TORONTO - Ottawas first season back in the CFL ended with a 16th loss Friday night, leaving Redblacks coach Rick Campbell gritting his teeth but still seeing positives. Cameron Meredith Jersey .Its tough, he said after a 23-5 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Argonauts. I dont like losing.I think theres the potential for a good football team sitting in that (locker) room. Were not a good football team yet, he added. Our effort and our attitudes not an issue. We just need to become a better football team that can make more plays to win football games.Despite their 2-16 record — Ottawa defeated Toronto 18-17 on July 17 and Winnipeg 42-20 on Oct. 3, both at home — the Redblacks often pushed back.They led at some point in 12 of the 18 games and 10 contests were not decided until the final three minutes.Campbell reckons the Redblacks could have won six or seven games had they been able to close the deal. But despite the record, he sees progress given there were just six players and no coaches when he got hired.So it was going to be a battle. But its been a fun battle. I wouldnt trade it for anything in the world, Campbell said. Im going to be a better coach after this season, just going through this whole experience. I truly feel fortunate to be part of this whole situation because theres going to be bright days ahead and theres a lot of reasons to like the Redblacks.On Friday, there were plenty of holes, however. The Ottawa tackling was abysmal and Argonaut receivers were allowed to operate in acres of space.The Redblacks offence was spotty.Ottawa managed just three first downs (to Torontos 16) and 53 yards net offence in the first half before finding a higher gear in the second half. Ten of Torontos 20 first-half points followed interceptions of Redblacks passes, with Henry Burris and backup Danny OBrien splitting quarterback duties.Ultimately the fourth quarter proved to be the Redblacks Achilles heel this season. They were outscored in the final quarter in 12 of the 18 games (Fridays fourth quarter was a 3-3 tie although Ottawa won the second half 5-3).Overall Ottawa was outscored 146-51 in the final quarter. The Redblacks did not score more than seven points in any fourth quarter this year while allowing 10 points or more eight times in the final 15 minutes.The third quarter wasnt much better. Ottawa managed just 53 points all seasons.The lack of late scoring explains why Ottawa was 0-11 when trailing at the half and 0-13 when trailing after three quarters.Ottawa didnt help itself, ranking worst in the league in giveaways and third worst in takeaways going into the season finale.Weve got to understand that a lot of the things that we did were all self-inflicted, said Burris, citing the need to be more consistent on offence. Campbell said the off-season challenge is to review the teams playbook, ensure the current players come back better versions of themselves and add more talent.I think we have a core group here ... we need to add to this young football team and have a few more guys that can make plays.Receiver Kahlil Paden showed his playmaking skills in the fourth quarter, hauling in an OBrien pass for a season-high 77 yards. While the Redblacks went 0-9 on the road, they were a hit at home with all nine crowds in excess of 24,000.I think we have a fantastic situation in Ottawa, with the fans, the facilities, the owners, said Campbell. Were a united front. We all believe in this thing. The losing is tough now but well continue to work at this thing and well become a better football team.Said Burris: The fans have been amazing. The patience that theyve shown, the support that theyve shown is unlike any other. Im just thankful to be a part of it. Its an honour.The Redblacks join the 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders and the 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats as teams that ended the season with 16 losses.It is what it is as far as this season (goes), said the 39-year-old Burris. We didnt end it on the note that we wanted to but now we have the blueprint for what its going to take as far as how to get it done.Were going to make this thing work, he added.___Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter New Orleans Saints Jerseys .C. -- Kurt Busch put his chances at "70 per cent" at running the Indianapolis 500 this year because of recent developments that have pushed a potential program along. Custom New Orleans Saints Jerseys .com)LeBron clearly likes his Italian sports cars, and thats ok with me, so up next up is the 458 Spider. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Tre-Quan-Smith-Jersey/ . According to a release sent by the league, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were the only team to exceed the cap. Their total salary expenditure of $4,417,975 was $17,975 over the salary cap of $4.SOCHI, Russia – It was late August at the Olympic orientation camp in Calgary, more than five months from the official start of the Sochi Olympics, and Canadian head coach Mike Babcock delivered a message for those players not invited to take part. “Do something about it,” Babcock said defiantly. “The great thing about life is you get to control what happens to you the majority of the time. Do something about it if youre not here.” Jamie Benn was not among the 25 forwards selected to participate in that late summer camp, but it was the 24-year-old from Victoria B.C. who managed to emerge in Canadas tournament-opening win over Norway. Though he played just under nine minutes in his first Olympic game – a team-low – Benn turned in the eventual game-winner and made himself a noticeable presence alongside John Tavares and Patrice Bergeron on an energetic Canadian fourth line. He beat out 12 of the aforementioned forwards for the opportunity in Sochi, including the impressive likes of Claude Giroux, James Neal, and Eric Staal. “It was just motivation,” Benn said of not being selected to the orientation camp, which saw 47 players gather in Alberta for a brief three-day meet-and-greet. “Obviously Canada can put some pretty good teams together and every guy that went to the orientation camp deserved to be there. It just gave me a little bit more motivation coming into this year.” The first-year captain of the Dallas Stars, Benn totaled 22 goals and 51 points in the first half, his tantalizing combination of size, speed, grit and skill too appealing for Steve Yzerman and the Hockey Canada brass to pass up. “I just went out there inn the first half and focused on the Dallas Stars and what I had to do to win hockey games over there,” said Benn, a fifth round steal in the 2007 draft. Jermon Bushrod Jersey. “I didnt change anything. 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And then it was Benn just a few minutes later – he was nearly rocked by Ole-Kristian Tollefsen moments earlier – making no mistake on a terrific cross-ice feed from the intuitive Bergeron. “Benn can skate and hes hard, shoots the puck,” said Babcock, who raved about Benn, Bergeron, Tavares and Martin St. Louis, the bottom group of Canadian forwards on this night. “It was a key for us to win our shift each and every time we went out there,” Benn said. “Its taking a hit or getting a hit to get in it and I think thats what happened in the second there.” One of eight Canadians making their debut on the Olympic stage on Thursday, Benn said whatever nerves may have been there in the furious buildup to a hard-fought match against the Norwegians disappeared quickly. 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