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REGINA -- Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Justin Goltz celebrated his two rushing touchdowns by taunting the fans in the north end zone at Mosaic Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders chose to let their play do the talking. Kory Sheets, Taj Smith and Geroy Simon scored two touchdowns each as the Roughriders improved to 8-1 for the first time in their 103-year history with a 48-25 win Sunday in the Labour Day Classic over the feisty Blue Bombers. Simons second score, on a 10-yard pass from Darian Durant, capped a furious second-half rally that saw Saskatchewan overcome an 18-14 halftime deficit by outscoring Winnipeg 34-7 the rest of the way. "Were a winning team and we play football the right way," said Simon. "Winning teams do things the right way whether youre winning or youre losing. Well take care of our business and let them do whatever they want." With their seventh straight loss, the league-worst Blue Bombers dropped to 1-8 for the first time since 1997. Sundays game produced just the second and third touchdowns of the season for Simon who, until his injury-shortened 2012 season, hadnt caught less than six in a year since 2002. He entered the game fifth on the team with 219 receiving yards, putting him on pace for his worst year statistically in 12 seasons. "Ive been in this league for a long time and the ball just finds a way to get to me," Simon said. "Im in a new offence, Im with a new quarterback and with new receivers. And weve got a running back thats pretty frickin good. Hes getting the ball 25 times a game so the ball cant go everywhere. "I know that its gonna come and I just (have to) be prepared when it comes." Sheets was held to under 100 yards rushing for just the second time this season but came up big when it mattered, scoring on a three-yard pitch from Drew Willy in the first half to get the Riders on the board. He added a one-yard TD run on the opening series of the third quarter to put Saskatchewan ahead for good. It was that drive, which was led by three catches from Chris Getzlaf for 71 yards, that gave the sellout crowd of 44,910 - the second largest ever for a football game at Mosaic Stadium - some life. The Roughriders didnt let off the gas either. Chris Milo kicked his longest field goal of the season, from 47 yards, to make it 24-18 after the third quarter. Durant threw a 40-yard pass to Weston Dressler on the first series of the fourth quarter, which led to an 11-yard TD grab by Smith and a 31-18 lead. Goltz tried to make it interesting when he blew by Saskatchewan defensive back Dwight Anderson to complete a 46-yard touchdown run, but Anderson intercepted him on Winnipegs next possession which led to Smiths second touchdown of the game and a 38-25 lead. "I dont think that anyones lost any confidence in this team at any point in time," said Getzlaf, who finished with seven catches for 112 yards. "Theres no point in time where anyone has given up the fact that we could win a football game." Things went from bad to worse for the Blue Bombers when Mike Renauds punt was blocked by Spencer Moore, setting up a 23-yard field goal from Milo. Prince Miller finished off Winnipeg when he returned another Goltz interception 41 yards to set up Simons second touchdown. "Our defence really stepped up in the second half too and as a whole team the second half was pretty good football," said Getzlaf. Winnipeg linebacker Henoc Muamba kept the Riders offence in check for most of the first half by containing Sheets, who entered the game as the CFLs leading rusher with 1,058 yards. Muamba twice tackled Sheets for a loss, including once in the Saskatchewan end zone leading to a safety and the first points of the game. Sheets finished the first half with 25 rushing yards after averaging over 130 per game through the first eight weeks of the season. Muamba also became the first player to intercept a Roughriders pass all season when he picked a throw intended for Dressler. But the good news ended there for Winnipeg, which built its slim half-time lead on a one-yard TD run by backup quarterback Jason Boltus, a six-yard scoring run from Goltz, Muambas tackle for a safety and two punt singles from Renaud. Saskatchewan also scored in the first half on a 21-yard touchdown pass on a corner route from Durant to Simon. "The testament of this team is ... when people do things to us in the first half weve been able to make some adjustments and come back solid in the second half," said Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin. "The second half, like I said, when weve settled down you have to stay steady in the first half and in the second half you have to be able to win games." Durant finished 24 for 35 for 310 yards while Goltz was 18 for 29 for 182 yards. Sheets finished the game with 91 yards rushing on 20 attempts. It was only the second game of the year he failed to reach the 100-yard plateau. "As far as making history, I think thats something that well always remember and it gives guys something to play for," said Chamblin. "And at the same time it puts us in a pretty good position after nine games." . The three Calgary natives will compete after the sport was skipped by the Vancouver Games in 2010 but later included on the program for Sochi, Russia. The fight to include womens ski jumping prior to Vancouver went to the courts only to have the Supreme Court of Canada rule against the athletes appeal in 2009. . And thats good news for Canada. Kelly, who plays No. 8 at the back of the scrum, is captain of the Canadian womens team. http://www.cheapcapitalsjerseysauthenti ... sey.Brooks, a three-year veteran, was slow to get up after suffering the injury during a 5-yard run by Arian Foster.Brooks limped off the field midway through the quarter and then slowly walked to the locker room a few minutes later. . -- After a year spent travelling the world, Brooks Koepka suddenly is in a position to play a lot more golf at home. . The Blue Jackets got goals from Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno, Boone Jenner and R.J. Umberger and Curtis McElhinney posted his first shutout since 2011 in a 4-0 victory on Friday night.Chris Wood and Andy Sullivan agreed that the lure of representing England in this weeks World Cup of Golf was impossible to resist despite both players having to postpone their holidays. The Ryder Cup stars were scheduled to take an extended break from the game following the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, but they have changed their plans to compete at the superb Kingston Heath course in Melbourne.But Danny Willett, who had chosen Lee Westwood as his partner, opted to pull out to protect his suspect back and Wood was the next highest-ranked player to be given the option of teeing it up with Justin Rose unavailable. Chris Wood chose to play with Andy Sullivan in Melbourne Wood decided to bring in Sullivan rather than retain Westwood for the competition, a move that prompted the latter to express his disappointment during the European Tour finale last week.Wood responded on Sunday by hinting that Willett was in the wrong for choosing Westwood in the first place, with four other English players higher up in the world rankings. Lee Westwood was disappointed to be left out having initially been chosen by Danny Willett I went down the rankings and I did it in as fair a way as I could, Wood said after his final round at the Jumeirah Golf Estates. There wasnt this much fuss when Danny jumped myself, Tyrrell Hatton, Fitzy (Matt Fitzpatrick) and Sully to get to Lee.I totally understand Lees frustration, youre ready to go, but myself and Sully are hungry to go and play and surely thats what you want. Willetts withdrawal opened the door for Wood to chose his partner And on their arrival in Australia, Wood and Sullivan insisted they were happy to interrupt their breaks as they bid to become only the third English pair to win the event after David Carter and Nick Faldo in 1998, and Paul Casey with Luke Donald 12 years ago. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! I was having six weeks off just to chill out a little longer, said Sullivan.dddddddddddd But Im not sure how many World Cups Im going to be invited to play, so when you get the opportunity to come and play, the only answer I was going to give was yes.Wood added: I had a holiday planned with my wife, so she went home instead of being on holiday with me in Dubai. I had to deal with that gently! Wood and Sullivan are long-time friends and practised together during the Ryder Cup But the chance to play in a World Cup and the golf courses down here are so good. These sort of sandbelt courses I could play for the rest of my life, so the opportunity to come down here and play, Im always going to take it.Weve got a height difference to overcome for the week, but it will be great. We both play the same ball so it will be pretty easy for us. Weve both had pretty good years, both played Ryder Cup. So this is a great end to the season for both of us. Live World Cup of Golf November 24, 2016, 1:00am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Wood and Sullivan are one of only two teams featuring two players ranked inside the worlds top 50, the other being the American Ryder Cup pairing of Rickie Fowler and PGA champion Jimmy Walker.Thomas Pieters, the leading points scorer on his stunning debut at Hazeltine, plays alongside former Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts for Belgium, while the home nation are represented by Adam Scott and Marc Leishman.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: Wood snub disappoints Westwood Willett apologetic Golf live on Sky Sports 4 European Tour Schedule ' ' ' |
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