2025 @CFL hot stove league

[GA Russell]

It looks like Arland Bruce is through with the Argos. They have put him on the trading block, and his agent expects him to be traded or released within a week.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Tor...250756-sun.html

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Tor...246611-sun.html

[GA Russell]

Toronto Argonauts 19.....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/argo...article1231088/

http://stats.sports.theglobeandmail.com/cf...gamecode=873633

The teams in the league have become more cohesive over the course of the first four weeks of the season, but Stefan LeFors's performance has not progressed. After three quarters, the Bombers had 2 first downs.

Richie Williams came in to play in the fourth quarter. At this rate, it wouldn't surprise me if they let him start in the near future, even though LeFors is a favorite of Mike Kelly.

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Calgary Stampeders 48....British Columbia Lions 10

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1231160/

The Stampeders started flat, but then scored 17 in the second quarter and never looked back. Jarious Jackson again came off the bench for the Lions, but he couldn't do anything this week.

Edited July 25, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Edmonton Eskimos 38....Sasktchewan Roughriders 33

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1231551/

http://stats.sports.theglobeandmail.com/cf...gamecode=873636

The best game of the week. See-saw battle. Sask scored the first 22 points.

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This will take you to the box scores of the four games this week. Click on "box" to see what you want.

http://stats.sports.theglobeandmail.com/cfl/scoreboard.asp

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Kitwana Jones chased down and held a purse snatcher in Edmonton the other day. He played his college ball at UNC, so The News & Observer printed the Globe & Mail account of the story!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/edmo...article1226495/

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2009/07/22/10218886-sun.html

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David Naylor is reporting that the Bombers are thinking of bringing in Michael Bishop and Casey Printers.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1231482/

[GA Russell]

Say hello to the Bombers' new QB, Michael Bishop!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bish...article1231735/

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...266686-sun.html

[Chuck Nessa]

Can we send a file to Georgia and delete this thread?

[GA Russell]

Chuck, you're making me laugh!

At present, this thread has 14,465 views. How are your threads doing?

[GA Russell]

Say hello to the Ticats' new receiver, Arland Bruce!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bruc...article1234785/

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Ken-Yon Rambo hurt his knee in the game last week, and it has now been determined that he will be out for the year.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/stam...article1235276/

[GA Russell]

The Bombers played all three QBs last week, and Richie Williams had the best game. So today they released him!

They also let go Tyrone Williams, whom they had picked up in the off-season.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...303686-sun.html

[GA Russell]

Edmonton Eskimos 33....Montreal Alouettes 19

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1237096/

Surprise! The Als got it together in the fourth quarter and closed to within seven, but the Esks scored a TD to ice the game. Edmonton has been strong the past two weeks.

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David Naylor's Week 5 preview

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1235712/

Edited July 31, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Michael Bishop will start for the Bombers tomorrow against the Argos.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...315376-sun.html

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30....British Columbia Lions 18

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1238641/

I remain hopeful that the Lions will get it together over the course of the season. But after five games, I think it is fair to begin to think that this is the worst team Wally Buono has ever coached.

Here's an oddity: There were no punts in the third quarter.

This is the first time the Ticats have swept the Lions since 1992.

With 3 wins, the Ticats have now matched their win totals for both last year and the year before.

Edited August 1, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13....Toronto Argonauts 12

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/argo...article1239070/

Great game between two bad teams. Considering that he had been with the team less than a week, Michael Bishop looked pretty good. The Argos turned the ball over seven times!

But they almost won anyway. With 19 seconds to go, they kicked a 47 yard FG to give them the lead. But they had a time count violation, so that moved the ball back 10. The 57 yard attempt hit the upright!

Edited August 2, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Saskatchewan Roughriders 24....Calgary Stampeders 23

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...0338391-cp.html

http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform..../final/W766.htm

Good game. See saw battle, won with a bomb that beat a safety blitz with about 1:20 to go.

More Saskatchewanians live in Calgary than in any Saskatchewan city, and as usual the sold out crowd had a lot of green in it. So there was plenty of loud cheering when either team scored.

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Week 5 summaries

http://stats.sports.theglobeandmail.com/cfl/scoreboard.asp

Edited August 2, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

The Lions have signed three players including JuJuan Armour.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/BC/...0349656-cp.html

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Scott Schultz is going to retire. No word yet on why. He has spent his entire career with the Riders, and I suspect that they gave him the option of retiring or being released, and he decided to retire. But that's just my guess.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...0351036-cp.html

[GA Russell]

David Naylor Week 6 preview

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/cfl-...article1244079/

Gregg Xenakes Week 6 preview (I guess he has taken over from Fred Williams)

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.../AJN4246473.htm

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To make room for JuJuan Armour at middle linebcker, Wally has demoted Javi Glatt to backup and special teams.

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Glatt+Ar...7295/story.html

[GA Russell]

Montreal Alouettes 25....Toronto Argonauts 0

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1245573/

The Toronto defense did its best to keep the team in the game, but the Argos offense stunk for the second straight week. Kerry Joseph was lifted after three in favor of Cody Pickett.

This was the first time the Als have shut somebody out since 1976 when Marv Levy was the coach. This was the first time the Argos were shut out since 1992, when Doug Flutie and the Stamps did the deed.

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British Columbia Lions 35....Saskatchewan Roughriders 20

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1245628/

The Riders led throughout the first half, until late in the second quarter when BC took the lead for good with a TD scored on a dribble!

Edited August 8, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28....Edmonton Eskimos 21

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1246052/

Very solid game between two average teams. It rained in Hamilton throughout. The Ticats scored the winning TD with 46 seconds left.

[GA Russell]

Calgary Stampeders 31....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1246095/

The Bombers offense was worthless in the first half. At the half the score was 23-3, and the Bombers got their FG before they got a first down.

But it was a different game in the second half. The Bombers had the ball in the last minute, hoping to get a TD and a 2-point convert, but Michael Bishop threw an interception.

Edited August 9, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Gregg Xenakes Week 7 preview

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.../AJN4247606.htm

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Cody Pickett will start for the Argos this week in place of Kerry Joseph.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Tor...436671-sun.html

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David Naylor Week 7 preview

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1250091/

Edited August 13, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

I was looking at the standings today, and I was struck by how close the won-lost records are.

one team 5-1 (Montreal)

one team 4-2 (Hamilton)

three teams 3-3 (Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatchewan)

three teams 2-4 (Toronto, Winnipeg, BC)

[GA Russell]

Edmonton Eskimos 38....Calgary Stampeders 35

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.../AJN4247915.htm

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1251444/

What a game! Both teams scored a TD in the final minute! Both offenses moved the ball well throughout the game. It seemed like the game was even more high scoring than it was.

Henry Burris set the Stampeders team record for career yardage thrown, passing Doug Flutie.

Edited August 14, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

British Columbia Lions 36....Toronto Argonauts 28

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4248104

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1253180/

Great game between two bad teams. The Argos had a 22-7 third quarter lead and let the game slip away at the very end.

Justin Medlock tied the Argos team record with 7 FGs. The league record is 8.

Cody Pickett performed much better than I expected. His 0-line gave him time, which may say something about the Lions' defense.

Buck Pierce left the game early after banging his head on the turf. Shades of Dave Dickinson.

[GA Russell]

Montreal Alouettes 39....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.../AJN4248279.htm

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...0474991-cp.html

The Als were a little slow getting out of the gate, but once they got started they had no problem.

Calvillo threw three consecutive passes for TDs in the first half. That has to be some kind of a record.

Alexis Serna has turned his career around. He stunk for most of last year, but (I was surprised to learn tonight) hit 10 of his last 11 FG attempts. This year he is (I think) 14 of 17, including 4 of 5 tonight.

I didn't bother listening to the second half.

[GA Russell]

Saskatchewan Roughriders 33....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...0480861-cp.html

http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform..../final/W774.htm

What started out as a terrible game finished with an exciting fourth quarter. The Ticats were pathetic in the first quarter - one yard total offense and no first downs. To start the second, Glenn replaced Porter but didn't do much. At the half, Sask led 23-0.

But as they say, the Ticats must have made adjustments at halftime. They scored the first 23 points of the second half to tie the game in the fourth. But the Riders regrouped with ten minutes to go and scored the last ten points of the game.

Edited August 17, 2009 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Jesse Lumsden underwent surgery, so he is out for the year.

All teams get a bye once in the next two weeks. This week's schedule is a Friday doubleheader.

Ben Cahoon's father-in-law is the new governor of Utah!

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...496351-sun.html

[GA Russell]

David Naylor Week 8 preview

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/week...article1259382/

Gregg Xenakes Week 8 preview (easier to read this week)

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4248983