Brad Sinopoli & Justin Medlock Have New Contracts

The Ottawa REDBLACKS have re-signed Canadian receiver Brad Sinopoli to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday.

Sinopoli is coming off three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards and was a key piece of Ottawa’s Grey Cup championship in 2016 in which he was named Most Valuable Canadian.

In a 2017 season cut short by injury, Sinopoli had 91 catches for 1,009 yards and three touchdowns.
Since joining the REDBLACKS for the 2015 season, Sinopoli has put up 3,080 yards in 51 games.

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  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms with international kicker Justin Medlock on a one-year contract. Medlock was set to become a free agent in February.

The UCLA product completed his seventh CFL season in 2017 – his second with the Blue Bombers – and continues to rewrite both league and club records.

In his first season with the Bombers, Medlock was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player and All-Star kicker after hitting a league-record 60 field goals, set a new club mark with 227 points, tied the Bomber record for longest field goal at 58 yards, and all the while established a career-high punting average of 42.7 yards.

This past season, Medlock was again named the team’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player after connecting on 56 of 70 field goals – an 80 percent average – while setting a new career-high in punting with an average of 43.7 yards. He hit game-winning field goals in overtime in a Canada Day win over Saskatchewan and again in Montreal in August, connected on two field goals in the final minute of the game in a win in Ottawa in August, and tied the club record he already shared with Trevor Kennerd with seven field goals in a game against B.C. in October.

 During his two years in Bomber colours, Medlock has hit on 116 of 138 tries – 84.1 per cent – and was 88 for 89 on converts while leading the CFL in scoring in both seasons.

This Week In Cougar Athletics

Home Events – Friday
Women's Hockey – vs. Saskatchewan, 7:00 PM (The Co-operators Centre)
Women's Wrestling – dual vs. Jamestown, 9:00 PM (CKHS – Gym 1)

Home Events – Saturday
Track & Field – at Larmer Friendship Games, 2:00 to 9:30 PM (Regina Fieldhouse)
Men's Hockey – vs. Saskatchewan, 7:00 PM (The Co-operators Centre)

Away Events – Friday
Men's Hockey – at Saskatchewan, 7:00 PM (Saskatoon, Sask.)
Women's Basketball – at UBC, 6:00 PM PST (Vancouver, B.C.)
Men's Basketball – at UBC, 8:00 PM PST (Vancouver, B.C.)

Away Events – Saturday
Men's Wrestling – at Dragon Open (Moorhead, Minn.)
Women's Hockey – at Saskatchewan, 7:00 PM (Saskatoon, Sask.)
Women's Basketball – at UBC, 5:00 PM PST (Vancouver, B.C.)
Men's Basketball – at UBC, 7:00 PM PST (Vancouver, B.C.)

Men's Hockey – The Cougars will host the annual ShineOn game on Saturday night against the Saskatchewan Huskies as a part of a home-and-home series. Regina (3-9-2) is coming off a split against Lethbridge that saw Regina fall 6-1 before bouncing back for a 5-2 win as Zak Zborosky netted two goals and added two assists. The Cougars will face off against Saskatchewan in Saskatoon on Friday night before returning to The Co-operators Centre on Saturday evening. 22Fresh toques and Hillberg & Berk items will be on sale at Saturday's game with proceeds benefitting the ShineOn Foundation.

Women's Hockey – The Cougars will wrap up their 2017 action against the Saskatchewan Huskies in a home-and-home set this weekend, with Friday's game to take place at The Co-operators Centre before heading up the highway to Saskatoon for Saturday's contest. Regina sits a spot back of Saskatchewan in the standings with a 5-7-1-1 record after splitting two games at Lethbridge last weekend. Emma Waldenberger picked up the game winner and Jane Kish had a shutout on Friday, but the Cougars fell 3-2 on Saturday. First-year skater Martina Maskova was recently named to the Czech Republic women's national team and will have a short stint away from the Cougars in December as she competes overseas.

Track & Field – The Cougars have their first meaningful competition of the season this Saturday as they'll be competing in the Larmer Friendship Games, which will stretch from 2:00 to 9:30 PM at the Regina Fieldhouse. The Larmer meet will be the team's only competition of the first semester – the next time they'll be in action will be at the Downtown Lions Sled Dog Meet on Jan. 12.

Women's Basketball (U SPORTS Ranking: No. 3) – The Cougars returned to their winning ways with a couple of big wins over a Lethbridge team that came into last weekend with a perfect 8-0 conference record. The U of R won 97-76 on Friday, then took an 84-57 win on Saturday to run their Canada West record to 7-1 on the season. The Cougars hit the road this weekend for a weekend series against UBC, which is off to a 4-6 start this year.

Men's Basketball – The Cougars are now 7-1 in Canada West play and have tied a program record for consecutive wins after defeating previously unbeaten Lethbridge twice last weekend. Alex Igual's layup with under three seconds to go gave them a 79-77 win on Friday, and the Cougars cruised to a 92-79 win to complete the weekend sweep on Saturday. The U of R will close out the first half of the Canada West schedule with a pair of tough road games this weekend against a UBC team that's 8-2 and ranked No. 5 in the nation.

Wrestling (Women's U SPORTS Ranking: No. 4 / Men's U SPORTS Ranking: No. 9) – The Cougars competed at the Huskie Invitational last weekend, with the women's team placing second and the men's team finishing fourth on the strength of individual titles by both Waylon Decoteau and Jordan Tholl. Both teams are back in action this weekend as the women's squad hosts Jamestown in a Friday-night dual at the CKHS and the men's team heads to Moorhead, Minn. to compete in the Dragon Open hosted by MSU Moorhead.

Swimming (Women's U SPORTS Ranking: No. 6 / Men's U SPORTS Ranking: No. 8) – The Cougars enjoyed a historic performance over the weekend at the Canada West Championships in Victoria, including the women's team which had the highest finish in history after placing third in the overall standings despite having only five competing swimmers. The women's team also scored the most points in program history, secured its first ever gold medal after Eva Madar tied for first in the 50 free, and won its first relay medal in history with a silver in the 400 medley. The men's team also set a school record for most points scored at the conference meet, tied for its highest finish ever, and collected four bronze medals over the course of the weekend.

Women's Volleyball – The Cougars were defeated twice by a strong UBC Okanagan side in Kelowna, falling in three sets on Friday and in four sets on Saturday to the No. 4-ranked Heat. While the two losses drop Regina's record to 5-7 on the season, the Cougars remain right in the thick of the Canada West postseason race and will now break from the schedule until the non-conference New Year's Classic in Edmonton in late December.

Men's Volleyball – The Cougars fell to 1-11 on the season after losing on both Friday and Saturday to UBC Okanagan. The Heat won in four sets both nights despite a great weekend by Regina's Brennan Goski, who put down 28 kills and hit .279 over the two matches. The Cougars have the next four weekends off before returning to action at the non-conference Wesmen Classic tournament from Dec. 27 to Dec. 30.

Ed Hervey Is New GM in BC

The B.C. Lions have hired Ed Hervey as general manager and say Wally Buono will coach his final season in 2018.

The Lions made the announcement today following a disappointing season that saw them finish last in the CFL West Division at 7-11.

Hervey was general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos from 2013 to 2016, building a Grey Cup-winning team in 2015.

Buono is the CFL’s all-time leader with 273 coaching wins and had served as the Lions GM since 2003.

After an encouraging 5-2 start in 2017, injuries and inconsistent play plagued the Lions the rest of the way as they spiralled to a 2-9 finish and missed the CFL playoffs for the first time since 1996.

CFL Releases List of 2018 Free Agents

The CFL has released a list of what players can become free agents in mid-February if they don't re-sign with their current team.  The list is a lengthy one with many good players available. 

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

PLAYER	I/N	POS	SCHOOL
BAILEY, Devon	N	WR	St. Francis Xavier
BELL, Shakir	I	RB	Indiana State
BRIDGE, Brandon	N	QB	South Alabama
CAMPBELL, Bruce	I	OL	Maryland
CARTER, Duron	I	WR	Florida Atlantic
CLARK, Dan	N	OL	Regina Jrs.
COLEMAN, Thaddeus	I	OL	Mississippi Valley State
DEMSKI, Nic	N	WR	Manitoba
FOSTER, Otha	I	DB	West Alabama
GETZLAF, Chris	N	WR	Regina
JEFFERSON, Willie	I	DL	Stephen F. Austin State
JOHNSON, Jovon	I	DB	Iowa
KNOX JR., Jeff	I	LB	California U. of PA
LEONARD, AC	I	DL	Tennessee State
MINTER, Zach	I	DL	Montana State
MOORE, Spencer	N	FB	McMaster
MORRIS, Greg	N	RB	New Mexico Military Institute
MRABURE, Ese	N	DL	Wilfrid Laurier
ONTKO, Cameron	I	LB	Cal Poly
RODGERS, Kacy	I	DB	Miami
STEELE, Eddie	N	DL	Manitoba
VAN GYLSWYK, Quinn	N	K	UBC

BC LIONS

PLAYER	I/N	POS	SCHOOL
ARCENEAUX, Emmanuel	I	WR	Alcorn State
BAZZIE, Alex	I	DL	Marshall
BENSON, Mike	N	LS	Acadia
CLARKE, Adrian	N	LB	Bishop's
DHILLON, Jaskaran	N	OL	UBC
FABIEN, Kirby	N	OL	Calgary
FENNER, Chandler	I	DB	Holy Cross
FORDE, Maxx	N	DL	Idaho
HUSBAND, Cody	N	OL	UBC
JACKSON, Anthony	I	DB	Pittsburgh
JOHNSON, Antonio	I	OL	North Texas
JOHNSON, Shaquille	N	WR	Western University
JONES, Andrew	N	OL	McMaster
LEE, TJ	I	DB	Eastern Washington
LULAY, Travis	I	QB	Montana State
MENARD, David	N	DL	Montreal
MOORE, Nick	I	WR	Toledo
PURIFOY, Loucheiz	I	DB	Florida
ROH, Craig	I	DL	Michigan
STEWARD, Hunter	N	OL	Liberty
TURNER, Bryant	I	DL	Alabama Birmingham
YELL, Ronnie	I	DB	San Jose State

EDMONTON ESKIMOS

PLAYER	I/N	POS	SCHOOL
ADAMS, Johnny	I	DB	Michigan State
BEARD, David	N	OL	Alberta
CUMMINGS, Euclid	I	DT	Georgia Tech
DELAHUNT, John	N	TE	Connecticut
DUPUIS, Alexandre	N	FB	Montreal
FIGUEROA, Joel	I	OL	Miami
FRANKLIN, James	I	QB	Missouri
GABLE, CJ	I	RB	USC
GROULX, Danny	N	OL	Laval
GRYMES, Aaron	I	DB	Idaho
HAZELTON, Vidal	I	WR	Cincinnati
HIGHTOWER, Forrest	I	DB	San Jose State
HOFFMAN-ELLIS, Alex	I	LB	Washington State
HUNT, Phillip	I	DL	Houston
JONES, Korey	I	LB	Wyoming
KELLY, Colin	I	OL	Oregon State
KING, Neil	N	DB	Saint Mary's
KONAR, Adam	N	LB	Calgary
LADLER, Kenneth	I	DB	Vanderbilt
LAWRENCE, Kendial	I	RB	Missouri
LOCHARD, Pascal	N	RB	Laval
MUAMBA, Cauchy	N	DB	St. Francis Xavier
O'NEILL, Hugh	N	P	Alberta
PARRISH, Doug	N	LB	Western Oregon
PETERS, Garry	I	DB	Clemson
ROTTIER, Simeon	N	OL	Alberta
SHERRITT, J.C.	I	LB	Eastern Washington
SMITH, Jamill	I	WR	Ball State
STEINHAUER, Levi	N	FB	Saskatchewan
TUCK, James	N	FB	York
VAN, Travon	I	RB	Montana
WALKER, Derel	I	WR	Texas A&M
WATERS, Swayze	I	K	Alabama Birmingham
WATSON, Cory	N	WR	Concordia
WHITE, John	I	RB	Utah
WHYTE, Sean	N	K	South Fraser Rams Jrs.
ZYLSTRA, Brandon	I	WR	Concordia College

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

PLAYER	I/N	POS	SCHOOL
BELL, Josh	I	DB	Baylor
BURNETT, Joe	I	DB	Central Florida
CAMPBELL, Tommie	I	DB	California U. of PA
CARON, Pierre-Luc	N	LB	Laval
COTE, Rob	N	RB	Calgary Colts
DANIELS, DaVaris	I	WR	Notre Dame
DAVIS, Ja'Gared	I	LB	Southern Methodist
DURANT, Lemar	N	WR	Simon Fraser
ERDOS, Bradley	N	OL	Simon Fraser
EVANS, Ciante	I	DB	Nebraska
FINCH, Roy	I	RB	Oklahoma
FRASER, Kashawn	I	DL	Central Michigan
HARRIS, Maleki	I	LB	South Alabama
JORDEN, Kamar	I	WR	Bowling Green State
KLASSEN, Michael	N	DL	Calgary
KOHLERT, Rory	N	WR	Saskatchewan
LANGLAIS, William	N	RB	Sherbrooke
MAYO, Deron	I	LB	Old Dominion
MESSAM, Jerome	N	RB	Graceland
PARKER, Anthony	N	WR	Calgary
RICHARDS, Randy	I	OL	Missouri State
RICHARDSON, Shaquille	I	DB	Arizona
SMITH, Brandon	I	DB	Sacramento State
THORN, Cameron	N	OL	Guelph
WALL, Jamar	I	CB	Texas Tech
WIGGAN, Derek	N	DL	Queen's
WOODSON, Anthony	N	RB	Calgary

Free agency period officially opens on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at noon ET TORONTO (November 30, 2017) - The 2018 Canadian Football League free agency period officially opens on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at noon ET. Below is a list of active players who will become CFL free agents, should they not re-sign with their current respective teams. BC LIONS PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL ARCENEAUX, Emmanuel I WR Alcorn State BAZZIE, Alex I DL Marshall BENSON, Mike N LS Acadia CLARKE, Adrian N LB Bishop's DHILLON, Jaskaran N OL UBC FABIEN, Kirby N OL Calgary FENNER, Chandler I DB Holy Cross FORDE, Maxx N DL Idaho HUSBAND, Cody N OL UBC JACKSON, Anthony I DB Pittsburgh JOHNSON, Antonio I OL North Texas JOHNSON, Shaquille N WR Western University JONES, Andrew N OL McMaster LEE, TJ I DB Eastern Washington LULAY, Travis I QB Montana State MENARD, David N DL Montreal MOORE, Nick I WR Toledo PURIFOY, Loucheiz I DB Florida ROH, Craig I DL Michigan STEWARD, Hunter N OL Liberty TURNER, Bryant I DL Alabama Birmingham YELL, Ronnie I DB San Jose State EDMONTON ESKIMOS PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL ADAMS, Johnny I DB Michigan State BEARD, David N OL Alberta CUMMINGS, Euclid I DT Georgia Tech DELAHUNT, John N TE Connecticut DUPUIS, Alexandre N FB Montreal FIGUEROA, Joel I OL Miami FRANKLIN, James I QB Missouri GABLE, CJ I RB USC GROULX, Danny N OL Laval GRYMES, Aaron I DB Idaho HAZELTON, Vidal I WR Cincinnati HIGHTOWER, Forrest I DB San Jose State HOFFMAN-ELLIS, Alex I LB Washington State HUNT, Phillip I DL Houston JONES, Korey I LB Wyoming KELLY, Colin I OL Oregon State KING, Neil N DB Saint Mary's KONAR, Adam N LB Calgary LADLER, Kenneth I DB Vanderbilt LAWRENCE, Kendial I RB Missouri LOCHARD, Pascal N RB Laval MUAMBA, Cauchy N DB St. Francis Xavier O'NEILL, Hugh N P Alberta PARRISH, Doug N LB Western Oregon PETERS, Garry I DB Clemson ROTTIER, Simeon N OL Alberta SHERRITT, J.C. I LB Eastern Washington SMITH, Jamill I WR Ball State STEINHAUER, Levi N FB Saskatchewan TUCK, James N FB York VAN, Travon I RB Montana WALKER, Derel I WR Texas A&M WATERS, Swayze I K Alabama Birmingham WATSON, Cory N WR Concordia WHITE, John I RB Utah WHYTE, Sean N K South Fraser Rams Jrs. ZYLSTRA, Brandon I WR Concordia College CALGARY STAMPEDERS PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL BELL, Josh I DB Baylor BURNETT, Joe I DB Central Florida CAMPBELL, Tommie I DB California U. of PA CARON, Pierre-Luc N LB Laval COTE, Rob N RB Calgary Colts DANIELS, DaVaris I WR Notre Dame DAVIS, Ja'Gared I LB Southern Methodist DURANT, Lemar N WR Simon Fraser ERDOS, Bradley N OL Simon Fraser EVANS, Ciante I DB Nebraska FINCH, Roy I RB Oklahoma FRASER, Kashawn I DL Central Michigan HARRIS, Maleki I LB South Alabama JORDEN, Kamar I WR Bowling Green State KLASSEN, Michael N DL Calgary KOHLERT, Rory N WR Saskatchewan LANGLAIS, William N RB Sherbrooke MAYO, Deron I LB Old Dominion MESSAM, Jerome N RB Graceland PARKER, Anthony N WR Calgary RICHARDS, Randy I OL Missouri State RICHARDSON, Shaquille I DB Arizona SMITH, Brandon I DB Sacramento State THORN, Cameron N OL Guelph WALL, Jamar I CB Texas Tech WIGGAN, Derek N DL Queen's WOODSON, Anthony N RB Calgary WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL BOND, Travis I OL North Carolina BRYANT, Stanley I OL East Carolina DENMARK, Clarence I WR Arkansas Monticello DRESSLER, Weston I WR North Dakota FEOLI GUDINO, Julian N WR Laval FOGG, Kevin I DB Liberty FOKETI, Manase I OL West Texas A&M HEATH, TJ I DB Jacksonville State HURL, Sam N LB Calgary KNOX, Kyle I LB Fresno State LEFEVOUR, Dan I QB Central Michigan LEGGETT, Maurice I DB Valdosta State MEDLOCK, Justin I K UCLA NEVIS, Drake I DL Louisiana State NORMAND, Christophe N FB Laval RANDLE, Chris I DB Utah State THOMAS, Jake N DL Acadia WESTERMAN, Jamaal N DL Rutgers WILD, Ian I LB Mercyhurst College HAMILTON TIGER-CATS PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL ATKINSON, Michael N DL Boise State BANKS, Brandon I WR Kansas State BARNETT, Mitchell N LB UBC CAPICCIOTTI, Justin N DL Simon Fraser COLLINS, Jasper I WR Mount Union College DEAN, Larry I LB Valdosta State ELLIS, Dominique I DB South Carolina State GILL, Evan N DL Manitoba GOLSON, Everett I QB Florida State LANGA, Jonathan N DB Saint Mary's LAURENT, Ted N DL Mississippi MASOLI, Jeremiah I QB Mississippi PRIME, Carl-Olivier N FB Wagner College SHORTILL, Nicholas N LB McMaster TASKER, Luke I WR Cornell WASHINGTON, Demond I DB Auburn WASHINGTON, Tony I OL Abilene Christian TORONTO ARGONAUTS PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL BASS, Khalil I LB Portland State BISHOP, Ken I DL Northern Illinois BLACK, Matt N DB Saginaw Valley State EDWARDS, Armanti I WR Appalachian State FAJARDO, Cody I QB Nevada FULLER, Jeff I WR Texas A&M GABRIEL, Jermaine N DB Bishop's GREEN, S.J. I WR South Florida HAJRULLAHU, Lirim N K Western University LAING, Cleyon N DL Iowa State MITCHELL, Josh I DB Nebraska MURRAY, Derico I LB Kent State OWUSU-ANSAH, Akwasi I DB Indiana of PA POSEY, DeVier I WR Ohio State RAY, Ricky I QB Sacramento State SEARS, Johnny I DB Michigan VAUGHN, Cassius I DB Mississippi WALKER, Cameron N DL Guelph WAUD, Daryl N DL Western University WHITAKER, Brandon I RB Baylor WHITE, Mitchell I DB Michigan State WOODS, Bear I LB Troy OTTAWA REDBLACKS PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL ALBRIGHT, Matthew N OL Saint Mary's BERGER, Adam N DB Simon Fraser BOLDUC, Jean-Philippe N DB Laval BRYANT, Serderius I LB Mississippi CRINER, Juron I WR Arizona DOLL, Tanner N LB Calgary EVANS, Zach N DL Regina Thunder Jrs GASCON-NADON, Arnaud N DL Laval GAVINS, Jerrell I DB Boise State GILLANDERS, Brendan N FB Ottawa HARRIS, Trevor I QB Edinboro HARTY, Jake N WR Calgary JOHNSON, Keelan I DB Arizona State JONES, Greg I LB Michigan State MACMILLAN, Nolan N OL Iowa MADU, Mossis I RB Oklahoma MAHER, Brett I K Nebraska MATEAS, Alex N OL Connecticut POWELL, William I RB Kansas State REED, Taylor I LB Southern Methodist ROSE, Jonathan I DB Nebraska SILAS, Jake I OL Buffalo SINOPOLI, Brad N WR Ottawa SPENCER, Diontae I WR McNeese State TAYLOR, Nicholas I DB Florida International WEST, Dan N DB Bishop's MONTREAL ALOUETTES PLAYER I/N POS SCHOOL ACKIE, Chris N DB Wilfrid Laurier ADEKOLU, Stephen N WR Bishop's BEDARD, Martin N FB Connecticut BEDE, Boris I K Laval BLAKE, Philip N OL Baylor BROWN, Vincent I OL Pittsburg State CAMPBELL, Tevaughn N DB Regina CARROLL, Alex N WR Queen's CARTER, Michael N DB Maryland CHARLAND, Mikael N DB Concordia FULTON, Xavier I OL Illinois GREAVES, Christopher N OL Western University HAIDARA, Seydou Junior N WR Laval HARRIS, Jacory I QB Miami LEWIS, Jeremy I OL Miami MCLENNAN, Ivan I DL Washington State MINCY, Jonathan I DB Auburn NORTHRUP, Reggie I LB Florida State O'HALLORAN, Nathan N FB Windsor ORAMASIONWU, Donald N DT Manitoba PIERZCHALSKI, Alex N WR Toronto SIMMONS, Brian I OL Oklahoma STEWART, Brandon I DB Eastern Arizona JC SUTTON, Tyrell I RB Northwestern TERMANSEN, Dominique N DB UBC VONK, Matt N OL Waterloo WILLY, Drew I QB Buffalo