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coach Mike Benevides called the performance very, very disturbing.A
little more than 24 hours after the Montreal Alouettes embarrassed the
Lions 50-17 in the CFLs East Division semifinal, Buono and Benevides met
the media on Monday to begin the autopsy on a season that started with
the promise of another Grey Cup in their backyard and ended with a
resounding thud.Was I in a state of shock (Sunday)? Yes, said Buono,
choosing his words carefully. Would I ever would have imagined that
would have occurred? No.What did I learn about our football club? I
learned the fact that were not good enough and I learned the fact we
have to do something about it.As was the case throughout much of 2014,
B.C.s offence was unable to get anything going against Montreal, which
will take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East final on Sunday.I was
just so confident that we were going to go out and really play well and
win a tough, close game on the road, said Buono. This is devastating. If
its not devastating then you werent committed, you werent 100 per cent
in.Kevin Glenn, who started 18 of the clubs 19 games this season in
place of the injured Travis Lulay, was completely ineffective against
the Alouettes, throwing for just 64 yards and two interceptions before
getting the hook.When you have that kind of loss theres going to be a
lot said and a lot of attention, and rightly so, said Benevides. To lose
in that manner is very, very disturbing and certainly disappointing and
all the adjectives you could come up with.In his three years as head
coach of the Lions, Benevides has a record of 33 wins and 21 losses, but
is 0 for 3 in playoff games. He was promoted from defensive
co-ordinator to head coach after Buono moved into the front office on a
full-time basis following the Lions Grey Cup victory in 2011.When asked
if Benevides would be back in 2015, Buono responded with: Are any of us
going to be back?Benevides said job security wasnt a concern, but added
the 9-9 record and the crossover playoff spot wasnt good enough.Theres
no doubt this business is about winning and Im clearly aware where thats
at, he said. When I look at it, my goal is always to find a way to
improve and get better and thats still where my focus is. But Im clearly
aware of where were at — very disappointed.The Lions dealt with a
number of injuries on offence throughout 2014. Lulay played just one
game, running back Andrew Harris and wide receiver Courtney Taylor were
lost for the season, and the offensive line was beat up for long
stretches.Despite those losses and a defence that had played well for
much of the season, but also gave up 70 points and more than 1,000 yards
over the last two weeks of the regular season, Buono said he was
already making plans to face Hamilton with a shot at the Grey Cup on the
line.Instead, the players will meet on Tuesday for a final time before
cleaning out their lockers.That team should have been good enough to
execute better (against Montreal), said Buono. That team should have
been good enough to be able to have a very competitive game. At the end
of it ... they didnt.I think they were well prepared. Montreal didnt
surprise me. They didnt surprise me in what they did, they just executed
it better.The Lions will have to make a decision on what to do with
Lulay and whether or not it can count on him to be healthy after he
re-injured his surgically repaired shoulder in his only start of the
season.The quarterback position of any team is critical, said Buono.
Travis is the kind of guy that I believe you should be willing to not
make a quick decision (with).B.C. finished fifth in total offence with
353.1 yards per game, but was just seventh in the passing attack (232.4
yards per game) and fourth in rushing (102.1 yards per game)Glenn — who
was acquired from the Ottawa Redblacks at the draft as an insurance
policy — finished second in the CFL behind Ricky Ray with 3,918 passing
yards to go along with 17 touchdowns.But he also threw 17 interceptions —
plus two more in the playoff debacle — and never really looked
comfortable, often making critical mistakes in the red zone.Im
disappointed for (Glenn) because I have a tremendous amount of respect
for him, Benevides said of the impending free agent. Kevins been a
soldier for 14 years. Hes won a lot of football games.Hes a heck of a
warrior — a character guy.The Lions had point totals of 17, 16, 16, 9,
7, 7, 6 and 3 during the regular season, going just 1-7 in those games,
which has led to questions about first-year offensive co-ordinator Khari
Jones job security.Neither Benevides or Buono elaborate on the future
of any players or coaches on Monday.I feel good about our roster, said
Benevides. Its like anything else, its a matter of getting the group
together, working hard in the off-season and coming up with a vision of
who we need to be.We overcame some challenges and other ones we did
not.A former player and coach, Buono said the blowout loss in Montreal
didnt hurt more than any other, even with the Grey Cup set for B.C.
Place Stadium in less than two weeks, a game the Lions will now watch
like everyone else.The hollowness, the emptiness always feels the same,
he said. This is my 42nd year in the Canadian Football League and Ive
had seven happy endings.The game was very, very disappointing. I dont
think the score is relative to the disappointment. I guess the score is
relative to the embarrassment, to the anger, but not to the
disappointment.
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weekends season-opening World Cup at Canada Olympic Park as they begin
their buildup to the Winter Games in Sochi.MONACO, Monaco - The IOC
approved a wide-ranging reform package Monday, including a more
affordable bidding process, creation of an Olympic television channel
and a more flexible sports program that could bring baseball and
softball into the 2020 Tokyo Games.The IOC also approved the rewording
of non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation — a move that
followed the controversy over Russias law against gay propaganda ahead
of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.The International Olympic Committee
voted in favour of the new rules on the opening day of a special
session to adopt President Thomas Bachs 40-point Olympic Agenda 2020
program, the biggest changes in the IOC in decades.All the
recommendations were approved unanimously in one day, rather than the
scheduled 1 1/2 days.This Olympic Agenda 2020 is like a jigsaw puzzle,
Bach told the delegates. Now that you have approved all the
recommendations, you can see the whole picture of this puzzle. ... It
was a very important day for the IOC and the Olympic movement.The IOC
abolished the cap of 28 sports for the Summer Games to move to an
events-based system that would allow new competitions to come in, while
keeping to about 10,500 athletes and 310 medal events.Host cities will
also be allowed to propose the inclusion of one or more additional
events for their games.The new rules clear the way for Tokyo organizers
to request that baseball and softball be included in the 2020 Games.
Both sports, dropped after the 2008 Beijing Games, are highly popular in
Japan.Today, there is excitement circulating around the baseball and
softball world and there is great hope that our athletes will now have a
real opportunity ... to play for their country, aiming to win an
Olympic gold medal, said Riccardo Fraccari, president of the World
Baseball Softball Confederation.Other sports like squash and karate are
also hopeful of joining the Tokyo program. In addition, new disciplines
and events within existing sports could also be considered. Some events
may need to be dropped to make room for new ones.This is a major
breakthrough, senior Canadian member Dick Pound said. We were at a
dead-end situation with 28 sports. This provides the flexibility we
need.The new bidding process, meanwhile, is aimed at making the system
cheaaper and more flexible to attract future candidates — including the
option of holding events outside the host city or country. Josh Bynes Jersey. The votes came at a time when many countries have been scared off by
the costs of hosting the Olympics, including the reported $51 billion
associated with the Sochi Games. Several cities withdrew from the
bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics, leaving only Beijing and Almaty,
Kazakhstan, in the running.The new system makes the process more of an
invitation and allows prospective candidates to discuss their plans in
advance with the IOC to tailor games to their own needs — and keep them
affordable.In the most radical change, cities will be allowed to hold
events outside the host city or country. This opens the door to joint
bids by cities, neighbouring countries or regions.IOC vice-president
John Coates said holding events outside the host country would only be
considered in exceptional circumstances. He said the idea would have to
be raised in the early phase of bidding and would need approval from the
IOC executive board.The compactness of the bid is always important,
Coates said. But the compactness of the games has to be weighed up with
the cost benefit of being able to use existing venues rather than build
new venues.The IOC backed the launch of a digital channel — possibly as
early as next year — to promote Olympic sports between the games and
engage with young viewers. The channel will feature material from the
IOCs archives, transmit some international sports competitions and offer
a promotional platform for bid cities.This is really a historical step,
Bach said.The IOC said the channel — to be run by the Madrid-based
Olympic Broadcasting Services — will cost $600 million to operate over
the first seven years, with the goal of breaking even in the first
decade.The new Principle 6 clause says the Olympics should be free of
discrimination of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, sexual
orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or
social origin, property, birth or other status.This is a pivotal moment
for equality in sport, said Andre Banks, executive director and
co-founder of internal gay rights group All Out.___Follow Stephen Wilson
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