{allcanada} Blue Bombers open season with walk-off win over Stampeders

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CALGARY — Sergio Castillo's walk-off field goal lifted the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 30-28 win over the host Calgary Stampeders in the CFL season-opener for both clubs Friday.

Tim White, Brady Oliveira and Bryce Perkins scored touchdowns for the Blue Bombers, who were swept by the Stampeders in three meetings in 2025.

Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros completed 17 of 28 pass attempts for 233 yards, a touchdown throw and one interception.

Castillo's kicks yielded 11 points, including two of Winnipeg's three punt singles.

Dedrick Mills and backup quarterback Quincy Vaughn each scored short-yardage touchdowns and Erik Brooks had a touchdown catch for Calgary.

Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. completed 17 of 27 pass attempts and had one touchdown throw. Jude McAtamney kicked four converts, but missed a 45-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter in front of an announced crowd of 17,743 at McMahon Stadium.

The Stampeders went 11-7 last season to finish third in the West Division ahead of the Blue Bombers at 10-8.

Winnipeg crossed over and fell 42-33 to the Montreal Alouettes in the East semifinal. Calgary lost 33-30 to the B.C. Lions in the West semifinal.

Calgary led 28-27 with 64 seconds remaining on the clock Friday.

Collaros's 27-yard throw to Ontaria Wilson put the Blue Bombers in field-goal range for Castillo to boot the 38-yard winner.

Up three points to start the fourth quarter, Castillo padded Winnipeg's lead to 27-21 with a 21-yard field goal.

Adams was sacked three times in the quarter, but with three minutes to go, the quarterback drove the offence out of Calgary's end zone downfield.

Adams ended a 15-play, 104-yard drive with a three-yard rushing touchdown to draw the Stampeders even, and for McAtamney to kick the go-ahead point.

Calgary led 21-16 after a first half that featured a running backs duel. Mills, the CFL's leading rusher in 2025, ran for 95 yards and a touchdown and Oliveira for 75 yards and a touchdown.

Mills finished with 112 yards and Oliveira had 113.

But Winnipeg led 24-21 midway through the third quarter when Collaros threw to Whyte in the end zone.

Calgary lost a challenge for offensive pass interference on that play, and then conceded the third punt single of the game to trail by three.

Winnipeg scored on its opening drive of the game. Calgary countered with back-to-back touchdowns before the Blue Bombers struck again for a 15-14 lead.

But Adams found Brooks in the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown throw with two minutes remaining in the half.

With three minutes remaining in the second quarter, Oliveira's 21-yard rumble brought the ball to Calgary's doorstep where backup quarterback Perkins scored his first CFL touchdown.

Trey Vaval, the CFL's outstanding special teams player and rookie in 2025, set up that score with a 54-yard return to get to Calgary's 25.

Clarence Hicks, who led Calgary in sacks last season (12), brought down Collaros on Winnipeg's second drive of the game to force a punt.

Adams and Jalen Philpot then connected on a 51-yard passing play to get to Winnipeg's 25-yard line. Jason Woodbey's roughing-the-passer penalty cost Winnipeg as Mills punched the ball in from first-and-goal.

Vaughn scored for Calgary on a one-yard plunge to start the second quarter. Mills spurred the drive with four carries for 37 yards.

Oliveira capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive with a 19-yard scamper to the end zone on Winnipeg's first possession of the game.

Calgary was minus veteran kicker René Paredes (groin) and defensive linemen Folarin Orimolade (Achilles) and Jaylon Hutchings (hamstring).

Paredes' run of 247 consecutive CFL games since his 2011 debut ended with first-round global draft pick McAtamney of Derry, Northern Ireland, drawing in for Paredes on Friday.

Temperature at kickoff Friday was 14 C, and winds gusting up to 57 km/h also changed direction during the game.

Up Next:

Stampeders: Bye week.

Blue Bombers: Home-opener Thursday against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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{allcanada} Canada settles for draw with Ireland in final World Cup tune-up

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MONTREAL (AP) — Chiedozie Ogbene’s goal pulled Ireland into a 1-1 draw with Canada on Friday night in the Canadians’ final tune-up before the World Cup.

Canada went up in the 24th minute on an own goal off Ireland defender Jake O’Brien, who was in front of the net on Stephen Eustáquio’s corner kick.

Ireland was awarded a penalty in the second half after Cyle Larin’s reckless challenge of Ireland’s Jamie McGrath. Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau punched away the attempt by Troy Parrott, but Ogbene slammed the rebound to tie it in the 60th minute.

Larin, who started for Canada, signed a two-year deal with Southampton earlier in the day.

Ireland, which did not qualify for this year’s World Cup, nearly scored a go-ahead goal but Crépeau deftly stopped a charge by Mason Melia in the 85th minute. He finished with two saves.

Crépeau earned the job for the World Cup over Dayne St. Claire. Crépeau missed out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after breaking his leg while playing for LAFC in the MLS Cup final.

Canada defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday. The team opens the World Cup on June 12 in Toronto in Group B against Bosnia and Herzegovina. They head to Vancouver to face Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24.

Canada remained without captain Alphonso Davies, who is still nursing a hamstring injury he sustained while playing for Bayern Munich. There is no timeline for his return.

Canada coach Jesse Marsch started Luc de Fougerolles at center back, replacing Moïse Bombito, who was seen icing his leg after getting subbed off after the first half against Uzbekistan. Bombito is returning from a fractured tibia.

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{allcanada} Rutschman powers Orioles to rout of Yesavage, Blue Jays in series opener

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TORONTO — Adley Rutschman knocked in five runs with four hits, including a homer and a pair of two-run doubles, to spark the Baltimore Orioles to a 13-3 rout against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

Coby Mayo followed Rutschman’s lead in the five-run sixth with a two-run homer as Baltimore (31-33) won its fifth in six games. The Blue Jays (30-34) lost for the fifth time in six outings before 41,801 at Rogers Centre.

The Rutschman and Mayo homers came off Toronto starter Trey Yesavage (2-3).

The right-hander cruised through five innings. His only blemish entering the sixth was the Rutschman solo shot.

Yesavage was yanked after 5 2/3 innings and 91 pitches. He had five strikeouts and gave up six earned runs on five hits with two walks.

Baltimore right-hander Brandon Young (4-1) won for the first time since May 6. He allowed a two-run homer from catcher Brandon Valenzuela in the fifth inning.

Young lasted 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and four strikeouts.

Rutschman, who reached base a fifth time with a walk, scored four runs.

Toronto outfielder Daulton Varsho left the game in the fourth inning with left wrist discomfort.

TAKEAWAYS

Blue Jays: Starter Dylan Cease rejoined his teammates after his positive rehab assignment in Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Manager John Schneider said Cease could rejoin the rotation early next week.

Orioles: Pitcher Chris Bassitt was honoured with a video tribute for his three years with the Blue Jays. He gestured his appreciation to the crowd. After leaving his last start on Wednesday with back tightness, he’s expected to make his next start in Baltimore against the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

KEY MOMENT

After Valenzuela’s homer in the fifth, the Orioles roared back with a five-run sixth that was punctuated by a two-run homer from Mayo. It was his eighth homer of the season.

KEY STAT

Toronto outfielder Nathan Lukes went 0-for-4 to halt his career-high hit streak at 11 games. During the streak, he batted 18-for-39 (.462) with four doubles, a homer and four RBI.

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Spencer Miles (2-1) was expected to take on the bulk of the work Saturday in a bullpen outing for the Blue Jays in the middle game of the three-game series. Righty Kyle Bradish (3-6) was tabbed to start for the Orioles.

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{allcanada} OHL Bulldogs hire Michael Babcock, son of Mike, as coach

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The Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs have hired Michael Babcock, the son of long-time NHL head coach Mike Babcock, as the sixth and youngest head coach in franchise history, the team announced on Friday.

Babcock, 31, takes over from former coach Jay McKee, who left the team to become the head coach of the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Hammers ahead of their inaugural season.

Under McKee, the Bulldogs had the best record in the OHL last season, going 48-10-10. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Final after the Barrie Colts rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to win the series in seven games.

“From the moment we began this search, our focus was finding the right leader to guide our players and our organization into the future,” Bulldogs general manager Spencer Hyman said in a statement. “Mike is a relentless competitor, an elite communicator, a gifted teacher, and most importantly, a tremendous human being. His passion for the game is infectious, his commitment to player development is unwavering, and his ability to connect with people is special.

“Mike embodies everything we believe a Bulldog should be. He will challenge our players, he will push our players, and most importantly he will care for our players. He will help them become the best versions of themselves both on and off the ice.”

Babcock was most recently an assistant coach with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, the affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, under head coach Matt McIlvane. He helped the Gulls to a 33-27-12 record to claim the final playoff spot in the Pacific Division before losing in the first round.

Prior to joining San Diego, Babcock spent time as a skills coach with the St. Louis Blues and as an assistant development coach with the Ottawa Senators. His first experience behind the bench came in 2021-22 as an assistant coach with the University of Saskatchewan under his father.

The elder Babcock had an illustrious career behind the bench, going 700-418-164 with 19 ties in his 17-year NHL career split between the Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs.

He is the only coach who is a member of the Triple Gold Club, winning a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008, two Olympic gold medals with Canada in 2010 and 2014, and a World Hockey Championship in 2004.

He took the Columbus Blue Jackets’ head coaching job in 2023 but resigned before the season started after a report from the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast indicated he had asked players to share personal photos from their mobile devices.

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