Burris leads Calgary to Grey Cup berth

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11/15/2008 - Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henry Burris threw for 236 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 32 yards and the go-ahead touchdown as the Calgary Stampeders held off the B.C. Lions 22-18 to win the West Division final and advance to the 2008 Grey Cup game.

Mike Labinjo had three sacks and eight tackles for Calgary (14-5), which will travel to Montreal to take on the Alouettes in the 96th Grey Cup game, set for next Sunday. The Stampeders will play for the championship for the first time since 2001, when they topped Winnipeg for the Grey Cup.

Burris completed 17-of-27 passes and was intercepted once, and Ken-Yon Rambo had four catches for 53 yards and a touchdown for Calgary, which swept four games from the Lions this season.

Stefan Logan rushed for 130 yards on 18 carries to lead the Lions offense. Buck Pierce completed 16-of-29 passes for 262 yards and an interception for B.C. (12-8), which failed to advance to its second Grey Cup game in three years. The Lions defeated Montreal for the title in 2006.

Geroy Simon had five catches for 118 yards, and Ryan Grice-Mullen gained 107 yards on six catches for the Lions.

B.C. led 15-9 after Paul McCallum's 12-yard field goal early in the third quarter, but Sandro DeAngelis made two kicks, from 42 and 27 yards, later in the frame to tie the game at 15-15 entering the final quarter.

Burris led Calgary on an eight-play, 69-yard drive, and his one-yard scoring dive gave the Stampeders a 22-15 lead with 11:18 to play.

McCallum made a 30-yard field goal to cut the deficit to four points with 8:36 left, though. Grice-Mullen looked to have the ball wrestled away by Brandon Browner on what wound up being a 36-yard gain after a review with a minute and a half to go, setting B.C. up near midfield, but Pierce threw the ball deep and up for grabs on the next play, and Browner came up with the interception.

B.C. got one last chance when Burris failed to run off the last seconds of regulation before throwing the ball away on third down from the Calgary 41, but Pierce's Hail Mary pass was batted down to end the game.

McCallum connected on four field goals in the first half and conceded one safety as B.C. took an early 12-2 lead. Burris and Rambo connected on a 22- yard touchdown pass with nine seconds left in the half, though, cutting the deficit to 12-9 at the intermission.

Game Notes

McCallum was 6-for-6 on field goals...Lions running back Joffrey Reynolds was held to 43 yards on 10 carries...Nikolas Lewis had four catches for 62 yards for the Stampeders.

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El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.

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Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''

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