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On Tuesday, word came from Edmonton Eskimos camp that Matt Nichols, who started the Esks’ first exhibition game at quarterback, was gone for the season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee during the first quarter of that … Continue reading
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Tuned out: Horn leaves Lions
Levi Horn had job prospects outside football and took advantage of them. (Lions)
Some cuts are tough to make. Others make themselves. It worked that way for Mike Benevides Monday.
The decision on an offensive lineman got a little easier … Continue reading
Welcome aboard: Benevides names three starters
Kirby Fabien will start in the season opener, said Mike Benevides, who insists the rookie has won the job on merit (PNG)
Maybe he was in a good mood because it was another postcard day in the Thompson region or … Continue reading
Video: Lions practice is a blow-out
You have to admit, it’s a different way to spend Father’s Day.
A good old-fashion windstorm hit the Kamloops area Sunday afternoon that might have been enough for many mortals to give up on their tasks at the time but … Continue reading
Big cutdown by Lions; 11 released
Draft pick Matt Walker of Vernon may have been the most brutal cut of the 11 players released Sunday the Lions, coming as it did off a knee injury suffered earlier in training camp. A veteran player would have been … Continue reading
Lions squeak by in pre-season opener: Audio
Thomas DeMarco had the most work of the four B.C. QBs who played and also the only scoring toss offensively, connecting with Nick Moore (CP)
A little audio recap of the Lions pre-season opener in Calgary Friday
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Pre-game notes: Third-best not enough for Lions’ Elliott
Good thing the Lions packed their rain gear for tonight’s pre-season opener at McMahon Stadium (PNG)
It figured. The Lions go virtually two weeks without rain in the best weather camp they have had for a long while, then land … Continue reading
Travelling roster makes for Lions guessing game
The bearded one, Hugh O’Neill, will be one among the few players who has a job to claim Friday in Calgary (Postmedia)
Who stays and who goes in pre-season is occasionally determined by who plays and who doesn’t, which allowed … Continue reading
Surprise in Lions schedule, not lineup
Want to make fast friends with new teammates? Catch three punts if you’re a selected lineman. Here’s the reaction from the Lions as they had just learned they had the afternoon practice off from coach Mike Benevides (PNG)
Mike Benevides … Continue reading
Stormy times, everywhere but Kamloops
A thunderstorm like the one at training camp Tuesday would have been described as a passing shower by a majority of import players who deal with similar conditions all the time, but it had the Lions scattering for cover in … Continue reading
