Edmonton Elks

A second half comeback attempt just fell short for the Edmonton Elks on Saturday at the Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium, where the Green and Gold were ...

Edmonton returns home to take on the Stamps in the annual rematch game, Sept. The Elks will next be in action on Sept. Kony Ealy also sacked Ottawa quarterback Nick Arbuckle, wrapping up the former Elks pivot for an 11-yard loss. Edmonton’s Taylor Cornelius completed 14 passes for 287 yards, including his four longest completions of the season, connecting with Kenny Lawler on passing plays of 42, 50 and 54 yards, and finding Derel Walker for a 45-yard completion. Kicker Sergio Castillo rounded out Edmonton’s scoring with a field goal and a convert. We gave ourselves a chance,” said Elks coach Chris Jones.

EDMONTON — The Ottawa REDBLACKS saw opportunity and seized it in a 25-18 win over the Edmonton Elks at Commonwealth Stadium on a rainy Saturday night for ...

[Caleb Evans](https://www.cfl.ca/players/caleb-evans/165860/) substituted for Arbuckle to punch in the REDBLACKS’ second touchdown on the night from Edmonton’s two-yard line. Cornelius launched himself across the line for his second rushing touchdown of the game. [Kenny Lawler](https://www.cfl.ca/players/kenny-lawler/163693/) had three receptions for 146 yards, including a “Catch of the Year” candidate 54-yard pass. With Kyle Locksley in the game for the Elks, the quarterback kept to himself and ran to the Ottawa one-yard line on a third and two gamble. The Elks would then fall short on a late end zone shot, followed by Ottawa’s special teams unit block on a 28-yard field goal attempt by Castillo to send the game into half time. Ward converted on the extra point to give the REDBLACKS a 17-point lead. Castillo’s convert was good to bring the home team within 10 points. [Cleyon Laing](https://www.cfl.ca/players/cleyon-laing/158917/) batted down pass and a big hit by [Avery Williams](https://www.cfl.ca/players/avery-williams/162795/) on [Derel Walker](https://www.cfl.ca/players/derel-walker/161298/) to force third down. A missed field goal put the REDBLACKS ahead by three points. Caleb Evans also scored twice on the ground for Ottawa in the win. [Avery Williams](https://www.cfl.ca/players/avery-williams/162795/) interception on a Cornelius pass. [Nick Arbuckle](https://www.cfl.ca/players/nick-arbuckle/162088/) to [Nate Behar](https://www.cfl.ca/players/nate-behar/163148/) and [Darvin Adams](https://www.cfl.ca/players/darvin-adams/159470/), Ottawa set up on Edmonton’s one-yard line for an easy quarterback sneak touchdown by Arbuckle.

The former fullback is much more excited about his next visit, which comes Saturday when he joins Eddie Steele for the EE Alumni autograph session prior to the ...

I’m just embracing where I’m at and happy to have an opportunity to have been an Edmonton football club member for so many years.” “Just knowing the history of the guys that came before me and the people that helped put in work, I just wanted to leave my own impact and be a part of something bigger than myself and I’m glad I had the opportunity to do that. “It’s a tough business and there’s a lot of tough Albertans out here that I think it just goes together.” It’s a community, it’s a team, it’s the flagship franchise of the league,” says McCarty, who played in Edmonton from 2007 to 2019 and was a member of the 2015 Grey Cup championship-winning team. So now I get to sit back and watch these boys and be a fan again, because I’ve always been a fan. Just being able to hoist the trophy in this community and give back, it’s priceless.”

Caleb Evans scored a pair of short-yardage touchdowns as the Ottawa Redblacks put together their strongest showing of the season in a 25-18 victory over the ...

FOOT NOTES: It was the second consecutive meeting between the two teams, with the Elks defeating the Redblacks 30-12 last Friday in the nation's capital, outscoring Ottawa 21-0 in the second half ... He was 0-3 in his last three CFL starts this season for the Elks ... Edmonton had a last-second chance to kick a field goal, but it was blocked by Davon Coleman. We came back out in the second half and played better football, but played just good enough to end up losing the football game. "They controlled the football, I've got to do a better job of getting these guys ready to play,'' said Elks head coach Chris Jones. "Just playing with these guys was special and to experience this win as a team was good.