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Rob Murphy, the star CFL offensive lineman with the biker image, had 14 medical procedures on his knee during his professional career. Two-time CFL most outstanding lineman has announced his official retirement.
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Bombers prove defence alone can’t win Grey Cup
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
Grey Cup 2011 live: Lions will be tough test for Bombers
Follow along at home with our live coverage of the 99th Grey Cup featuring the B.C. Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at B.C. Place in Vancouver. The Post‘s Bruce Arthur and Vancouver Sun columnist Cam Cole will be tweeting on location, especially during the Nickelback halftime show. Which is sure to be very special. ... Continue reading
Five Grey Cup players to watch this Sunday
Some parts of the script for Sunday’s Grey Cup are expected. Cocksure Winnipeg defensive backs Jovon Johnson and Jonathan Hefney will annoy dynamic B.C. slotbacks Geroy Simon and Arland Bruce as Lions quarterback Travis Lulay tries to evade the clutches of Blue Bomber defensive tackle Doug Brown and defensive ends Odell Willis and Jason Vega. ... Continue reading
CFL East final notes: Blue Bombers dominate the ground
The first bombing run As Hamilton’s defence tried to gain footing in the second quarter, Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce and running back Chris Garrett kept hitting the Tiger-Cats hard on the ground up the middle. Pierce, head down and eager, had nearly 30 yards on two runs, then Garrett’s crunching 16-yard charge set up an ... Continue reading
Bombers’ Brown, Ticats’ Glenn have one more chance to get it right
WINNIPEG — In an eight-team league there are only so many intersections, because there are only so many roads. Matt Dunigan played for six CFL teams in his career; Damon Allen played for seven. Doug Brown has played for one, spending a decade on the prairie without ever winning a Grey Cup. He has come ... Continue reading
Bombers’ Brown strives to leave legacy in Winnipeg
It looks the same, whether you are sitting in Row 41 of Canad Inns Stadium’s east stands, near the 10-yard line, or in the middle of the crush. The line of scrimmage is a chaotic jumble of big bodies flexing, hunching, shifting and darting. And the plays are always different, with the offensive line deliberately ... Continue reading
Bombers’ Johnson up for three ‘most outstanding’ awards
By Adam Wazny WINNIPEG— Happy birthday, Jovon Johnson. Wednesday was a day to remember for the fourth-year Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back after hearing he was voted the team representative for three of the six ‘most outstanding’ awards given out by the Canadian Football League. Johnson was voted the team’s most outstanding player, the most ... Continue reading
CFL Report, Week 18: Montreal’s missed opportunity
Crisis in Montreal, Hope in Winnipeg Immediately after Toronto running back Cory Boyd cut through Winnipeg’s defence with seconds to go and picked up a game-ending first down, Montreal kicker Sean Whyte let the Twitterverse know what was important to the Alouettes: “Let’s get that bye. Next game is the biggest game of the season.” ... Continue reading
Cam Cole: Grey Cup could be Brown’s swan song
November 25, 2011. 4:32 pm • Section: Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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