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Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. B.C. Lions – July 25, 2014
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Former B.C. Lions' receiver Geroy Simon wipes away a tear as his family applauds during a ceremony where the CFL team retired his number 81 during halftime of the Lions' game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Nic Grigsby (32) runs the ball past B.C. Lions' Adam Bighill (44) during the first half of Friday's game.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
B.C. Lions' Marco Iannuzzi, left, reaches but fails to make the reception as Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Maurice Leggett defends during the first half of Friday's game.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Maurice Leggett, right, prevents B.C. Lions' Marco Iannuzzi from making the receptionn during the first half of Friday's game.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Lirim Hajrullahu, right, kicks a field goal as quarterback Brian Brohm holds during the first half of Friday's game.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
B.C. Lions' Dante Marsh, left, collides with Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Rory Kohlert, bottom, as Nick Moore, back, carries the ball during the first half of Friday's game.Darryl Dick / The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' quarterback Drew Willy passes against the B.C. Lions during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday July 25, 2014.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Maurice Leggett (31) intercepts a pass intended for B.C. Lions' Shawn Gore, back, as teammate Bruce Johnson watches during the first half of Friday's game.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
B.C. Lions' Courtney Taylor, centre, is grabbed by Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Teague Sherman, right, as Demond Washington, left, trails the play during the first half of Friday's game.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
B.C. Lions' Emmanuel Arceneaux reaches but fails to make the reception during the first half of Friday's game.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Lirim Hajrullahu watches as his kick sails through the uprights for a field goal during the first half of Friday's game.Darryl Dick / The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Maurice Leggett, second right, sacks B.C. Lions' quarterback Kevin Glenn (2) during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday July 25, 2014.DARRYL DYCK / The Canadian Press
From left, Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Greg Peach, Louie Richardson, Bryant Turner Jr. and Zach Anderson celebrate after Turner sacked B.C. Lions' quarterback Kevin Glenn during the second half of Friday's game in Vancouver.