Stories By JC Abbott
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3Down
/ 4 years ago‘Calm, cool, collected’: Mike O’Shea’s emphasis on process, locker room comradery has Willie Jefferson confident ahead of Grey Cup
“Calm, cool, collected, locked in, focused, ready to play.” When it comes to how the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are feeling as...
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News
/ 4 years agoTop Canadian quarterback recruit J.D. Johnson unretires with medical clearance, enters transfer portal
With young prospects like Nathan Rourke and Michael O’Connor already in the CFL and Penn State freshman Christian Veilleux becoming the...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘The only game-time decision was how many yards he was going to rush for’: Riders doubt Andrew Harris’ injury status after West Final dominance
Fans of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers didn’t find out whether star running back Andrew Harris would suit up in the West...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘Technicality takes a back seat to brutality’: Bombers’ o-line, not potential Harris return, is what scares Dickenson
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have listed running back Andrew Harris as a game-time decision ahead of Sunday’s West Final and the...
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News
/ 4 years agoIce in his veins: Freshman QB Evan Hillock lifts Western Mustangs to victory in frigid 56th Vanier Cup
On -9 degree day in Quebec City, icy conditions turned football players into unwitting skaters as they slipped and slid across...
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/ 4 years agoTicats ‘prepared to play both quarterbacks’ after McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s COVID protocol violation
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are three days out from an East Final matchup with the Toronto Argonauts and suddenly they don’t know...
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/ 4 years ago‘You don’t find ways to win games, the organization moves on’: Cody Fajardo believes he could have lost Riders’ starting job with West Semi-Final loss
Preparing for his second West Final as starting quarterback of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Cody Fajardo has no reservations about saying just...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘Disappointed and embarrassed’: Riders moving forward after ‘hangry’ Loucheiz Purifoy detained for disturbance at Regina restaurant
After winning the West Semi-Final in thrilling fashion, the Saskatchewan Roughriders must have hoped their next appearance in front of the...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘Screw the statistics’: Cody Fajardo needed ‘a dollop of Jesus’ and ‘secret sauce’ to overcome four interceptions in West Semi-Final win
Cody Fajardo will always be known as the quarterback who plays with a sprinkle of Jesus, but sometimes a sprinkle just...
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Calgary Stampeders
/ 4 years ago‘That’s on Bo’s plate’: Mitchell’s future in Calgary uncertain after West Semi-Final loss to Riders
It was CFL football at its most chaotic, a sloppy rollercoaster ride with a thrilling overtime finish, but it may not...