http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football includes Bombers, no special header en-gb Fri, 24 May 2013 01:40:35 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/san-fran-down-a-receiver-after-crabtree-tears-achilles-208619321.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. Crabtree was operated on Wednesday, one day after suffering the injury during an organized team activity. "Michael Crabtree underwent surgery to repair his Achilles... Thu, 23 May 2013 03:21:22 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bears-linebacker-urlacher--retires-after-13-year-career-208619061.html CHICAGO -- Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. And what a career it was: Eight Pro Bowl seasons; Defensive Player of the Year in 2005; A trip to the Super Bowl as 2006 NFC champion. And now, it's Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:32 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/jaworski-wants-tebow-for-his-philly-arena-league-team-208618891.html PHILADELPHIA -- Could it be Tebow Time in the Arena Football League? Philadelphia Soul part owner Ron Jaworski said Wednesday he was serious about his offer to former New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow to join the AFL team. Jaworski, a former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, reached out to Thu, 23 May 2013 03:19:36 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/roughriders-acquire-age-leadership-in-off-season-208450341.html It's long been said by the men who have worn the green and white of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in years past that the best thing about playing for the franchise is the passionate fan base of crazy diehards. And the worst? The passionate fan base of crazy diehards. What this all means is the Wed, 22 May 2013 03:19:43 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/romo-will-miss-workouts-208449951.html IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will miss at least three weeks of off-season workouts after a procedure to remove a cyst from his back. The team's website reported Tuesday, the first day of organized team workouts, that Romo underwent the procedure last month and could return for Wed, 22 May 2013 03:16:26 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/Grey-Cup-Thoughts-Edition-3-110713584.html EDMONTON – Tried to steer clear of the Roughriders today, folks, because they’ve been getting a lot of ink this week. Spent the afternoon at the Montreal Alouettes media luncheon and spent a great deal of time speaking with former Bomber linebacker Ike Charlton (my compadre Gary Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:31:41 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/A-new-week-three-new-kickers-100726789.html Quite the scene to welcome three new kicking candidates to Bomberland Sunday morning. Winds gusting, the rain falling and a real October-like chill in the air. “Hey, if I was a coach these are the exact conditions I’d want for us to be kicking in,” grinned Warren Kean Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:31:50 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/First-impressions-from-main-camp-95728194.html What’s that old saying, ‘You never get a second chance to make a good first impression?’ We’ll say this about the first day of main Blue Bomber training camp: there is a real fascination about this team that rivals any year we can remember dating back to 1990. First off, Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:32:00 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/Santos-has-fingers-crossed-94919014.html First, some news on former Bomber QB Ryan Dinwiddie who — after weeks of speculation — has found a home with Brendan Taman, Doug Berry and Bob Dyce in Saskatchewan. The Roughriders announced his signing today, along with former Kansas star Todd Reesing. Dinwiddie started the 2007 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:32:03 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/MIGHT-NOT-HURT-HEFNEY-BUT-SURE-WONT-HELP-93702369.html We’re not going to leap to any conclusions here, but the Detroit Lions’ addition of former New York Giants/Houston Texans free safety C.C. Brown this week certainly makes the depth chart more crowded for ex-Bomber Jonathan Hefney. Brown, 27, is a four-year NFL starter and while Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:32:04 CST