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Commentary on Eskimos mini-camp: What we missed

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Chris O'Leary
It was a golden opportunity in the Sunshine State. And we’ve all been left in the dark. A league source has confirmed that the Edmonton Eskimos held a mini-camp last week in Florida. Mike Reilly and Matt Nichols were there … Continue reading
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Eskimos release three; CFL announces final draft rankings

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Chris O'Leary
With training camp a month and a half away, the Edmonton Eskimos trimmed their roster down on Thursday. The Eskimos released three players, in defensive back Ronnie Prude and a pair of receivers, in Terriun Crump and Marcus Rivers. Prude … Continue reading
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Khalif Mitchell won’t report for Argos camp; wants to play in Calgary or Edmonton

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Chris O'Leary
Khalif Mitchell’s off-season appears to have taken another strange turn. On Thursday, Mitchell told Sportsnet that he would not report to the Toronto Argonauts’ training camp, after the team had traded for him on April 2 in a deal … Continue reading
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FIFA Women’s World Cup of Soccer to give Edmonton Eskimos the boot in June 2015

John MacKinnon

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John MacKinnon
When Canada’s soccer darlings return to the scene of their prime in June 2015 for the FIFA World Cup of Women’s Soccer, they’ll give the boot to the Edmonton Eskimos, at least for a month or so. The Women’s World’s, … Continue reading
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Eskimos sign OL Carson Rockhill

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Chris O'Leary
Carson Rockhill is the newest member of the Edmonton Eskimos. The team will make the signing official on Tuesday, after it picked up Rockhill’s rights in a five-player trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back on Feb. 5. Rockhill, 22, was … Continue reading
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Lions in no position to drop OLs, extend Kabongo

Lowell Ullrich

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Lowell Ullrich
Few CFL players ever look down on Patrick Kabongo There is a truism in football that if you are as large as Patrick Kabongo you’ll find work and it was proven yet again Thursday when the Lions signed the super-sized … Continue reading
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Esks re-sign WR Tyler Scott

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Chris O'Leary
Training camp doesn’t open for almost two more months in the Canadian Football League, but Tyler Scott’s waggle is already in midseason form. A free agent wide receiver until this morning, Scott, 27, took the lead on announcing that he … Continue reading
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Former Eskimos assistant coach Ron Lancaster Jr. found dead in Hamilton home

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Chris O'Leary
The Hamilton Spectator is reporting that Ron Lancaster Jr. has been found dead in his apartment in Hamilton. Lancaster Jr. was the son of CFL legend and former Eskimos head coach Ron Lancaster. Ron Jr. (known as RD) was … Continue reading
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Eskimos trade DL Jermaine Reid to Argos for 2013 third-round pick

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Chris O'Leary
There was smoke around the Edmonton Eskimos’ defensive line this week and on Friday, the fire was linked to Jermaine Reid. After trade rumours surfaced earlier this week about non-import defensive lineman Donny Oramasionwu, the Eskimos have traded Reid, a … Continue reading
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TSN and the CFL invest in each other with new TV agreement

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Chris O'Leary
With the CFL’s announcement of its new five-year extension with TSN on Thursday, the league is in position to venture into a prosperity it’s never seen before. Specific numbers on the new TV deal aren’t being released, though a … Continue reading
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