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The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL; French: Ligue élite canadienne de basketball—LÉCB) is the premier men's professional basketball league in Canada, as recognized by Canada Basketball. [3] The CEBL was founded in 2017 and began play in 2019 with six teams all owned and operated by ownership group Canadian Basketball Ventures. [4]
The Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA) represents Canadian football players in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The association was established in 1965, when local lawyer John Agro became concerned by the number of Hamilton Tiger-Cats players approaching him with legal questions about contracts, medical coverage and pensions.
Sportsnet, as its parent company Rogers Communications is the owner of its sole Canadian franchise, the Toronto Blue Jays, holds national rights to Major League Baseball in Canada, including assorted games from U.S. regional sports networks, the MLB All-Star Game, and the postseason (although coverage of the latter two are relegated to MLB's U.S. broadcast partners, and MLB International).
John Dee Bright (June 11, 1930 – December 14, 1983) was an American professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL). A troubling racist incident he endured as a college football player in the U.S. caused rule changes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Canadian teams were facing their own troubles, particularly with attendance. The eight Canadian teams were down to an average of 22,740 in 1994, a drop of 3,000 from the previous year. [55] It marked the beginning of an historic trough in Canadian CFL attendance that would last for most of the 1990s.
Former CFL on CBC studio host Brian Williams occasionally contributed to the studio show also. Beirness took over studio host duties from Rod Smith in 2021. Matt Dunigan returned to the CFL on TSN studio show after spending the 2004 season on the sidelines as the general manager and head coach of the Calgary Stampeders. Dunigan's in-depth ...
Longest kickoff Prior to 2022 rule change. 100 – Paul Osbaldiston at Saskatchewan Roughriders, July 26, 1991; 100 – Paul McCallum at Sacramento Gold Miners, September 2, 1994; Since 2022 rule change. 100 – many players, most by Boris Bede (four times) Highest kickoff average, career (Minimum 150 attempts) 69.4 – Boris Bede (2015–2024)
Canadian Football League (CFL) CFL on ESPN: ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPNEWS ESPN+ 1994–1997, 2008–2022: ESPN3 only from 2008 to 2013; by virtue in its stake in Canadian broadcaster TSN, the official broadcaster of the CFL, it held internet streaming rights. ESPN2 and ESPNEWS broadcasts games from 2013 to 2022 with streaming coverage added later on ESPN+.