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TORONTO -- The third time proved very unlucky for Toronto Argonauts linebacker Brandon Isaac. The CFL slapped Isaac with a one-game suspension Monday for delivering a helmet-to-helmet hit on Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant on Saturday night. Isaac wasnt penalized on the play. The suspension came following a hearing earlier Monday between Isaac and CFL commissioner Mark Cohon. This marks the third time the CFL has disciplined Isaac this season. He was fined both previous times, the first for an illegal hit on Calgary Stampeders tailback Jon Cornish on Aug. 18. Isaac received a second fine for a helmet-to-helmet blow against Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce on Sept. 29 that left Pierce with a mild concussion. Toronto cemented second place in the East Division standings with a 31-26 road win over Saskatchewan and will cap its regular season hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday at Rogers Centre. The Argos said in a statement they expect Isaac will serve the suspension and sit out Thursdays game. Under CFL rules, he has the right to appeal the suspension and send the matter to an independent arbitrator for consideration. That would allow Isaac to play Thursday but potentially miss the Argos playoff game should the arbitrator reject the appeal. In the fourth quarter Saturday, a blitzing Isaac ran in untouched towards Durant, who was facing the opposite direction and looking downfield to pass. As he proceeded to hit Durant, Isaacs helmet made contact with the Rider quarterbacks helmet, forcing Durant to fumble but it was recovered by Saskatchewan running back Kory Sheets. No penalty was called on the play. Its the second time this season the CFL has issued a suspension. The league gave B.C. Lions defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell a two-game ban for bending the arm of Edmonton Eskimos offensive lineman in a game July 20. 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Edwin Encarnacion hit three-run homer in the fourth and Kelly Johnson hit a solo shot in the seventh as the Blue Jays beat Oakland 10-4 Thursday, stopping the Athletics winning streak at seven games. TEMPE, Ariz. -- Embattled Arizona quarterback Kevin Kolb took one hit too many, and its uncertain whether he will be able to return to lead the Cardinals against the Vikings at Minnesota next Sunday, or will turn the job over to John Skelton. Kolb injured his ribs while being sacked for the fifth time in Sundays wild 19-16 overtime loss to Buffalo. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said X-rays were negative for anything broken. "We are getting an MRI done on him today just to make sure theres not something that were missing," Whisenhunt said Monday. "He was pretty sore this morning, which you would expect, but he was moving around." Kolb was moving around a whole lot -- in a hurry -- on Sunday, as Arizonas sieve of an offensive line again had Kolb running for his football life. His unscripted scampers provided some of the Cardinals best offence of the day. Kolb gained 66 yards in 5 carries. "He got sacked eight times (actually nine) last week," Arizona left guard Daryn Colledge said, "so I think he learned he had to run." Of course, when a quarterback takes off running, bad things can happen, too. With the Cardinals down 16-13 and time wasting away, a holding penalty on tackle DAnthony Batiste made it 1st and 20 from the Arizona 19. Again, Kolb was under duress, but he broke free for a 22-yard run that gave the Cardinals (4-2) a first down at the Arizona 41. The next play, Kolb checked off at the line of scrimmage and called a draw play. Running back William Powell didnt realize it and Kolb was left alone with the football. He didnt quite make it to the line of scrimmage for what was ruled Buffalos fifth sack. He was slammed to the turf with the football painfully pinned between his ribs and the ground. Finally, Kolb got to his feet and came to the sidelines. Skelton, active for the first time since spraining his left ankle in the season opener, came on and threw three straight incompletions. But on fourth and 10, Skelton found Larry Fitzgerald over the middle to the Buffalo 43. Three more incomplete passes followed. Jay Feely lined up and, with room to spare, nailed a franchise-record 61-yard field goal to tie the game 16-16 with 1:09 to play. Those football gremlins at University of Phoeenix Stadium seemed to be working their magic again.dddddddddddd After all, Arizona had won eight in a row at home, five in overtime, the rest with other forms of hair-raising finishes. A short punt and a 28-yard pass from Skelton to Fitzgerald to the Buffalo 20 set up Feelys 38-yard field goal attempt-- a cinch it would seem after he booted two from 49 yards and the 61-yarder. But Buffalos mountainous Alex Carrington got his hand on the kick, the ball bounced off the upright and overtime followed. The Cardinals took a punt at their 20 and Skeltons pass over the middle was intercepted by Jarius Byrd to set up Rian Lindells game-winning 25-yard chip shot. Coincidentally, Kolbs only interception of the day came on that very same play, by the very same player. Skelton, who beat out Kolb for the starting job in the preseason, was understandably rusty, completing 2 of 10 for 45 yards. The two completions, though, could have been enough to win this one. "The fourth-down throw to Larry was a big-time throw, and the throw to Larry on the slant that put us down to the 20 was another good throw," Whisenhunt said. "But the interception was not. Thats one of those where you cant make that throw. John did well enough in there to give us a chance to win in regulation, and had we made that kick we would have felt very good about everything." Whisenhunt said its far too early to talk about whether Kolb could play at Minnesota, the first of a challenging series of games over the next month. Arizona is home for a Monday night game against San Francisco on Oct. 29, followed by a trip to Green Bay, a bye, and a visit to Atlanta, currently the leagues only unbeaten team. As bad as the Cardinals have looked, particularly on offence, the team is counting on its stout defence -- which has allowed no more than 21 points in any game -- to keep a season that started so surprisingly well from crumbling to pieces, regardless of who is the quarterback. That player, however, must be kept upright. The five sacks Arizona allowed makes it 22 in three games. "We know were going to be in the game at the end of it. Weve got a great defence," Colledge said. "Theyve given us an opportunity every single week to be in a game. " ' ' '
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