CFL

• Eskimos fire GM Maciocia after slow start

  Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Eskimos fired general manager Danny Maciocia on Saturday.

  The move was apparently made prior to Edmonton's 28-25 decision over British Columbia on Friday, the club's first win of the season.

  "We were in a hole at 0-and-4 and we all committed to take this a week at a time," Edmonton president and CEO Rick LeLacheur said. "We didn't have a board meeting until Wednesday.

  I've kept the board in touch like we always do all the time, and on Wednesday we discussed the longer-term plan at where we thought we were at, and at the end of it, [it was] recommended that we proceed with this action and that's what we have done this morning." LeLacheur also said there is no timetable to find a replacement.

  Maciocia took over as GM in November 2008 following a four-year stint as head coach of the club, a tenure that included a Grey Cup title in 2005. He also served as Edmonton's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2002-2004.

  The Eskimos went 9-9 last season and lost to Calgary, 24-21, in the West Division Semifinals.

  "I just felt for the long term...this is in the best interest of the Edmonton Eskimos," LeLacheur said of the move.

  07/31 16:28:07 ET