Stories By JC Abbott
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News
/ December 22, 2019ABBOTT: Selecting the 2019 NCAA All-Canadian teams
It’s the holiday season and everyone knows what that means: College Football Bowl Season. With all eyes on the NCAA, it...
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B.C. Lions
/ December 2, 2019Rick Campbell is the safe hire, but he’s also the right one for the Lions
When hiring a head coach, the shopping list of desired attributes is often long and the candidates are each usually incredible...
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B.C. Lions
/ November 6, 2019The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: postmortem on a lost Lions’ season
The Lions were resilient until the very end against the Calgary Stampeders, falling short in their late comeback to the tune...
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B.C. Lions
/ November 3, 2019Lions suffer death by a thousand cuts as Stamps clinch home playoff date
It had been a year to remember in the CFL, a consistent display of sparkling offensive prowess, hard-hitting defence and heart-pounding...
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B.C. Lions
/ October 19, 2019Riders strip streaky Lions of comeback in 27-19 victory
Minutes into the third quarter he arrived, long haired and shirtless. The streaker ran across the field, waved off an angry...
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B.C. Lions
/ October 16, 2019A Bad Case of Déjà Vu (and six other thoughts on the Lions playoff elimination)
The rollercoaster ride of a playoff push for the B.C. Lions came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end against the equally...
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B.C. Lions
/ October 10, 2019No asterisk on excellence (and seven other thoughts on the Lions’ dominance of Toronto)
With every game remaining do-or-die for their playoff hopes, the resurgent Lions controlled the Toronto Argonauts from start to finish on...
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B.C. Lions
/ October 6, 2019Argos washed away by B.C. downpour in 55-8 blowout
On a night where the roof on BC Place was closed, the Toronto Argonauts still got swamped by the Vancouver elements...
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B.C. Lions
/ October 2, 2019Bloody lip lessons (& eight other thoughts on the Lions win over Montreal)
The Lions came out flat but woke up late and got a little lucky to squeak by the cardiac Alouettes by...
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B.C. Lions
/ September 29, 2019Victory slips through Montreal’s fingers as the Lions eke out a win at home
With Vernon Adams Jr. not on the field, expectations were low for the upstart Alouettes but ultimately their game of inches...