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The Canadian Football League is down to a shortlist of candidates for its commissioner position, with sources telling TSN a former Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment executive is among the finalists. Tom Anselmi, the former MLSE president and chief operating officer, is still in the running for the CFLs top job, three people familiar with the matter told TSN. Its unclear who the other finalists are. Anselmi is well respected in the sports industry as a down-to-earth hard worker (he worked his way through college by driving a taxi). Anselmi worked for MLSE for 17 years after helping to manage the construction of SkyDome in downtown Toronto. He pursued the MLSE chief executive position when Richard Peddie retired, but was passed over for Tim Leiweke. Anselmi was also recently interviewed for the top position at Hockey Canada, which ultimately was awarded to Tom Renney. Several people familiar with the matter told TSN the CFL has been surprised and impressed by the high pedigree of applicants for the commissioner position, which is expected to pay between $750,000 and $1 million a year. The league has hired executive search firm Spencer Stuart to help oversee its recruitment of a commissioner. Whoever is hired will succeed former commissioner Mark Cohon, who was hired in 2007, and will inherit a league that is on mostly steady ground. CFL executives and those close to the league say the CFL has three main issues that need to be addressed: the situation in Toronto, where the Argonauts - with seemingly little leverage - will have to find a home when the Blue Jays install a natural grass field in three years; boosting on-field scoring (teams averaged 21 points per game this year, down from 26.2 points a year ago, according to Yahoo Sports); and helping to steer the leagues decisions regarding expansion. There are no franchises east of Montreal in the nine-team league. Quebec City and Halifax are both speculated to be potential new markets for the CFL. While local business leaders in Halifax covet a team, its unclear whether they will be able to lobby government to provide public funding for a stadium. Two years ago, Halifax city council approved $20 million for a new stadium, but the effort fizzled after the provincial government denied financial support, The Halifax Chronicle Herald reported. Jim Lawson, the chairman of the CFL board of governors, has stated on the record that we have excellent candidates and the search for the next commissioner is going well, CFL spokesman Jamie Dykstra wrote in an emailed statement. Out of respect for the process, the selection committee has agreed to not comment on who those candidates may or may not be. Mike Pouncey Chargers Jersey . 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Caleb Sturgis Jersey .J. Ellis hit an RBI single in the ninth inning, Hanley Ramirez hit a tape-measure, three-run homer in the first against Cliff Lee and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Saturday night.TORONTO - Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, the right to waive Alonzo Mourning and a draft pick that would later become Joey Graham. As the Raptors continue to celebrate their 20th anniversary campaign they are also approaching the 10-year mark of the single most glaring blemish in franchise history: the Vince Carter divorce. On December 17th, 2004, nearly a decade ago, Toronto officially cut ties with its best player, sending the disgruntled Carter to New Jersey for pennies on the dollar in what will go down as one of the biggest heists the league has ever seen. The artist formally known as Air Canada has returned to the scene of the crime, playing 16 games as a visitor in Toronto - including playoffs - with four different teams. Although the venom has dissipated in recent years, he has been greeted by boos, to varying degrees, in each appearance. Wednesday marks a new chapter in the saga and perhaps the next step in repairing a fractured relationship between the Raptors - the franchise, city and its fans - and their most important figure. How will it go? No one can possibly know for sure. With Carter and his new team, the red-hot Memphis Grizzlies, in town for a match-up of unlikely conference leaders, the Raptors will honour VC in a video tribute sometime during the first quarter as part of their continued 20th anniversary celebrations. Its a decision thats sure to spark controversy and awaken an ongoing, decade-long debate in and around Toronto: Does Carters Raptor legacy merit any kind of salute? And if so, to what extent and at what time is it appropriate? The breakup was unquestionably ugly, something that neither party is especially proud of, although no one has fully embraced their share of the blame. The franchise mishandled Carter for most of his tenure, especially towards the end. They failed to build a contender around him and alienated him with botched draft picks and the hiring of Rob Babcock. And Carter? Whether he relented or not, at some point he asked out of Toronto. He was accused of tipping plays to the opposition and would later admit to giving less than a full effort prior to the inevitable split. That said, his Raptors resume speaks for itself. A five-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year, member of an All-NBA second and third team and winner of the iconic Slam Dunk Contest that put Toronto on the basketball map. Hes the teams all-time leader in points per game, second in scoring, fourth in assists and fifth in rebounds. Most importantly, he took the Raptors to heights they had never reached and have yet to reach since. He is the face of basketball when you think of basketball in Canada and when you look at the Raptors, said Sam Mitchell, currently an assistant with the Timberwolves and formerly Carters head coach in Toronto, who guested with Bryan Hayes on TSN Radio Tuesday afternoon. He was a great ambassador for the game and played extremely well for the Raptors. I would hope people would remember those things, not just how he left but remember how he came in and what he did while he was there. Unaware of the plan to honour Carter in Wednesdays game, DeMar DeRozan was asked if its an appropriate time to pay tribute to the former Raptors star.dddddddddddd I think it would be better once hes done because you still get the boos and the mixed emotions when he comes here to play with another team, said DeRozan, now directly behind Carter on the teams all-time scoring list. So I think it would be best when hes done. When [his career is] all said and done everybody can realize everything hes done for the city. While a post-retirement tribute would seem to make the most sense, for the very reasons DeRozan cited, the teams anniversary festivities may have forced their hand in that regard. They have already honoured former players Alvin Williams and Antonio Davis with video montages in a game against the Washington Wizards earlier this month. Last week they did the same for longtime play-by-play voice Chuck Swirsky and will continue to pay tribute to former players and personnel throughout the season. Meaning no disrespect to the contributions of those they have celebrated, or will continue to celebrate, none of them come close to matching Carters overall importance to the franchises first two decades or the growth of basketball in Canada. Its been way too long, said Williams, asked if its time for Toronto to forgive and forget when he was in town on Nov. 7. Hes done a lot, not only for us as a team but just for this country. You see the Canadian basketball players that are growing up and its a testament to him. That shows what he did not only for the Raptors but what he did for this whole country. I talk to Andrew [Wiggins] and I talk to Anthony Bennett, said Mitchell, who now coaches both Canadian first-overall picks in Minnesota. And without a doubt they identify with the Vince Carter era. They remember buying those seven dollar tickets or nine dollar tickets, sitting up in the nosebleeds, taking the train down to the ACC to come watch Vince Carter play. So, during a year in which the Raptors are looking back and paying homage to their past, could they really have disregarded the man who has more or less defined it, for better or for worse? That doesnt mean fans have to embrace Carter or even applaud him on Wednesday. Some will, some wont and its impossible to argue that either side is definitively right or wrong in the stance they choose to take. Carters tenure in Toronto can be remembered for the good, for the bad or for the ugly. Has enough time elapsed to heal those wounds? Regardless of how you may feel about Vince when he left, I would encourage the fans to think about the times when Vince was there, Mitchell pleaded. How he played and the excitement and the notoriety that he brought to the Raptors and to that country, Canada as far as basketball. As you get older and you learn, we all grow, he continued. Im sure Vince would like to have done some things different, we all would like a do-over in certain areas of our life, but you still cant negate what he did for basketball in Canada. He brought it to life and he gave it a face. For that, I think the people in Toronto should be eternally grateful. 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