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Simpson and Stampeders are Grey Cup Champs |
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Written by Don McGowan/Calgary Herald
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
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Henry Burris has little to complain about now. After all, he and the Calgary Stampeders are champions of the Canadian Football League.Burris and the Stampeders beat the Montreal Alouettes 22-14 on Sunday to win the 96th Grey Cup, played before more than 60,000 pro-Alouette fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Burris, who let everybody know just how miffed he was last week when he lost out on the league's most outstanding offensive player award, threw for 328 yards and a touchdown as Calgary won the Grey Cup for the first time since 2001. Burris also shook the rap of being a player who couldn't win the big game. Calgary's Sandro DeAngelis, another Stampeder who was overlooked in the year-end awards, showed why he was the league's top kicker in the CFL. The Niagara Falls, Ont., native was perfect on five field-goal attempts, including a 21-yarder at the end of the third quarter that gave Calgary its first lead at 16-14 and a 50-yarder that put the Stamps ahead 22-14 late in the fourth quarter and sealed the win. Calgary had the top defence in the league in the regular season - and proved why in the second half, limiting Montreal's electric offence to a single point. READ MORE |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 24 November 2008 )
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Juwan Returns to Practice |
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Written by Jim Morris
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 |
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UPDATE After sustaining a shoulder injury earlier in the weekend, Juwan returned to the practice field on Monday afternoon. More camp updates coming. |
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