By: David Alter Ron Wilson had some advice for defenseman Cody Franson,who will make his season debut against the Calgary Flames tomorrow night. “He’s going to play the next game and the rest is up to him” said Wilson.  “He put a lot of pressure on himself talking (to the media) this week so now [...]

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By: David Alter A little while ago, organizers for the Honda Indy Toronto announced new fencing that would be put around some track on the Exhibition grounds.  Today, they unvieled the new fencing as the IndyCars get ready to take the streets of Toronto a month from now. Several drivers were on hand for this [...]

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By: David Alter Jeremaine Copeland signed an extension that will make him an Argonaut for the next three seasons.  This comes as no real surprise given that Head Coach/GM Jim Barker and Copeland go back having worked together both in the XFL, Europe and other CFL franchises before this one..  The only real wrinkle in [...]

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When Jim Barker was hired in February of last year to take over the Argonauts head coaching reins, nobody was sure how well it would work out.  But given Barker’s success in his first year on the job, coupled with the fact that he’d had already had an eye for talent working more recently as [...]

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By: David Alter The fact that Chad Owens picked up CFL Special Teams Player of the Year comes as no real shocker.  All you have to do is look at what he accomplished week-to-week. Owens started the year with an incredible 90-yard punt return touchdown in the season opener in Calgary One week later, Owens [...]

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The Argos cleaned out their lockers after falling to the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL Eastern Final. Despite the outcome, the mood was rather upbeat when you consider what the team accomplished this season. Quarterback Cleo Lemon was under heavy criticism this year despite grabbing 10 wins (nine regular, one playoff).  Lemon says he’d like to [...]

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THE FAN 590′s David Alter and Mark Masters of the National Post get you ready for the CFL East Final between the Argonauts and Alouettes. You can catch the Play-by-Play on CKOC 1150 and FAN590.com Sunday afternoon at 12:30pm

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By: David Alter After being on the nine-game injured list, RB Ryan Christian is ready to return to the lineup and that could be huge when it comes to special teams. Christian had a franchise record 110-yard kickoff return TD against Montreal earlier this season.  He’s also considered by many to be one of the [...]

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The Argos go into Sunday’s CFL East Semi-Final as underdogs which is just the way they want it alleviating themselves of any pressure against a Hamilton Tiger-Cats team looking for their first playoff win since 2001. THE FAN 590′s David Alter and Mark Masters of the National Post get you set. Check out the walkthrough audio [...]

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By: David Alter One of the most experienced Argos will miss the CFL East Semi-Final as RB Bryan Crawford continue to suffer from an adductor injury.  RB Jeff Johnson is also a question mark while he recovers from an ankle injury.  Both are utilized heavily on special teams coverage which will leave quite the void. [...]

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