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Defensive end John Chick is among the Indianapolis Colts' final cuts (see the advisory on the Colts' website HERE). However, there is always a chance he could be retained on an eight-man practice roster, which could be determined as early as Sunday.

The noise level had picked up around Camp Surrey Saturday and so had the level of activity, hardly surprising given an uplifting win in Montreal and a sudden surge of player transactions. Wally Buono had plenty to ponder on his job through the dazzling streets of Surrey, once he had met with his coaches to discuss the [...]

Let’s play a game of “what if.” In this case, what if John Hufnagel had waited until AFTER last night’s game in Montreal to make the trade that sent offensive lineman Jesse Newman to the B.C. Lions in return for a second-round draft pick and a conditional fourth-rounder (conditional on whether or not Newman, who’s in the [...]

When Arland Bruce III first came to the Ticats – amid a fairly substantial media frenzy – I figured he was an early Christmas present, a quote and controversy machine that would keep me cranking out colourful copy until the cows came home. And so, like most other members of the football press, I spent a [...]

　 Timing is everything, and it is about to work in favour of the Lions. Even before they knew they would likely lose Dean Valli for the season with the broken leg, a deal had been reached with the Calgary Stampeders to acquire fellow offensive lineman Jesse Newman. The Lions will announce the deal Saturday. Newman, a former [...]

The good, bad and ugly from a road win by the Lions in Montreal:
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Three days before Labour Day and nary a blog posting? What's with that? Well, the payoff comes tomorrow: a 2,000 word opus on the life and times of one Arland Bruce III. It came together in two days and I hope the hurry-up nature of my creative process doesn't wreck it. But sometimes it's the way it [...]

Unless we’re being fed a line here (and, to its credit, the Stampeder organization doesn’t play that game), there is nothing to read into Miguel Robede’s continued absence from practice this week other than what we’ve been told: the guy is sick. But it does raise the intriguing possibility that newly signed defensive lineman Corey Mace will [...]

The Riders completed their final full practice Friday for Sunday’s Labour Day Classic against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It’s been a long week with loads of navel-gazing and probing into everything that took place during the 17-14 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos. The guys are prepared and appear ready to bounce back against the Blue Bomber. I [...]

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Stevie Baggs had one defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals in Thursday's 20-10 NFL pre-season victory over the Washington Redskins.

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Rey Williams, who is trying out for the Pittsburgh Steelers, had two solo tackles and two assisted tackles Thursday in a 19-3 NFL pre-season victory over the visiting Carolina Panthers. Williams exercised the option-year escape clause in his CFL contract to sign with Pittsburgh. Ex-Roughriders defensive end John Chick, who signed with the Indianapolis [...]

Not gonna lie to you folks; this will be a long week. It’s always that way when there’s a long stretch between games; story ideas run thin, and so do genuine instances of news to report. Take, for instance, Thursday’s practice. Please. Oh, it wasn’t that bad, really. There were a couple notable items that came out of it. [...]

Sorry about the delay in blogging today – things are definitely picking up for Labour Day and I've had some technical issues. The most interesting reads today are Jeff Blair's piece on the Ticat offence in the Globe and Dave Feschuk's article in the Star on the Lin J Shell – Auggie Barrenechea spitting incident. Steve Milton will likely have [...]

The official release: Royal Canadian Mint Announces Rider Centennial Dollar Coin The Royal Canadian Mint, in co-operation with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club, launched an in-circulation dollar coin today to honour the Rider’s 100th anniversary. Three million “Centennial loonies” will be introduced to the marketplace across western Canada over the next few days. A series of coin exchanges [...]

The highlights from Thursday’s Riders practice at Mosaic Stadium: — Winds of with gusts of 50 km/h and a temperature of 12 C meant it was darned cold out there. I know in a couple of months today might seem warm but it didn’t feel that way while watching practice. Here’s hoping the weather warms up sometime soon. — [...]

Walter Stith, meet Damane Duckett. You two are the latest to fall into the black hole known as the left tackle spot with the Lions. The inability of the Lions to adequately replace Rob Murphy on the blind side spot on the offensive line is one of the cornerstone problems which has been experienced by this team [...]

The plan is set: Our weekly live Lions chat will go at a different time this week, 12 noon on Friday, in both official languages. Make a plan to drop by and join the discussion

  It's Labour Day weekend, which means something across Canada when it comes to football every place but one. Well, two; if you want to get mad about something, cast over our picks for the week. FRIDAY B.C. at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. The thought of facing any quarterback other than 38-year-old legend Anthony Calvillo has to be uplifting to the [...]