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Eskimos add a pair of Canadian players, release Delroy Clarke

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Chris O'Leary
With training camp inching closer, the Edmonton Eskimos made some adjustments to their Canadian content on Monday.  The team released defensive back/special teamer Delroy Clarke, who’d been with the club since 2011 and added wide receiver Ismael Bamba and defensive … Continue reading
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Bombers prove defence alone can’t win Grey Cup

Winnipeg Free Press

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By Paul Wiecek VANCOUVER — Twenty-one years . . . and counting. Five times the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have played in the Grey Cup since the people of Winnipeg last celebrated a Canadian Football League championship at Portage and Main. And, as of this melancholy Monday morning, five times they have lost. The latest heartbreak ... Continue reading
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Grey Cup 2011 live: Lions will be tough test for Bombers

National Post Staff

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National Post Staff
Follow along at home with our live coverage of the 99th Grey Cup featuring the B.C. Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at B.C. Place in Vancouver. The Post‘s Bruce Arthur and Vancouver Sun columnist Cam Cole will be tweeting on location, especially during the Nickelback halftime show. Which is sure to be very special.  ... Continue reading
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Grey Cup 2011: Follow all the action with the Post on Sunday

National Post Staff

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National Post Staff
Yes, that magical time of year when we celebrate three-down football has returned. The 99th Grey Cup is in Vancouver on Sunday, and we will be bringing the analysis and National Post charm to our fifth annual live blog. We’ve teamed with the Sun for our live coverage to bring you the best of the ... Continue reading
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Five Grey Cup players to watch this Sunday

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Matthew Scianitti
Some parts of the script for Sunday’s Grey Cup are expected. Cocksure Winnipeg defensive backs Jovon Johnson and Jonathan Hefney will annoy dynamic B.C. slotbacks Geroy Simon and Arland Bruce as Lions quarterback Travis Lulay tries to evade the clutches of Blue Bomber defensive tackle Doug Brown and defensive ends Odell Willis and Jason Vega. ... Continue reading
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Cam Cole: Grey Cup is all about the little guys

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Cam Cole
VANCOUVER— Four-down football has had its share of Jim Browns, Chuck Foremans and Eric Dickersons — large, punishing tailbacks who could run through you or around you, whichever way you chose to play it. The Canadian Football League? Not so many. For every Johnny Bright or Willard Reaves pounding it between the tackles in the ... Continue reading
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Cam Cole: B.C. Lions legend Matt Dunigan haunted by 1988 Grey Cup

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Cam Cole
VANCOUVER — “The ones you win, you forget,” said Wally Buono, after his B.C. Lions booked their ticket to the Grey Cup game. “The ones you lose sting forever.” Amen, says Matt Dunigan. “I think I’ll tweet that,” said the Hall of Fame quarterback turned TSN football panellist. He’d been asked to reflect on 1988, ... Continue reading
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Lions’ Arland Bruce will play in CFL West final despite incident with Vancouver police

Postmedia News

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VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions receiver Arland Bruce became involved with Vancouver police in an incident stemming from a parking infraction on Sunday morning. His status for next Sunday’s CFL West final game at BC Place Stadium won’t be jeopardized, the Lions announced on Monday. “The B.C. Lions football club has been made aware of an ... Continue reading
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Cam Cole: Lions’ storybook season could have trick ending

Postmedia News

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By Cam Cole VANCOUVER — As fairy tales go, the B.C. Lions’ run from an 0-5 start to possibly starring in their own Grey Cup game is now starting to look a little like the tale of The Ugly Duckling, except that after a promising adolescence, this unattractive neophyte is in some danger of falling short ... Continue reading
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Lions lacking finish in the red zone

Postmedia News

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By Mike Beamish VANCOUVER — In U.S. college football, picking an easy opponent to fill out the schedule and pad the resume for a possible bowl invitation has become a time-honoured tradition, from Alabama to the Zion Bible Institute. In that same spirit of almost guaranteed victory, the B.C. Lions couldn’t have asked for a ... Continue reading
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