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  • TORONTO -- Montreal linebacker Shea Emry picked up a pair of CFL weekly awards for his standout performance in the Alouettes big win over division rival Toronto last weekend. Manning Jersey . Emry picked up top defensive player and top Canadian honours for his efforts in Montreals 24-12 victory last Sunday. The native of Richmond, B.C., registered four tackles, one sack and one interception as the Alouettes moved four points up on the second-place Argos in the CFL East Division standings. Emry intercepted a Jarious Jackson pass with 9:11 remaining in the fourth quarter and returned it 46 yards for the touchdown. The Argos trailed by just five points prior to Emrys big play. Edmonton running back Hugh Charles won the top offensive player award. He scored a touchdown and had a career-high 152 rushing yards in the Eskimos 37-20 win over Saskatchewan. Charles ran for 119 yards in the second half as Edmonton improved its post-season chances, moving two points behind third-place Saskatchewan in the West and four points ahead of Hamilton in the crossover race. The Tiger-Cats are third in the East but would lose their playoff spot if they finish behind the fourth-place team in the West. Edmonton kicker Grant Shaw picked up the weekly special teams award, kicking three field goals and four extra points in the Eskimos victory. The CFLs weekly awards are presented by Gibsons Finest Canadian Whisky. Peyton Manning Jersey . Instead of riding the hot hand of Ed Davis, who had a season-high 15 points and 14 rebounds off the bench, Casey stuck with Andrea Bargnani through two overtimes Sunday, even as the Italian finished 2-for-19 in Torontos 111-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Manning Elite Jersey . Britain competed in the mens tournament at this years Olympics in London for the first time since 1960, despite fears among the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FAs that a formation of the team would jeopardize their independent status within FIFA. http://ozarksaids.org/new.html . Joey Elliott will replace Alex Brink under centre for the Bombers when they play host to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this Thursday. Authentic Peyton Manning Jersey . And with the NHL now in a lockout, its unlikely hell be getting contract offers any time soon. "(The long wait) is something that can be frustrating, because the unrestricted free agent market is a lot smaller this summer because of the lockout," said McArdle, a 25-year-old Toronto native who grew up in Burnaby, B. Peyton Manning Elite Jersey . At the stroke of Noon et/9am pt, over 300 unrestricted free agents hit the open market in search of new deals. Toronto Blue Jays prospect Marcus Stroman, the No. 22 pick in this years amateur draft, was suspended 50 games Tuesday for violating baseballs minor league drug program. Stroman, a right-hander with Double-A New Hampshire, tested positive for Methylhexaneamine, a banned stimulant. Stroman, who played college ball at Duke, received a US$1.8 million bonus when he signed with Toronto last month. In a statement, the Blue Jays said Stroman tested positive while playing for class-A Vancouver. "Despite taking precautions to avoid violating the minor league testing program, I unknowingly ingested a banned stimulant that was in an over-the-counter supplement," Stroman said in the statement. "Nonetheless, I accept full responsibility and I want to apologize to the Toronto Blue Jays organization, my family, my teammates, and the Blue Jays fans everywhere. I look forward to putting this behind me and rejoining my teammates." Two more minor leaguers received 50-game penalties on Tuesday. Manning Womens Jersey. First baseman Mark Donato, who plays for Kansas Citys rookie-league team in Arizona, tested positive for an amphetamine. Tampa Bay outfielder Joshua Sale, who was at Class-A Bowling Green, was penalized for testing positive for methamphetamine and an amphetamine. The 21-year-old Sale was drafted in the first round (17th overall) in 2010. He was hitting .264 with 10 homers, 44 RBIs and a .391 on-base percentage in 74 Midwest League games this season. Each of the suspensions is effective immediately. Stroman, 21, was 3-0 with a 3.26 ERA in 15 combined relief appearances with Vancouver and New Hampshire. He had 23 strikeouts and nine walks in 19 1-3 innings. "This suspension is unfortunate and we are disappointed by this development. The Toronto Blue Jays however fully endorse Major League Baseballs drug testing policy and support the discipline taken today," general manager Alex Anthopoulos said in the statement. ' ' '

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