The Calgary Stampeders did not miss the playoffs because they lacked talent, offence or fight. They missed because a season packed with narrow defeats, wild swings and preventable mistakes left them depending on another team for rescue. When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat the BC…
The Calgary Stampeders handed out six awards Thursday, but the biggest prize remains locked behind somebody else’s effort. Calgary finished 9-9 and needs the BC Lions to prevent a Winnipeg victory Friday night. A B.C. win or tie puts the Stamps in the playoffs; a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…