A decorated member of Canada’s national para hockey team is calling it a career after 59 international games and a shelf full of gold and silver hardware. Bryan Sholomicki, originally from Winnipeg, wrapped up a stellar run on Wednesday, officially…
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Ed Tait’s Five Things for the Blue Bombers’ visit to Edmonton Friday
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers begin the back half of the schedule Friday night in Edmonton, with first place on the line against the Eskimos. 680 CJOB’s broadcast with Bob Irving begins 6 p.m. Friday with pregame coverage ahead of kickoff…
Decked out in denim: Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers arrives in Winnipeg for NFL pre-season tilt
The Green Bay Packers have arrived in Winnipeg ahead of Thursday’s NFL exhibition game at IG Field, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers made the trip with the rest of his team. The Packers tweeted a video of Rodger’s arrival at the…
Winnipeg Rifles looking for answers after practice field trashed
A local football team is looking for answers after overnight damage to their St. Vital practice field. Winnipeg Rifles head coach Geordie Wilson tweeted images Thursday that shows the field apparently damaged by a vehicle. Wilson said the damage was…
Winnipeg Blue Bombers bring back defensive end Alex McCalister
With injuries to the defensive line starting to add up, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers brought back a player that was cast aside in training camp. The Bombers announced they’ve signed American defensive end Alex McCalister on Tuesday. The 25-year-old was…
NFL’s bag policy in effect at upcoming Winnipeg exhibition game
Football fans headed to IG Field for the NFL exhibition game on Thursday will need to pay attention to a policy in place for all NFL games. As per the NFL’s Clear Bag Policy, only very small clutch bags or…
RAW: Blue Bombers Chris Streveler Interview – Aug. 19
August 19 2019 4:13pm Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler talks about starting in place of the injured Matt Nichols. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON(…
RAW: Blue Bombers Mike O’Shea Media Briefing – Aug. 19
August 19 2019 4:11pm Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea talks about the injury to quarterback Matt Nichols among other topics following Monday’s practice. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” )…
Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback Matt Nichols out for several weeks
Matt Nichols is out for several weeks. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers confirmed Monday the team’s starting quarterback is suffering from an arm-related injury, but they hope he will be back as soon as possible. In the meantime, he has been…
Viewing party for Winnipeg NFL pre-season game planned at The Forks
This week’s pre-season NFL game being held in Winnipeg will be broadcast live on a jumbo screen at The Forks. The Raiders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are hosting a viewing party for the Thursday night game complete with food…