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Lions land 2014 Grey Cup game

March 7, 2013. 3:25 pm • Section: BC Lions, Ottawa

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Senator David Braley is a happy man again after landing the Grey Cup game and festival for the third time in four years as a CFL owner. Sen. David Braley could be ready to reap the benefits of three Grey Cups in four years with the expect... Continue reading →

Tags:: 2014 grey cup,; b.c. governement,; Blue Bombers,; CFL,; Christy Clark,; COMMUNITY,; David Braley,; Football,; Hockey,; Lions,; michael copeland,; Mike Beamish,; mosaic stadium,; Regina,; Sports,; STAFF,; Vancouver Sun,; Winnipeg

CFL’s 2013 schedule still work in progress

February 26, 2013. 2:03 pm • Section: BC Lions

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Mike Beamish

B.C. Lions fans will have to wait a while yet before they know when Cauchy Muamba will be coming to town again. Last year’s starting safety signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week after declaring for free agency. One would t... Continue reading →

Tags:: 2013,; argos,; Blue Bombers,; Blue JAys,; Cauchy Muamba,; cfl. lions,; chris o'leary,; COMMUNITY,; Edmonton Journal,; Football,; guelph,; Jamie Dykstra,; Mike Beamish,; schedule,; Sports,; STAFF,; Tiger-Cats,; Touchdown Atlantic,; Vancouver Sun

TGIF: The heated up Labour Day Classic report

August 31, 2012. 5:17 pm • Section: Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Murray McCormick

The Riders wrapped on their final real day of practice on Friday with a longer than usual workout at Mosaic Stadium. I’m not sure why, but the times are subject to change so they are allowed to change their minds … Continue reading →

Tags:: Blue Bombers,; Corey Chamblin,; hosting,; Rider Rumblings

Todd Marinovich: The art of going straight

March 28, 2012. 4:05 pm • Section: BC Lions

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Mike Beamish

Portrait of retired New York Yankee Bernie Williams by Todd Marinovich. FANS OF FORMER NEW YORK YANKEE centre fielder Bernie Williams and the anti-art movement known as dadaism might be interested in one of the latest pieces by Todd Marinovich, the... Continue reading →

Tags:: b.c. bud,; bernie williams,; Blue Bombers,; CFL,; china white,; Damon Allen,; Khari Jones,; liions,; marv marinovich,; mike eamish,; NFL,; oakland,; raiders,; STAFF,; todd marinovich,; usc,; Vancouver Sun,; yankees

Lions might not get to play in new Winnipeg Stadium

March 27, 2012. 4:41 pm • Section: BC Lions, Ottawa

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Mike Beamish

A Investors Group Field (top) experiencing delays while moving toward finished product. Revitalized Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa and new Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton are scheduled for completion in 2014. WHEN I GOT MY FIRST LOOK at the the constr... Continue reading →

Tags:: Blue Bombers,; Canad Inns Stadium,; CFL,; frank clair stadium,; Grey Cup,; investors group field,; Ivor Wynne Stadium,; Mike Beamish,; mike clynes,; percival molson stadium,; renegades,; STAFF,; Vancouver Sun

Lions anxious to see what Henley, White can do

March 27, 2012. 2:44 pm • Section: BC Lions

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Mike Beamish

Defensive end Rajon Henley spent most of last season rehabbing from injury. SASKATCHEWAN’S ACQUISITION of defensive end Odell Willis from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers continues to be debated in CFL circles, perhaps owing to Willis’... Continue reading →

Tags:: Blue Bombers,; CFL,; eric taylor,; Joe Mack,; Keron Williams,; Khalif Mitchell,; khreem smith,; Lions,; Mike Beamish,; Odell Willis,; rajon henley,; Roughriders,; teryl white,; Vancouver Sun

Would Lions Have Interest In Willis?

March 14, 2012. 1:42 pm • Section: BC Lions

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Mike Beamish

Lordy, Lordy, Would the Lions Have Interest in No. 40? (Odell Willis) The Lions, apparently, have been contacted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers re: a possible swap — draft picks for defensive end Odell Willis, the self-appointed mayor of Continue reading →

Tags:: Blue Bombers,; Brent Johnson,; CFL,; Jovon Johnson,; keron williiams,; khreem smith,; Lions,; Mike Beamish,; Odell Willis,; paul friesen,; Randy Melvin,; Twitter,; Vancouver Sun,; winnipeg sun

Time, injury trip up CFL backs

February 28, 2012. 4:31 pm • Section: BC Lions

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Mike Beamish

Blue Bombers Fred Reid: Bidding adieu to the CFL? Life begins at 30, right? For some of us, maybe. For CFL running backs, it’s mostly the end. Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the latest team to give the chop to a 30-something running back wh... Continue reading →

Tags:: Andrew Harris,; Avon Cobourne,; Blue Bombers,; CFL,; Chris Garrett,; Fred Reid,; Jamal Robertson,; Joffrey Reynolds,; Lions,; Mike Beamish,; ronnie stewart,; Vancouver Sun,; Wes Cates

Bombers New Stadium Delayed by Winter

February 27, 2012. 2:16 pm • Section: BC Lions

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Mike Beamish

The new home of the Blue Bombers rises above University Crescent. A hard date on when Investors Group Field will be fully operational remains unclear. One of the least surprising pieces of CFL news to start the final week of Febru... Continue reading →

Tags:: b.c. place stadium,; Banjo Bowl,; Blue Bombers,; Canad Inns Stadium,; CFL,; construction delays,; investors group field,; jim bell,; Lions,; Mike Beamish,; Roughriders,; Vancouver Sun,; Winnipeg

Bombers prove defence alone can’t win Grey Cup

November 28, 2011. 12:35 pm • Section: Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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Winnipeg Free Press

By Paul Wiecek VANCOUVER — Twenty-one years . . . and counting. Five times the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have played in the Grey Cup since the people of Winnipeg last celebrated a Canadian Football League championship at Portage and Main. And, as of this melancholy Monday morning, five times they have lost. The latest heartbreak ... Continue reading →

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