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Posted at 3:28 p.m., Sunday, November 23, 2008

CFL: Stampeders win Grey Cup

Associated Press

MONTREAL — Sandro DeAngelis led Calgary to its sixth Grey Cup championship tonight, kicking five field goals in the Stampeders' 22-14 victory over the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League title game.

DeAngelis gave Calgary a 16-15 lead with a 21-yarder on the last play of the third quarter. He connected from 30 yards early in the fourth and completed the scoring with a 50-yarder with 4:12 left.

"This is one of the greatest days of my life," DeAngelis said. "We are immortal."

Henry Burris threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brett Ralph late in the first half to cut Montreal's lead to 13-0.

"There was so many times I used to hear that song, 'We are the Champions,' I never could listen to the whole song because I always wanted to be a champion," Burris said. "This is what we fight for. This is what we go through the ups and downs for. And to finally be a champion, I mean ... wow. Right now, it's like I'm living a dream."

Avon Cobourne had a 16-yard scoring run for Montreal, and Damon Duval made two field goals and a single.

A crowd of 66,308 attended the game at Olympic Stadium. The Stampeders also won their last previous title at Olympic Stadium, beating Winnipeg in 2001. Montreal lost for the fifth time in six Grey Cup appearances since 2000.