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By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press
CALGARY — Andrew Harris is fine with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers being considered Grey Cup underdogs.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats head into Sunday’s CFL title game against Winnipeg at McMahon Stadium as four-point favourites. That’s not really a surprise considering the Ticats posted a league-best 15-3 regular-season record and swept the season series versus the Bombers 2-0.
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
CALGARY — Asked to unpack his acceptance speech for the CFL’s defensive player-of-the-year award, Willie Jefferson says it’s about having a football home.
“I just want to thank the CFL for letting me come out here and letting me be me. Not having hide behind a fence to be the person that I want to be, the athlete I want to be,” Jefferson said Thursday after accepting the trophy.
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
CALGARY — The local talent on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster made decisions to come home during their football careers.
CFL rushing leader Andrew Harris, receiver Nic Demski, linebacker Thomas Miles and offensive lineman Geoff Gray will play in a Grey Cup for their hometown team for the first time in their careers Sunday in Calgary.
Winnipeg’s biggest sports fan is heading to the big game this weekend in Calgary.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are flying Dancing Gabe to the Grey Cup to watch his beloved hometown team take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
CALGARY — Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters says he and Mike O’Shea have a verbal agreement to extend his head-coaching contract, but not a signed one.
O’Shea has navigated the Blue Bombers to Sunday’s Grey Cup game in Calgary against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — A casual bet about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers getting the ultimate Canadian Football League win has left one of their most dedicated fans in shorts for the past 18 years.
Chris Matthew has optimistically dusted off his old zubaz print pants from the 1980s in preparation of finally covering up his calves as the team prepares to square off with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the Grey Cup on Sunday in Calgary.
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
CALGARY — A long Grey Cup drought is about to end.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers last hoisted the CFL’s championship trophy almost 30 years ago. For the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, it’s been two decades.
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
REGINA — Zach Collaros is happy to ride the whirlwind.
A Winnipeg Blue Bomber for less than six weeks, the quarterback helped his new team to a 20-13 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Sunday’s West final and to a berth in the Grey Cup.
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros will be fuelled by more than playoff excitement on Sunday.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback will lead his new team against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, an opponent that discarded him earlier this season, in the CFL West Division final.
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
CALGARY — Zach Collaros is going back to where he started his CFL season, but wearing enemy colours.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers employed a one-two quarterback punch of Collaros and Chris Streveler to beat the Calgary Stampeders 35-14 in Sunday’s West Division semifinal.
