Tag: Calgary Stampeders


  • Stamps handle their business, hand playoff fate to B.C.

    The Calgary Stampeders did everything they could Saturday. Now their season is in the hands of the team they just handled. Calgary’s emphatic 32-13 victory over the BC Lions at McMahon Stadium kept its playoff hopes alive and completed a 9-9 regular season. But with…

  • Stampeders lose control of playoff destiny in costly Winnipeg defeat

    The Calgary Stampeders did not just lose 33-28 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday night. They lost control of their playoff fate and now must beat the BC Lions in the regular-season finale while hoping the standings elsewhere break their way. Calgary entered Princess…

  • One bite at a time: Stampeders on charge for CFL playoff spot

    The Calgary Stampeders have gone from checking the rear-view mirror to leaning on the horn. Three straight wins have dragged Calgary back to 8-8 and within one victory of a playoff berth. The Stamps can clinch Saturday by beating the 7-8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers at…

  • Mills carries Stampeders on the field and Calgary in his heart

    Dedrick Mills has spent the 2026 season carrying the Calgary Stampeders on his back. The Herm Harrison Memorial Award recognizes what he has done whenever he has put the football down. The Stampeders named Mills this year’s recipient of the award for outstanding community service…

  • One last kick: Stampeders legend Rene Paredes to retire after season

    Rene Paredes has spent 15 seasons turning Calgary’s nervous silence into a familiar celebration: snap, hold, kick, points. At the end of this season, the Stampeders’ surest foot is finally stepping away. Paredes announced Tuesday that he will retire when Calgary’s 2026 campaign ends, closing…

  • Stampeders turn three-game surge into a genuine playoff push

    Three weeks ago, the Calgary Stampeders were searching for a spark. Now they are carrying a flamethrower into the final two weeks of the Canadian Football League season. The Stampeders marched into Mosaic Stadium and defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 37-31 on Friday, extending their winning…

  • René Paredes’ latest honour goes beyond the uprights

    Rene Paredes has spent 15 seasons proving that pressure is mostly somebody else’s problem. Now the Calgary Stampeders’ veteran kicker is being recognized for everything he has done beyond the uprights. The Stampeders named Paredes their 2026 nominee for the Jake Gaudaur Veterans’ Award, presented…

  • Stampeders stay alive with crucial road win in Ottawa

    The Calgary Stampeders bought themselves another week in the CFL playoff race Saturday. Now comes the hard part: getting past the teams standing directly in their way. Calgary’s 45-31 road victory over the Ottawa Redblacks improved its record to 7-8 and delivered a second straight…

  • Stampeders need record to match their swagger in Ottawa

    Tevin Jones says the Calgary Stampeders are the CFL’s best team. There is just one stubborn detail: the standings don’t agree “We think we’re the best team in the whole CFL, but our record doesn’t show it,” Jones said to reporters. If nothing else, it’s…

  • Paredes keeps Stampeders’ season alive with historic 62-yard winner

    René Paredes has made a career out of keeping his head down, trusting his swing and watching footballs split uprights. This one travelled 62 yards and carried the Calgary Stampeders’ season with it. Paredes drilled the longest field goal of his 15-year CFL career with…