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Winning a championship is one of the toughest things to do in sports, but there is something thats even more difficult. Repeating. That task became even more daunting for the Argos on Sunday when it was announced that their defensive captain, safety Jordan Younger, was calling it a career after nine CFL seasons, all but one of which was with Toronto. What surprised the Argos was the timing, as they didnt have any indication of Youngers intention to retire until Friday night when the club was presented with their Grey Cup rings. "I was surprised" said general manager Jim Barker. "The timing of it was difficult. Players know, when a player feels it, they know. Somebody has to pick up the slack". As for a replacement? "Theres a lot of rookies so you never know until you get out here. (Defensive coordinator) Chris Jones has done this a long time with young guys". Head coach Scott Milanovich said he was "fairly surprised but not shocked" by the two-time Grey Cup winners decision. "I felt like he could have played for a little while, but I dont know how his body feels and thats a decision everybody has to make on their own time. Ill never second guess it." As Younger leaves, the Argo defence welcomed a new face on Sunday in defensive tackle Khalif Mitchell, acquired in an off-season trade with the B.C. Lions. Mitchell had hinted that he wasnt going to report to Toronto due to business opportunities he had in the West, but he arrived on time and ready for action. How did Mitchell come to the conclusion to head East? "I prayed. Also I talked to (Jim) Barker and coach Chris (Jones) and I had decisions to make and I had great choices in life and you have to make a choice based on what you like and I made a choice for football". With the loss of Armond Armstead, Ricky Foley, Ron Flemons and Adriano Belli from the front line, its a decision the Argos are glad Mitchell made. Notes: Its far from settled, but when the offence ran its reps, the first team looked familiar, consisting of Ricky Ray, Chad Kackert, Dontrelle Inman, Jason Barnes, Andre Durie and a rotation of Spencer Watt and Mike Bradwell. Inman looked much bigger, he noted hes added 10 pounds and is now listed at 197 pounds... Tony Washington hurt his calf early in the first of back-to-back practices. He said he didnt think it was serious. His spot at left tackle with the first offesnive line unit was taken by newcomer SirVincent Rogers. He was joined by returnees Wayne Smith, Jeff Keeping, Marc Parenteau and Chris Van Zeyl... Several CIS coaches stood on the sidelines taking notes, among them former Edmonton Eskimos head coach Danny Maciocia, now running the program at Universite de Montreal... Shoulder pads were taken off for the second practice. A new CFL rule prevents teams from going full pads for two practices on the same day. Players did keep their helmets on... Wet weather again forced the team to move from its normal facility at the Erindale Campus of the University of Toronto. The workouts were held at Holy Trinity Secondary School in Oakville... Aside from Younger, the Argos were without veteran defensive backs Pacino Horne and Patrick Watkins. Horne injured his calf and was told by the club to stay home until hes ready. He should be back in 1-2 weeks. Watkins was at home in Florida tending to a "personal situation". The timeline for his return is not known. Stepehen Curry Shoes Clearance . From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding. Curry 5 Wholesale . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. http://www.curryshoesclearance.com/ua-curry-2-shoes.html . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Curry 6 Wholesale . He just needed to be his best twisting, turning acrobatic self. "I didnt need to be anybody else, I just needed to be myself and be aggressive," said Burks, who scored a career-high 34 points to spark the Utah Jazz to a 118-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Curry 6 Cheap . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. Free-agent defensive tackle Sammie Lee Hill has been suspended for the first four weeks of the NFL season for violating the NFLs drug policy, a source told ESPNs Field Yates.Hill missed a scheduled drug test, resulting in the violation and subsequent suspension, a source told ESPNs Adam Caplan, confirming a report by the NFL Network.Hill, 29, had been the Tennessee Titans starting nose tackle over the two years theeyve been using a 3-4 defensive scheme.dddddddddddd He missed the teams first six games last year as he recovered from knee surgery.Hill was originally a fourth-round pick, 115th overall out of Stillman, by the Detroit Lions.ESPN Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky contributed to this report. ' ' '