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Sep
Dario down for the count in E town
Courtesy Edmonton Journal: A towel hung over Dario Romero’s head, but it couldn’t hide the tears. Romero’s Edmonton Eskimos defensive linemate, Kai Ellis, came over and wrapped his arms around him. Romero’s massive chest only heaved more, fresh tears wetting an already soaked towel. On the last play of Saturday’s 23-30 loss to the Saskatchewan [...]
Sep
Boreham puts boot to Eskimos
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: Jamie Boreham gave the Saskatchewan Roughriders a leg up on the Edmonton Eskimos when it came to Saturday’s swirling winds at Commonwealth Stadium. The veteran punter used a series of rugby-style kicks to keep the Eskimos off-balance and cut through the winds, which were gusting to 80 kilometres per hour. Boreham’s [...]
Sep
Johnson corners the return market
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: JOVON JOHNSON is the busiest football player to wear a Winnipeg Blue Bombers jersey these days and he’d like even more work.”I never like to come off the field. In high school I played quarterback, returned kicks and played defence,” said Johnson, who is having a solid season at cornerback and [...]
Sep
McCallum seeking trade from Lions
Courtesy Montreal Gazette: Bitterness. Anger. Disappointment. Of all the emotions Paul McCallum displayed on Monday, frustration seemed to be at the very foundation of all of them. The veteran B.C. Lions kicker seemed genuinely baffled with his current situation following practice at the team’s headquarters in Surrey. A practice in which the 39-year-old’s workload consisted [...]
Sep
Sleepless in Hamilton
Courtesy Hamilton Spectator: Ticat head coach Marcel Bellefeuille often says that his team has 24 hours after a game to either savour a win or lament a loss before turning their focus to the next game. But after the 42-8 shellacking at the hands of the Alouettes last week, Bellefeuille seems to have broken his [...]
Sep
Argos deal Parker to Edmonton
Courtesy Toronto Star: The Toronto Argonauts have dealt another disgruntled player. The Argos traded cornerback Byron Parker to the Edmonton Eskimos on Monday for future considerations. According to two league sources, the Argos will receive a 2010 draft pick for Parker. Parker becomes the second unhappy Argo player to be sent packing. Earlier this year, [...]
Sep
Esks sign Haywood
Courtesy Edmonton Journal: The Edmonton Eskimos have signed 31-year-old free agent defensive lineman Jerome Haywood and may have lost the services of defensive captain Dario Romero for the rest of the season. Haywood, a five-foot-nine, 280-pound product of San Diego State, spent the past two seasons in Winnipeg and was signed in January by the [...]
Sep
Team has faith in Durant
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: On a blustery afternoon at Commonwealth Stadium, Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant didn’t throw all caution to the wind. After forcing the ball downfield for two first-quarter interceptions — one of which was returned for a touchdown — Durant showed poise and resilience while methodically leading Saskatchewan to a 23-20 comeback [...]
Sep
Printers not ready to play
Courtesy Montreal Gazette: Wally Buono is not ready to shake things up just yet. The B.C. Lions head coach and general manager will likely give Buck Pierce the start Friday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, not newly acquired pivot Casey Printers. “That would be exciting, wouldn’t it?” Buono said, chuckling at the suggestion that Printers should [...]
Sep
Bishop and Belli wage personal war
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: WINNIPEG Blue Bombers quarterback Michael Bishop and Argos defensive tackle Adriano Belli had a number of confrontations after the play during Saturday’s game.”He said he was going to punch me but I didn’t believe him,” said Bishop, who went facemask-to-facemask with the much larger Belli and later aimed a punch at [...]
