Football (CFL)

OTTAWA — Discipline or lack of it told the story for the Ottawa Redblacks Friday night. Plagued by penalties and missed opportunities, Ottawa came up short in a 39-18 loss to the Montreal Alouettes spoiling its home opener.

OTTAWA — Davis Alexander was solid going 23-for-32 for 344 yards, one touchdown and one interception as the Montreal Alouettes took control early and never looked back in a 39-18 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday.

TORONTO — There's no place like home for Wynton McManis and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (0-1) hosts the Calgary Stampeders (1-0) on Saturday afternoon in its home opener.

Commissioner Lisa King wants to bring the Women's Football Alliance to Canada. The WFA has partnered with Cosmos Sports & Entertainment, a sports-marketing firm based in Mississauga, Ont.

WINNIPEG — If someone had told Matthew Peterson he'd carry the ball for 130 yards and a touchdown in his CFL debut, the Blue Bombers running back was candid in what his response would have been. “I'm confident, you know.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks are facing a tough test just two weeks into the CFL season. Ottawa (0-1-0) will be without starting quarterback Dru Brown for its home opener against the Montreal Alouettes (1-0-0) Friday night.

The temptation was always there but each time Bryan Chiu managed to resist, with a little help. Chiu joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1997 and would remain with them through the 2009.

TORONTO — Jeremaine Copeland and Nik Lewis will soon be together again.

WINNIPEG — Dalton Schoen doesn't care who throws him the ball, he just wants to make a meaningful catch. The Blue Bombers' talented receiver will get that chance when he returns from a season-ending injury to face the B.C.

There has been no place quite like TD Place for the Montreal Alouettes. Montreal (1-0) visits the Ottawa Redblacks (0-1) on Friday night.