Posted by Brian Schultz As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers travel west this weekend for the Labour Day Classic in Regina, a few members of the team will make a stop in Brandon first. The Bombers will be at the McDonald’s at 1907 Richmond Avenue on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Long-snapper Chris Cvetkovic, [...]

Winnipeg Blue Bomber fans likely won’t be swarming the Royal Canadian Mint on Friday when a new one-dollar circulation coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Roughriders is made available. Following the official launch of the Mint’s newest commemorative circulation coin in Regina later today, the Mint will be hosting a coin exchange for [...]

Friday is when the 2010 season begins for the Manitoba Bison football team, as they take to the road and travel west to Regina. Fifth year veteran running back Matt Henry has been named a captain for the third consecutive season. Henry rushed for over 600 yards last season and is now second in all [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Coming off their bye week, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers got back on the practice field today with two new players at their disposal. The team signed import offensive tackle Marlon Winn and import defensive lineman Jeremy Maddox to the practice roster on Tuesday. Winn was a three-year starter at Texas Tech [...]

The battle for the number one spot on the U of M Bison football team is heating up as training camp goes into its second week. Tuesday morning coach Brian Dobie was leaning towards Kevin Hayes to start as quarterback, as Khaleal Williams tweaked an injury early on in camp. Watch: “It has been a [...]

Posted by David Klassen A group of Fort Richmond residents who oppose the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium at the U of M are holding a town hall meeting on Monday evening. The Fort Richmond Coalition has been vocal in recent months about the project’s cost overruns and the potential noise the stadium could create, [...]

The Manitoba Bisons football team will tackle its first on-field practice of the season on Friday, but not on its former field next to University Stadium. Head coach Brian Dobie spoke to the media on Wednesday and said the construction of the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium at the U of M has taken away [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Here’s hoping the way the Winnipeg Rifles played during a weekend exhibition game isn’t a sign of how the rest of their season will go. The Rifles were dealt a heavy 70-9 (not a typo) beating at the hands of the Regina Thunder in Yorkton on Saturday. The two teams met [...]

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers added three new non-imports to the practice roster on Sunday, just two days after suffering a 39-28 loss to Hamilton at home. Kickers Warren Kean, Justin Palardy and Ryan Elaschuk will work to fill the void left by Alexis Serna, after he was cut last week. Kean is an Ontario native [...]

The infamous beer snake that grabbed the attention of football fans across the country during the first half of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers season may be dead, but it still lives on in the hearts of many die hards. In early July, fans stacked empty beer cups to form a “snake” that stretched over a [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz The Winnipeg Rifles are attempting to whittle down a list of more than 100 hopefuls vying for a spot on the football team this year. Camp started on Tuesday with a team meeting at Canad Inns Stadium and will run until Thursday, August 12. On Saturday, August 7, the football club [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland Dust off your best dancing shoes, because your moves just might win you 2011 Blue Bombers season tickets. When the Blue and Gold host the Hamilton-Tiger Cats on Friday, August 13, you and a partner will have the opportunity to boogie and hustle during a 1970s Dance-Off on the field as [...]