Football (CFL)

WINNIPEG — Veteran Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill said Thursday that he will undergo season-ending surgery on his left knee. The 35-year-old posted the injury update on his Instagram account and said he plans to return after rehab.

Dru Brown and the Ottawa Redblacks will give it another try. For a second straight week, the Redblacks (8-4-1) will attempt to clinch an East Division playoff spot with a victory.

TORONTO — Neil Lumsden has signed his organ donor card for decades, so the decision to do his part for concussion research was a no-brainer.

It hasn't taken Chris Jones long to make an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' defence. The unit has forced 10 turnovers in three games under Jones, Hamilton's senior defensive assistant.

Ben Fairbrother, an offensive lineman who was selected second overall in the 1997 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has died. He was 51. Both the Riders and B.C.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders may have snapped a four-game losing streak and the Montreal Alouettes may have remained unbeaten on the road, but Saturday's 19-19 tie was unsatisfying for both football clubs.

HAMILTON — It remains faint but Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats still have a playoff pulse. Mitchell threw two touchdown passes as Hamilton defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 37-21 in the CFL's annual Hall of Fame game Saturday afternoon.

EDMONTON — A.C. Leonard is back with the Edmonton Elks. The CFL club added the veteran defensive lineman and five other players to its practice roster Saturday.

VANCOUVER — The past two weeks haven't been easy for the Toronto Argonauts. First, there was the narrow loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Then the team dropped a decision to the Ottawa Redblacks.

CALGARY — Mired in their first four-game losing skid in 20 years, the Calgary Stampeders are going back to Jake Maier at quarterback on Saturday after he was benched for a game. It won't be an easy assignment.