Stories By Zach Schnitzer
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers
/ 8 months agoFathers and sons: a CFL story of love, Lev, and legacy
They say you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. For me, it was the opposite. I knew exactly what...
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/ 1 year agoFootball and family: an ode to my mother-in-law
“Mother-in-law! Mother-in-law! Mother-in-law!” Jubilant that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally ended the 29-year Grey Cup drought, this was the phrase I...
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/ 3 years agoYou’re not alone: the reality of a grieving Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan
Shock. Outrage. Numbness. Devastation. Agony. Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans are reeling with a multitude of difficult emotions as they try to...
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/ 3 years agoNo lead is safe: remembering the man who taught me to love the CFL
Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie calls our brand of pigskin a “bums in seats league.” This is often seen as...
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/ 4 years agoComing back stronger: how the Blue Bombers helped me recover from mental illness
Clinging to a 14-10 lead late in the frigid 2021 West Final and trying to erase the ghosts of a tragic...