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O’Leary: 2014 REDBLACKS team laid foundation for later success

December 8, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
There were just two wins in their inaugural season, but the 2014 Ottawa REDBLACKS helped fuel the team’s quick turnaround in 2015 and beyond, according to CFL.ca senior writer.

O’Leary: Local reporters help reflect on REDBLACKS’ expansion year

December 4, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
A pair of Ottawa REDBLACKS media vets, in beat writer Tim Baines and play-by-play man A.J. Jakubec, tell CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary what it was like covering the team in its first ...

O’Leary: Stallions only waved the CFL flag

November 27, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
The 83rd Grey Cup was one that was full of firsts, from host city Regina to the Baltimore Stallions taking the Grey Cup across the border. CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary looks at a ...

O’Leary: Maxie, Stallions had their fun and won big

November 24, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
The 1995 Baltimore Stallions were a fun but focused group, their former d-lineman Demetrious Maxie tells CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary. They knew they were winning the Grey Cup that year.

O’Leary: The trickle down effect of Matt Dunigan’s 713-yard game

November 11, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
Matt Dunigan’s record-setting 713-yard passing game made history and as the legendary quarterback also tells CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary, it took all 12 players on the field to ...

O’Leary: Bombers finally get to see Dunigan’s record-setting game

November 6, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
For 26 years, Matt Dunigan’s record-setting 713-yard passing performance hasn’t been seen in its entirety. CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary details how a tape of the game was ...

O’Leary: How the 2009 Als dipped into the fountain of youth

October 30, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
Looking back 11 years later, former Montreal cornerback Davis Sanchez remembers the ’09 Als team as a well-coached group that had the perfect mix of experience and youth, he tells CFL.ca ...

O’Leary: McManus to Flutie worked no matter the location

October 27, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
It’s not their most famous connection, but Danny McManus and Darren Flutie had an outstanding play in the 1999 Grey Cup that helped them end Hamilton’s 13-year championship drought, ...

O’Leary: 2009 Als withstood, passed their biggest test

October 23, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
The 13th Man will be the longstanding memory from the 2009 Grey Cup, but CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary suggests that the excellence of the Montreal Alouettes shouldn’t be ...

O’Leary: Ticats reunion takes on more meaning a year later

October 16, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
Just over a year ago, the 1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats met with the present-day team and had a profound impact on their season, CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary recalls.