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The CFL has indefinitely suspended recently-retired CFL defensive lineman Shawn Lemon for betting on games, including one in which he played. According to an investigation conducted by the league, the wagers were placed in 2021 while Lemon was a member of the Calgary Stampeders. The league claimed it found irrefutable evidence of Lemon placing bets but indicated there was no evidence the games were impacted by his wagering. “The integrity of our game is of the utmost importance. Any other factors — career performance, actions in the community, timing, frequency or size of wagers — hold no weight when the legitimacy of the CFL can be called into question,” said CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie in a statement. “It is our responsibility as a league to investigate and address such abnormalities, and it is our collective duty, along with our teams and players, to ensure that sports wagering in no way impacts the quality nor standing of the CFL. We will continue to work with our authorized...

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