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[GA Russell]

The Riders have signed Sandro DeAngelis. His collapse was always a mystery to me (and maybe the Ticats as well), and maybe he'll bounce back now that he is back in the windy West.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=402503

[GA Russell]

Today was the Civic Holiday in Canada. It gives the Canadians a last three day weekend while it is still warm enough to go swimming.

British Columbia Lions 18....Toronto Argonauts 9

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4519646

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=402508

It seemed like there were a lot of penalties and turnovers.

[GA Russell]

Greg Xenakes Week 7 picks

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4520054

[GA Russell]

Lowell Ullrich Week 7 picks

http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/08/the-week-ahead-cfl-picks-for-week-7/

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Matthew Scianitti Week 7 picks

http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/08/cfl-picks-week-7-offensive-slugfest-expected-between-ticats-stampeders/

[GA Russell]

Calgary Stampeders 31....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20

http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4520431

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=402778

See-saw game until the Ticats' offense faded in the fourth.

Horrors! Both the Hamilton and Calgary websites failed to stream the game, and I was unable to listen. The Hamilton site said that any problem might be due to their Olympics coverage, so maybe everyone will be back on the internet when the Games are over.

Edited August 10, 2012 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Good news! I heard from the Ticats' station CHML today, and they said that the issue is Olympics related, and that after the Games are over everything will be back to normal.

Most of the CFL teams' broadcast partners (including both Hamilton and Calgary) are members of the Corus chain, so I expect that this is a chain-wide situation.

[GA Russell]

Edmonton Eskimos 28....Saskatchewan Roughriders 20

http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4520731

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=402868

I was able to listen to the game on the Riders' station. The Eskimos' station is another Corus property, and they were not streaming tonight.

Great see-saw game between the league's two best defenses. Down by eight points, the Riders were moving the ball downfield as time expired.

Jyles seems to be getting better with each game.

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All CFL games will be streamed live on ESPN3.com (to the US only) for the rest of the season.

http://www.cfl.ca/page/game_broadcast

Edited August 11, 2012 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

The Bombers are the only team not in the thick of things, so they have decided to start Joey Elliott at QB this week against the Ticats.

They have scored a league-low 127 points so far.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=402891

[GA Russell]

Every year the bye weeks are the last two weeks of August, at the mid-point of the season, to give the players the chance to rest their bodies for the second half of the year.

I have wondered why the bye weeks are early this year, and it has dawned on me that the league decided to schedule them during the Olympics when fans' thoughts might be occupied elsewhere.

[GA Russell]

SHOCKER! The Argos have released Cory Boyd, their second biggest star (next to Ricky Ray) and the league's current rushing leader.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=402953

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/toronto-argonauts-release-cfls-leading-rusher-cory-boyd/article4477411/

[GA Russell]

It has taken only a few hours for Cory Boyd to come to terms with the Eskimos.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4521131

[GA Russell]

Obby Khan retired four months ago at age 31 when the Bombers told him they wanted to go with youth on the line. Today he has come out of retirement, and signed with the Stampeders.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403072

[GA Russell]

Greg Xenakes Week 8 picks

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4521598

[GA Russell]

Matthew Scianitti Week 8 picks

http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/08/cfl-picks-week-8-argonauts-still-dependent-on-ricky-ray/

[GA Russell]

Here's an article about the financial problems of the UFL that you might find interesting. When the UFL started, the Canadian press as usual said that the sky was falling, and that the CFL would have trouble competing with it.

http://freebeacon.com/pelosis/

[GA Russell]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25

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http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403242

Crazy game. In the second the Ticats had a 14-4 lead. The Bombers then went on to outscore them 21-3. Then the Ticats tied it. Late in the game the Bombers scored a TD to take the lead. With one minute to go at mid-field on third and one, Burris threw a bad pass instead of running the ball. That effectively ended the game.

Chris Williams ran another punt back for a TD, his fourth of the year.

[GA Russell]

Montreal Alouettes 38....Edmonton Eskimos 25

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4522215

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403325

Not an interesting game. Montreal led 28-0 in the second quarter, and then coasted. Edmonton outscored them 14-0 in the fourth to make the final score look more respectable than it should have.

[GA Russell]

Toronto Argonauts 22....Calgary Stampeders 14

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4522359

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403379

Defensive battle, with only field goals until the last play of the third quarter. Cory Boyd's replacement Chad Kackert had a good game.

[GA Russell]

British Columbia Lions 24....Saskatchewan Roughriders 5

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4522581

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403453

The Lions started slow, and allowed the Riders to score first with a field goal. After that it was all BC.

Today was Darian Durant's 30th birthday.

[GA Russell]

After weeks in their camp getting back in shape from his achilles tendon injury, Ken-Yon Rambo has signed with the Argos.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403558

[GA Russell]

Greg Xenakes Week 9 picks

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4523134

[GA Russell]

Montreal Alouettes 31....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4523545

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403721

Fantastic game. See-saw battle with two good offenses and two good defenses. Sean Whyte kicked a 37-yard field goal on the last play of the game to win it.

Today was Anthony Calvillo's fortieth birthday. With 436 TD passes, Calvillo moved ahead of Warren Moon to second place on the North American pro football list. Brett Favre is first with 508.

Chris Williams tied Gizmo Williams' season record with five kicks returned for TD's. Remember that Chris W. had another that he goofed off on and was tackled at the one.

[GA Russell]

British Columbia Lions 20....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4523797

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403793

Another fantastic game. Paul McCallum kicked a 41-yard field goal on the last play of the game to win it.

Another see-saw battle. The Lions led 10-0 at the half, with all of their points in the second quarter. The Lions tried a new offense in the first quarter, and it didn't work. In the first half, the Bombers got only 4 first downs.

But the Bombers scored the next 14 points, and led by four with less than five minutes to go in the game. BC scored a touchdown, and the Bombers tied it with 27 seconds left in the game.

[GA Russell]

The Bombers fired Paul LaPolice today, and replaced him with defensive coordinator Tim Burke.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4523880

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403819

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Minnesota has cut Solomon Elimimian.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403827

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Miami has cut Jerome Messam.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403813

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Calgary Stampeders 17....Saskatchewan Roughriders 10

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4523947

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403835

The Stamps jumped out to a 14-0 lead with two drives on the ground, and made it look easy. The game then settled into a defensive struggle. The score was 17-3 with 4 minutes left in the game, when the Riders scored a touchdown to close the gap.

[GA Russell]

Joe Lobendahn is in Regina, and will take a physical tomorrow.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403935

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Tonight's Argos-Eskimos game will be on the NBC Sports cable channel at 7:30 pm.