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‘strong’ Man

November 24, 2018 | George Johnson
EDMONTON – I am a Sam. A Sam I am. The very name of the position may carry its Dr. Seuss overtones, but there’s nothing in the least Green Eggs and Ham or One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue ...

‘A Walking Miracle’: Claybrooks opens up about brush with death

November 17, 2018 | Chris O'Leary
The doctors called him a walking miracle. DeVone Claybrooks recalls his life-and-death situation, and why he’s thankful to be alive. CFL.ca’s Chris O’Leary writes.

Biscuit Is Back

August 31, 2018 | George Johnson
The big man with the Barry White pipes and rakishly-askew black logo-ed ballcap was back where he belonged. Even the sun, a stranger so often hereabouts lately, had come out to mark the ...

Ready to Rush

June 10, 2018 | George Johnson
Johnny, Jeremiah. Either. Or. All the same to DeVone Claybrooks (at least, that’s his story and he’s sticking to it). Could just as easily be some nondescript named Biff or Skip or Scooter ...

Simply D-ominating

September 16, 2017 | George Johnson
Hunted. Harassed. Harried. Hassled. Poked and prodded. Bullied and bedevilled. Tracked and tormented. Stressed and surrounded. Sacked four times. Picked off three more. Whacked around like human ...

D-ominating!

September 5, 2017 | Alex Medina
It’s not just every game they stand united, but every single day. The Stampeders defence has only gotten stronger each week and has been causing headaches for the opposition’s offence, not ...

Davis ready to get cookin’

June 19, 2017 | George Johnson
Father’s Day supper at Big Daddy Biscuit’s place seems to have been a pot-luck affair. “This guy,’’ DeVone Claybrooks is announcing to one and all in that unmistakeable basso voice of his, “makes ...

Bye-bye two-a-days!

June 14, 2017 | Paul Mawdsley
“Thank goodness,” Rob Cote laughed. That was the fullback’s reaction to Wednesday being the final two-a-day of pre-season. The 11-year CFL veteran knows the importance of training ...

Claybrooks ready to build on rookie year

April 14, 2017 |
With most of his 2016 defence intact, DeVone Claybrooks is confident the Stampeders can pick up where they left off after a 15-2-1 season.

Stamps predictions for Sunday’s big game

February 3, 2017 | George Johnson
Josh Bell is, we’ve come to understand, a decidedly different kind of a cat. Someone who marches to a different drummer. In his case, a Buddy Rich ’skins-scorching solo. “Me?’’ says the Calgary ...