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“We’ve got a good football team here.”

November 26, 2024 | Ed Tait
Nobody in Bomberland wants to be doing the silver-lining thing right now, especially after three straight Grey Cup losses. The aching pain still lingers from the 41-24 setback to the Toronto ...

“As an entire team, we didn’t have our best game.”

November 22, 2024 | Ed Tait
Mike O’Shea stood at the podium, the bright lights shining directly into his eyes like he was being interrogated and answered every question for the better part of 30 minutes. And as ...

‘Papi’ Returns | Blue Bombers re-sign Sergio Castillo

November 21, 2024 | Ed Tait
Two things Sergio Castillo led the Canadian Football League in during the 2024 season: long distance field goals, for which he set a record, and bringing joy to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers locker ...

Blue Bombers re-sign kicker Sergio Castillo

November 21, 2024 | Staff
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has re-signed veteran kicker Sergio Castillo to a one-year contract. He was scheduled to become a free agent in February of 2025. Castillo (5-9, ...

Upon Further Review | 111th Grey Cup

November 19, 2024 | Ed Tait
Many were nursing hangovers either in physical or metaphorical forms — or likely both — and as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 2024 edition, gathered for one final time in their locker ...

“It’s still fresh. It feels like a nightmare.”

November 19, 2024 | Ed Tait
They are the hard questions being asked everywhere in Bomberland, including by those in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers locker room still sporting bleary eyes some two days after Sunday’s loss in ...

Game Recap | 111th Grey Cup: TOR 41 WPG 24

November 17, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER – It hurt like a roundhouse punch to the face in 2022, and last year felt like a thousand wasp stings. And this one? It’s undoubtedly going to leave a really deep and ...

The Lede: “We’re worrying about being where we are and living in this moment.”

November 17, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER — It was a scene that said everything about the cohesiveness of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and their confidence in their preparation. Saturday afternoon, just over 24 hours from ...

Game Preview | 111th Grey Cup — Wpg vs. Tor

November 16, 2024 | Ed Tait
111th Grey Cup: Blue Bombers (11-7) vs. Argonauts (10-8) Kickoff: Sunday, November 17th, 5 p.m. CST; B.C. Place, Vancouver, B.C. TV/Streaming: TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5, CTV, RDS; ​U.S. broadcast: ...

48 Hour Primer | The Build

November 15, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER — It’s an expression we’ve used before but will bust out once more with the hours ticking down to Sunday’s 111th Grey Cup: ‘Any jackass can tear down a ...

Outstanding Oliveira

November 15, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER — Brady Oliveira is going to need a bigger mantelpiece or, perhaps, designate a room in his house for his growing collection of awards and baubles. Twice crowned the Canadian ...

“We’re not taking any days for granted.”

November 14, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER — They seemed to linger just a tad longer, collectively taking one more moment to soak in all the sights and sounds around them. And as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers completed their ...

The Long Read: The Maturation of Brady Oliveira

November 13, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER — A not-so bold prediction: when Brady Oliveira takes to the stage Thursday night at the Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player awards, the proud Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Need to Know | 111th Grey Cup

November 12, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers had just put the finishing touches on their first practice of Grey Cup week when Sergio Castillo ambled over to yours truly, set his helmet on the turf ...

The 111th Grey Cup | Arrival/Tale of the Tape

November 11, 2024 | Ed Tait
VANCOUVER — They arrived in the pouring rain and, given all the black clouds hovering overhead and the dangerous slide the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were on early this summer, it was hard not ...

In My Words: Nick Taylor

November 11, 2024 | Nick Taylor
Presented by: Nobody knows better than me how fortunate I am to be here right now with this team and in this moment. It’s truly special. That’s why as we were running up the tunnel ...

Upon Further Review | Western Final | Wpg 38 Ssk 22

November 10, 2024 | Ed Tait
There were so many occasions earlier in this Winnipeg Blue Bombers season when it looked like the band’s halcyon days of cranking out one hit single after another were kaput. That’s ...

Game Recap | Western Final SSK 22 WPG 38

November 9, 2024 | Ed Tait
It’s a gaudy and telling number which says absolutely everything about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers dominance over the last half decade – for a fifth straight season, this franchise is ...

Western Final: 5 Things

November 9, 2024 | Ed Tait
All the numbers have been crunched, the Xs and Os analyzed and over-analyzed. The hype videos are rolling, and the trash talk between the Canadian Football League’s two most-rabid fan bases ...

Game Preview | Western Final — Sask at Wpg

November 8, 2024 | Ed Tait
Western Final: Roughriders (9-8-1) at Blue Bombers (11-7) Kickoff: Saturday, November 9th, 5:30 p.m. CST; Princess Auto Stadium, Winnipeg, Mb. TV/Streaming: TSN; RDS; CFL+ Radio: 680 ...
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