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Lions’ Geroy Simon passes Milt Stegall to become CFL’s all-time receiving leader
VANCOUVER – Geroy Simon helped the B.C. Lions get their 2012 CFL season off to a dazzling start Friday night.
Star Lions slotback surpasses Stegall in first game of 2012 season
VANCOUVER – Geroy Simon became the CFL’s all-time receiving leader in dramatic fashion Friday night.
Friday’s Scoreboard
Friday’s Games
Changing of the Guard: Kickers and punters fight for survival in CFL
VANCOUVER – Paul McCallum is wondering where the years went.
Defending Grey Cup champion Lions look for strong start against Bombers
VANCOUVER – Geroy Simon will try to make history Friday as the B.C. Lions kick off the 2012 CFL season in a Grey Cup rematch with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Drew Tate, Calgary Stampeders feeling strong, excited for start of CFL season
CALGARY – Drew Tate is brimming with confidence heading into his first season as a starting quarterback of the Calgary Stampeders.
Ticats receiver Andy Fantuz excited to play against Riders, his former team
HAMILTON – Andy Fantuz can’t wait to play against the CFL team he called his own for six years.
Alouettes look to get back into Grey Cup hunt with new-look defence
MONTREAL – A lot of players on the Montreal Alouettes defence spent training camp just getting to know one another.
Bombers pluck Bloi-Dei Dorzon off practice roster to fill tailback slot
WINNIPEG – Being promoted from the practice roster to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ starting lineup has meant tailback Bloi-Dei Dorzon spending a lot of time explaining how to pronounce his unusual first name.
Lions have still made a number of significant changes as they look to repeat
VANCOUVER – According to an Angus Reid survey, the B.C. Lions are doing “the right thing” as the 2012 CFL season approaches.
CFL quarterbacks on the move as Ray, Burris move east to Calvillo territory
Ricky Ray in Toronto, Henry Burris in Hamilton and Steven Jyles starting in Edmonton.
Roughriders hope revamped roster will lead to better results this season
REGINA – It would be preposterous to suggest that Andy Fantuz did the Saskatchewan Roughriders a favour by signing with the Hamilton-Tigers in the off-season.
Quarterback Burris leads way for revamped Hamilton Tiger-Cats offence
HAMILTON – He has won two Grey Cup titles, been named a Grey Cup and CFL MVP and amassed over 41,000 yards passing over 12 pro seasons in Canada.
Edmonton Eskimos QB Steven Jyles determined to come out of Ricky Ray’s shadow
EDMONTON – Even when Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Steven Jyles sits by himself in his dressing room cubicle, the memory of Ricky Ray is over his head — literally.
Only Hufnagel and Trestman have more than three years of CFL coaching experience
VANCOUVER – The winds of youthful change are blowing along CFL sidelines and having a ripple effect in some front offices as the 2012 regular season approaches.
Grey Cup anniversary in spotlight as CFL returns to TSN for the 2012 season
Grey Cup, Grey Cup and more Grey Cup.
Take a Lickin’: Canada Post to release CFL stamps to celebrate 100th Grey Cup
OTTAWA – Canada Post is set to kick off the release of a special run of domestic stamps to celebrate the Grey Cup’s 100th anniversary.
Kickers dominate in Stampeders 33-31 pre-season win over Roughriders
REGINA – Rene Paredes was flawless on all six field goal attempts and Nik Lewis caught for 121 yards, including a touchdown, as the Calgary Stampeders beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-31 in CFL pre-season action Friday.
New Argos coach Milanovich unconcerned with Ray’s pre-season struggles
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – He may be a rookie head coach but Scott Milanovich knows better than to put too much stock into the CFL pre-season.
Friday’s Scoreboard
Friday’s Scores
Travis Lulay, B.C. Lions beat Edmonton Eskimos 24-16 in final exhibition game
EDMONTON – Quarterback Travis Lulay passed for three touchdowns in just over a half of playing time as the B.C. Lions concluded the CFL pre-season schedule with a 24-16 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night.
Thursday’s Scoreboard
Thursday’s Scores
Wednesday’s Scoreboard
Wednesday’s Scores
Former CFL star quarterback Russ Jackson named to Canada’s Walk of Fame
TORONTO – One of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play in the CFL will be part of Canada’s Walk of Fame.