Apr
Winnipeg: Not afraid of private ownership
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: The days of summer must be nigh, because there’s sure a lot of flip-floppin’ going on around here. Everywhere you turn, somebody’s telling you that if only the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were privately owned, the world would be a place of sunshine and lollipops. Cats and dogs would be paw-in-paw. Paris [...]
Apr
So many questions in Hamilton
Courtesy Hamilton Spectator: They’ve been busy. But is it enough? That’s the question Hamilton Tiger-Cat fans might be asking with just over a month before the latest edition of the Ticats start training camp. After missing the post-season for the fifth time in six seasons in 2007 Tabbie fans have plenty of questions. Some key [...]
Apr
Cohon’s legacy is clear
Courtesy Globe and Mail: Last October, Mark Cohon learned that his role as the CFL commissioner would be unlike that of anyone who had preceded him in league’s highest office. While past commissioners had dealt with all sorts of challenges, from rebellious crackpot owners to teams going broke in midseason, never in the long history [...]
Apr
Joseph gets extension with Argos
Courtesy TSN.ca: The Toronto Argonauts and newly acquired quarterback Kerry Joseph agreed to a contract extension through the 2009 season Wednesday. Financial details weren’t available Joseph was scheduled to make $250,000 this year but was looking to be paid on par with other CFL starters, many of whom make between $300,000 and $350,000. ”This has [...]
Apr
CFL Digest sits down and does Q & A with Lions slot back Jason Clermont
Courtesy CFL Digest: Welcome to first edition of The Gridiron Guru, CFL Digest’s newest column. What will find in the Gridiron? Pretty much everything. You want opinion pieces…..we got it, you want weekly analysis…… we got it, you want interviews with current CFL players…….we got it. This column is written by a guru for the [...]
Apr
Bombers have work to do before camp
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: It was a little tidbit the GM of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers wasn’t entirely interested in receiving j-u-s-t yet: 2008 CFL training camps officially open in 39 days on June 1. “Honestly, I can’t think that far ahead right now,” began Brendan Taman. “We’re living day by day right now with [...]
Apr
New stadium brews excitement in Moncton
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: A sod-turning ceremony in Moncton to mark the spot of a new track and field stadium carried with it hopes the city could one day land a Canadian Football League franchise. Some $3 million in additional funding came Moncton’s way Tuesday for a 28,000-seat stadium at Universite de Moncton. It’s officially [...]
Apr
Report: 2009 Grey Cup to Calgary
Courtesy TSN.ca: It seems the Grey Cup game is heading back to Western Canada. On Wednesday, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon will be in Calgary where it’s expected he will announce that 2009 Grey Cup will be played at McMahon Stadium. Joining Cohon at the news conference will be Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, Calgary Mayor Dave [...]
Apr
Former CFL’er arrested
Courtesy Toronto Star: Colts running back Kenton Keith was arrested after refusing to leave a nightclub parking lot that was being cleared by police. Keith, a former CFL player, was charged early Sunday with misdemeanour counts of disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement, public intoxication and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, because a man [...]
Apr
Toronto: David Boston says his problems are behind him
Courtesy Toronto Star: The Argonauts have tried their hand at a number of reclamation projects over the past several seasons. There was Robert Baker, R.Jay Soward, Bernard Williams, Hakim Hill, Andre Rison and, most recently, Ricky Williams. Head coach Rich Stubler, however, doesn’t think the club’s latest signing, former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver David [...]
