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CTV News
5 hours ago
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- CTV News
Bombers list Collaros as out for rematch with Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros (8) looks to pass as Toronto Argonauts defensive lineman Andrew Chatfield (94) pressures during first half CFL football action in Toronto on Saturday, July 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be without starter Zach Collaros when they face the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Collaros, 36, missed the second half of Winnipeg's 31-17 road loss to Toronto on Saturday, with the club not offering a reason why. Collaros was listed on the team's injury report with a neck ailment. Collaros, twice the CFL's outstanding player, didn't practise Wednesday and afterwards was listed as out for Friday's contest. Veteran Chris Streveler is expected to get the start against Toronto. Streveler completed 11-of-18 passes for 148 yards and a TD while rushing four times for 16 yards in relief of Collaros last week. Collaros was five-of-10 passing for 79 yards and two interceptions. Collaros also left Winnipeg's 41-20 loss to Calgary in the second half due to injury. He was listed on the injury report with another neck ailment but was an active participant in practice and started against Toronto. Winnipeg (3-3) looks to snap a three-game skid, while Toronto (2-5) aims for a fourth straight regular-season win over the Bombers — and fifth overall, including last November's 41-24 Grey Cup victory. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2025.
CBC
6 hours ago
- Sport
- CBC
Zach Collaros will not play during Bombers rematch with Toronto Argonauts Friday
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be without starter Zach Collaros when they face the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Collaros, 36, missed the second half of Winnipeg's 31-17 road loss to Toronto on Saturday, with the club not offering a reason why. Collaros was listed on the team's injury report with a neck ailment. Collaros, twice the CFL's outstanding player, didn't practise Wednesday and afterwards was listed as out for Friday's contest. Veteran Chris Streveler is expected to get the start against Toronto. Streveler completed 11-of-18 passes for 148 yards and a TD while rushing four times for 16 yards in relief of Collaros last week. Collaros was five-of-10 passing for 79 yards and two interceptions. Collaros also left Winnipeg's 41-20 loss to Calgary in the second half due to injury. He was listed on the injury report with another neck ailment but was an active participant in practice and started against Toronto. Winnipeg (3-3) looks to snap a three-game skid, while Toronto (2-5) aims for a fourth straight regular-season win over the Bombers — and fifth overall, including last November's 41-24 Grey Cup victory.
Winnipeg Free Press
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Bowled over by bowl game memories
The first Stampede Bowl takes place Thursday night in Calgary, but for many of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, it won't be their first rodeo. With the Calgary Stampede starting Friday, the Stampeders (2-1) have decided to get in on the action by hosting this new event to kick off the city's famous summer festival. Most members of the Bombers (3-0) are no strangers to playing in bowl games as they likely experienced at least one before reaching the professional level. To set the mood for Thursday's clash at McMahon Stadium (8 p.m. CT), the Free Press spent Tuesday afternoon going around the Bombers locker room asking players about their favourite bowl game experience (outside of the Banjo Bowl, of course). Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler (right) was playing for the University of Minnesota when they played in bowl games in Orlando, Fla., and Detroit. (Andy Clayton-King / The Associated Press files) Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler (right) was playing for the University of Minnesota when they played in bowl games in Orlando, Fla., and Detroit. (Andy Clayton-King / The Associated Press files) Chris Streveler's most memorable one had nothing to do with the actual game itself. It was in 2014 when he was a backup with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and they took on Missouri in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The players got a $600 per diem — which, before the NIL days, was a big deal — a $500 Best Buy gift card, and the team got to visit Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Studios. Not a bad week of school. The following year, however, wasn't quite as fun when Streveler and Minnesota travelled to Detroit to play Central Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field. 'It was the day after Christmas, so, we spent Christmas in Detroit. And you know, when you go from Orlando one year with Universal Studios to Detroit, and it's like 'Let's go see the Ford Museum,' it doesn't quite hit the same,' said Streveler with a laugh. Chris Kolankowski didn't exactly attend a powerhouse program. In his five years at York University, the Lions went a dismal 7-33. They did, however, always have the Red and Blue Bowl to play for, though, as every season, they'd square off with the University of Toronto in a rivalry game. 'There would be like 200 people in the crowd, you could hear parents be like 'Go Christopher!' It was bad. We both sucked.'– Bombers centre Chris Kolankowski Good memories? Not so much. 'Two out of the five I had season-ending injuries. U of T's field always got me. Broken leg, popped ankle,' said Kolankowski. 'There would be like 200 people in the crowd, you could hear parents be like 'Go Christopher!' It was bad. We both sucked.' It was the game that punched his school's ticket to the 2017 Birmingham Bowl that really sticks out to Tony Jones. Jones and the Texas Tech Red Raiders had to go into enemy territory and knock off the Texas Longhorns in front of a sold-out crowd of 100,000-plus and they did just that with a 27-23 comeback victory. They went on to lose in Birmingham to the South Florida Bulls — who featured his current teammate, cornerback Deatrick Nichols — 38-34. 'Coming out of the tunnel and seeing 100,000 and actually hearing 100,000 is a feeling that you can never forget. You feel it through your entire body.'– Bombers linebacker Tony Jones 'I made a big stop on a third and three (against Texas). They tried to run the ball, and I got a tackle for a loss. They had to punt the ball and then we went down and scored in the last minute and a half, so I was pretty fired up about that,' said Jones. 'Coming out of the tunnel and seeing 100,000 and actually hearing 100,000 is a feeling that you can never forget. You feel it through your entire body.' The Sunflower Showdown is an annual meeting between two longtime foes: the Kansas State Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks. During Dalton Schoen's five years at K-State, they were a perfect 5-0 against their state rival. 'I remember my junior year, we were actually playing a horrible game, we were really struggling. I had an out and up (route) and I got collisioned on the sideline and our quarterback still threw it and gave me a chance,' recalled Schoen. 'I kind of threw my hands out there and snagged it and then I think we ran it in the next play and turned the tide of the game. So, yeah, that one kind of sticks out and it was at home, too, so those are probably always a little more fun.' As someone who won a national championship with the Alabama Crimson Tide, it's safe to say Kendall Randolph knows a thing or two about bowl games. The one that brings up the fondest memories for him is the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn. It's a storied rivalry that goes back to 1893 and the two sides have met every year since 1948. Randolph will always remember 2021 when he and Bama prevailed on the road 24-22 in overtime after quarterback Bryce Young — who was selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2023 NFL Draft — led a 97-yard touchdown drive to tie the score at the end of regulation. 'Growing up living in Alabama, it was kind of like you had to choose which school was your favourite, and you would side with that team for basically the remainder of your childhood, or, life,' said Randolph. 'I loved going to play at Auburn. Going into someone else's stadium and dominating on someone else's field is always a great feeling.' When Willie Jefferson suited up at Stephen F. Austin (SFA), the Battle of the Piney Woods was a game that was always circled on the calendar. SFA and Sam Houston used to have a tradition where they played for a 21-pound solid cedar trophy at NRG Stadium in Houston near the halfway point of the season in a game that meant a great deal to the football community in Texas. 'It was bigger than homecoming. It was a destination game, it was kind of a central location for Stephen F. Austin fans and Sam Houston fans.'– Bombers defensive end Willie Jefferson 'It was bigger than homecoming,' said Jefferson. 'It was a destination game, it was kind of a central location for Stephen F. Austin fans and Sam Houston fans.' While Jefferson never won the battle, it's still an experience he cherishes today. 'I think I have a picture on my Instagram. I made a big play, and it was my first year at Stephen F. Austin,' said Jefferson. 'The quarterback did a QB read and one of the receivers tried to block me, like try to cut me, and I jumped over him and made the tackle. 'That was one of the games to figure out who was gonna be at the top of the conference.' Shayne Gauthier and Laval smacked Acadia 42-7 in the 2012 Uteck Bowl — the U Sports semifinal — en route to hoisting the Vanier Cup. The following year, they'd win big in the Uteck Bowl again, this time a 48-21 result over Mount Allison, before repeating as national champs. 'We won both (Uteck Bowls) by quite a bit. It wasn't a tight game or anything, so, that's why they're not really games I remember,' admitted Gauthier. He believes it'll be a different story in Calgary. 'I mean, that would be great,' said Gauthier on the idea of blowing out the Stamps. 'But I think it's going to be harder than that.' Taylor AllenReporter Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor. Every piece of reporting Taylor produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Newsweek
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Live Stream CFL Football, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Edmonton Elks (0-2) travel to face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-0) at Princess Auto Stadium in an early-season Canadian Football League matchup. Chris Streveler #17 fakes a hand off to Matthew Peterson #22 of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the pre-season game between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium on May 30, 2025... Chris Streveler #17 fakes a hand off to Matthew Peterson #22 of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the pre-season game between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Regina, Canada. More Photo byHow to Watch Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers When: Thursday, June 26, 2025 Time: 8:30 PM ET Where: Princess Auto Stadium TV Channel: CBSSN Live Stream: Fubo (Try for free!) The Blue Bombers opened their season in impressive fashion, boasting a 2-0 record after back-to-back wins over the BC Lions. Their most recent win was a 27-14 victory on the road, with Quarterback Zach Collaros completing 18 of 25 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns. The Running Back tandem of Quinton Cooley and Matthew Peterson rushed 18 times for 85 yards, helping Winnipeg lead the time of possession battle. The Elks, meanwhile, are still looking for their first win of the season. Edmonton fell 38-28 to the Montreal Alouettes in their home opener, despite a spirited fourth-quarter comeback that saw them score 22 points in the final 15 minutes. Quarterback Tre Ford was a bright spot, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns while adding 31 rushing yards and a score. Receiver Steven Dunbar Jr. led the team with 97 yards, and running back Justin Rankin added 76 yards on the ground. Live stream Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Fubo: Start your subscription now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
CTV News
18-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Bombers coach says no update on star RB Oliveira, Lions rematch coming this weekend
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler (17) hands off to Brady Oliveira (20) during first half CFL action against the BC Lions in Winnipeg Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
