Winnipeg Blue Bombers Fall Apart in Calgary

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CALGARY – Bo-Levi Mitchell loves playing against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Calgary Stampeder pivot threw for a career-high 452 yards as the Stampeders rolled over the Bombers 39-26 in Calgary on Saturday afternoon. Mitchell went 25-of-42 along with three touchdowns and improved to 8-1 in his career against Winnipeg. Receiver Kamar Jorden set a…

Ottawa Rolls Over Winnipeg

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What a difference a week makes. Last week the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were riding high after a victory over the Hamilton Tiger Cats in front of a raucous crowd at Investors Group Field. – PHOTOS BY JIM MILLER for MANITOBA POST A week later, the same raucous crowd showed up, but a completely…

Bombers Win Third Straight With Victory Over Tiger Cats

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WINNIPEG – Another great night from Andrew Harris, and contributions from all facets of the team were enough for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to hang on for a 29-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger Cats on a sweltering evening at Investors Group Field. Harris finished the night with 82 yards on the ground…

Andrew Harris Named CFL Top Performer for July

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WINNIPEG – Winnipeg native Andrew Harris of the Blue Bombers, was named the CFL Top Performer for the month of July. Harris had an outstanding July, with three consecutive games of 100+ rushing yards. Harris is on pace for another 1000+ yard season. He scored five touchdowns in four games in July four of them…

Bombers Blowout Argonauts 40 – 14

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WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers completed the home-and-home sweep over the Toronto Argonauts with an impressive 40-14 win on Friday night at Investors Group Field. Nic Demski had a pair of touchdowns, Jovan Santos-Knox had three sacks, and the Bombers improved to 4-3 on the season, getting contributions on offence, defence, and special teams…

Harris Has Big Night in Win Over Toronto

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WINNIPEG – Andrew Harris ran for a career-high 161 yards and two touchdowns, and Matt Nichols threw for a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat the Toronto Argonauts 38-20 in the first game of a home-and-home series between the two clubs. But they sure didn’t make it easy on themselves. The Bombers…

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly – Lions Devourer Bombers

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WINNIPEG – The good, the bad, and the ugly, were all components of the Winnipeg Blue Bomber performance against the B.C Lions Saturday night, and sadly they were in that order as the Lions stormed back from 17 points down to stun the Bombers with a 20-17 win. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay, making his first…

Bighill Named CFL Top Performer

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It’s been quite a week for Bomber linebacker Adam Bighill. On Tuesday, the league announced that Bighill has been named a Shaw CFL Top Performer of the week after his best game in a Bomber uniform this past Saturday. Bighill had two interceptions including a 55-yard pick-six against his former club the B.C Lions last…

Winnipeg Whips BC

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WINNIPEG – Big players turn up in big games, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were led by two of the best in the CFL, with Andrew Harris and Adam Bighill both making big impacts in a 41-19 win over the B.C Lions at Investors Group Field on Saturday night. Bighill, who played with the B.C…

Bombers Have no Answer for Masoli in Loss to Tiger Cats

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WINNIPEG – Just like many other teams in the CFL, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers couldn’t find an answer for the red-hot Jeremiah Masoli and fell to the Hamilton Tiger Cats 31-17 at Tim Hortons Field Friday night. The Ti-Cats quarterback threw for 369 yards on the night, surpassing the 300-yard passing mark for the eighth…