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Uproar: Spring comes early for Lions

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The new faces of the franchise are now on display at the Surrey training facility of the Lions this week; see item below (PNG) It’s a fixture most everywhere else in pro football. It’s part of the regimen now for … Continue reading
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Grey Cup ’14 won’t be ‘cookie-cutter’

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The challenge for the Lions, president Dennis Skulsky said after the club received the rights to play host to the 2014 Grey Cup game Friday, is to take the best of the last two games in Vancouver and combine it … Continue reading
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Lions land 2014 Grey Cup game

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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
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So cool: Ice cream for Lions

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It may not be in too many coaching handbooks, but Mike Benevides had the right way to end a long practice week for the Lions Friday. It was hot enough as if it was most years at training camp and … Continue reading
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Lions a picture of calm; chat set for noon Friday

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Travis Lulay and Marilyn Herrmann, executive director of the Surrey Food Bank doing things right in support of Friday’s food drive at B.C. Place Stadium (Ric Ernst-P NG)   The man who signs the cheques for the Lions dropped by one … Continue reading
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Notebook: Cohon talks stamps, trains and coins

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Soon to be official government-issued  currency if you will, a  BC Lions stamp.   We’re all over the place trying to fling together the special section in the paper Wednesday, so a few assorted notes and observations from all corners:… Continue reading
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Uproar: Lions stars aligned, but not in a good way

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Dennis Skulsky (left) and David Braley wouldn’t have too much in the way of football assets in a couple of seasons without a bit of contract restructring It may be nothing more than an alarmist viewpoint, but there’s more than … Continue reading
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Uproar: Different kind of CFL power rankings

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The news of the CFL week centered in some part around money, which may not rank as a surprise when a football will not be sighted for another two months. One team announced a proposed change at the top. Another … Continue reading
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Something is Not Right About the Ricky Ray Trade to Toronto

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nucksiceman
I had to ponder on this latest CFL trade of former Edmonton Eskimos number one quarterback Ricky Ray - to Toronto. It just doesn’t make sense at a team level and I’ll tell you why. I get it that the Toronto is hosting the Grey Cup next year, that... Continue reading
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Sean Fitz-Gerald: Argos keep focus on the field

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Sean Fitz-Gerald
In 2001, the men who ran the Toronto Argonauts believed the team would find its salvation in pre-game bikini contests. The original plan was to have employees from a local exotic dance club participate in wet T-shirt contests, but pressure from the Canadian Football League head office prompted the downgrade, which was defended by one of the team’s executives at the time: “I think we’re doing the right thing here.” Continue reading
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