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Sweet 16 showdown
It’s not only the number on the back of the jersey that catches the fancy of Marquay McDaniel.
“I see that toughness in him now,’’ says the tungsten-tough Calgary Stampeders slotback. “He’s not ...
Full speed ahead for Jerome
Carrying a couple of ornery 225-230-pound all-star linebackers a few extra yards in order to, say, move those chains or break the plane of a goal-line doesn’t sound like such an untoward ...
Stamps fans support the horse
We asked fans to “gear up” for the playoffs and show their support for the horse! So many people shared their pictures with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram! Here are just some ...
Going the distance
Foreword: Both my man and I love the game, have loved it forever and always will. I remember sitting at McMahon Stadium after the Stamps won the ’71 Grey Cup. And they gave us all these cardboard ...
Sunday’s opponent holds special meaning for Bell
He felt the shuddering impact, its tremors, 700 kilometres away. Instinctively flinching in front of his TV, the sudden, visceral force of the hit hurt vicariously a full time zone east.
“Man, to ...
A compelling storyline
The Dave Dickenson of an earlier vintage, the quarterbacking vintage, was bunkered down in the McMahon Stadium film room those many moons ago, preparing for the money end of back-to-backs against ...
Cheering from Section S
Andrew Buckley is as Calgary as they come, having been born and raised in the city and now playing for the local football heroes as the short-yardage quarterback in his rookie season.
A big part ...
A pledge of allegiance
Sometimes, the best combinations are the ones you’d least expect.
Attending the 1990 Western Final at McMahon Stadium was intended to be a casual outing for Dave Smith but, much to his surprise, ...
A brick in the Wall
All in all, Derek Dennis considers himself just another brick in The Wall.
(With an obvious nod to Pink Floyd frontman and songwriter Roger Waters).
“I am just representing a group,’’ declares ...
Teacher pulling for star pupil
Mentors, the good ones anyway, always want their charges to go one better than they did.
“Not to say it’s slam-dunk/hands-down his,’’ hedges Jeff Garcia.
“But the East really hasn’t turned out a ...
Born to be at McMahon
She may have only been 11, but it’ll stick with her forever.
Vanessa Puczko, now a second-year business student at Mount Royal University, won’t soon forget the first Stamps playoff game she ever ...
No shoe, no problem
On a frigid November day in 1992, Doug Flutie had the heartbeat of McMahon Stadium at his mercy.
“I remember 19 seconds left and we were losing,” explained Belinda Mitchell, one of the most loyal ...
The great ‘08
All it took was one playoff game for Connie Fekete to be hooked.
And her trademark red wig, that is.
Previously an occasional spectator at Stampeders games after arriving to Calgary in 1994 from ...
A prescription for success
Despite a “humdinger” of a chest cold, Dave Dickenson was out doing the dad thing, son and daughter in tow, pounding the neighbourhood pavement on All Hallow’s Eve.
“My son is going ...
About last night …
Here’s a closer look at Sunday’s regular-season finale in Montreal:
Marvelous in the middle
The Stamps’ regular season started with a loss in Vancouver.
It ended with a loss in Montreal.
In ...
Red & White ready for Als
Calgary Stampeders at Montreal Alouettes
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Sunday, Oct. 30
11 a.m. MDT kickoff
Radio: News Talk 770 and SiriusXM 167
TV: TSN
US Streaming: ESPN3
With the chance to ...
Looking to rewrite the script
They remain, for the moment at least, the standard. As well as a cautionary tale.
“To be honest with ya,’’ says Blake Dermott, from his office at Cowan Graphics up in Edmonton, “somebody was ...
Picture of greatness?
Some day, when CFL historians are sorting through collectible artifacts of bygone eras, they may happen upon the picture taken Tuesday.
The one snapped inside the soccer/baseball dome kitty ...
About last night …
Here’s a closer look at Friday’s home-field win over the Toronto Argonauts:
By the numbers
There was a numerical poetry to Friday’s contest.
As fan Carl Scott noted on the Stamps’ Facebook page, ...
Ciante shines versus Argos
He may be small in stature, but on Friday night he proved once again that he more than makes up for it with his play on the field.
Ciante Evans, listed at just five-foot-11 and 170 lbs., finished ...
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