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Bishop tosses three scores as Argonauts clinch East Division

Jan 9, 2008 - 6:07 PM REGINA, Saskatchewan (Ticker) -- Michael Bishop tossed three touchdowns to help the Toronto Argonauts clinch the Eastern Division title with a 41-13 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.

Toronto (11-7-0), which has won seven straight, catapulted over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who took over first place on Friday night with a win over Montreal.

The Argonauts have secured a first-round bye and will now await the winner of the November 11 game between Montreal and Winnipeg.

Meanwhile, Saskatchewan has already clinched second place in the West and will host Calgary on November 11.

Bishop and the Argonauts continued their impressive run by scoring on their first possession thanks to a one-yard run by John Avery.

After Noel Prefontaine kicked a 26-yard field goal to make it 10-0, Bishop hit Andre Talbot for a 43-yard score that put Toronto up 17-0 with two minutes left in the first quarter.

Bishop, who finished 20-of-34 for 366 yards, hooked up with Talbot again for a four-yard touchdown pass in the third. He then found Arland Bruce for a 38-yard score with 6:35 left in the fourth.

Kerry Joseph completed 7-of-18 passes for 92 yards and was pulled in favor of Marcus Crandell as the Roughriders (12-6-0) watched their five-game winning streak come to an end.

Crandell did not fare much better, going 6-of-11 for 54 yards with an interception.