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Dave Petrishen
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Bombers Clinch West Final
WINNIPEG - Like a shark that smelled blood in the water, rookie receiver Dalton Schoen caught three touchdown passes and running back Brady Oliveira scored twice as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers clinched first place in the CFL West Division for the second straight season with a dominating 48-11 victory over the Edmonton Elks Saturday night…
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Bombers Host Edmonton Tonight
WINNIPEG - The major story line going into tonight's game at IG Field is this; if the Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat the Edmonton Elks and the B.C. Lions lose to the Toronto Argonauts this afternoon, Winnipeg will clinch first place in the West Division for the second season in a row. The 13-2 Bomber offense…
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Winnipeg's Bombers & Riders Tonight
WINNIPEG - Week 17 in the CFL kicks off tonight at IG Field with another showdown between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Both teams are coming off their bye weeks. The Bombers last played on September 17th, falling in Hamilton to the Ti-Cats 48-31 while the Roughriders were embarrassed at home losing…
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Bombers Lose In Hamilton
WINNIPEG - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats outscored the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24-4 in the second quarter and went on to defeat the West Division leaders 48-31 yesterday afternoon at Tim Hortons Field. It was the first time since August 17, 2018 that the Bombers gave up at least 40 points in a game. The two-time defending…
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Bombers In Hamilton Today
WINNIPEG - By now you know the Winnipeg Blue Bombers handily defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 54-20 last Saturday in the Banjo Bowl at IG Field and now hit the road to face the 3-9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons field on Saturday afternoon. It’s hard to come up with any kind of scenario that would…
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Banjo Bowl Today
WINNIPEG - The 18th annual Banjo Bowl between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders is set to kickoff this afternoon at IG Field at 4pm (680 CJOB, TSN 3). In case you were wondering, the "Banjo Bowl" was created by Blue Bombers board member David Asper in 2004, inspired by an infamous comment…
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Random Thoughts, Labour Day Classic
WINNIPEG - By now, you know the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-18 on Sunday in the Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium to move to 11-1. Below are some random thoughts on my weekend in Regina. HARD WORKING WADE MILLER – At the Tim Hortons on Highway 1 in Brandon, the team…
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Labour Day Classic Today
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders will meet Sunday for the annual Labour Day Classic (which really isn’t on Labour Day), marking the first of three meetings over the next few weeks, including next weekend’s rematch in the Banjo Bowl at IG Field. Winnipeg is riding a four-game win streak against the…
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Winnipeg's Bombers Edge Calgary
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros threw for a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers became the first team in CFL history to record 400 home victories as they beat the Calgary Stampeders 31-29 on Thursday in front of 30,062 fans at IG Field. The win completed a three game sweep of the Stamps this…
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Winnipeg's Bombers Host Calgary Tonight
WINNIPEG - After a non-stop 10 week grind that saw the defending Grey Cup champs go 9-1, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers take to the turf at IG Field tonight to take on the 6-3 Calgary Stampeders. Winnipeg, after already beating the Stampeders two times this season, will be without receivers Greg Ellingson (hip) and Janarion…