Redblacks begin quest for bounce-back season, host Bombers

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The host Ottawa Redblacks will begin their season against the short-handed Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night. The Redblacks, idle in Week 1, finished last in the East Division with a 4-14 record last season. Quarterback Dru Brown makes his Ottawa debut against his former team, having spent the previous three seasons as Zach Collaros’ backup with the Blue Bombers. In spot duty last year, Brown went 2-0 and completed 62 of 89 passes for

Alouettes, Blue Bombers open season with Grey Cup rematch

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The defending champion Montreal Alouettes will visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a Grey Cup rematch to kick off the 2024 Canadian Football League regular season on Thursday night. The Alouettes scored the game-winning touchdown with 13 seconds left in a 28-24 victory in the 110th Grey Cup last November in Hamilton, Ontario. Game MVP Cody Fajardo threw a 19-yard pass to Tyson Philpot to lift Montreal to its first title since 2010. It was