June 19, 2013

CFL Power Rankings: Week 4

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Eskimos running back Hugh Charles shows off his backflip skills after scoring a touchdown against the Lions on Friday. He paced the offence with 118 yards on 20 carries. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Malcolm Kelly breaks down the balance of power in the Canadian Football League. 1. SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS [Unchanged] Overall [...]

NFL: Randy Moss says he is coming back

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — If anybody is in the market for a 35-year-old receiver who was once the best in the game, this is your day. Randy Moss has announced that he is planning a comeback, according to Pro Football Talk. “I just wanna go to a team and play some football,” Moss said [...]

CFL: Stamps officially extend QB Tate’s contract

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Drew Tate threw for 1,346 yards and eight TDs with the Stampeders this season, replacing Henry Burris as starting quarterback. (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The Calgary Stampeders formally announced Wednesday that quarterback Drew Tate has signed a contract extension with the CFL club. Last month, sources requesting anonymity reported that Tate had signed a [...]

College Football Bowl Games: Louisiana-Lafayette wins New Orleans Bowl on last-second FG

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(Picture courtesy of SI) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Blaine Gautier’s record-setting passing and a long clutch kick by Brett Baer gave Louisiana-Lafayette fans the kind of thrills they haven’t had since Jake Delhomme was playing for the Ragin’ Cajuns. Gautier passed for 470 yards and three scores, and Baer kicked a 50-yard field goal as [...]

CFL Friday Night Football: Eskimos and Stamps have a great night

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Toronto Argonauts kick returner Chad Owens, right, breaks a tackle by Edmonton Eskimos linebacker Mike Cornell during first half CFL action in Toronto on Friday. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Ricky Ray thought he had seen it all through his nine CFL seasons. That is, until Friday night. Ray threw two TD [...]

Vikings to start Christian Ponder over Donovan McNabb

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Rookie QB Christian Ponder will take over for Donovan McNabb as the Minnesota Vikings starter, according to Ponder’s agent. “Congrats to Vikings client @cponder7 for earning the start for next week’s game,” SportsTrust Advisors, the agency which represents Ponder, tweeted. The call came sooner than expected after coach Leslie Frazier [...]

CFL Friday Night Football: Roughriders gets 1st win, Eskimos gets 1st lost

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B.C. Lions’ Geroy Simon, centre, celebrates his touchdown against the Saskatchewan Roughriders with Travis Lulay, left, during the first half on Friday night. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio/ CBC Sports) – Geroy Simon caught seven passes, including one for a 63-yard touchdown, as the B.C. Lions registered their first win of the CFL season 24-11 over [...]

CFL Friday Night Football: Eskimos and TiCats win

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Edmonton Eskimos’ Cliff Washburn (69) pushes Toronto Argonauts’ Ricky Foley (95) while Eskimnos Patrick Kabongo (56) confronts Toronto Mike Bradwell (88) after a late sack of Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray on Friday. (Ian Jackson/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio/ CBC Sports) – The Edmonton Eskimos cut it pretty close to remain perfect on the year. Trailing by six [...]