Als won’t face former teammate

Als won’t face former teammate

Former Montreal defensive-tackle Keron Williams will miss Friday’s game against the Alouettes at Empire Field with a groin injury, according to head coach Wally Buono.
Williams, who recorded eight quarterback sacks last season, signed with British Columbia as a free agent this past winter.
The Lions also will be missing linebacker Anton McKenzie, out with an ankle [...]

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Matte joins Als – finally

Matte joins Als – finally

The Alouettes have announced the signing of Kristian Matte, the team’s first-round (seventh overall) draft choice this year.
Matte, a 6-foot-4, 296-pound offensive lineman, attended mini camp with the Houston Texans this spring, was released and has been in limbo while weighing his options. It was expected he would return to the Concordia Stingers for the [...]

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Don’t count Printers out

Don’t count Printers out

Our good friend Lowell Ullrich of the Vancouver Province tell us British Columbia quarterback Casey Printers participated in the Lions’ full practice on Tuesday.
That makes it seem likely he’ll play against the Alouettes this Friday at Empire Field.
Printers left his team’s humbling 37-18 defeat against Saskatchewan last Saturday after straining his left quad in the [...]

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Boulay gets nod

Boulay gets nod

Veteran safety Etienne Boulay has been named the CFL’s Canadian player of the week, it was announced Tuesday.
Boulay, replacing the injured Matthieu Proulx during the first quarter last Sunday, against Edmonton, had a career-high eight tackles along with a critical fourth-quarter interception against Ricky Ray. The turnover was eventually converted into an insurance touchdown. The [...]

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Jamel Richardson: Road trip…

Saskatchewan to Edmonton to Vancouver, me and my boys are on a road trip.
The past three weeks have been pretty busy. After our loss to the Roughriders, we went back to work and were able to regroup and come out with a hard-fought win against the Eskimos.
We were pretty sour over our loss in Week [...]

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Shea Emry: Home sour home

Hey Guys, Sorry about my absence last week… Road game with no Internet.
After correcting those mental mistakes made in the Saskatchewan game I think our defensive game plan seemed to click.
Back in Vancouver is always a good thing – it’s home for me & I am ready to help the Alouettes win our first game [...]

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Will this be the year?

Look, we’re the first to admit our powers as a prognosticator suck. We’re 0-2 so far this season.
Of course, so, too, would the Alouettes had they not rallied last Sunday against Edmonton, scoring 22 unanswered points.
By now, you’re aware the Als haven’t won at Vancouver since 2000, although all those defeats occurred at B.C. Place [...]

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Boulay is CFL’s Canadian Player of the Week

Boulay is CFL’s Canadian Player of the Week

From the Alouettes:
Following a career-best eight-tackle performance in the Montreal Alouettes 33-23 win over the Eskimos last Sunday, Montreal free safety Étienne Boulay has been named the Gibson’s finest CFL Canadian Player of the Week for Week 2.
On top of his eight tackles, Boulay picked off Eskimo pivot Ricky Ray late in the game for [...]

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Game 2: Alouettes post comeback win

The Alouettes mounted a second-half comeback on Sunday night to defeat the Eskimos 33-23 in Edmonton.
Read all about it here.

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