Winnipeg Blue Bombers News

Terrence Edwards doesn't care if the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' convincing 42-30 win Friday night over the Calgary Stampeders will convert some doubting fans to believers, as long as his teammates show the same confidence in each other that helped knock off the defending Grey Cup champions.

Is it a severe case of provincewide brain freeze, or is this simply Slurpeetoba? For a 10th consecutive year, Manitoba has been named by the 7-Eleven convenience stores as the world's leading market for consumption of their Slurpee drinks.

The home team is looking for its first win and starting an unproven quarterback against a shuffled defence.

Steve Morley caught two breaks during the off-season. The first was when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed the former Calgary Stampeder to a free-agent deal and handed him the starting left tackle job.

Mario Annicchiarico Edmonton Journal MONTREAL -- This game is about balance and predictability.

The Derick Armstrong saga ended quietly on Wednesday as the club cut the reluctant wide receiver after having no luck finding a trading partner.

The opening week of the CFL regular season was hardly a ringing endorsement to the usually wide-open, offensive Canadian game.

Edmonton Eskimos' Jesse Lumsden runs the ball against Saskatchewan during pre-season CFL action on June 17.

Time to squelch a story before it gets too far out of control: There is no truth to the rumour that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be introduced for Friday's home opener by running through a big top led by a monkey playing a grind-organ. And, for the record, head coach Mike Kelly won't be sporting a big, black top hat, nor open by addressing the ...

The injury to Jesse Lumsden came early enough in the season that the Edmonton Eskimos should recover, although it appears the team was planning for this eventuality.

The Bombers have been unable to find a trading partner for Derick Armstrong, a player whose market value has plummeted.

One is Canadian, the other an import. They'll be the Edmonton Eskimos' running backs this week, against Montreal, and both have persevered, in part, because of their incredible patience.

Giving up 400 yards in offence ,_40 points and recording no quarterback sacks tend to make a Canadian Football League team rethink the way it does things on defence.

Take away the leading receiver, two-fifths of the starting offensive line and the first player off the bench and any football team will suffer.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers might be 0-1 after Thursday's loss to the Edmonton Eskimos, but they are No.

The Calgary Stampeders are set to welcome another non-import to their banged-up receiving ranks, but John Hufnagel is remaining tight-lipped about the identity of the newcomer.

With the league's reigning most valuable player -- quarterback Anthony Calvillo -- and a strong supporting cast returning, the Montreal Alouettes can safely start booking their hotel rooms for Grey Cup week.

Derick ARMSTRONG'S strong-arm tactics did not impress Winnipeg head coach Mike Kelly but it appears the situation has been resolved... for now.

Milt Stegall is back to being a rookie again, but he won't be keeping quiet the way a freshman normally would.

Edmonton Eskimos running back Jesse Lumsden has been diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder, but head coach Richie Hall says more tests are needed to determine how long he'll be out.