• The Canadian Press

    Alouettes hand sloppy Blue Bombers 27-12 loss to open CFL campaign

    WINNIPEG — Tyson Philpot and Cody Fajardo believe the Montreal Alouettes have shown they’re the real deal. Fajardo threw a pair of touchdown passes to Philpot and the Alouettes continued their success against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a 27-12 victory in the CFL's season opener on Thursday. The Grey Cup rematch comes after the Alouettes upset the Blue Bombers 28-24 in last year’s championship game with Philpot’s winning TD grab in the dying seconds. “It’s showing that wasn’t a fluke and show

  • The Canadian Press

    Alouettes, Bombers brimming with confidence ahead of Grey Cup rematch

    WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira is ready to help prove Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is wrong. When Fajardo was preparing for Thursday’s Grey Cup rematch against the Blue Bombers, the reigning championship MVP was brimming with confidence about his team that upset Winnipeg 28-24 in last year’s title game. "I think we have the best team in the CFL," Fajardo told Montreal reporters earlier this week. "And I’ll always say that because I believe what this team can do. "I've watched this team

  • The Canadian Press

    Blue Bombers star running back Oliveira among CFL players to watch in 2024

    Brady Oliveira has a tough act to follow. The five-foot-10, 222-pound Winnipeg native was the CFL's top Canadian and outstanding player finalist last season after rushing for a league-high 1,534 yards — second-most ever by a Canadian after Calgary's Jon Cornish ran for 1,813 yards in 2013. Oliveira also led the league in yards from scrimmage (2,016) and touchdowns (13). Oliveira had a league-best seven 100-yard games rushing while recording career highs in catches (38) and receiving yards (482).