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It’s the story that seemingly won’t go away. The Alouettes lost by 20 points last week, yet all anyone can talk about is Boris Bede — the kicker.

The beleaguered Bede remains the Als’ kicker for now, but the team brought three more players — including Anthony Alix — in for auditions Sunday afternoon, after practice concluded at Stade Hébert. It started raining heavily, so the tryouts were abbreviated. The players are expected to return Monday morning, with the potential of more reinforcements, according to general manager and head coach Jim Popp.

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Popp wouldn’t commit to whom will handle the kicking chores Thursday night, at Edmonton. It could still be Bede, it could be a newcomer, or it could be a combination of Bede and a new player.

“Boris has done plenty of good things in practice. It’s not his physical skills. Right now he’s fighting it. We’ve gone game to game here,” Popp said. “Odds are we’ll make some kind of a change.