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Alive and kicking? Need a job? Edmonton Eskimos want you. . .and sooner than later
So, Brody McKnight is the latest Eskimos kicker. Latest in a long line, actually.
A good Vancouver boy, the 22-year-old McKnight booted balls at the University of Montana and had a tryout with the New York Jets this past spring.… Continue reading
Big names on CFL free agent list
Free agency in the Canadian Football League does not begin until 12:01 a.m. ET on Feb.16, but the league released the names of potential free agents Wednesday afternoon, and Calgary is the only team that has many key players committed to the Stampeders next season. The league’s other seven teams will have to make some important ... Continue reading
Unplugged: Ticats on their season and what comes next
Even though the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned their first playoff win in a decade when they beat the Montreal Alouettes two weeks ago, a loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers quickly brought them back down and revealed all the issues the team will face this off season. Post reporter Matthew Scianitti went to Ivor Wynne Stadium ... Continue reading
Ticats reach East final with wild overtime win over Alouettes
By Herb Zurkowsky MONTREAL — For the first time in three seasons, a new champion will be crowned in the Canadian Football League. The Montreal Alouettes, who have won two consecutive Grey Cups, were eliminated Sunday afternoon with a 52-44 overtime loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division semifinal before 33,051 spectators at ... Continue reading
Ticats kicker Medlock taking playoffs in stride
HAMILTON — There is a line only Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker Justin Medlock can see, because it is the line only he has the ability to draw when he sends a ball off his swinging left foot. It arches wherever he wants, and as far as he wants. And if the 28-year-old can draw that line ... Continue reading
Whyte wants to spoil Lions’ finale
By Mike Beamish VANCOUVER— Sean Whyte says he probably owes his burgeoning CFL career to the patience and wisdom of Wally Buono. And how does he plan to repay the B.C. Lions head coach and general manager for guiding him along the path to the league scoring title? Answer: By giving the boots to the ... Continue reading
Blue Bombers thump the Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers swept the season series with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night and took a big step toward clinching their first home playoff game in three years. Two big third-quarter plays — one by the offence, the other by the defence — broke the game open for the Bombers and ... Continue reading
Alouettes avenge Labour Day loss to Ticats
By Herb Zurkowsky MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes might not be as dominant as a year ago, when they captured their second consecutive Grey Cup, but they showed on Sunday afternoon that there’s still some fight left in the old dog. Montreal gained a measure of revenge against Hamilton, producing a convincing and one-sided 43-13 ... Continue reading
