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Author: Stuart Blakely
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The Men’s 15’s Rugby Canada team now has to hope and pray that the USA collapse against Japan in the final round robin game of the Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) after a poor performance in the second half of their match against Japan, failing to secure the all needed bonus point that would’ve sent Canada…
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The CFL season is past Labour Day and the push for the playoffs is now in full swing, and the races for playoff positions is heating up once again. The crossover is well in play, meaning that the fourth place team from the West, if they have a better record than the third place team…
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Rugby Canada has two massive matches early Saturday morning, starting 2am MT with the Canadian Men’s 15 taking on Japan. The second match at 5am MT is the Women’s Rugby World Cup group match against 10th ranked Wales. For the men it’s a chance to seal their own fate, a single bonus point in the…
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Team Canada Olympic Orientation Camp is underway in Calgary, the first time since the 2014 Olympics in Sochi that NHL players will be allowed to participate in the event. Canada has a lustrous history in recent games with gold in 2002, 2010, and 2014, and in 25 Olympiads Canada has won gold 9 times, the…
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While the Flames have yet to pull the inevitable trigger on one Rasmus Andersson, that’s not the only decision the team have to make. One of the biggest is what to do with Zayne Parekh, moving Andersson frees up an opening which would be marked down for Parekh, at least to start the season. The…
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When I looked at my phone I didn’t comprehend it, I had to read the notification multiple times, Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for Kenny Clark and two first round picks. That is a haul, add on the rumored four year $188 million with $136 million guaranteed and the Packers have made a…
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The QBS The Green Bay Packers named their 53 man roster on Tuesday and to some surprise to me the Packers are going with a 2 QB room this season with the cuts to Sean Clifford and Taylor Elgersma, after clearing waivers neither player ended up being signed to the practice roster. Jordan Love is…
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Vernon Adams Jr. is as advertised through the first 2 weeks of the CFL season, although no throwing touchdowns as of yet, not a huge surprise as he’s still getting comfortable with the receivers he has, the chemistry is starting to form. Averaging 11 yards per completion, for 585 yards and 67.9% completion rate. Not…
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The new look Stampeders begin their season against the Tiger-Cats with new faces at almost every position including new starting QB Vernon Adams Jr. who was on pace to be above 6000 yards before injury and the return of Nathan Rourke in BC last season, it became obvious that Adams would be made available and…
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The East Division Final rematch puts new Als starter Davis Alexander to the test, it’s his first season as the starting QB after successful seasons with Cody Fajardo under the gun, the hope in Montreal is that Alexander will become the face of the franchise, something the Alouettes haven’t had since the greatest QB in…
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