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The notion of BMO Field as the future home of the Toronto Argonauts has been shelved as Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment prepares to invest in refurbishing the facility in time for next summers Pan-Am Games without a retrofit for Canadian football. Aaron Colvin Jersey . In April, Toronto city council approved a plan to invest $10 million in a $120 million expansion, contingent on the provincial and federal governments kicking in $10 million each as well. That plan included expanding the stadium to accommodate CFL football, with the Argos hoping to move in as soon as next season. That stadium deal was put together at the same time that Argo owner David Braley was negotiating to sell the Argos to either MLSE or its largest individual shareholder, Larry Tanenbaum. However, with the provincial and federal governments yet to sign onto the deal, and time running out, MLSE is now focused on upgrading and repairing the facility under its current configurations, with an emphasis on getting it ready for next summers Pan-Am Games when it will host the Rugby Sevens competition. The state of eight-year-old BMO Field is apparently such that it is in need of significant upgrades to such things as the field, locker rooms, concourse areas and suites as well, all in time for the Pan-Am Games. Tuesdays news comes as a blow to the Argonauts, who appeared destined to move into BMO either under new ownership or with Braley negotiating a lease with MLSE. However, just where the Argos fit into the BMO picture now is unclear. "If in fact there are continued modifications to BMO and if in fact the Argos do not ever find a home there, it would be very disappointing," said Argo president Chris Rudge, "given that when the field was originally built there were discussions of the Argos playing there." While the possibility of an Argo sale to Tanenbaum or MLSE is not dead, according to a source, it has gone from being a priority to something that would depend on another phase of stadium expansion being approved. The Argos have been asked to vacate the Rogers Centre - their home since 1989 - after the 2017 season so that the Toronto Blue Jays may consider installing natural grass into the facility. MLSE will take a plan to city council next month to spend $80 million upgrading amenities in the stadium, asking for permission to spend the $10 million of city dollars on that project that was granted for the larger vision in April. MLSEs plan had been to expand BMO Field to accommodate CFL football as well as such things as larger soccer events and an NHL outdoor hockey game. However, all of those things are now dependent on another phase of stadium reconstruction, beyond the one expected to take place over the next year. Braley, who bought the BC Lions back in 1997, became sole owner of the Argonuats before the 2010 season. There has been speculation that part of Tanenbaums desire to see the Argos move into BMO is fueled by a desire to ease the NFLs concerns in advance of a possible relocation of the Buffalo Bills to Toronto. However, with it being highly unlikely the Bills can move anywhere before 2020, there may be less desire, from Tanenbaums perspective, to buy or acccomodate the Argos. Brandon Allen Jersey . Rasmussen didnt have a decision during his four appearances in May, when he gave up two hits and no runs in two innings. Toronto used five relievers while pulling off the second-biggest comeback in franchise history on Friday night, rallying from an 8-0 deficit to a 14-9 win. Malik Jackson Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla.LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Clippers have been playing with big leads in their last two games and not blowing them.They cruised past the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 Saturday for their sixth win in eight games and second in a row, getting a boost of confidence from their ability to impose their will, just as they did in beating the Lakers by 25 points.Were playing a lot more instinctively, running and getting rebounds, said Chris Paul, who had 17 points and 13 assists. Even if other teams score, were pushing the pace. Thats a really good team we beat and proved what were capable of.Blake Griffin scored 22 points, Jamal Crawford added 19 points, Matt Barnes 18, J.J. Redick 16, and DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 15 rebounds in the Clippers eighth win in their last 11 games against the Mavericks.I dont know what it says, but I like it, Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers said. Offensively, we never turned it off. We played downhill the entire game.Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and Monta Ellis had 15 of his 23 in the first half for Dallas, which had its three-game road winning streak snapped. Rajon Rondo was held to two points and eight assists in 27 minutes after going scoreless in the first half.I got into the paint when I wanted to and made some plays, but I wasnt able to finish as good as Im used to, Rondo said. Ive been working on my shot and my touch around the rim. I missed a couple that I can make in my sleep.Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was ejected midway through the third after picking up his second technical for arguing a foul on Tyson Chandler.I obviously disagreed with some calls and it led to that, Carlisle said. Whether or not it was really merited is something thats got to be discussed in another discussion.The game was officiated by two referees after 63-year-old Joe Crawford left in the second quarter with a right knee injury. Rivers helped Crawford to the Clippers bench before the veteran ref walked off under his own power.I instructed our guys you can get away with more now. Only four eyes on you, Rivers joked.Rondo saw Crawfords departure as a turning point after the Clippers closed out the first half strongly.We just lost our composure a little bit and got into it with the refs, Rondo said. But I wouldnt blame it on the refs at all.Nowitzki agreed, saying, Theres tons of plays and a lot of stuff happening out there. I actually thought those two guys did a good job. We sure cant hang this one on the refs. We talk about it all the time that we have to keep our poise, especiallly in a tough environment on the road. Stefan Charles Jersey. Jamal Crawford hammered the Mavs from long distance in the fourth, making three 3-pointers sandwiched around one by Jordan Farmar before Dallas pulled the last of its starters. The Clippers made 13 3-pointers, three over their average coming in, which is a team record for most treys at this point of the season.The Mavs had won six of their previous seven but they narrowly avoided their worst loss of the season when reserves Dwight Powell and Charlie Villanueva made some late 3-pointers.The last six games between the teams had been decided by seven points or less, but the Clippers put the game away in the third when they built a 20-point lead. They opened on a 15-2 spurt, including the first nine points of the quarter, to go up 70-50. Griffin had six and fed Jordan for an alley-oop dunk.Dallas answered by outscoring the Clippers 16-8 to pull to 78-66 on nine points by Nowitzki. Carlisle got ejected during that spurt.TIP-INSMavericks: They lost back-to-back games for the third time this season. ... It was Carlisles first ejection of the season. ... Ellis was the only Mavs player in double figures in the first half.Clippers: C Spencer Hawes basket to open the fourth gave him 5,000 points in his 528th career game. His uncle Steve Hawes reached that mark in 520 games. ... Griffin had 27 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals in under 31 minutes against the Lakers on Wednesday, making him one of three players since 1963-64 to reach those totals in that time or less, joining Paul Pierce and Russell Westbrook.TARPLEY REMEMBEREDRivers said what he would remember most about the late Roy Tarpley was how great he could have been. The former Mavericks centre whose NBA career was cut short by drug abuse died Friday at 50.Sad in a lot of ways, said Rivers, whose own playing career intersected with Tarpleys. I remember when he was healthy and straight, the Mavs were the best team in the NBA with Mark Aguirre and Derek Harper for that little stretch. When he went off, they struggled.Carlisle was another contemporary of Tarpleys.Tarpley was a great young player in the league and hes one of the better players in Mavericks history, Carlisle said. He was good on the inside and he was powerful. Back then, guys like him werent shooting threes, but he was shooting 18-foot shots very well and he was probably an early prototype of what was to come.UP NEXTMavericks: At Sacramento on Tuesday night.Clippers: Host Miami on Sunday. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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