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| The CFLs muddled playoff picture | |
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| xubb | Jan 14 2014, 01:40 AM Post #1 |
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- The CFLs muddled playoff picture could clear up significantly this weekend. The B.C. Lions and Montreal Alouettes can cement top spot in the West and East Divisions, respectively, with outright victories. That would give both teams opening playoff byes and the right to host their conference finals Nov. 18. The conference champions will meet in the historic 100th Grey Cup on Nov. 25 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. The Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders could also both nail down second spot in their respective divisions, with a little help. That would essentially leave third in the East and West Division still up for grabs heading into the final two weeks of the 2012 campaign. B.C. heads into its home game Friday against Edmonton with a CFL-best 11-4 record, and the defending Grey Cup champion can cement first in the West for the second straight year with a win over the Eskimos. But the Eskimos (7-8) have plenty to play for. Theyre fourth in the tight West Division but just two points behind third-place Saskatchewan (8-7) and four points in back of second-place Calgary (9-6). An Edmonton victory would also solidify its crossover bid. In the CFL, if the fourth-place team in one division has a better record than the third-place finisher in the other conference, the fourth-place squad crosses over and assumes the third playoff seed in the rival division. Montreal (9-6) visits Saskatchewan on Saturday and would take first in the East Division with a victory. The Alouettes lead second-place Toronto (7-9) by four points and have cemented the season series. The Argos host Winnipeg on Friday night. A Blue Bombers victory would give Montreal top spot in the East for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Marc Trestman and ninth time in 13 years overall. Trestman has guided Montreal to three Grey Cup appearances, winning consecutive titles in 2009 and 2010. A Toronto victory Saturday, combined with Calgary beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, would give the Argos second in the East and home-field advantage for the division semifinal Nov. 11. Calgary would need to beat Hamilton and have Montreal down Saskatchewan to secure second in the West Division. Hamilton is currently third in the East Division but only sports a 5-10 record and trails the Eskimos by four points, with both teams having three-regular season games remaining. The combination of a Hamilton win over Calgary and Montreal victory win over Saskatchewan would give B.C. first in the West even if it lost to Edmonton. That scenario would also keep the Ticats precarious playoff hopes alive heading into their final two regular-season games against Winnipeg and arch-rival Toronto. So while the Stampeders need help to overtake B.C. for first in the West, theyre in much better control of their own destiny in the battle for second. Calgary owns the tie-breaker against both Edmonton (3-0 head to head) and Saskatchewan (2-1). Saskatchewan certainly cant afford to finish tied with either Calgary or Edmonton, having lost the season series with both squads. However, should the Riders end up tied for first with B.C. and Calgary theyd get top spot in the West based on having the better winning percentage in games between the three clubs. In a three-way tie, the Riders would have a 3-1 head-to-head record against B.C. but just 1-2 against Calgary, leaving them 4-3 overall. B.C., with a 2-1 record against Calgary, would finish 3-4 while the Stampeders would end up 3-3 (2-1 versus Saskatchewan but 1-2 versus the Lions). The three-way tie-breaker, though, would only be used to determine first place. Second would go to B.C. because of a superior head-to-head record against Calgary. Customized Garrett Hartley Jersey . 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"Its just incredible, the whole day went to plan," said Ramsay, who thought the win would move his career "up a notch. It definitely pushes me to another level." Ramsay earned $440,000 for his second European Tour victory, following the South African Open title in 2009. The overnight leader put the victory above his triumph in the 2006 U.S. Amateur Championship, which he won in Hazeltine, Minn. "Its a bigger win than the U.S. Amateur," said Ramsay, who is now based in Atlanta. "If you look at the field and the place and the way that I did it." It was one timely victory, too. Ramsay is planning to marry Angela Hudinski on Sept. 21 at the Hazeltine club where they met during the tournament that launched his international reputation. "I met Angela there and were going back there to get married," Ramsay said, joking that their guests will now expect him to fund the drinks bill. Ramsay, who is set to move up the world rankings from No. 110 into the top 70, had neverr before led a tour event after 54 holes, and countryman Paul Lawrie was favoured Sunday as he sought back-to-back victories after winning the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.dddddddddddd Lawrie faded and he shot 70 for a share of sixth in his last tournament before joining Europes team for the Ryder Cup from Sept. 28-30 at Medinah, Ill. Danny Willett of England, who played in the final threesome with Ramsay and Lawrie, grabbed a share of second. Fredrik Andersson Hed of Sweden, Marcus Fraser of Australia and Frances Romain Wattel also finished at 271. After three days of rain, fog and low temperatures in the Swiss Alps, Ramsay finally played in bright sunshine on the Seve Ballesteros-designed course circled by snow-capped mountains. Ramsay began his round with a one-stroke lead and was quickly joined at 12 under by Lawrie, the 1999 British Open champion who carded an early eagle. Despite missing birdie chances at Nos. 5 and 6, Ramsay completed the front nine holes in 31. He led Willett by three at the turn, with Lawrie let down by his driving off the tee. Ramsay effectively sealed the title by holing his approach shot -- a wedge from 130 yards -- for eagle at the par-5 14th. "I just put my foot on the gas and that gave me some breathing space," Ramsay said. Mathias Gronberg had a hole-in-one at No. 3, sinking his 7-iron from 191 yards. The Swede had a 71 in the final round to finish at 8 under. |
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