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TORONTO —One of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play in the CFL will be part of Canadas Walk of Fame. Matt Bryant Jersey . Russ Jackson, the Hamilton native who guided the Ottawa Roughriders to three Grey Cup titles, was named among six 2012 inductees. Also to be inducted Sept. 22 are the 1972 Canadian hockey team that defeated Russia in the infamous Summit Series, musicians Randy Bachman and Sarah McLachlan, comedian Phil Hartman and ballet dancer Sonia Rodriguez. Jackson, 75, spent his entire 12-year CFL career with Ottawa, leading the club to Grey Cup titles in 1960, 1968 and 1969. Jackson and the Riders also appeared in the 1966 contest but lost 29-14 to Saskatchewan, the Roughriders first-ever league championship. Jackson was named the CFLs top Canadian four times and its outstanding player on three occasions. A three-time league all-star, Jackson also received the Grey Cup MVP award in 1969. Jackson captured the Lou Marsh award as Canadas top athlete in 1969 and received the Order of Canada in 1970. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and was named to Canadas Sports Hall of Fame two years later. “On behalf of the Canadian Football League and our fans across the country, I want to congratulate Russ Jackson on the news he is to be inducted into Canadas Walk of Fame,” CFL commissioner Mark Cohon said in a statement. “Mr. Jackson is a source of pride and a symbol of excellence for all of us who love the great game of Canadian football. “This latest honour comes in a year we are celebrating the 100th Grey Cup game—an appropriate time for Jackson to become the first CFL legend to be inducted in Canadas Walk of Fame.” Mike Peterson Jersey . Ike Davis hit a tiebreaking double during a four-run 10th inning, Shoppach had a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5 Tuesday night for their third straight victory. 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PHILADELPHIA — Another strong start from Mike Minor has the Atlanta Braves one step closer to erasing last years debacle. Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer to back Minor and the Braves roughed up Roy Halladay to move closer to clinching a post-season berth with an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. The win, coupled with Milwaukees 10-4 loss to Washington, reduced Atlantas magic number for securing an NL wild-card playoff spot to three. The Braves were up 8 1/2 games through Sept. 5 last year, but went 9-18 down the stretch and were overtaken by St. Louis on the final day of the season. “I dont want to hear anything about it,” manager Fredi Gonzalez said with a smile. The Phillies fell four games behind the Cardinals for the NLs second wild-card spot with only 10 games remaining. The five-time defending NL East champions had won four in a row and 12 of 15 to get in the race. They also trail Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the wild-card standings. Ryan Howard became the second-fastest player to reach 300 homers, but Halladay (10-8) picked the wrong time to have the second-shortest outing in his 376 career starts. The two-time Cy Young Award winner lasted just 1 2-3 innings, allowing seven runs and five hits. Halladays shortest start was on Sept. 10, 2006, for Toronto against the Los Angeles Angels, that was because of an injury. He recorded just two outs and left after getting hit on the elbow by a line drive off Garret Andersons bat. Halladay wasnt 100 per cent for this start. He said he felt spasms behind his shoulder area on Thursday, but was cleared by doctors on Friday. “I wish I could blame it on this, but I felt like I should compete,” he said. “I just didnt do my job as a pitcher.” Minor (10-10) gave up two runs and two hits in six innings to win his fourth straight decision. The lefty has a 1.09 ERA in four starts this month. “Its just experience and having a better game plan,” he said. “You put things in your memory bank.” The Braves remained 5 1/2 games behind the first-place Nationals, making it likely theyll have to settle for a wild-card berth. Considering last seasons collapse, securing any playoff spot is quite the accomplishment. It would have been the biggest September meltdown in baseball history eexcept that Boston blew a nine-game lead during the same month. Deion Sanders Falcons Jersey. Howard connected for the fourth straight game, hitting a towering shot off the brick wall in straightaway centre in the fourth. He reached No. 300 in his 1,093rd game. Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner hit his 300th homer in his 1,087th game. Halladay, who missed nearly two months with a strained lat, didnt look right from the start. He walked Michael Bourn to lead off the game, but picked him off. Martin Prado followed with a single and Chipper Jones hit a two-out single. Freeman then sent an 0-2 pitch off a billboard on the facing of the second deck in right field. Halladay slammed the resin bag to the ground while Freeman circled the bases. “The two-out hits were really big,” Jones said. “It was a good job by our hitters to take advantage of mistakes.” Halladay has been bad in first innings this year, posting a 5.63 ERA in 24 games. Hes allowed 15 runs and 31 hits, including three homers. It didnt get any better in the second. Halladay walked two batters, including Prado to load the bases with two outs. Jason Heyward fell behind 1-2 in the count before lining a 78 mph curveball into the right-field corner to clear the bases and make it 6-0. That ended Halladays day. “He didnt have a whole lot,” manager Charlie Manuel said. “He had a hard time putting the ball where he wanted it. Just one of those days. Rough day.” Jones greeted Jeremy Horst with an RBI double for a 7-0 lead. Darin Ruf, who hit 38 homers in Double-A to break Howards record for single-season homers at Reading, drove in his first career run with a sacrifice fly in the third. NOTES: Jones single in the first moved him ahead of Lou Gehrig for 58th on the career hits list with 2,722. Hes one hit away from tying Roberto Alomar for fifth place among switch hitters. ... Freeman is 7 for 15 with three homers and nine RBIs off Halladay. ... Prado extended his NL lead to 37 multihit games. ... Bourn was 4 for 38 before a second-inning single. ... Phillies are 8-16 on Saturdays. ... Howard has three homers in 15 at-bats off Minor. ... Cliff Lee (6-7) faces Tim Hudson (15-6) in the series finale Sunday. Hudson is 9-9 vs. the Phillies, including 2-1 this year. Lee is 4-3 vs. Atlanta, 1-0 this season. ’ ’ ’
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