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Luke Tasker is thankful he doesnt play defence in the CFL.Many nuances of Canadian football a€” notably the unlimited motion and wider, longer field a€” can make for a fast, high-scoring game. The wide-open space is great news for offensive players like Tasker, a second-year receiver with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but creates no shortage of challenges for those who must cover them.Id really hate to play defence up here, Tasker said. I think it (Canadian football) is a disadvantage to defences.Now, its three-down football so that gives the defence a little bit of an advantage back but I still wouldnt want to play there.Tasker, 23, has been a quick study. The former Cornell star is Hamiltons leading receiver in yards (517) and TD grabs (three) and second in catches (44) this season. Not bad, considering the son of former Buffalo Bills receiver/special-teams dynamo Steve Tasker wasnt sure what he was getting himself into when he joined the Ticats on Sept. 17, 2013 after being released by the NFLs San Diego Chargers.I didnt know too much about (CFL), he said. I knew about the Grey Cup because thats a game thats always been televised in the U.S.I knew about some of the rules and there being 12 players on the field but I didnt know what to expect.The five-foot-11, 191-pound Tasker started three regular-season games and two playoff contests last year, including Hamiltons 45-23 Grey Cup loss to Saskatchewan. He had 13 catches for 202 yards and a TD during the regular campaign before adding three receptions for 52 yards in the CFL title contest.But the biggest adjustment for Tasker was dealing with the unlimited motion.The big thing is not only being able to time it up (hitting line of scrimmage when ball is snapped) but also making sure you use it to your advantage, Tasker said. The field is bigger but sometimes you dont feel that extra space because of the extra man so the second thing for me was recognizing the defences because they look different up here regarding the contours of the defensive secondary.But in Hamilton Tasker was reunited with head coach Kent Austin and offensive co-ordinator Tommy Condell, who were Taskers head coach and receivers coach, respectively, at Cornell. Tasker quickly became familiar with the Ticats offence because they were using much of the same terminology he had in university.That was really a huge help, he said.This season, Tasker has developed a nice chemistry with new Ticats starter Zach Collaros, whose arrival in the off-season made veteran Henry Burris expendable.Zach is very good in practice at getting what he wants from us so come gametime he knows were running exactly what he told us to, Tasker said. Theres a level thats come with me and Zach but also Zach and the receiving corps.Were getting smoother and smoother every week . . . I guess its a level of maturity were getting to.And following in the footsteps of his All-Pro father, Tasker is also contributing on Hamiltons special teams, including as a holder for kicker Justin Medlock.A great special-teams player is unselfish and cares about his team, Tasker said. My dad was a very, very good player, especially on that third side of the ball.If you ask his teammates, theyd say he was an unselfish player who was tough and expected to make the play.Hamilton hosts the B.C. Lions on Saturday having gone 4-1 since Collaros returned after missing five games with concussion-like symptoms. The emergence of a solid defence has certainly contributed to the resurgence but Tasker said Collaros deserves his share of the credit.Its never one thing and its never one guy . . . but Zach is the starting quarterback, Tasker said. You cant underplay how important thats been for us during this stretch.Hes had a huge part in that.Despite a dismal start, Hamilton controls its playoff destiny heading into the final third of the regular season. Following Saturdays game, the Ticats will play their final five contests against East Division rivals a€” two with arch-rival Toronto and Ottawa, respectively, and another with Montreal.I think a nine-team league is exciting, Tasker said. Im from Buffalo and it reminds me of Sabres games where theyre playing the Maple Leafs and then two weeks later theyre playing the Maple Leafs again.Its an excitement that doesnt happen in the NFL or college football. The second half of the CFL season, I think, is one of the best in sports.Finishing first or second in the East would secure Hamilton a home playoff game, which is important considering the club is 3-0 at new Tim Hortons Field. The Ticats moved into the new facility barely a month ago but it immediately felt like home after having to play all last years home contests in Guelph, Ont., and the first three of 2014 at McMaster University.Its nice to finally be able to walk out of your own locker-room and on to your own field and not feel like every game was somewhat of an away game, Tasker said. Its clear Tim Hortons Field isnt an easy place to come into and win.Its a pretty cool thing to be part of because weve only had three games there but its kind of already getting a reputation. Eloy Jimenez White Sox Jersey . Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was also taken to three sets but emerged with a 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win over Tobias Kamke of Germany, while second-seeded David Ferrer joined Murray in making an early exit after a 6-4, 7-5 loss to Daniel Brands of Germany. 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LOUIS - St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher has benched struggling quarterback Austin Davis and will go back to veteran Shaun Hill for Sundays game against the Denver Broncos.Fisher said Monday that he was sticking with Davis, who made his NFL debut earlier this season after Hill was sidelined with an injury. Fisher had said Davis was the starting quarterback for the rest of the season.The team confirmed the switch before practice Wednesday. The story wwas first reported by the St.ddddddddddddLouis Post-Dispatch.Hill began the season as the replacement for Sam Bradford, who was sidelined for the second straight year with a knee injury. However, Hill injured his thigh in the opener.Davis had two interceptions and lost a fumble in the fourth quarter in Sundays 31-14 loss at Arizona. The Rams had led 14-10 entering the quarter.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '