter Helena arrived at the football field in the back of an abandoned racing track in southern Brazil, a flock of emotional fans of the Coritiba Crocodiles team came to hug them.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Elks have a shot at earning Labour Day redemption this week. Both teams are home after dropping the opener of their respective Labour Day series on the road.

HAMILTON — Dejon Brissett added his own unique twist to the wild, often crazy Labour Day series between the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders continued their impressive comeback season Monday with a 28-7 victory over the Edmonton Elks in the Labour Day Classic. Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. threw a touchdown pass to Dominque Rhymes.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have stressed the importance of making the right play at the right time this season. On Sunday, Tevaughn Campbell did just that.

CALGARY — All-star linebacker Adam Bighill makes his Calgary Stampeders debut one year after a serious knee injury that ultimately landed him with a new CFL club.