The Western Canada normally refers to three or four Canadian provinces: British Columbia (a few exclude the coast) Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba (possibly) Western British Columbia adjoins the Pacific Ocean but both Alberta and Saskatchewan are landlocked. ... West A division in sport consists of a group of teams who compete against one another for a divisional title, or other honour. ... Division is one of the two regional divisions of the The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue Canadienne de Football) is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until See also: 1957 in sports, 1959 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Lee Petty Indianapolis 500 - Jimmy Bryan USAC Racing - Tony Bettenhausen won the season championship Formula One Championship - Great Britain February 23 - Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time F1 champion Juan Manuel Fangio. 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill won, driving a Ferrari 250TR Rally racing - the team of Guy Monraisse / Jacques Feret won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Renault Drag racing: Don Garlits wins Top Fuel at the AHRA nationals Ted Cyr won Top Eliminator at the NHRA Nationals Baseball January 29: The Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed. January 30: Commissioner Ford Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than the fans, will vote for the All-Star teams. April 15: San Francisco Giants pitcher Rubén Gómez won baseballs first regular season game on the West Coast. He started the first game in San Francisco history, beating Don Drysdale and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in a 8-0 shutout at Seals Stadium. The two teams moved from New York after the 1957 season. World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over the Milwaukee Braves. The Series MVP is pitcher Bob Turley of New York. Basketball NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Kentucky wins 84-72 over Seattle NBA Finals: St. Louis Hawks win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics World Basketball Championships (Men) - Rio de Janero, Brazil Gold: United States of America Silver: Brazil Bronze: Philippines Boxing December 10 - Light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore is knocked down three times in the first round and once more in the fifth round by Yvon Durelle but Moore held on to come back to knock out Durelle in the 11th round. Cycling Tour de France - Charly Gaul of Luxembourg Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships: Mens champion: David Jenkins, United States Womens champion: Carol Heiss, United States Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada Football (American) NFL Championship: the Baltimore Colts won 23-17 over the New York Giants. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Collingwood wins the 62nd VFL Premiership (Collingwood 12.10 (82) d Melbourne 9.10 (64)) Brownlow Medal not awarded to Neil Roberts (St Kilda) American Football is way better Football (Canadian) Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 35-28 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football (Soccer) February 6, Munich air disaster: 7 Manchester United players are killed, Duncan Edwards later died of his injuries. Football World Cup: Sweden England - FA Cup: Bolton Wanderers win 2-0 over Manchester United Golf Mens Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters golf tournament - Arnold Palmer June - US Open - Tommy Bolt July - British Open - Bobby Locke August - PGA Championship - Dow Finsterwald PGA tours leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $42,608 Womens Golf US Womens Open - Mickey Wright LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright Beverly Hanson: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $12,629. Soccer is very gay... Thoroughbred Horse Racing Australia - Melbourne Cup - Baystone Canada - Queens Plate - Caledon Beau France - Prix de lArc de Triomphe - Ballymoss Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sindon English Triple Crown Races: Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Pall Mall Epsom Derby - Hard Ridden St. Leger Stakes - Alcide Tim Tam, who had won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, fractured a sesamoid bone and lost his chance for the Triple Crown when he hobbled across the finish line in second place at the Belmont Stakes. United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby - Tim Tam Preakness Stakes - Tim Tam Belmont Stakes - Cavan Harness Racing United States Pacing Triple Crown races: Cane Pace - Raider Frost Little Brown Jug - Shadow Wave Messenger Stakes - OBrien Hanover United States Trotting Triple Crown races: Hambletonian - Emilys Pride Yonkers Trot - Spunky Hanover Kentucky Futurity - Emilys Pride Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship: Pacers: Free Hall Ice Hockey January 18 - Willie ORee makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins. He is the first African-Canadian to play in the National Hockey League. Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHLs leading scorer during the regular season: Dickie Moore, Montreal Canadiens Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHLs Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4-2 over the Boston Bruins World Hockey Championship Mens champion: Whitby Dunlops from Soviet Union Skiing FIS World Championships - Women: Downhill: Lucille Wheeler (Canada) Giant Slalom: Lucille Wheeler (Canada) Slalom: Inge Bjoernbakken (Norway) Combined: Frieda Dänzer (Switzerland) FIS World Championships - Men: Downhill: Toni Sailer (Austria) Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer (Austria) Slalom: Josl Rieder (Austria) Combined: Toni Sailer (Austria) Tennis Grand Slam in tennis mens results: Australian Open - Ashley Cooper French Open - Mervyn Rose Wimbledon championships - Ashley Cooper US Open - Ashley Cooper Grand Slam in tennis womens results: Australian Open - Angela Mortimer French Open - Zsuzsi Kormoczy Wimbledon championships - Althea Gibson US Open - Althea Gibson Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Australia in world tennis. General sporting events British Empire & Commonwealth Games held in Cardiff, United Kingdom The international petanque federation is founded in Marseille Births January 5 - Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper January 10 - Gary Cook, UK athlete February 11 - Regina Marsikova, Czechoslovakian tennis player. February 20 - Det de Beus,Dutch field hockey goalkeeper June 14 - Eric Heiden, US speed skater June 15 - Wade Boggs, American baseball player August 1 - Vickey Dixon, British field hockey international Deaths February 6 - Geoff Bent, English footballer, 25 February 6 - Roger Byrne, English footballer, 28 February 6 - Eddie Colman, English footballer, 21 February 6 - Mark Jones, English footballer, 24 February 6 - David Pegg, Irish footballer, 22 February 6 - Tommy Taylor, English footballer, 26 February 6 - Liam Whelan, Irish footballer, 22 February 21 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer, 21 Categories: 1958 | 1958 in sports ... 1958, the West Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.

History

Pre-1936

The first organized This article or section should be merged with Comparison of Canadian and American football Canadian football is a form of football closely related to American football in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100.... football club in Western Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Canada was the Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, later the Winnipeg Football Club, a forerunner of the The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Winnipeg Blue Bombers which was founded in See also: 1878 in sports, 1880 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Cricket 2 January-4 January, Sydney - Only Test between Australia and England. ... 1879. At the time the sport was generally called Rugby might refer to the sport called rugby: Rugby football Rugby league Rugby union Touch Rugby Tag Rugby Wheelchair Rugby Rugby is also the name of several places: Rugby, Warwickshire (England) within the Borough of Rugby Rugby, North Dakota Rugby, Tennessee Rugby, Brooklyn Rugby may also refer to: Rugby School... rugby or This article discusses the sport Rugby. For other uses see Rugby. ... rugby football because its rules were similar to A Rugby match in the Stade de France Rugby union is a team sport that was (according to legend) developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... rugby union's, although this would change drastically in the coming decades. The first organized competition in the West was formed in See also: 1887 in sports, 1889 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Football (soccer) The Football League founded - Preston North End champions FA Cup - West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 2-0 Births Deaths Categories: 1888 ... 1888 Winnipeg Football Club, St. John's College and the Royal School of Infantry formed the Manitoba Rugby League, later re-organized as the Manitoba Rugby Football Union. Football was being played in what was to become Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2.... Alberta and Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th)  - Land 591,670 km²  - Water 59,366 km² (9.... Saskatchewan by See also: 1889 in sports, 1891 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Cricket County Cricket Championship - Surrey Figure skating Canadian figure skater Louis Rubinstein of Montreal, Quebec won the first World Figure Skating Championships for men held at St. Petersburg, Russia. Births Deaths Categories: 1890 ... 1890, and by See also: 1906 in sports, 1908 in sports and the list of years in sports. ... 1907 the new provinces had organized their own respective competitions and agreed to adopt the rules of the national governing body, the Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football. ... Canadian Rugby Union. A provincial union would not be formed in Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell ( BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2.... British Columbia until the Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Referred to as the Roaring 20s. ... 1920s.

The three provincial unions then in existence soon set out to create a unified Western Canadian competition, with the view that the Western champion should be able to challenge for the Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football. ... Canadian Rugby Union's new championship trophy, the Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... Grey Cup. To this end, the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta unions formed the Western Canada Rugby Football Union in See also: 1910 in sports, 1912 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing January 21 - The first Monte Carlo motor rally May 30 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 15th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.11 (41) d Collingwood 4.11 (35)) Football (soccer) England - FA Cup: Bradford City beat Newcastle United 1–0 in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet). Events Births October 12 - Maribel Vinson-Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961) Deaths Categories: 1911 | 1911 in sports ... 1911, with the Calgary Tigers winning the first Western championship later that year. Initially, the Western champions were not allowed to compete for the Grey Cup, because the CRU believed the caliber of the new compeition to be inferior to those in the East. It would not be until See also: 1920 in sports, 1922 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (American) Chicago Staleys later the Chicago Bears win the 1921 American Professional Football Association title. ... 1921 that a Western team was finally allowed to compete in the Grey Cup game, when the The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Edmonton Eskimos lost 23-0 to the The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Toronto Argonauts. Initial challenges for the trophy met with futility, largely because the Western champion invariably had to travel to the East to compete in the championship game. Finally in See also: 1934 in sports, 1936 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball On May 25, Babe Ruth has a last hurrah, hitting three home runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates.... 1935 a Western team, the Winnipeg Pegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers) captured the Grey Cup, after they defeated the This article is on the ice hockey team. ... Hamilton Tigers 18-12.

Western Interprovincial Football Union (1936-1961)

In See also: 1935 in sports, 1937 in sports and the list of years in sports. Events May 12: Jockey Ralph Neves was involved in a racing accident at Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo, California and mistakenly pronounced dead. ... 1936, the Western Interprovincial Football Union was formed, succeeding the WCRFU as the West's premier football competition. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. ... Regina Roughriders and Calgary Bronks were the original teams. Teams from Edmonton and Vancouver also competed in some seasons prior to suspension of the competition in See also: 1941 in sports, 1943 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Baseball January 4: Hall of Fame election: Rogers Hornsby is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, getting 78 percent of the vote. Further selections of 19th century players are delayed. January 15: President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives baseball the go-ahead to play despite World War II. FDR encourages more night baseball so that war workers may attend. Ironically, the Cubs, who had signed contracts to install lights at Wrigley Field, drop their plans because of the military need for the material. There will be no lights at Wrigley for 46 more years. World Series: St. Louis Cardinals defeats New York Yankees, 4 games to 1. The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship. It would also be their last. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 46th VFL Premiership (Essendon 19.18 (132) d Richmond 11.13 (79)) Births January 17 - Cassius Clay, later Muhammed Ali, heavyweight boxing champion May 18 - Nobby Stiles, football player September 25 - Oscar Bonavena, Argentinian boxer (d. 1976) Deaths Categories: 1942 | 1942 in sports ... 1942 for the duration of the Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. ... Second World War. The league resumed play on a limited basis in See also: 1944 in sports, 1946 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Baseball January 28: Hall of Fame election: Baseball writers fail to elect a new inductee. ... 1945 with Winnipeg, Regina and the newly-renamed The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. ... Calgary Stampeders. The competition was fully resumed by See also: 1945 in sports, 1947 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball January 23: Hall of Fame election: The writers vote again fails to select an inductee, despite a newly revamped voting process. ... 1946. The Regina Roughriders became the The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. ... Saskatchewan Roughriders in See also: 1947 in sports, 1949 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball January 29: Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players. ... 1948, Edmonton re-joined the league in See also: 1948 in sports, 1950 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto racing The first 24 hours of Le Mans is held since the beginning of World War II. Luigi Chinetti and Lord Seldson win the race in a Ferrari 166M. Baseball January 28: The New... 1949 and in See also: 1949 in sports, 1951 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Bill Rexford AAA Racing: Henry Banks won the series championship Johnnie Parsons won the Indianapolis 500 Formula One Champion: The first World Championship for drivers under the jurisdiction of the Fédération... 1950 the third place team was granted a playoff berth. In See also: 1953 in sports, 1955 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Lee Petty AAA Racing: Bill Vukovich won the Indianapolis 500 Jimmy Bryan won the season championship Formula One Championship - Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Froilán Gonz... 1954, the The British Columbia Lions are a Canadian Football League team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... British Columbia Lions joined the league, thus giving the West the same five teams that compete in the modern CFL See also: 2004 in sports, 2005 in baseball, other events of 2005, 2006 in sports, list of years in sports. Auto racing Paris Dakar Rally winners Motorcycle: Cyril Despres, France, KTM 660 Rally, Team Gauloises KTM, Time 47:27:31, Penalty 9:00 Car: Stéphane Peterhansel, Jean-Paul Cottret... as of 2005. The The regular season is a term used, primarily, in North American sports. ... regular season For schedule in computer science, see schedule (computer science). ... schedule was also expanded, from eight games per team in 1946 to 12 in 1948, 14 in 1949 and finally 16 games in See also: 1951 in sports, 1953 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Troy Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 Chuck Stevenson won the season championship Formula One Championship - Italy 24 hours of Le Mans: Hermann Lang / Fritz Reiss won, driving... 1952. The West would continue to play a 16 game schedule for the next three decades.

The WIFU champion was not always guaranteed a berth in the Grey Cup game at first. In See also: 1939 in sports, 1941 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Baseball The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4 games to 3. ... 1940 the Western champions, the Blue Bombers were disqualified from the Grey Cup due to a rules dispute. Also, until the Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... 1950s, the Western champion was often obliged to play the champion of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in a Grey Cup semi-final. However, the ORFU was eventually proven to be a much weaker league, and stopped challenging for the Grey Cup after the 1954 season. The Western champion has always been guaranteed a berth in the Grey Cup since that time, therefore 1954 is usually viewed as the start of the The terms Modern World, Modern Period, New World, Modern Times, Progressive Age, Modern Age, or Modern Era are recognized by historians as being that period of time commencing after the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, after the mid-18th century. ... modern era of Canadian football.

Since the See also: 1954 in sports, 1956 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Bob Sweikert won the Indianapolis 500 Bob Sweikert won the season championship Formula One Championship - Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Mike Hawthorn / Ivor... 1955 season, the champion of what was then known as the WIFU has competed for the Grey Cup against the champion of what was then called the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union or There are two places named Big Four in the United States. ... Big Four. In See also: 1955 in sports, 1957 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker The United States Auto Club (USAC) was founded to take over race sanctioning from the American Automobile Association (AAA). ... 1956, these two leagues agreed to form the CFLFan.... Canadian Football Council. In See also: 1957 in sports, 1959 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Lee Petty Indianapolis 500 - Jimmy Bryan USAC Racing - Tony Bettenhausen won the season championship Formula One Championship - Great Britain February 23 - Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time F1 champion Juan Manuel Fangio. 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill won, driving a Ferrari 250TR Rally racing - the team of Guy Monraisse / Jacques Feret won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Renault Drag racing: Don Garlits wins Top Fuel at the AHRA nationals Ted Cyr won Top Eliminator at the NHRA Nationals Baseball January 29: The Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed. January 30: Commissioner Ford Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than the fans, will vote for the All-Star teams. April 15: San Francisco Giants pitcher Rubén Gómez won baseballs first regular season game on the West Coast. He started the first game in San Francisco history, beating Don Drysdale and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in a 8-0 shutout at Seals Stadium. The two teams moved from New York after the 1957 season. World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over the Milwaukee Braves. The Series MVP is pitcher Bob Turley of New York. Basketball NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Kentucky wins 84-72 over Seattle NBA Finals: St. Louis Hawks win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics World Basketball Championships (Men) - Rio de Janero, Brazil Gold: United States of America Silver: Brazil Bronze: Philippines Boxing December 10 - Light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore is knocked down three times in the first round and once more in the fifth round by Yvon Durelle but Moore held on to come back to knock out Durelle in the 11th round. Cycling Tour de France - Charly Gaul of Luxembourg Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships: Mens champion: David Jenkins, United States Womens champion: Carol Heiss, United States Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada Football (American) NFL Championship: the Baltimore Colts won 23-17 over the New York Giants. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Collingwood wins the 62nd VFL Premiership (Collingwood 12.10 (82) d Melbourne 9.10 (64)) Brownlow Medal not awarded to Neil Roberts (St Kilda) American Football is way better Football (Canadian) Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 35-28 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football (Soccer) February 6, Munich air disaster: 7 Manchester United players are killed, Duncan Edwards later died of his injuries. Football World Cup: Sweden England - FA Cup: Bolton Wanderers win 2-0 over Manchester United Golf Mens Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters golf tournament - Arnold Palmer June - US Open - Tommy Bolt July - British Open - Bobby Locke August - PGA Championship - Dow Finsterwald PGA tours leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $42,608 Womens Golf US Womens Open - Mickey Wright LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright Beverly Hanson: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $12,629. Soccer is very gay... Thoroughbred Horse Racing Australia - Melbourne Cup - Baystone Canada - Queens Plate - Caledon Beau France - Prix de lArc de Triomphe - Ballymoss Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sindon English Triple Crown Races: Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Pall Mall Epsom Derby - Hard Ridden St. Leger Stakes - Alcide Tim Tam, who had won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, fractured a sesamoid bone and lost his chance for the Triple Crown when he hobbled across the finish line in second place at the Belmont Stakes. United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby - Tim Tam Preakness Stakes - Tim Tam Belmont Stakes - Cavan Harness Racing United States Pacing Triple Crown races: Cane Pace - Raider Frost Little Brown Jug - Shadow Wave Messenger Stakes - OBrien Hanover United States Trotting Triple Crown races: Hambletonian - Emilys Pride Yonkers Trot - Spunky Hanover Kentucky Futurity - Emilys Pride Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship: Pacers: Free Hall Ice Hockey January 18 - Willie ORee makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins. He is the first African-Canadian to play in the National Hockey League. Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHLs leading scorer during the regular season: Dickie Moore, Montreal Canadiens Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHLs Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4-2 over the Boston Bruins World Hockey Championship Mens champion: Whitby Dunlops from Soviet Union Skiing FIS World Championships - Women: Downhill: Lucille Wheeler (Canada) Giant Slalom: Lucille Wheeler (Canada) Slalom: Inge Bjoernbakken (Norway) Combined: Frieda Dänzer (Switzerland) FIS World Championships - Men: Downhill: Toni Sailer (Austria) Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer (Austria) Slalom: Josl Rieder (Austria) Combined: Toni Sailer (Austria) Tennis Grand Slam in tennis mens results: Australian Open - Ashley Cooper French Open - Mervyn Rose Wimbledon championships - Ashley Cooper US Open - Ashley Cooper Grand Slam in tennis womens results: Australian Open - Angela Mortimer French Open - Zsuzsi Kormoczy Wimbledon championships - Althea Gibson US Open - Althea Gibson Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Australia in world tennis. General sporting events British Empire & Commonwealth Games held in Cardiff, United Kingdom The international petanque federation is founded in Marseille Births January 5 - Ursula Thielemann, German field hockey goalkeeper January 10 - Gary Cook, UK athlete February 11 - Regina Marsikova, Czechoslovakian tennis player. February 20 - Det de Beus,Dutch field hockey goalkeeper June 14 - Eric Heiden, US speed skater June 15 - Wade Boggs, American baseball player August 1 - Vickey Dixon, British field hockey international Deaths February 6 - Geoff Bent, English footballer, 25 February 6 - Roger Byrne, English footballer, 28 February 6 - Eddie Colman, English footballer, 21 February 6 - Mark Jones, English footballer, 24 February 6 - David Pegg, Irish footballer, 22 February 6 - Tommy Taylor, English footballer, 26 February 6 - Liam Whelan, Irish footballer, 22 February 21 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer, 21 Categories: 1958 | 1958 in sports ... 1958, the CFC withdrew from the CRU and re-named itself the The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue Canadienne de Football) is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... Canadian Football League.

Western Football Conference (1961-1980)

The WIFU was re-named the Western Football Conference in See also: 1960 in sports, 1962 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Marvin Panch won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Ned Jarrett Indianapolis 500 - A.J. Foyt USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the driving championship Formula One Championship - United States 24... 1961 and agreed to a partial interlocking schedule with what was by then known as the Eastern Football Conference the same year. Although the WFC was part of the CFL, its merger with the EFC was only a partial merger for the next two decades. During this time, the conferences maintained considerable autonomy - for example, the West had a different playoff format until See also: 1972 in sports, 1974 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 in which singer Marty Robbins made his first appearance as a driver. ... 1973 and a longer schedule until See also: 1973 in sports, 1975 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty IROC Championship - inaugural year won by Mark Donohue Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Bobby Unser Formula One Championship - Brazil... 1974. During this time, attendances increased substantially for most clubs and See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Family watching television in the 1950s. ... television revenue gained prominence and importance. By the Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology Bulletin board system popularity Popularization of personal computers, Walkmans, VHS videocassette recorders, and compact disc (CD) players Introduction of the IBM PC Home video games become enormously popular, most notably Atari until the market crashes in 1983; the rise... 1980s, the perceived need for separate, regional organizations within the CFL had faded.

West Division (1980-1994, 1996-present)

In See also: 1979 in sports, 1981 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt Buddy Baker won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Johnny Rutherford won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford Formula One Champion - Alan Jones of Australia 24... 1980, the CFL's two conferences agreed to a full merger and a full interlocking schedule. Although the WFC has carried on since that time as the CFL's West Division, full authority is now vested within the CFL. The decision to create a full interlocking schedule meant that the teams were playing fewer divisional games, consequently the league decided add two extra divisional games per team, thus extending the schedule to 18 games per team starting in See also: 1985 in sports, 1987 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Geoff Bodine won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Rahal Formula One Championship - France 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of... 1986.

The West Division has undergone major changes since the dissolution of the WFC. In See also: 1986 in sports, 1988 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ... 1987 an East Division team, the The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) refers to a team in the Canadian Football League based in Montreal, Quebec. ... Montreal Alouettes, folded. Consequently, Winnipeg was transferred to the East Division to keep the divisions equal in size. This led to the first all-Western Grey Cup in See also: 1987 in sports, 1989 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Brazil 24 hours of Le... 1988 when the Blue Bombers won the East Division championship for the first time.

In See also: 1992 in sports, 1994 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt Two top NASCAR drivers--Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 series champion, and Davey Allison, were killed in aviation accidents. ... 1993, the CFL decided to expand to the United States, leading to the addition of the league's first The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... American-based team, the Categories: Stub | Defunct Canadian football teams | Sacramento sports ... Sacramento Gold Miners. In See also: 1993 in sports, 1995 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - season championship won by Al Unser, Jr Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr. ... 1994, the division added a sixth team, the The Las Vegas Posse was a Canadian Football League team that played just the 1994 season at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Las Vegas Posse. Following the 1994 season, the Posse folded while the Gold Miners moved to The Alamo in San Antonio San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. ... San Antonio and became the Categories: Stub | Defunct Canadian football teams | San Antonio sports ... Texans. For the See also: 1994 in sports, 1996 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. (... 1995 season, all eight Canadian teams competed in the North Division.

Prior to the See also: 1995 in sports, 1997 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 at Suzuka City November 24, the first NASCAR event held in Japan. Indy Racing League - Mike Groff wins inaugural IRL championship Indianapolis 500 - Buddy Lazier CART - Jimmy Vasser won the season championship Formula One Championship - Great Britain 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Manuel Reuter / Davy Jones / Alexander Wurz driving a TWR-Porsche Rally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship the team of Patrick Bernardini / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Ford Escort RS Cosworth Drag racing - Kenny Bernstein won the NHRA Top Fuel championship. Baseball January 8 - For the first time in 25 years, no one garners 75 percent of the votes needed to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Phil Niekro comes closest with 68 percent. World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 2 over the Atlanta Braves. The Series MVP was relief pitcher, John Wetteland, New York Basketball April 1 - NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Kentucky wins 76-67 over Syracuse NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Seattle SuperSonics, after a record-breaking 72-10 regular season. Boxing March 16 - Christy Martin defeats Deirdre Gogarty by a decision in six rounds to retain her Womens boxing world title in front of a national tv audience. This fight is credited with making the general public aware of womens boxing. June 7 - Oscar De La Hoya defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in four rounds to win the WBCs world Jr. Welterweight championship. Cricket Cricket World Cup - Final: Australia by 7 wickets Cycling Giro dItalia won by Pavel Tonkov of Russia Tour de France - Denmark World Cycling Championship: Johan Museeuw of Belgium Field Hockey December 7 - 15 - Champions Trophy held for the first time in India at Chennai. Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships: Mens champion: Todd Eldredge, United States Womens champion: Michelle Kwan, United States Pairs champions: Marina Eltsova & Sergei Bushkov, Russia Football (Soccer) England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 1-0 over Liverpool Major League Soccer Kicks-Off: On April 6th an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first game. San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda scored the leagues first goal in a 1-0 victory over D. C. United. Football (American) Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys won 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers Football (Australian Rules) Australian Football League North Melbourne wins the 100th AFL premiership (North Melbourne 19.17 (131) d Sydney Swans 13.10 (88)) Brownlow Medal awarded to James Hird (Essendon) and Michael Voss (Brisbane Bears) At the end of the season Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears merge, forming the Brisbane Lions. Football (Canadian) Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts win 43-37 over the Edmonton Eskimos Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan Huskies win 31-12 over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men Golf Mens Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Nick Faldo June - US Open - Steve Jones July - British Open - Tom Lehman August - PGA Championship - Mark Brooks PGA tours leading money winner for the year: Tom Lehman - $1,780,159 PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Jim Colbert - $1,627,890 Tiger Woods became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles. This was the sixth consecutive year in which he won a USGA championship, one short of Bobby Jones record of seven. In September, he turned professional. In the last five regular tournaments of the year on the PGA TOUR, his finishes were 5-3-1-3-1, placing him among the tours top 30 money-winners for the year and thereby qualifying him for the season-ending TOUR Championship. Woods was named the PGA TOURs Rookie of the Year. Womens Golf US Womens Open - Annika Sörenstam LPGA Championship - Laura Davies Karrie Webb is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $1,002,000 becoming the first ever woman to earn more than a million dollars in one golf season. Thoroughbred Horse Racing Australia - Melbourne Cup - Saintly Canada - Queens Plate - Victor Cooley France - Prix de lArc de Triomphe - Helissio Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Zagreb English Triple Crown Races: Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Mark of Esteem Epsom Derby - Shaamit St. Leger Stakes - Shantou United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby - Grindstone Preakness Stakes - Louis Quatorze Belmont Stakes - Editors Note Breeders Cup: Breeders Cup Classic - Alphabet Soup Breeders Cup Distaff - Jewel Princess Breeders Cup Juvenile - Boston Harbor Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies - Storm Song Breeders Cup Mile - Da Hoss Breeders Cup Sprint - Lit de Justice Breeders Cup Turf - Pilsudski Harness Racing June 22 - the fastest race mile in harness racing history was set by Jennas Beach Boy (1:47.3) at Meadowlands Racetrack. The North America Cup - Arizona Jack United States Pacing Triple Crown races: Cane Pace - Scoot To Power Little Brown Jug - Armbro Operative Messenger Stakes - Go For Grins United States Trotting Triple Crown races: Hambletonian - Continentalvictory Yonkers Trot - Continentalvictory Kentucky Futurity - Running Sea Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship: Pacers: Young Mister Charles Trotters: Pride Of Petite Ice Hockey Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHLs leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHLs Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup - the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers 4 games to 0. World Hockey Championship Mens champion: Czech Republic defeated Canada Junior Mens champion: Canada defeated Sweden Skiing Alpine Skiing The mens overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway The womens overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany Snooker World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Peter Ebdon 18-12 World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1996/97 Tennis Grand Slam in tennis mens results: Australian Open - Boris Becker French Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wimbledon championships - Richard Krajicek US Open - Pete Sampras Grand Slam in tennis womens results: Australian Open - Monica Seles French Open - Steffi Graf Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf US Open - Steffi Graf Davis Cup: France won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis. General sporting events 1996 Summer Olympics takes place in Atlanta, United States United States wins the most medals (101), and the most gold medals (44). Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion: Jeff King wins with lead dogs: Jake & Booster Births Deaths May 11 - Rodney Culver, 26, San Diego Chargers running back, died in a plane crash October 12 - René Lacoste, champion tennis player Categories: 1996 | 1996 in sports ... 1996 season however, all of the American clubs disbanded, with one (the The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) refers to a team in the Canadian Football League based in Montreal, Quebec. ... Baltimore Stallions) returning to This article needs cleanup. ... Montreal. The pre-1986 divisional alignment was restored, only to see Winnipeg return to the East after one season when the Ottawa Rough Riders folded. The Blue Bombers returned to the West in See also: 2001 in sports, 2003 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ward Burton wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. ... 2002 after an expansion franchise was granted in the nation's capital.

Grey Cup record

Prior to 1954, Western clubs found limited success in the Grey Cup. Since 1954 however, the West has generally been on an equal footing and in recent decades has often dominated the East in the regular season. Since 1954 the West has won 27 Grey Cups and lost 23. If the 1995 season is counted, the West has lost 24. It should also be noted that two of the West's Grey Cup losses were to the Blue Bombers, who are now back in the West.

Playoff format

For most seasons since 1950, the top three teams in the West have made the A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ... playoffs. For many years, the semi-final and final was a two-game or even a best-of-three game series, but this was abandoned in the 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1970s in favour of one game play-offs. The top four teams qualified for the post-season in See also: 1984 in sports, 1986 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip Ken Schrader enters NASCAR CART Racing - Al Unser Sr won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Danny Sullivan Formula One Championship... 1985 when an earlier form of the cross-over rule was in force, and again in 1994 when there were six teams. In See also: 1996 in sports, 1998 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season... 1997, the present cross-over rule was implemented, allowing the fourth place team from one division to take the play-off place of the third place team in the other division, should the fourth place team earn a better record. Since 1997, the fourth place team in the West has taken advantage of the cross-over rule three times, although none has advanced to the Eastern final. -1... As of 2004, no team from the East had crossed over into the Western playoffs.

List of champions (since 1936)

• Clubs in italics finished in first place during the regular season.
• Clubs in bold won the Grey Cup.

Champions of the Western Interprovincial Football Union

Champions of the Western Football Conference

Champions of the Canadian Football League West Division

¹ - Regina did not take part in the 1936 Grey Cup game.
² - Winnipeg was disqualified from the 1940 Grey Cup due to a rules dispute.
³ - No regular season was played in 1945.
⁴ - Winnipeg won two Grey Cups (in 1988 and 1990) while in the East Division.
⁵ - All Canadian teams competed in the North Division in 1995.

External Links

• History of the CFL (http://www.cfl.ca/CFLHistory/home.html)