Redblacks Contain Mike Reilly in Victory Over Eskimos

 Photo credit: Patrick Doyle, CFL With a gritty performance from the offense and a suffocating performance from the Ottawa defense, the Redblacks were able to defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 28-15 Saturday night for their second straight victory. The win came in front of a raucous TD Place crowd just a

Struggles Have Sunk Redblacks in Back-to-Back Losses

 Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press The Redblacks will have to head back to the drawing board this week after losing consecutive games for the first time this season. The offense struggled against both Montreal and BC over the pass two weeks, especially in the pass game. Now firmly in

Redblacks Look Flat in Upset Loss to Alouettes

 Photo credit: The Canadian Press The Redblacks were stunned Friday night in a 21-11 upsetting loss to the last-place Montreal Alouettes. Whether or not there was rust coming off the bye week, the Ottawa offense looked out of sorts all night. Trevor Harris threw the ball all over the field

William Powell and the Redblacks Thrive in Close Games

 Photo credit: Patrick Doyle, CFL The East-leading Ottawa Redblacks are learning how to win the close games this season. Of course, this statement comes with a somewhat steep caveat. It has been less than a month since the 24-point collapse against the Argonauts. However, that has been their one hiccup in

Redblacks Midseason Review: The East’s Team to Beat

 Photo credit: Patrick Doyle, CFL The Redblacks are riding high heading into late August. The team is currently enjoying a two-game win streak and three-game lead atop the East, establishing the 6-3 Redblacks as the division’s team to beat. This week’s bye coincides with the middle of the Redblacks’ season.

Soft Spoken Sinopoli On Pace for Record 2018 Season

 Photo credit: Patrick Doyle, CFL Brad Sinopoli is understated, but overwhelming. The soft spoken, team-first wide receiver is having a season for the ages. Not only is he on pace for career highs in receiving, but Sinopoli could also finish 2018 with a place in the CFL history books. With

Redblacks Score Late to Outlast Manziel’s Alouettes

 Photo credit: The Canadian Press These Redblacks seem to have a flair for the dramatic. For the fourth straight game, their matchup came down to the very last drive. This time, William Powell’s 10-yard touchdown run with 15 seconds remaining helped Ottawa defeat the Montreal Alouettes 24-17. “It’s a big win. I

Anthony Cioffi Emerging as a Playmaker With Redblacks

 Photo credit: Scott Grant Photography The Redblacks defense had to make a last-minute stop in Hamilton last Saturday to secure their victory. The Ti-Cats drove the ball all the way down to Ottawa’s 24-yard line before quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was sacked twice to end Hamilton’s chances at a game-winning touchdown.

Rebuilt Redblacks Pass Defense Remains A Work In Progress

 Photo credit: Steve Kingsman/Freestyle Photography/CFL The CFL has the reputation of being a passing offenses’ league. Succeed in that area and your team has a good chance of being successful overall. More accurately however, it is a passing defenses’ league, at least this season. Success thus far in 2018 has

Stampeders Overwhelm Redblacks, Sweep Season Series

 Photo credit: Johany Jutras (CFL) A CF-18 fighter jet flew over TD Place just before kickoff, simultaneously deafening and firing up the home Ottawa crowd. For the next three hours however, it was the Stampeders making all the noise. Calgary bested Ottawa 27-3 on Thursday’s Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Night. It

Offense Struggles in Redblacks Loss to Stampeders

 Photo credit: Larry McDougall (CFL) Thursday night’s loss in Calgary was one the Redblacks offense will likely want to forget. Trevor Harris passed for only 135 yards and the Stampeders prevailed over Ottawa 24-14 on a rainy night at McMahon Stadium. It is a venue that an Ottawa franchise (Redblacks

Ottawa REDBLACKS 2018 Season Preview: Trevor Harris Remains Crucial to the Team’s Success

 Winter is gone, spring has come and passed, and summer is finally here. That means football is all set to return to Canada and, more specifically, the nation’s capital. For the Ottawa REDBLACKS, 2017 was a season of inconsistency. They made the postseason for the third consecutive year, but finished

Former Carleton Raven Prepares For Rookie Year With Redblacks

 Photo credit: Tyler Rabb Justin Howell did not start playing organized football until tenth grade. Now just six years later, he could be suiting up at defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks. The Redblacks selected Howell in the seventh round of the 2018 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft. He was a

Ottawa REDBLACKS host inaugural Fan Fest ahead of 2018 season

 WATCH ABOVE: highlights from the Ottawa REDBLACKS inaugural Fan Fest! The Ottawa REDBLACKS kicked off the 2018 football season on Sunday, roaring out of the signature inflatable helmet onto the field at TD Place in front of a few thousand members of RNation for the team’s inaugural Fan Fest presented

Grey Cup Festival Highlights

 Feature photo by Andre R. Gagne The Grey Cup has touched down in O-town and with it comes a week of events for all. You don‘t need to know what shotgun formation, two-point conversion or all-purpose yardage are to be part of this party. The Grey Cup Festival has something

A Touchdown of Concerts for Grey Cup Festival

 We've got some tickets to give away to the Grey Cup Festival. Enter here to win.   Sure, Winter’s coming but there’s something else in the Ottawa air these days. Okay, we get it, the hometown team isn't in the big game but that doesn't mean you can't get out

Grey Cup Sells Out

 The 105th Grey Cup presented by Shaw is officially SOLD OUT! On Thursday, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) announced that they’ve reached capacity for Canada’s largest annual sporting event that will kickoff at TD Place exactly one month from today. “The excitement from RNation and CFL fans across our

The Top 25 People in the Capital: 1-10

 Photo by Valerie Keeler This year we teamed up with Crusoe, the Celebrity Dachshund, to sniff out the top dogs in the city that are actually people. Crusoe got his game face on and scouted out Ottawans that are the ones to watch. They are the best that the capital has

Three Cheers for the Team Behind the Team

 Photos by Keith Whittier, Gord Weber and Marc Bourget "How did you like the game?" I asked. "It was ok," she replied. "Just ok?" "Well, I really liked the cheerleaders," she specified. "They were pretty amazing." This is part of a recent conversation I had with a non-football fan who

Ed Socks it to Canada Day!

 Photos courtesy of the back of Ed's closet It’s 15-Oh Canada, eh! Sure we could have gone to J.T. himself, we could have lined up a new rendition of “Tears Are Not Enough” with Northern Lights 2017 and we could have even hosted a séance with the ghost of ol’

Ottawa Sports Market the Real Winner as REDBLACKS Book Return Trip to Grey Cup

 Images courtesy of @Redblacks. The Ottawa REDBLACKS are headed to their second-straight Grey Cup following 35-23 win over the visiting Edmonton Eskimos in the East Division final. The REDBLACKS raced out to a  17-3 halftime lead, and led by as much as 22 before Edmonton made an ill-fated comeback attempt.

A Beginners Guide to the Ottawa Redblacks

 With two seasons under their belt, the Ottawa Redblacks have shown this city what they’re all about. The professional football team went from winning only a couple games in their opening season to making it all the way to the Grey Cup this past year. For those of you new

An Interview with the Last Canadian Quarterback

 From the Sens’ legendary ‘Hamburgler’ streak last spring, to the Fury’s impossible season, and the Redblacks playing for the Grey Cup this weekend, Ottawa’s sports teams have had more success in 2015 than we know how to handle. To reflect on some of Ottawa’s past sporting triumphs, and to celebrate

Redblacks Make Statement With Free Agent Acquisitions

 Photo courtesy of Ottawaredblacks.com The Ottawa Redblacks have no intention of finishing their sophomore campaign in the league basement. General manager Marcel Desjardins made that clear when he made a splash in the free agent waters by acquiring a trio of receivers in Brad Sinopoli, Greg Ellingson and Ernest Jackson.

Chiu, Maas Tasked with Improving Redblacks

 Jason Maas fields questions at a press conference. Photo credit: Lucy Scholey/Metro The Ottawa Redblacks will assign the arduous task of improving their offence on the respective shoulders of Bryan Chiu and Jason Maas. Chiu, who was hired as the team’s new offensive line coach on Dec. 23, held the