Third quarter touchdowns by Ken-Yon Rambo and Jeremaine Copeland helped the Calgary Stampeders sweep the Edmonton Eskimos, winning both halves of the annual Labour Day week home-and-home series with a 20-17 victory on Friday night. With the victory the Stamps improved to 5-4-1 and gave themselves a. . . more
It only took one game for Ryan Thelwell to make up for a disappointing start to his career as a member of the Calgary Stampeders. Thelwell led all receivers with seven catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns Monday as the Stamps beat the Edmonton Eskimos 35-24 in the annual Labour Day Classic game. . . more
After leading the Calgary Stampeders to a thrilling 45-45 tie against the British Columbia Lions Friday night, quarterback Henry Burris says he wants a memento to mark the occasion. "When I took off I told myself, 'Hey I'm getting into end zone despite whatever happens,"' said Burris, who capped. . . more
Anthony Calvillo threw two touchdown passes to Ben Cahoon and moved into second place on the CFL's all-time completions list as the Montreal Alouettes extended their winning streak to three games Thursday with a 30-18 victory over the Calgary Stampeders. Running back Jarrett Payton had a hot and. . . more
Sandro DeAngelis booted a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give the Calgary Stampeders to a 34-32 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday night. The 26-year-old native of Niagara Falls, Ont., who was the CFL's most outstanding special teams player last year, ran to his own end zone to. . . more
The British Columbia Lions remained the only unbeaten team in the CFL with a 32-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. B.C. quarterback Jarious Jackson, who replaced Buck Pierce to start the second half, threw touchdown passes to Geroy Simon and Cory Rodgers while Joe Smith ran in a. . . more
First, a commentary. For those that have followed the CFL here and for those of you new to the game, Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris is the best player at his position about half the time. The other half, he is the biggest joke in all of football. When Burris is on his game, the. . . more
Michael Bishop threw three touchdown passes before being injured while Toronto's defence forced nine turnovers as the Argonauts throttled the Calgary Stampeders 48-15 at Rogers Centre on Thursday night. Bishop enjoyed a second straight solid start, completing 18-of-23 passes for 273 yards with two. . . more
Asked when he last threw four touchdown passes in a single game, Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Kerry Joseph thought for a moment and listed a few possibilities. “It’s been a while,’’ Joseph said finally, knowing he could now list Sunday, July 8, 2007, as his latest four-TD. . . more
McMahon Stadium is no longer a field of dreams for Rob Cote. It's the real thing now. The 20-year-old from Calgary scored a touchdown in his first CFL game to help Calgary to a 37-9 thrashing of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the season-opener for both clubs Saturday. Cote, who played his high school. . . more
A sold out Stadium of 28,800 fans took in a gorgeous evening of Friday night football at Mosaic Stadium. The game kicked off with both teams’ defenses leading the way. The Stampeders opened the game with the ball, but were forced to an early two and out. A few possessions later the Roughriders. . . more
The latest installment of the Battle of Alberta was all Calgary as the Stampeders leveled the Edmonton Eskimos 28-3 at home on Friday night. The Stampeders jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the opening quarter. Sandro DeAngelis kicked a 34-yard field goal for the game’s initial points, followed by a. . . more
My fears were realized on Sunday, when Burris choked as I predicted he would. Below is the recount of the game from cfl.ca. The Saskatchewan Roughriders capitalized on their favoured opponent's mistakes and advanced to the CFL's Western final with a 30-21 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on. . . more
Kevin Glenn threw three touchdown passes as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Calgary Stampeders 28-13 Saturday night, keeping alive their hopes for second place in the CFL East Division. Glenn connected with Chris Brazzell, Milt Stegall and Derick Armstrong for TDs in front of 30,092 fans,. . . more
The Calgary Stampeders didn't care what attitude the British Columbia Lions had towards Sunday's game. A 32-25 win over the Lions meant everything to the Stamps, even if the loss meant little to B.C. Calgary secured second place in the West Division and home-field advantage in the division. . . more