Stories By JC Abbott
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B.C. Lions
/ 3 years ago‘The pressure isn’t on us, it’s on them’: Lions’ Nathan Rourke content with underdog status ahead of West Final tilt with Bombers
Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke has done the impossible with impressive regularity in his first season as the B.C. Lions’ starter but...
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/ 3 years agoRemembering the first Canadian football game played overseas and the players who never made it home
On Sunday, the National Football League will host its first regular season game in Munich, Germany, taking the next step in...
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/ 3 years agoNathan Rourke wins battle with his own humanity and nine other thoughts on the Lions’ West Semi-Final victory
After Sarah McLachlan kicked off the festivities with O Canada, the B.C. Lions fittingly produced an SPCA ad on the plight...
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B.C. Lions
/ 3 years agoB.C. Lions’ Nathan Rourke spatted injured foot to avoid criticism: ‘3DownNation, I didn’t want them coming after me saying I ain’t got no swag’
While he may be the CFL’s anointed one, Nathan Rourke got no free ride in his playoff debut. Playing in his...
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B.C. Lions
/ 3 years agoDoomed from the start: one reason why every CFL playoff team will be one-and-done
For all its glitz and glamour, the CFL postseason is a gladiatorial bloodbath at its core. And only one team emerges...
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/ 3 years agoPath to glory: one reason why every CFL playoff team will win the Grey Cup
The CFL playoffs are scheduled to kickoff on Sunday and for six fanbases, hope has filled the air. It doesn’t matter...
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats
/ 3 years agoAlouettes unconcerned by former head coach Khari Jones’ presence on Ticats
When the Hamilton Tiger-Cats travel to Montreal on Sunday to take on the Alouettes in the East Semi-Final, they’ll be looking...
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/ 3 years agoAbove and beyond: every CFL team’s biggest overachiever of the 2022 season
In football as in business, sometimes the secret to success is underpromising and overdelivering. Every CFL season, dozens of unknown players...
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/ 3 years agoLions uncork Rourke in losing effort and eight other thoughts on falling in the finale
With their eyes firmly locked on a home playoff game next week, the B.C. Lions dropped a meaningless season finale 24-9...
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B.C. Lions
/ 3 years ago‘Superman’ Nathan Rourke not worrying about ‘bigger picture’ ahead of B.C. Lions return
At the lowest point of his recovery, completely barred from team activities by doctors as he recovered from surgery, Nathan Rourke...