Category Archives: BC Lions

Vacation over, Buono hits the ground running in 2012

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS BCLions.com StaffTypically, when Wally Buono returns to British Columbia from … Continue reading

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On the air: Angus Reid

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS BCLions.com Staff Veteran Lions centre and the always eloquent Angus … Continue reading

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Reid shares Grey Cup success

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS Lowell UllrichThe Province There have been grander stages to play … Continue reading

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CFL prospects: January 2012 rankings

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS CFL.ca StaffUniversity of Saskatchewan offensive lineman Ben Heenan continues to … Continue reading

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All-star centre Angus Reid returns for 12th season

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS BCLions.com StaffThe BC Lions Football Club announced this afternoon that … Continue reading

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Mitchell chooses peace of mind

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS Lowell UllrichThe Province The inclination on the part of Wally … Continue reading

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Lions keep Khalif Mitchell in Black and Orange

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS BCLions.com StaffThe BC Lions Football Club announced this morning that … Continue reading

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NFL’s best set for Pro Bowl

A select number of the NFL’s best players will be making a trip to Hawaii to participate in this Sunday’s AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, though the league’s annual all-star game will be lacking some of its star power once again due … Continue reading

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Marshall’s 4 TD catches lifts AFC in Pro Bowl

Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday.

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Belichick, Brady in cheerful mood upon arrival

Even the usually dour Bill Belichick was joking around as the New England Patriots arrived in Indianapolis for Super Bowl week.

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Photos: AFC vs NFC

Images from the Pro Bowl between the AFC and NFC January 29th, 2012.

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Super Bowl advertisers seek buzz on social media

In the age of Twitter and Facebook, many Super Bowl viewers will use the commercial breaks to go online and see what people are saying about the game. This year, advertisers want them to tweet about their favorite commercials as … Continue reading

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Giants’ recipe for Super Bowl success? Sack Tom Brady

Defensive end Justin Tuck said on Friday that this year’s Super Bowl will boil down to whether the New York Giants can get to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, pure and simple.

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Super Bowl chill in NFL’s future

Forget the palm trees and balmy poolside barbecues. The thousands of fans and sports business moguls who spend freely to make Super Bowl weekend a non-stop party will need to prepare for dreary cold or climate-controlled comfort of the great … Continue reading

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Despite absences, plenty of talent still on hand for Pro Bowl

A select number of the NFL’s best players will be making a trip to Hawaii to participate in this Sunday’s AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, though the league’s annual all-star game will be lacking some of its star power once again due … Continue reading

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Colts name Pagano as new coach

Chuck Pagano, who spent this past season as defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, was named coach of the NFL Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday by team owner Jim Irsay.

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Arland Bruce extends with Grey Cup champs

Follow the Lions CONNECT WITH THE CLUB >> Roster>> Recent Transactions>> Game Notes & Rosters HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS BCLions.com StaffThe BC Lions Football Club announced this morning that … Continue reading

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Grey Cup tour a celebration of sport & BC’s champs

Follow the Grey Cup CONNECT WITH THE CUP >> Tour Schedule>> Download your photo HEADLINES >> News>> Videos>> Photos LIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA >> Facebook>> Twitter >> BUY TICKETS BCLions.com Staff Families across British Columbia will have an opportunity to … Continue reading

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NFL analysis: Super Bowl rematch will be tight

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Giants and Patriots have played four times over the last 10 years with each team winning twice. However, New York came through with the victory in the most important of the four, taking Super … Continue reading

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Joe Paterno buried after thousands pay vigil

Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was buried in a private ceremony on Wednesday after tens of thousands of mourners paid vigil in frigid weather as his hearse was carried from a closed funeral.

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Video: Ravin’ Ravens’ Ray Lewis rallies his troops after AFC title loss

Veteran NFL All-Pro linebacker Ray Lewis was, like his teammates, devastated by the team’s 23-20 loss to the New England Patriots in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game in Foxborough, Mass. Disappointed as he was, though, the 36-year-old onetime Super Bowl winner … Continue reading

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NFL extends Goodell’s contract

The National Football League announced Wednesday that its clubs have agreed to a new contract with Roger Goodell that extends his term as commissioner through the 2018 season.

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Register for the 2012 Felions Dance Team auditions!

BCLions.com Staff With the 2012 season just a few short months away, the Felions Dance Team is holding their annual auditions on Sunday, March 11th at Steve Nash Sports Club (Morgan Crossing).  Preceded by an optional dance workshop and information … Continue reading

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Raiders hire Broncos’ Dennis Allen as coach

Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen agreed Tuesday night to become the head coach of the Raiders, according to multiple media reports, and has informed the Broncos of his decision.

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NFL players’ union accused of stalling by e-World Anti-Doping Agency head

Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has accused the National Football League Players’ Association (NFLPA) of using stalling tactics to block the introduction of tests for human growth hormone (HGH).

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Penn State campus mood after Joe Paterno’s death matches weather

A freezing rain fell on Joe Paterno’s bronze likeness outside Beaver Stadium on Monday, votive candles flickering in a cold wind. The impromptu shrine that arose after news of his death a day earlier grew larger by the hour – … Continue reading

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The Fan View: Joe Paterno and the one egregious mistake that circumvented a hall of fame coaching career

There are those close to Joe Paterno who say that the iconic coach did not die from lung cancer but from a broken heart.

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Colts’ Peyton Manning not retiring, reportedly bemoans changes

Peyton Manning has no plans to retire despite missing the entire 2011 NFL season with a neck injury, but how long he will remain a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts is uncertain.

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Giants’ game-winning catch came in the Nicks of time

The red gloves rose above everything else, the hands inside them outstretched as the Hail Mary pass arced down toward the end zone.

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Tim Tebow still wanted for CBS’s NFL playoffs coverage

CBS doesn’t want to give up on Tim Tebow’s drawing power.

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NFL playoffs final four: Special teams’ class with 49ers

USA Today will rank the various units of the final four teams in the NFL post-season this week. Today: special teams.

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Freeman, Colts make a deal

Jerrell Freeman never gave up on his dream of playing for an NFL team.

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Giants edge 49ers in OT to reach Super Bowl

The New York Giants advanced to the Super Bowl with a 20-17 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the National Football Conference championship game.

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Patriots in Super Bowl, beat Ravens 23-20

Tom Brady waited out the final tense minutes on the sideline and somehow his fourth-quarter leap into the end zone held up, sending the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl.

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‘Rivalry’ between Ravens and Patriots one of admiration

In 2007, Steve Bisciotti made his first major decision as majority owner of the Ravens.

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Eli’s comin’ — teammates have Giant-sized love for their QB

Chris Snee took a couple of quick stabs at how much Eli Manning has changed since the two came into the NFL as rookies with the New York Giants in 2004.

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