Posted by Tyler Sutherland Former Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike Kelly will have Christmas to worry about his upcoming court date. The recently fired coach was arrested and charged with assault and harassment last week after an alleged domestic dispute with his former girlfriend at his home near Philadelphia. Kelly was set to appear [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland It was a tumultuous week on the local sports scene. Let’s end it with one parting shot at former Blue Bombers coach Mike Kelly. From the guys at CURVE 94.3… Listen: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Image credit: CFL.ca

During Thursday night’s media scrum with Winnipeg Blue Bombers chairman Ken Hildahl regarding that whole firing situation, a coincidental on-screen ad appeared on the Free Press’ live stream. The advertisement for personal background checks — supplied by Google — conveniently appeared as Hildahl said, “The (people) that we put into both of these positions we [...]

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have fired Mike Kelly as head coach of the team following an alleged domestic dispute Thursday morning at his home near Philadelphia. Bomber chairman Ken Hildahl used more delicate wording delivering the news Thursday night, calling it being “relieved of his duties.” According to reports, police in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania responded to [...]

Both of these men are known for blowing a gasket, but when pinned against each other, who wins the tirade? Winnipeg Blue Bomber head coach Mike Kelly (remember Sunday?) or actor Christian Bale? The guys at Power 97 put together this funny piece of video. Watch: Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [...]

Blue Bomber head coach Mike Kelly was none too pleased with the comments made on CJOB’s post-game show Sunday afternoon after the team’s 48-13 loss to Montreal. Speaking with Bob Irving, Kelly said it was “media bulls**t” to suggest that the team wasn’t focused during the game. He then abruptly ended the interview and handed [...]

Mike Kelly isn’t the most popular man in Winnipeg right now, with thousands of football fans calling for him to be fired. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach told The Canadian Press on Wednesday that he spends most of his time in either his office, or condo. “All the cash that I’ve gotten lately has [...]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike Kelly has had enough of the ‘tough guys’ phoning into “The Mike Kelly Show,” he told the Free Press. The coach spoke to media on Sunday and said he will no longer take calls during the Monday night show, which airs on CJOB from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. [...]

Is there an official guide of terminology that football coaches refer to before speaking to the media? It seems like there is. Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable denied reports that he punched the team’s assistant coach by saying it was an “internal issue.” Perhaps Cable is taking some talking points from Blue Bombers coach [...]

It’s fair to say Winnipeg Blue Bombers coach Mike Kelly hates the media. When asked on Wednesday his thoughts on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats accusing the Bombers of cheating as part of that whole Ron Trentini incident, Kelly said the issue was handled internally and that would be the end of it. It’s definitely a issue, [...]

Winnipeg Blue Bomber coach Mike Kelly didn’t want to discuss the drama surrounding wide receiver Derick Armstrong on Saturday. Kelly was peppered with questions from the media about the situation from last Thursday, which he said has been resolved. It’s a little awkward to sit through. Watch: Get the latest Flash Player to see this [...]

Now for some Friday fun! Before taking to the field on Wednesday for the first pre-season game of the year, Blue Bomber coach Mike Kelly spoke to the, uh, media. Watch: Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] document.getElementById(“player4″).style.display [...]