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Lions beat Blue Bombers to win Grey Cup

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

In the 99th edition of the Grey Cup Sunday in  Vancouver, the British Columbia Lions defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a score of 34-23.

Travis Lulay, who on Thursday was named the CFL Most Valuable Player, was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, after completing 21 of 37 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns.

The Lions were the first team since 1994 (that year the Lions beat the Baltimore CFLers) to win the Grey Cup at home.

The Lions dominated the first quarter as they took an 11-0 lead, highlighted by a 19 yard run for a touchdown by Andrew Harris.

The Blue Bombers pulled within a touchdown in the second quarter after Justin Palardy kicked two field goals. The Lions led at the half 14-6.

In the third quarter, with the Lions leading 17-9, Lulay threw  his first of two touchdown passes. A 66 yard bomb to rookie Kierrie Johnson put the Lions up 24-9. Amazingly it was Johnson’s first career touchdown catch.

After the Lions went up by a convincing score of 31-9 early in the fourth quarter on a 6 yard touchdown pass from Lulay to Arland Bruce, the Lions allowed the Blue Bombers back into the game late with a pair of touchdowns to pull within a score of 31-23. But a Winnipeg onside kick failed, which led to a Paul McCallum field goal and a Lions’ victory.

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Eskimos lose tight one to Lions

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

The Edmonton Eskimos will have to wait another week to see if they will finish in first place in the Western Division.

On Saturday night at B.C. Place Stadium, the British Columbia Lions defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 29-20. The Lions and Eskimos are tied for first place in the Western Division at 10-7, but the Lions have the tie-breaker, having won the season series 3-1.

The Eskimos can still finish first in the West with a win next week at home against the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a loss by the British Columbia Lions against the Montreal Alouettes.

The Eskimos were the more undisciplined team Saturday night. They took two key face mask penalties that gave the Lions two key first downs that prolonged drives.

After the Eskimos pulled within two points, 22-20, on a 16 yard touchdown pass from Ricky Ray to Tyler Scott, the Lions marched down the field on their own, highlighted by a 14 yard touchdown pass from Travis Lulay to Arland Bruce.

The Calgary Stampeders (9-7) can also still win the Western Division, with two victories against the Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, in addition to an Eskimos and Lions loss next week.

In other CFL news, Toronto Argonauts’ cornerback Byron Parker set a CFL record last night with his ninth career interception for a touchdown in the Argos’ 27-22 win against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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Lions move back into first in CFL West

Monday, October 17th, 2011

The British Columbia Lions have moved back into first place in the CFL’s Western Division.

On Sunday afternoon, the Lions had a strong fourth quarter in defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29-18.

Down 15-12 after three quarters of play, Lions’ quarterback Travis Lulay found Arland Bruce for a 72 yard touchdown and then later in the quarter,  running back Andrew Harris recorded a 42 yard reception for a touchdown.

B.C. now moves into first place with a record of 9-6 and a tie with the Edmonton Eskimos. But the Lions have the tie-breaker, having won two of three games against Edmonton and outscoring them 86-58. That means for the Eskimos to win the season series they will need to beat the Lions by four touchdowns in their final meeting on October 29th. Something tells me that isn’t going to happen.

In other action Sunday, the Montreal Alouettes are now the best team in the CFL at 10-5 after beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27-25. Hamilton falls to 7-8.

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CFL Preview–Eastern Division

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

Anthony Calvillo (Bing Images)

With the CFL season starting less than two weeks away, it’s time to preview the season. In the first of a four part series, it’s time to take a look at the teams in the Eastern Division.

Montreal Alouettes

The Alouettes are going for a three-peat in 2011. After winning the Grey Cup the last two years, head coach Marc Trestman’s name came up several times over the off-season as a possible candidate at the University of Miami and the Oakland Raiders. Well, Al Davis settled on Hue Jackson,  and the Hurricanes on Al Golden.

Trestman has proven a great ability to win with a veteran team, however I feel he did make a couple of key mistakes in terms of strategy on the sidelines last year.

Another key storyline for the Alouettes is regarding the health of  quarterback Anthony Calvillo. The three-time CFL MVP is feeling great after undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer.

The Alouettes’ most significant off-season signing was cornerback Dwight Anderson from the Calgary Stampeders. The native of Spanish Town, Jamaica was third in the CFL last year with five interceptions.

In the kicking game, Sandro DeAngelis replaces Damon Duval who went to Edmonton. DeAngelis was surprisingly released by Hamilton on May 24.

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