Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) – The BC Lions signed head coach Mike Benevides to a contract extension through the 2016 season, the team announced Tuesday. Benevides inherited the job from Wally Buono, who stepped down after the Lions captured the 2011 […]
Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – The Edmonton Eskimos have signed quarterback Mike Reilly to a contract extension that will keep him in Green and Gold through the 2016 season. In 18 starts last season, Reilly converted 305-of-512 passes for 4,207 yards […]
Whatever coach Scott Milanovich adjusted following the 1-2 start for Toronto, it worked. The Argonauts won four straight games, and then won four more in a row following two weeks of losses. The team was once again headed in the […]
Winnipeg began 2013 with a 38-33 loss to Montreal, and then defeated the same Alouettes a week later, 19-11, to even its record at 1-1. It seemed as though there was some hope for the remainder of the season. But […]
Early on there were the Ottawa Rough Riders more than a century ago and more recently, the Renegades tried to make a go of it as well, but lasted only a few years before folding in 2005. General manager Marcel […]
Calvillo’s swan song in 2013 was far from impressive. In just seven games, he completed a mere 58.7 percent of his passes for 1,322 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions, but the 41-year-old’s struggles last season were not indicative of […]
Still, the team finished at 10-8, which was a sizable turnaround from the previous season when it went just 6-12. The 10-8 ledger marked the first time since 2004 the Ti-Cats earned a winning record and the first time they […]
Now the task at hand is matching that success. Corey Chamblin was the deserving recipient of the 2013 CFL Coach of the Year award for his work in his third season in Regina. Under Chamblin’s tutelage the Roughriders finished 11-7 […]
The downfall of the once-elite franchise — one that set a North American professional sports record by qualifying for the playoffs in 34 consecutive years between 1972 and 2005 — forced the hand of upper management to release head coach […]
By virtue of winning the Western Division, Calgary earned a bye through to the division finals, but it was smoked by Saskatchewan, the eventual title winner, in a 35-13 decision. While the 2013 regular season was filled with many highs, […]