The BC Lions have already made some sweeping changes as they enter the 2010 pre-season and there may be more on the way. The BC Lions released seven players as they began to pare down their line up with the season drawing to a close.
The BC Lions practice facility in Kamloops has been a bee [...]
The Toronto Argonauts training camp has opened and there was an all out quarterback battle from day one. Five quarterbacks are vying for the three quarterback spots on the Argonaut roster. Dalton Bell, Danny Brannagan, Ken Dorsey, Gibran Hamdan and Cleo Lemon are all working to make the team.
Ken Dorsey and Cleo Lemon have both [...]
The Edmonton Eskimos finished with a solid 9-9 record in the last season and secured a spot in the playoffs. This constitutes a solid season; the Eskimos were easily eliminated, which was unfortunate in the 1st round of the playoffs by the Stampeders. Needless to say, changes were necessary this offseason.
Accordingly, the Edmonton Eskimos have [...]
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After the 2009 season, the Toronto Argonauts did not have much to be excited. On the year, the Argonauts sported an awful 3-15 record. The record looks awful, but with closer examination, it gets worse. Scoring just 328 points in the entire 18 game seasons, the Argonauts, by far, had the worst offense in the [...]
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched the West Division in the 2009 season of the CFL. They continued their success into the playoffs. In the playoffs the Roughriders managed to beat Calgary before falling in a heartbreaking loss to Montreal in the Grey Cup Championship game. After a 1 point loss in the Grey Cup championship game [...]
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Shomari Williams was the top prospect in the 2010 CFL Draft, and it was no surprise when the Saskatchewan Roughriders selected him first overall.
Saskatchewan announced today that Williams has signed a contract with the Roughriders. Terms were undisclosed. The quick, 6’2” 236 pound (107 kg) Williams is expected to immediately upgrade Saskatchewan’s pass rush.
The Roughriders [...]
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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 2009 season ended in heartbreak as they were knocked out of the CFL’s East semifinals by the B.C. Lions in a 34-27 overtime victory. The loss in the team’s first playoff game in five seasons was a disappointing end for the football betting fans, to what had been an exciting first year [...]
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The Montreal Alouettes enter the 2010 season with a task that every other CFL team dreams about: defending their Grey Cup championship. But the team has had an eventful offseason they attempt to put the pieces together for a successful title defense, lead by the strange saga of Gavin Walls. Within a ten-day stretch, the [...]
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The Toronto Argonauts, entering their 53rd season in the CFL, are looking to bounce back from last year’s 3-15 campaign. A season in which they missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.
First up is the CFL draft in which Toronto has the first pick. The top rated amateur Canadian football player is [...]
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Coming off of a 8-10 CFL season, the B.C. Lions used their 2009-10 offseason to make a series of moves that should help the team improve on its “not-so-hot” 2009 campaign.
First off, the team acquired LB Dennis Haley from Hamilton, in exchange for DB Jerome Dennis. Haley, a product out of the University of Virginia, [...]