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CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders carried the contents of their lockers to their cars at McMahon Stadium with mixed feelings Monday. A good season, yes, but as star running back Jon Cornish pointed out, people will remember this years Grey Cup winner before they remember Calgarys 14-4 record in the regular season. "The (Stampeder) teams that were 15-3 back in the 90s, who is going to remember those teams?" Cornish said outside the locker room. "I had no clue those teams existed prior to us coming close to the record because we didnt win championships those years. For me Im getting older and I care about my legacy. "I understand that winning championships is part of the game in the CFL. Those are the guys who are remembered. For me, this really emphasizes what next year means." The Stampeders were in a next-year mindset because of a 35-13 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the previous nights West Division final at McMahon. The Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats will play in Sundays Grey Cup in Regina. Calgary carried the seasons best record into the playoffs and was a Grey Cup favourite as the next-closest teams were 11-7. The Stampeders ranked No. 1 in many statistical categories. Cornish won his second straight season rushing title and is a double nominee for the leagues Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian awards. Offensive lineman Brett Jones is a finalist for rookie of the year, defensive end Charleston Hughes for the defensive player award and kicker Rene Paredes for the special teams player trophy. Its the first time Calgary has finalists for five major awards and those will be announced Thursday in Regina. Calgary won games despite a three-man rotation at quarterback in the middle of the season because of injuries and constantly plugging holes at other positions for the same reasons. But the best team in the league at protecting the football chose the wrong game and the wrong opponent to suddenly develop a case of the drops. Seven turnovers against the Roughriders, who led the CFL in takeaways this season, was Calgarys undoing. Saskatchewan jumped out to a 22-6 lead, which gave them the luxury of running the ball a lot against a Stampeder defensive line missing two premiere tackles with knee injuries. "Going into the game, if I was scripting it, I would have liked to have seen my offence on the field more than their offence and that way keeping our defence on the sideline," Calgary coach John Hufnagel said. "I didnt really want the script to be them having a lead and having the ability to have patience with their running game. "The turnovers partially created that scenario we didnt want. When you play good football teams in big games, you need to protect the football." Hufnagel completed the second season of a five-year contract extension signed when the NHLs Calgary Flames bought the team in the January, 2012. Initially hired prior to the 2008 season, the Stampeders have gone 73-34-1 in the regular season under Hufnagel as coach and GM. The Stampeders have played in two Grey Cups during his tenure and won it in 2008. Calgarys playoff record with Hufnagel is 5-5. He says he has about 14 players entering free agency this off-season, with defensive back Juwan Simpson and receiver Mo Price among them. But the more pressing matter for the Stampeders is which quarterback Hufnagel will choose to protect in the expansion draft Dec. 16? Calgary can hide only one from the Ottawa Redblacks when protected rosters are submitted Dec. 9. Kevin Glenn, Drew Tate and Bo Levi Mitchell all started and won games for Calgary this season and all three are still under contracts. When asked Monday if hed made a decision on which quarterback to protect, Hufnagel said no, but that expansion-draft meetings would start immediately. Tate was anointed Calgarys next starting quarterback when the Stampeders traded Henry Burris to Hamilton in January. 2012. But the brittle Tate hasnt been able to string together starts because of various injuries over two seasons. Kevin Glenn came to Calgary in the Burris trade as insurance and has posted a 20-8 record and a 2-2 playoff record. The 33-year-old veteran struggled in his last three games for Calgary, however, and Hufnagel has to look to the future of the franchise. Bo Levi Mitchell, 23, won his three starts. He also came off the bench for an injured Glenn in the third quarter against Montreal in July and threw a pair of touchdowns in the win. "For right now, Im a Calgary Stampeder. Thats what it says on the contract," Glenn said Monday. "Who knows whats going to happen? I doubt all three of us will be back, but we just have to wait to see what happens." The Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa are in the market for a new coach and the Montreal Alouettes could be if the team decides to hire a new one instead of GM Jim Popp continuing in that role. Stampeder offensive co-ordinator Dave Dickenson and defensive co-ordinator Rick Campbell would be attractive options in those markets. "I believe we have some candidates that other teams would want to talk to," Hufnagel said. Fake Off White Vapormax . Follow all the action live on TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto, TSN Radio 690 in Montreal, TSN Radio 1260 in Edmonton and TEAM 1410 on Friday at 3pm et/Noon pt. Nike Vapormax Flyknit Wholesale . - Free agent defensive end Will Smith has signed with the New England Patriots. http://www.cheapvapormaxtrainers.com/.Derrick Rose scored 23 points, and the Bulls pulled away from the Nets for a 105-80 victory on Wednesday night. Chicago held Brooklyn to 29 points on 26. Cheap Vapormax Womens . Austin does not believe the game-time temperature is going to be an advantage for either side heading into the Grey Cup. "We dont think about (the cold)," said Austin. "Im not even sure how you would determine an advantage. Cheap Nike VaporMax Moc 2 . The club announced Friday that Mauro Biello will be kept on as an assistant to coach Jesse Marsch when the Impact join the MLS in 2012.SALT LAKE CITY - When the Utah Jazz need a big play, Gordon Hayward knows its his job to provide it.Hayward scored 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting and added seven assists to lead the Jazz to a 94-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.Our team needs me to be aggressive and to try to help us score on the offensive end, Hayward said. Whether thats as a playmaker and getting other guys open, or scoring myself, I need to make sure Im aggressive.Derrick Favours chipped in 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Trey Burke added 20 points for the Jazz (14-26), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Utah has won seven of its last 10 games with Los Angeles, dating to the 2011-12 season.Nick Young scored 23 points off the bench for the Lakers, who have lost four straight. Jordan Hill added 16 points for Los Angeles (12-29) which played without Kobe Bryant.Bryant did not travel to Utah following the Lakers 109-102 home loss to Cleveland on Thursday. Bryant had a career-high 17 assists in that game to go with 19 points and six rebounds.Without him, Los Angeles turned the ball over 19 times and had just seven assists on 31 baskets.It was one of them nights, Young said. The first half was tough. We still had (14) turnovers in the first half. That was tough. In the second half, we tried to keep it together, but they went on a run.The Jazz trailed 57-53 early in the third quarter before Hayward, Rodney Hood and Trevor Booker hit 3-pointers in succession on three consecutive possessions to fuel a 15-2 run. Once Hayward capped the run with a dunk, the Jazz led 68-59 with 1:36 left in the third quarter.In the beginning of the third quarter, they were playing harder than us and we just needed to raise our level, Utah coach Quin Snyder said. And when we did that defensively, we were able to get a couple of buckets in transition that got us on track.Los Angeles answered with its own run in the fourth quarter. The Lakers cut Utahs lead to a basket when Young hhit a jumper and made three free throws to make it 83-81 with 4:56 left.ddddddddddddThe Jazz halted the comeback when Hayward capped an 11-2 run with a 3-pointer and a runner to give his team a 94-83 lead going into the final minute.Weathering the storm in the fourth quarter is just another sign of progress for a Utah team that has won eight of its last 15 after a 6-19 start.With a new coach, new players and a new system, theres a lot of learning we had to do, Favors said.Burke capped an 11-2 run with a 3-pointer to put the Jazz ahead 21-13 early in the first quarter.The Lakers regained the lead briefly in the second quarter when Young converted a three-point play to put Los Angeles ahead 34-32. Hayward and Favours each made layups as part of a 7-0 spurt that gave Utah the lead again.Hill drained back-to-back jumpers in the final minute before halftime to give the Lakers a 41-39 lead. But Rudy Gobert converted a three-point play to put the Jazz up 44-43 going into the locker room.___TIP-INSLakers: Young went 13 of 13 from the free throw line. He attempted three more free throws than the Jazz did as a team. . Seven assists on 31 made baskets equaled a season low for Los Angeles. . Hill recorded his 14th double-double of the season.Jazz: Utah missed all eight 3-pointers it attempted in the second quarter. The Jazz combined to go 12 of 23 from the perimeter in the other three quarters. The Jazz attempted 23 more 3-pointers than the Lakers, but still outscored Los Angeles 42-36 in the paint. ... Favours notched his team-best 14th double-double of the season.MASTER THEIVESEnes Kanter and Joe Ingles each recorded a career-high three steals for the Jazz — matching the team total for the Lakers.CLEANING THE GLASSLos Angeles won the battle of the boards 42-38. It is the fifth time in the last seven games the Lakers have finished with more rebounds than their opponent.UP NEXTLakers: Visit Phoenix on Monday.Jazz: Visit San Antonio on Sunday. ' ' '