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What started out as an uneventful Tuesday on the Rider front changed quickly.
It changed after the Riders released their weekly practice schedule and indicated that practices would be closed leading up to Sunday’s West Division final against the Calgary … Continue reading
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Wednesday’s indoor Riders report
The Riders practised indoors Wednesday for the first time this season at the Credit Union EventPlex.
The weather wasn’t too bad, but it would have been uncomfortable considering what the Riders were doing. They conducted a walk through, which involves … Continue reading
DeAngelis snags special-teams honour
The latest news on the CFL players of the week. The Riders’ Sandro DeAngelis was named special teams player of the week after pulling double duty against the Toronto Argonauts. Here’s the league release:
Gibson’s Finest CFL Players of the … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Rider report and updated practice schedule
I was back from road trip to Toronto in loads of time to catch Corey Chamblin’s meeting with the media on Tuesday afternoon. Here are the highlights:
- Punter Chris Milo has a sprained left ankle, which he suffered early … Continue reading
Week ahead: CFL picks for Week 12
You better believe Riders kicker Sandro DeAngelis was all smiles after Tim Burke, left, gave him the chance to kick the game-winning field goal last week.
The B.C. Football Hall of Fame just announced its latest inductees and amazingly, the … Continue reading
Als release DeAngelis
According to a well-placed source, the Alouettes have released Sandro DeAngelis, their backup kicker.
DeAngelis’s name no longer appears on their website team roster.
The move hardly comes as a surprise. DeAngelis failed to play one regular-season game in 2011, unable to supplant Sean Whyte. The Als acquired Whyte in a trade from British Columbia for their [...] Continue reading
Alouettes’ notebook
WINNIPEG – Two weeks ago, after Anthony Calvillo became pro football’s career passing leader against Toronto, he received a call from Paul LaPolice, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ head coach.
LaPolice, who left a message, was in a conciliatory mood, the record not having been established against his team. So he congratulated the Alouettes’ quarterback before adding [...] Continue reading
Alouettes’ notebook
Defensive-back Dwight Anderson hasn’t played since suffering an injury against Hamilton on Sept. 11. And it appears the veteran’s now done for the season.
The Alouettes on Saturday placed Anderson on the nine-game injured list. No announcement of the injury was made on Saturday by head coach Marc Trestman, but according to a radio report, Anderson [...] Continue reading
Alouettes’ notebook
In the beginning, Al Davis was Marc Trestman’s boss with the Oakland Raiders. But over the years, they grew to become friends.
Needless to say, the Alouettes’ head coach has taken the death of Davis, the maverick owner of the Raiders, hard. Davis died on Saturday at the age of 82.
“It has been a hard 24 [...] Continue reading
Whyte to face Argos
Sean Whyte kicked at practice on Saturday and has been deemed healthy for Monday afternoon’s game against the Toronto Argonauts at Molson Stadium (1 p.m., TSN, RDS).
Whyte has been bothered by a slight injury to his leg since Montreal’s win at Winnipeg more than a week ago. He might have been replaced by veteran Sandro [...] Continue reading
