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Head-to-head
CFL on CBC commentators Mark Lee and Chris Cuthbert breakdown the big
game's combatants.
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The Numbers
game: the 1-2-3 of the 91st Grey Cup
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The fans
and the fanfare: Heroes, underdogs and last-minute shockers make the
Grey Cup the most celebrated event in Canadian football.
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to CBC's Archive
Peacekeepers
and pigskin: As it Happens talks to Canadian peacekeepers in
Bosnia who will play their own football game in honour of the Grey Cup.
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Grey Cup
rivalry renewed
Montreal and Edmonton clash for the ninth time.
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Small
is beautiful
John Avery may be small for the NFL, but he's put up some big numbers
the CFL.
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Velcro
hands
Ben Cahoon's sticky hands have made him Anthony Calvillo's favourite
target.
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89th
Grey Cup
Nov. 26, 2000
Final
Score:
British Columbia Lions 28, Montreal Alouettes 26
Attendance:
43,822 at McMahon Stadium, Calgary
The 2000 Grey Cup remains memorable for two reasons.
It was the first Grey Cup won by a team with a losing record
in regular-season play (B.C. at 8-10).
Watch:
 Lui
Passaglia kicks the final field goal of his career
And
it brought to a close the longest career in CFL history, the
25-year tenure of legendary Lions kicker Lui Passaglia.
Fittingly, Passaglia provided a storybook finish with a decisive
29-yard field goal and 85 seconds left on the clock.
But BC had to hold its collective breath before celebrating
as Montreal marched right back for a touchdown with 44 seconds
remaining.
Clinging to a 28-26 lead, the Lions foiled a two-point conversion
attempt and recovered the ensuing onside kick to clinch the
Cup.
Robert Drummond was named Most Valuable Player and Sean Millington
Most Valuable Canadian.
What
else happened in 2000
- Jean
Chrétien’s Liberal Party wins its third straight
majority victory
- Former
prime minister Pierre Trudeau dies in October
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Canadian water treatment questioned following E.Coli breakout
in Walkerton, Ont
- Much
ado about nothing -- the Y2K computer bug fails to cause
a stir
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Triathlete Simon Whitfield and wrestler Daniel Igali win
gold at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, en route
to 14 Canadian medals (three gold, three silver, eight bronze)
- Top
grossing movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring
Canadian actor Jim Carrey
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