CFL CFL Record Breakers and Confidence Shakers! Al Dannity November 8, 2012 [slideshow gallery_id=”7″] With the Division Semi-Finals ahead this weekend, Al Dannity breaks down the key players to watch out for in an exciting pair of CFL playoff match-ups. From the record breakers to questionable starters and a player likely favoured by Clay Davis from The Wire, Al’s picked his six most important players to watch...
CFL Eskimos Face Big Questions Before Semi-Final in Toronto Dale Perth November 7, 2012 Since the Edmonton Eskimos shocked the CFL by firing general manager Eric Tillman just after the end of the regular season a few days ago, the other guessing game has revolved around the key on-field personnel for Sunday’s Eastern semi-final — specifically, who would take the snaps from centre and what the offensive backfield would...
CFL Stampeders to Announce Starting QB Tuesday Frank Doyle November 5, 2012 The Calgary Stampeders will announce who their starting quarterback will be for this weekend’s playoff game against Saskatchewan on Tuesday. Stamps coach John Hufnagel has had a lot of time to think about it, but choosing between Drew Tate and Kevin Glenn isn’t going to be easy. Tate vs. Glenn Tate and Glenn are two...
CFL Cornish and Harris Lead New Canadian Class in the CFL Dale Perth November 5, 2012 With the Canadian Football League preparing for the playoffs, it’s time to look at the state of the game — especially from the perspective of homegrown players. If the nominees for top Canadian are anything to go by, the game is in good hands. Tailbacks Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampeders and Andrew Harris of...
CFL Tiger-Cats Shut the Doors on 2012 Season and Stadium Dale Perth November 2, 2012 They came so close. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats looked lost in the early going, down 20-3 after the first quarter and looking like they couldn’t find the playoffs with a GPS and a flashlight. Then they managed to climb back into the game against their provincial rival Argonauts at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, actually tying...
CFL Argos to Rest QB Ricky Ray Against Hamilton Frank Doyle October 31, 2012 The last thing the Toronto Argonauts wanted was to watch their starting quarterback Ricky Ray suffer another injury in a meaningless Week 18 game. The team announced Ray would be on the sidelines Thursday, while backup Jarious Jackson gets the call as the Argos host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Not Worth the Risk If the Argos...
CFL CFL Hands Out Fines to Alouettes Players Frank Doyle October 25, 2012 Two Als Avoid Suspension Montreal Alouettes linebacker Shea Emery and defensive end John Bowman will be a little lighter in the wallet, but will be allowed to play in Saturday’s game against Edmonton. The CFL fined both players for incidents surrounding last week’s win at Saskatchewan. Emery, who has now been fined three this season,...
CFL Edmonton Eskimos Release Tailback Cory Boyd Dale Perth October 11, 2012 For the second time this season, Cory Boyd finds himself without a job. Mere weeks after being picked up by the Edmonton Eskimos after getting his walking papers from the Toronto Argonauts, the onetime leading rusher in the CFL is on the outside looking in once again after being released on Thursday along with defensive...
CFL With Ray Injured, Jackson Is the Argonauts’ Main Man Dale Perth October 1, 2012 The last time Jarious Jackson started a game in the Canadian Football League was more than two years ago. He’s better known as a 2nd-and-1, goal-line pivot. But he did an admirable job last Friday in throwing a touchdown pass and running for another score as the Toronto Argonauts downed a desperate Winnipeg team 29-10,...
CFL A CFL Version of Madden? Al Dannity September 14, 2012 On Thursday we posted an image to our Facebook page of a doctored video game cover for a ‘CFL 2014’ game. The original image was found on Reddit and while EA has no plans to add CFL to its catalogue, the idea of a CFL game for Xbox or Wii got Al Dannity thinking. It’s...