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Sometimes, dreams do come true. Okay, so we’re being slightly dramatic here, but Anwar Stewart now, finally, will have his wish of retiring as an Alouette fulfilled. Stewart, you’re probably aware,...
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Calvillo’s status remains in jeopardy
It would be inaccurate to suggest Anthony Calvillo, the Alouettes’ concussed quarterback, has suffered a setback in his road back to recovery. Nonetheless, general manager and head coach Jim Popp said...
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Als’ trip to Guelph just got more crowded
Veteran Alouettes’ quarterback Anthony Calvillo, who won’t play again this season after suffering a concussion in mid-August, made a surprise appearance at the team’s Wednesday practice at Stade...
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Als re-sign two more
Alouettes head coach and general manager Jim Popp remains busy re-signing some of his team’s potential free agents. On Monday, the team announced a pair of non-imports, safety Daryl Townsend and...
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Three agree to new deals before free agency
Bright and early Tuesday morning, hours before the start of CFL free agency, the Alouettes announced new contracts for three players who were eligible to test the market. Linebacker Kyries Hebert and...
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Als players expect CBA to be ratified
LENNOXVILLE – Josh Bourke, one of the Alouettes’ two player representatives, said he voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement. And the offensive-tackle said he expects his teammates to...
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Hebert sits and waits CFL’s decision
Kyries Hebert has done his part, providing the Canadian Football League with a written explanation of what transpired Saturday, when he knocked Calgary tailback Jon Cornish unconscious with a forearm...
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There was no head coach like him. And, it seems, there might never be another one like Marc Trestman. Trestman, now the head coach of the NFL’s Chicago Bears, coached the Alouettes for five seasons,...
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Smith remains Als’ starter
Another week, another new offensive consultant for quarterback Troy Smith. With the addition of former Calgary pivot Jeff Garcia, Smith now has his choice of seeking advice from him, Turk Schonert, who...
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London prepared to roll with the punches
Last week, against Toronto, Brandon London was benched – through no fault of his own, according to Alouettes’ head coach Tom Higgins. London might be activated this week against Edmonton to play field...
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Alouettes’ notebook
This bit of news kind of slipped under the radar in Montreal this week but Scott Flory – remember him – is going into coaching with his alma mater, the University of Saskatchewan. The former Alouettes’...
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Schonert welcomes new challenge with Als
He was a former quarterback in the National Football League. Turk Schonert has coached the position and was a former offensive co-ordinator with the Buffalo Bills. Being a receivers coach is new to his...
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Zurkowsky: Game against Argos is a must-win for rested Als
MONTREAL — Things must always be kept in perspective in the goofy Canadian Football League. It was, after all, only three seasons ago when British Columbia began the year losing five games — yet won...
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Herb Zurkowsky: ‘There has been no quit’ in Alouettes
MONTREAL — One never knows which play will turn a game around. It might have been the Billy Parker interception that led to a short Tanner Marsh touchdown run — the first big break the Alouettes...
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Zurkowsky: ‘It’s a win, we’ll take it’
Might this be the opportune occasion to remind everyone the Calgary Stampeders on Sunday were missing their starting quarterback, Bo Levi Mitchell, who has thrown for more than 2,500 yards and 17...
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Als' O-line says they've stepped it up
There was a time, it seemed, when the Canadian Football League’s outstanding offensive lineman seemed to regularly came from the Alouettes. Over a 13-year period, between 1999 and 2011, no fewer than...
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Zurkowsky: Als in the hunt for Grey Cup
It’s still somewhat premature to classify the Alouettes a team of destiny. They’ve yet to reach the Grey Cup, let alone win it. But considering they started 1-7 and are now 9-8, riding a six-game...
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11 Alouettes named to division all-star team
The Alouettes had 11 players named to the East Division all-star team on Wednesday. No other Canadian Football League club was represented in such abundance. And yet, conspicuous by his absence is Jeff...
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'You have to take calculated risks,' Alouettes GM Popp says of CFL draft
We know this much on the eve of the Canadian Football League draft. With the fourth overall pick, the Alouettes should get a decent prospect. And even were Jim Popp willing to tip his hand, he claims...
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Unproven Alouettes have great potential
For Marc-Olivier Brouillette, the word is potential. “I think we’ve got a lot of potential to be great. We have the pieces. It’s just a matter of all those pieces coming together,” the Alouettes’...
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