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Uproar: Winners and losers in CFL free agency

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Ricky Foley leveraged free agency this year as well as the ex-B.C. DE infamously did a couple of years back when he dithered between the Lions and Toronto, making the Saskatchewan Roughriders this year’s winners in CFL free agency (National … Continue reading
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From The Couch: Time for kicking change?

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Stamps QB Drew Tate, who kept the debate alive for the starting QB spot in the playoffs, wasn’t dazzling, but against Keron Williams, Khalif Mitchell and the Lions Friday, didn’t have to be great either. When the game started  the … Continue reading
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Video: Lions win on last play, 20-17

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It was either wait for a lighting director, or wait for the lightning to hit just after the Lions had snuck out of town with a 20-17 win over the Blue Bombers Friday. A quick report from the scene: … Continue reading
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From the Couch: Another look at the Lions’ win

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Here’s the thoughts of Brian Wawryshyn of bclionsden.ca, our fan blogger, on the Lions win It was BC Day in British Columbia and it turned out to be the BC Lions day in Ontario in a hard-fought 18-9 victory over … Continue reading
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Lions let big dogs out with ‘Riders beaten

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Mike Benevides: Playing his dogs against puppies.   Believe it or not, there is etiquette involved in a sport where coaches urge players to engage in “smashmouth football.” The Lions’ 44-10 preseason win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders pa... Continue reading
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Lions’ First Day Surprisingly Intense

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Lions Quarterback Mike Reilly   KAMLOOPS — For a first day of training camp, the second of two practices at Hillside Stadium Sunday was a tad too intense for some Lions veterans, who were not eased into their first experience with contact i... Continue reading
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Uniformly speaking, Lions’ togs the same

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Khalif Mitchell, Travis Lulay, Geroy Simon and Paul McCallum with the new look. See the change?   All right, football breath, step right up and take today’s quiz. Name the most significant change to the wardrobe being worn by a member … Continue reading
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Uproar: Closing window leaving teams cold

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 The start, and pretty much subsequent end, of the CFL free agent signing period marked the apparent end of another milestone that is causing considerable debate. As of Feb. 15, no player in the league had a contract which would … Continue reading
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Kicker McCallum top athlete

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 Paul McCallum has made another point for his case that kickers are athletes too, a debate which has been going on longer than he has been booting field goals. The 42-year-old was named Tuesday as best B.C. athlete in 2011 … Continue reading
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B.C. Public Likes McCallum’s Style

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Mike Beamish
Paul McCallum was named CFL’s special teams player of the year in 2011   Apparently, one is never too old to be recognized as a great athlete. Despite being 42 — and the senior player in the entire Canadian Football League — B.C... Continue reading
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