Tag Archives: CFL
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The New Ottawa CFL Franchise Has Been Officially Named the “RedBlacks”…Really (Video)
After it was announced that Ottawa would be getting a new CFL franchise back in 2008, the new ownership group thought long and hard about what the team’s name should be. Unfortunately, it seems they either thought too long and too hard, or they did not think long and hard enough, because On Saturday afternoon [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 30th) – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
It was on this day in 1986 that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos battled it out for the Grey Cup Championship. Hamilton cruised to a 39-15 victory in a game played at B.C. Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Eskimos entered the game as 12-point favorites, but just 95 seconds into the game they [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 29th) – Montreal Alouettes
It was on this day in 2009 that the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders played in the 97th annual Grey Cup. The game took place at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, and the Alouettes came out on top by a score of 28-27. Montreal entered the game as heavy favorites, as they went 15-3 in [...]
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Justin Bieber Was Booed Mercilessly During CFL Grey Cup Halftime Show (Video)
Apparently there weren’t a lot of teenage girls at the Grey Cup game on Sunday in Toronto, because organizers had Canada’s own international teen idol Justin Bieber perform at the halftime show and the poor kid got quite a cold reception. Actually, scratch that. It wasn’t a cold reception. It was flat out hostile. Fans [...]
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Mayor of Toronto Takes Hilarious Spill While Playing Football in Front of City Hall (Video & GIF)
Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, is a huge football fan. And I mean that both figuratively and literally. In the figurative sense, I mean that Ford has a genuine passion for the game. Upon being elected mayor in 2010, he talked about how he wanted to bring an NFL team to Toronto. And he [...]
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9 Interesting Facts About the Grey Cup
This year is a big one for Canadian football. On November 25, 2012, the Calgary Stampeders and the Toronto Argonauts will compete in the 100th Grey Cup Championship Game. Now, American football fans might not be all that interested in the Canadian Football League. And it’s true that, generally speaking, the level of competition among [...]
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Eskimos’ Matt Nichols Suffers Gruesome Ankle Injury During CFL Playoff Game (Video)
On Sunday, the Edmonton Eskimos took on the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL’s East Division semifinals. It was not a good day for the team from Alberta. Not only did the Eskimos get beat by the humiliating score of 46-26, but young quarterback-of-the-future Matt Nichols went down in the third quarter with what looked like [...]
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The 20 Hottest CFL Cheerleaders of 2012
Most football fans in North America are probably pretty wrapped up in NFL and NCAA action these days, and that’s understandable. But here at TotalProSports we like to give the CFL a little love from time to time, too. And since the 2012 CFL playoffs get underway this weekend in Calgary and Toronto, what better [...]
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An Epic Flop And A Nasty Nut Shot From The Same CFL Game (Videos)
Flopping, it seems, is becoming a pandemic in the world of sports. Soccer players, of course, have been diving all over the field for years, and we just laughed at them. However, it turns out that flopping is contagious, and has made it’s way to North America. First the basketball players started flopping. Then the [...]
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21 Awesome Football Celebration GIFs
Every sport has its own distinct style when it comes to celebrating big plays. But in North America, when it comes to enthusiasm and creativity, nothing beats the football. Scored a big touchdown? There’s a dance for that. Made a big interception? There’s a dance for that, too. Sacked the quarterback? Yep, another dance. Kicked [...]
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Fan Runs Across Field And Tackles Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mascot From Behind (Video)
It might seem like it’s all fun and games being a professional sports mascot, but let me assure you, it is not. Not only are those big fuzzy suits crazy hot (and I presume smelly), but they also have to perform crazy stunts that sometimes do not go according to plan. In fact, even when [...]
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CFL Player Delivers The Block Of The Year (Video)
The CFL may not be quite as popular as the NFL or college football (understatement of the year?), but it’s still a lot better than the other goofy football leagues in North America, like the Arena Football League or the United Football League—if you can even call that four-team association a “league.” After all, there’s [...]
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Saskatchewan Roughriders Fan Passes Out Drunk During Pre-Game Festivities (Video)
The Canadian Football League doesn’t get a lot of respect on the North American sports scene. American media outlets barely know the league exists, and even Canadian outlets start downplaying their coverage once the NFL and NHL seasons begin. This is kind of a shame, really. The league has been around in its current form [...]
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FAIL: CFL Player Celebrates TD Too Early, Gets Tackled On 1 Yard Line (Video)
There are a number of things I don’t like about Canadian football. There aren’t enough downs, the end zone is too big, and, most importantly, the ball is too big for my dainty hands. However, one thing I do like is the fact that the uprights are in play. Thus, if the kicker misses, his [...]
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Only In The CFL Can You Return A Kick 129 Yards For A TD (Video)
National Football League players may be bigger, stronger, faster and more skilled than Canadian Football League players, but there are still some things that a CFL player can do, and an NFL player can’t. Among those things is returning a field-goal 129-yard for a touchdown. For proof of this, look no further than the fact [...]
