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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
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Ticats’ Cobourne ‘lost’ after playoff exit
HAMILTON — In the mind of Hamilton Tiger-Cats running back Avon Cobourne, the Grey Cup is not going to happen. How could it? Cobourne, who won the last two finals with Montreal, will not be playing at BC Place this Sunday. “I’m kind of lost right now,” the 2009 Grey Cup MVP said after the ... Continue reading
Defensive battle sends Blue Bombers to Grey Cup over Ticats
WINNIPEG — It was the last game at Canad Inns Stadium, and you could tell. A ceiling tile in the press box collapsed because of a water leak early in the game; there were leaks reported elsewhere as well, and presumably the odd ice floe. The south scoreboard had a few surviving light bulbs, but ... Continue reading
Road to the Grey Cup: Breaking down the CFL division finals
EAST FINAL Hamilton at Winnipeg Canad Inns Stadium Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, TSN Hamilton Winnipeg 8-10 Record 10-8 2-7 Away | Home 5-4 26.7 Pts/game 24.0 26.6 Pts allowed/game 24.0 90.0 Rush yds/game 110.4 263.1 Pass yds /game 249.7 117.8 Rush yds allowed 101.2 276.4 ... 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
Argos end dismal year on high note
TORONTO — In some ways, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts are not so dissimilar. While the Argos (6-12) will begin the eight-month process of cleaning away a last-place finish in the East on Friday morning and the Ticats (8-10) start preparing to face either Montreal or Winnipeg in next week’s division semi-final, the Ontario ... Continue reading
CFL Picks, Week 19: QB circus between Ticats and Argos
HAMILTON AT TORONTO Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET This game could see as many as five different quarterbacks with Toronto head coach Jim Barker saying he will start Dalton Bell and eventually bring in B.J. Hall, and Hamilton coach Marcel Bellefeuille confirming Kevin Glenn, Quinton Porter and Jason Boltus will all get snaps. Although desperate for ... Continue reading
Ticats downplay quarterback controversy
HAMILTON— Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Kevin Glenn says he has “no comment” about head coach Marcel Bellefeuille’s desire to continue to rotate he and Quinton Porter. But he did remind the media who makes the decisions. “I’m not here to comment on decisions coaches make, that is their job,” Glenn said Tuesday as Hamilton (8-9) prepared ... 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
Ticats halt Lions’ eight-game winning streak
HAMILTON—When asked Friday about the return of Arland Bruce to Ivor Wynne Stadium for the first time since the receiver was traded to the B.C. Lions in August, Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach Marcel Bellefeuille started talking about quarterback Travis Lulay. “I’m so happy for [Bruce’s] success, but the key to that is Travis Lulay,” the ... Continue reading
