The kid can be forgiven for wondering whether he’s been banished to an echo chamber.
“You know what?’’ teases safety Joshua Bell. “He gets the best of both worlds. Me on one side, Jamar Wall on ...
We’ve reached that fish-or-cut-bait moment when identities are forged.
When reputations – both good and bad – are etched in imagination.
“Coach does harp on big-time players making ...
I was born on November 18, 1967 in Calgary.
It was also a Stampeders game day.
And that’s when I became a Stamps fan.
While my mother was at the hospital getting prepared for the big event — my ...
There was a time when Alex Singleton wanted nothing more than to play football at the next level.
The talented linebacker knew from the time he was six years old, maybe even younger, that he ...
There are times when Mike (Shaken, not Stirred) Reilly must close his eyes and fantasize that he’s James Bond visiting Q, the gizmos and gadgets genius of the British Secret Service, to stock up ...
It’s a lifelong commitment.
To each other – and to the Stampeders.
Passionate fans Tony Fitz and Melanie Hughes both had season tickets growing up and when they began dating a decade ago, ...
Concerned about, not consumed by.
That appears to be Bo Levi Mitchell’s approach to Sunday’s northern invasion.
After all, these guys – the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos – ...
It all starts with the line.
On one side, attacking the quarterback. On the other, protecting him.
Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson told the media on Tuesday the Western Final against the ...
Bounce him. Belt him. Bruise him. Bait him. Badger him. Bully him. Bulldoze him. Bury him.
Bat him around, here and there, to and fro, like some sort of human piñata.
So many have tried. So few ...
To fully appreciate the playoff history between the Stampeders and the Eskimos, at least from a Calgary fan’s perspective, you have to know about the period between 1978 and 1990.
As a Stampeders ...
Dave Dickenson is anticipating a Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, toe-to-toe, hammer-and-tong slugfest.
One or the other of the combatants, he knows, is going to absorb a trademark uppercut like the ...
It’s been wait-and-see time again for the Stampeders.
This Sunday, though, their gaze will be squarely cast on the Western Semi-Final between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Eskimos, ...
He doesn’t regard radar tracking of footballs entering his assigned airspace as any sort of dare, provocation or personal affront.
“Naw,’’ reasons Ciante Evans. “They can throw the ball wherever ...
Officially, the reconvening begins Thursday.
In truth, they never actually strayed too far afield – having deliberately, instinctively, wisely, stayed engaged and ever-present.
Working in ...