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It’s certainly been a hectic week for Jarious Jackson. Jackson was named Edmonton’s interim head coach Monday after head coach and general manager Chris Jones was fired. The move followed the Elks’ 37-34 home loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday night. At least Jackson, who is also Edmonton’s offensive co-ordinator and quarterback coach, will […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders were back on the practice field Tuesday at Mosaic Stadium to begin their on-field preparations for Sunday’s home opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Before the team took the field however, Head Coach Corey Mace adjusted his practice plan from a full practice to a walk-thru. Coach Mace told us on the 5th Quarter […]

Sheldon Keefe took his place in the front of a dozen television cameras. The Maple Leafs head coach — on centre stage inside a small auditorium at the team’s practice facility — was optimistic about the future for both himself and the group. Keefe also understood Toronto had yet to meet expectations under his watch […]

Dave and Craig Dickenson are together again with the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders appointed Craig Dickenson as a senior consultant Tuesday. His younger brother Dave Dickenson is Calgary’s head coach and GM. This marks the elder Dickenson’s third stint with Calgary.   He served as a receivers coach in 2002, then joined the Montreal Alouettes […]

The Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes have signed general manager Danny Maciocia and head coach Jason Maas to long-term contract extensions. Maciocia signed a four-year contract through 2027, while Maas was extended three years through 2026. The Alouettes won their eighth Grey Cup in franchise history and first since 2010 with a 28-24 victory over the […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders promised fans they would have a new head coach by the end of November. Just hours before the last day of the month began, word got out. The Riders have come to terms with Corey Mace to be the new head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In the end, two names seemed […]

The head coach of the Swift Current Broncos has been handed a five-game suspension for violating the Western Hockey League’s standards of conduct. No details on the violation have been provided other than it occurred during a team practice on November 13th. The Broncos said the following day that Devan Praught had been suspended indefinitely. […]

Mike Babcock, the coach with a Stanley Cup championship and two Olympic gold medals on his resume, has lost his last two jobs in the NHL. Last time, it was for losing too many games. This time, it was for his interactions with players that followed a disturbing pattern of past behavior. Babcock resigned as coach of […]

  The changes continued for the Regina Pats, on Thursday the team announced Brad Herauf will take over as Head Coach for the team. Herauf has been a member of the Pats coaching staff since 2015. Prior to joining the Western Hockey League, he was the head coach of the Regina Pats Canadians (2012-15). During […]

Four years after helping deliver the first championship in franchise history, Nick Nurse is paying the price for a rocky season for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors announced Friday they had fired the head coach after five seasons. Toronto failed to make the playoffs this season after finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 41-41 record and […]