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Scott Milanovich has praised his team’s ability to overcome deficits, although the Argonauts have not done that in their last four games. Continue reading
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Argos hire Scott Milanovich as head coach
TORONTO — When the Toronto Argonauts finally decided to talk, what they announced was already old news. At a news conference on Thursday at noon ET, the team introduced former Montreal Alouettes offensive co-ordinator Scott Milanovich as Toronto’s new head coach, a move scripted by rumours several days before. “This is a realization of a ... Continue reading
Six Als named to CFLPA all-star team
The Canadian Football League’s players’ association announced its all-star team Thursday night during Grey Cup festivities at Vancouver.
Six Montreal players have been named, including quarterback Anthony Calvillo, who failed to win the league’s most outstanding player award. Nor was Calvillo voted a CFL all-star by members of the Football Reporters of Canada. He lost both [...] Continue reading
Four Als all-stars
The CFL announced its 2011 all-star team on Wednesday. The Alouettes, inconsistent all season with a 10-8 record, had only four members.
Conspicuous by his absence is quarterback Anthony Calvillo, the East Division nominee as most outstanding player. He lost to B.C. QB Travis Lulay – coincidentally his competition in the outstanding player award.
Three Als were [...] Continue reading
Calvillo confident of more gas in the tank
By Herb Zurkowsky MONTREAL — No professional athlete, not even legendary Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo, can halt the inevitable passage of time. Calvillo knows his skills eventually will erode, leaving him no longer capable of playing the game, mostly at a high level, that he has for close to two decades. Calvillo believes he’ll ... Continue reading
Ticats will have to go through Calvillo
HAMILTON — When asked about their level of confidence heading into Sunday’s East semi-final against Montreal, the three defensive backs smirked and shook their shoulders slightly, like a peacock ready to display his feathers. “We have to be aggressive,” the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Bo Smith said. “Every series.” “I just want to beat the best,” teammate ... Continue reading
Another new returner for Als
Unless Marc Trestman and his coaching staff has a last-minute change of heart, look for Tim Maypray to return as the Alouettes’ return-specialist this Sunday, in the East Division semifinal against Hamilton at Olympic Stadium.
That’s what a source told Als Inside/Out on Thursday.
Maypray, who began the season in the job, would be the fourth different [...] Continue reading
Grey Cup contenders wipe slate clean
HAMILTON — November looks nothing like July on or off a CFL field, because everything is different come playoff time. Rookies are no longer liabilities. Pre-season grudges have evaporated. And late-season losing streaks are inconsequential. “Everybody is zero-zero — and whoever comes out undefeated in the next three weeks is going to win the Grey Cup,” ... Continue reading
Getzlaf shines in Roughriders’ tough year
By Murray McCormick REGINA— Chris Getzlaf ended a down season for his team on a personal high note. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ slotback surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his five-year career. Getzlaf had seven receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns in Friday’s 23-20 loss to the host Edmonton Eskimos. The Regina ... Continue reading
Richardson falls short
VANCOUVER – The Alouettes were so inept offensively Saturday night against the British Columbia Lions, Jamel Richardson fell short in his quest to establish a team record.
Richardson, the CFL’s leading receiver, entered the game with 110 catches this season. He required three receptions to surpass Ben Cahoon’s team record of 112, established in 2003.
But Richardson [...] Continue reading
