Stories By JC Abbott
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/ 4 years agoEvery West Division team’s biggest remaining question mark after CFL free agency
In the modern CFL, free agency can reshape an entire team overnight. Laughing stocks can become contenders and powerhouses can suffer...
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/ 4 years agoNew Argos’ QB Chad Kelly wants to be ‘the face of the league’ and throw for 6,000 yards like Doug Flutie
It’s time to get out your CFL off-season bingo cards, because newly signed Toronto Argonauts’ quarterback Chad Kelly believes he can...
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/ 4 years ago‘The job is the job and I’m here to coach’: Tanya Walter, the CFL’s first female assistant, is worth the wait
It’s been more than 160 years since someone first picked up an inflated pigskin in this country, almost 120 since the...
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/ 4 years agoFuture Hall of Fame teammates dub Rams’ Canadian tackle Alaric Jackson a ‘young star’ ahead of Super Bowl LVI
In the 2021 CFL Draft, the B.C. Lions took a second-round swing on a blue-chip offensive lineman from Windsor, Ontario with...
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B.C. Lions
/ 4 years agoThe curious case of Kenneth J. Lawler and the $300,000 contract
This planet is full of strange phenomena and unique oddities, things that are hard to wrap a human brain around. Lakes...
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/ 4 years agoRams vs. Bengals: Who should be Canada’s Team in Super Bowl LVI?
The Super Bowl is a spectacle enjoyed the world over, but for those of us located outside the United States, especially...
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B.C. Lions
/ 4 years agoB.C. Lions bring back defensive lineman Ivan McLennan
The B.C. Lions have signed American defensive lineman Ivan McLennan to a one-year contract, per sources. The 28-year-old last played in...
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Edmonton Elks
/ 4 years ago‘Cold business’ in Saskatchewan has new Elk Ed Gainey ditching Rider gear: ‘I can throw all that away now, burn it up or something.’
After five seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, it’s time for Ed Gainey to purge his wardrobe. The veteran defensive back will...
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/ 4 years ago‘The right kind of history’: Rourke, O’Connor will determine the future of Canadian QBs together
In a league where quarterbacking has long been considered the be-all and end-all of Grey Cup contention, the B.C. Lions are...
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B.C. Lions
/ 4 years agoAll-Canadian QB duo wasn’t B.C. Lions ‘primary motivation’ for signing Michael O’Connor, talent was main factor
For weeks it has been clear that the B.C. Lions were headed into the opening of CFL free agency looking to...