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The CFL's Christmas Wish List

Now that the Grey Cup is over and the Saskatchewan Roughriders lost Don Cherry-style, it's the offseason and I am down to writing one CFL article a week. I have to think of things to write about...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 hour ago 29 reads 1 comments
Montreal Alouettes: Between Thoroughness and a Choke

The Saskatchewan Roughriders face a daunting task if they want to emulate the celebration in the above photo from 2007 at this year's Grey Cup...

Written by Steve Thompson about 4 days ago 58 reads 1 comments
A Surreal Grey Cup Story

Since Grey Cup Week is upon us, I would like to relate a CFL story that happened to me in the mid-1980s. Back then I worked for the Provincial Government in its Sports and Fitness Branch...

Written by Steve Thompson about 7 days ago 36 reads 0 comments
The CFL Will Return To Ottawa

The CFL can breathe easier today about its expansion plans to Ottawa because the city council finally approved the Lansdowne Live Project by a vote of 15-9 on Nov. 17...

Written by Steve Thompson about 10 days ago 74 reads 0 comments
Why the CFL's Final Four Are There

It's no secret why the CFL East-West match-ups are B.C.-Montreal, Calgary-Saskatchewan. It can be summed up in one word: quarterbacking...

Written by Steve Thompson about 13 days ago 82 reads 1 comments
Sports Movies For The Holiday Season

Now that it is November, the Hollywood studios like to come out with their blockbusters for the holiday season. When it comes to sports movies, the plots are usually the same...

Written by Steve Thompson about 16 days ago 21 reads 0 comments
Stimulus to CFL Expansion, No. 5: Get Some Imaginative Leadership

The recent article I wrote on the stupid proposal of the CFL to limit further the participation of Canadians in their own league leads me to write the next installment of the "Stimulus to CFL ...

Written by Steve Thompson about 19 days ago 161 reads 2 comments
CFL Forgets Where It Is Playing

The CFL has just done another Toronto Raptor impersonation—the basketball team that has tried and failed to commit suicide so many times...

Written by Steve Thompson about 21 days ago 119 reads 0 comments
Last Week CFL Predictions

With the final week of the regular season arriving, the CFL couldn't have much better matchups to finish up with. With the exception of the two extremes, Montreal and Toronto playing a meaningless ...

Written by Steve Thompson about 25 days ago 83 reads 1 comments
It's Still the Greatest Bowling I've Ever Seen

Over six months ago, I wrote an article listing my personal top ten sports events I'd like to see on DVD that have not been released yet...

Written by Steve Thompson about 27 days ago 28 reads 0 comments
Pan Am Bid Fails the CFL

The above photo looks like the answer to one of the CFL's dreams. It is the proposed new Pan American Stadium to be built in Hamilton, Ontario should Toronto be successful in its bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games...

Written by Steve Thompson about 28 days ago 338 reads 10 comments
Los Angeles Stadium Is A Threat to CFL Expansion

The CFL, indeed none of the other North American professional sports leagues except the NFL, has little to rejoice about after California Governor Arnold (Terminator) Schwarzenegger signed a ...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 235 reads 1 comments
The Terminator May Terminate an NFL Franchise

Last week, California Governor Arnold (Terminator) Schwarzenegger signed a bill allowing the construction of the new 75,000 seat ultra-luxury football stadium to be built by potential bidder, Majestic Realty Co...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 207 reads 4 comments
Who Wants A CFL Franchise?

In my last article I did about the CFL and Quebec City, I mentioned how I had found several on-line petitions for NHL expansion in Canada and the United States and how there were none for CFL expansion...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 169 reads 1 comments
Quebec Will Be Canada's Seventh NHL City—Bet On It

Last week's announcement by Quebec mayor Regis Lebeaume that a feasibility study will be undertaken about a proposed new $400 million, 18,000 seat arena was another step on the path to return the Nordiques to Quebec...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 224 reads 7 comments
The Sad Story of the CFL and Quebec City

There was joy for Quebec hockey fans last week when Mayor Regis Labeaume announced that a feasibility study was being conducted for a proposed new 18,000 seat arena which he enthusiastically ...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 321 reads 8 comments
CFL Facing a Quarterbacking Crisis

You can easily explain why the Montreal Alouettes are where they are this year. Anthony Calvillo is in a class by himself. No other CFL quarterback has delivered consistent top quality quarterbacking...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 83 reads 3 comments
Hamilton Still Searching for a Leader

Bob O'Billovich has done wonders upgrading the talent in Hamilton this year. The team is now a respectable contender though in the lower echelons of the league. But the one thing he has been unable to do is upgrade an intangible: leadership...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 37 reads 1 comments
Stimulus to CFL Expansion No. 4: Work More Closely with the CIS

Who was the No. 1 draft choice in Canada? John Tavares. Almost every sports fan in Canada knew that. But this is a football article, and John Tavares plays hockey. Now who was the No...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 116 reads 2 comments
Stimulus to CFL Expansion No. 3: Get Ottawa Competitive—Quickly

According to Commissioner Mark Cohon during halftime of the Labor Day game between Toronto and Hamilton, he fully expects Ottawa to be rejoining the CFL next year. Assuming that's true, it is vital for the CFL to get Ottawa competitive quickly...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 167 reads 1 comments
The CFL's Unpredictable Middle Teams

There are only two things for certain in this year's CFL: Montreal is in and Toronto is out. In between are six teams taking one step forward and two steps back...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 55 reads 2 comments
If I Were a Manitoba Mythbuster

Hi Everybody, once again one of my articles has drawn the ire of the Manitoba Mythbusters, a lobby group dedicated to bringing back the Winnipeg Jets...

Written by Steve Thompson about about 1 month ago 230 reads 9 comments
What Canadian Hockey Fans Ought to Do—But Won't

So the NHL doesn't want Hamilton to be in its league. Fine. But don't stop there—go all the way. Take the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Edmonton ...

Written by Steve Thompson about 2 months ago 261 reads 7 comments
Winnipeg Loves the CFL, Not the NHL

In light of the Jim Balsillie ruling, once again baring Hamilton from the NHL, and the obsession of Canadians for getting another NHL team, it is refreshing to look at the Winnipeg situation...

Written by Steve Thompson about 2 months ago 301 reads 3 comments
Montreal Is the Bench Mark of the League

The most certain factor the current CFL season is that Montreal is the bench mark of the league and the team to beat for the Grey Cup. Since returning from Baltimore in 1996, the Alouettes have had a competitive team every season...

Written by Steve Thompson about 2 months ago 19 reads 0 comments

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Steve Thompson Article Archive

The CFL's Christmas Wish List

Montreal Alouettes: Between Thoroughness and a Choke

A Surreal Grey Cup Story

The CFL Will Return To Ottawa

Why the CFL's Final Four Are There

Sports Movies For The Holiday Season

Stimulus to CFL Expansion, No. 5: Get Some Imaginative Leadership

CFL Forgets Where It Is Playing

Last Week CFL Predictions

It's Still the Greatest Bowling I've Ever Seen

Pan Am Bid Fails the CFL

Los Angeles Stadium Is A Threat to CFL Expansion

The Terminator May Terminate an NFL Franchise

Who Wants A CFL Franchise?

Quebec Will Be Canada's Seventh NHL City—Bet On It

The Sad Story of the CFL and Quebec City

CFL Facing a Quarterbacking Crisis

Hamilton Still Searching for a Leader

Stimulus to CFL Expansion No. 4: Work More Closely with the CIS

Stimulus to CFL Expansion No. 3: Get Ottawa Competitive—Quickly

The CFL's Unpredictable Middle Teams

If I Were a Manitoba Mythbuster

What Canadian Hockey Fans Ought to Do—But Won't

Winnipeg Loves the CFL, Not the NHL

Montreal Is the Bench Mark of the League

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