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Alouettes give Anthony Calvillo a birthday win
Sean Whyte guaranteed Anthony Calvillo would celebrate his 40th birthday in style 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
Three Als move on to finals
The Canadian Football League is about to announce the division finalists for the most outstanding player award categories.
Three Alouettes will represent the East Division.
Quarterback Anthony Calvillo is the nominee for most outstanding player. Calvillo, a three-time winner, was the division finalist in 2010, runner-up to Calgary quarterback Henry Burris.
This year, Calvillo’s up against his British [...] Continue reading
Alouettes’ notebook
VANCOUVER – By now, you’re undoubtedly well aware quarterback Anthony Calvillo is the Alouettes’ nominee as the most outstanding player.
He was selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada, Montreal chapter.
Since the nomination was announced last Wednesday, players from across the Canadian Football League have weighed-in – along with several CFL beat writers – [...] 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
Bombers’ Johnson up for three ‘most outstanding’ awards
By Adam Wazny WINNIPEG— Happy birthday, Jovon Johnson. Wednesday was a day to remember for the fourth-year Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back after hearing he was voted the team representative for three of the six ‘most outstanding’ awards given out by the Canadian Football League. Johnson was voted the team’s most outstanding player, the most ... Continue reading
Post Picks: Who is the CFL’s most outstanding player?
Anthony Calvillo, a three-time winner of the league’s outstanding player award (2003, 2008, 2009) is Montreal’s nominee for the prize again this year. But some have suggested Jamel Richardson, who has more than 500 more receiving yards than anyone else in the league, should have been the choice of the Montreal media. There was little ... Continue reading
Bo knows returning
Bo Bowling is about to be rewarded for his patience.
The rookie receiver, who has spent the entire season on the Alouettes’ practice roster, told Als Inside/Out in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that he’ll be handling punt returns this Saturday, at British Columbia. He’ll share kickoff returns with Diamond Ferri.
Bowling becomes the third different Montreal [...] Continue reading
Blue Bombers reclaim East Division lead
By Herb Zurkowsky WINNIPEG — The Montreal Alouettes haven’t done anything easily this season, so why should it be any different now? The two-time defending Grey Cup champions squandered an opportunity to clinch first place in the East Division, losing 26-25 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday afternoon before a capacity crowd of 30,360 ... Continue reading
Still plenty of kick in McCallum’s game
VANCOUVER — A year ago, right about this time, the bad news in B.C. Lions camp was that a 40-year-old field-goal kicker was pretty much certain to be their outstanding player nominee. That said all kinds of things about the team, none of them very good. Today, despite having an even better season — record-setting, ... Continue reading
