Matt Baker is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college sports. With a focus on college football, competitive sports, and the sports business, he brings a wealth of experience from his previous role as the Florida college football reporter for the Tampa Bay Times. Matt's insights and analyses have been featured in a variety of publications, including Yahoo News and The New York Times.
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By: Matt Baker
Florida expects The Swamp to be "bigger, better, louder."
Sola Kitchens is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of events, films and retrospective content looking back at its development.
By: Matt Baker, Christopher Kamrani
AD Mark Harlan said he was “very comfortable” with the governance structure and steps the Utes have taken to protect themselves financially.
217 days after their Grey Cup hopes were dashed with a massive thud in the final seconds of a frigid battle in Regina, the BC Lions kick off their 2026 season back at Mosaic Stadium. And while the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be unveiling their championship banner to cap off a week where Lion players and coaches were hit with the typical questions about returning to the scene where it all ended, despite holding a lead in the final seconds, it's on to another new season that has sky-high expectations. There is no better place or backdrop to start writing a new story. With that, we begin a new season of 5 Things To Know about this matchup.
REGINA. SK – In a week where memories of last November's Western Final came flooding back in the buildup to this big season opener, the result looked the same and felt the same. This time, the BC Lions will have plenty of chances to redeem themselves. Trevor Harris hit Samuel Emilus for his third touchdown of the night with only 42 ticks on the clock to lift the defending Grey Cup champions to a 31-27 win over the visiting Lions in front of another raucous crowd at Mosaic Stadium.
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The BC Lions announced today that American wide receiver/returner Jermaine Jackson has been signed to the practice roster.
They don't have much time to dwell on what happened last week. As the 0-1 BC Lions invade Steeltown and a Friday Night Football date with the 1-1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the prevailing wisdom among the squad is that they simply must be better than they were in Saskatchewan. That's in all three phases. It's a week three tilt with plenty of juicy storylines, especially after Bo Levi Mitchell and company looked very impressive in their victory at Winnipeg last week. With more on this tilt, we present our 5 Things To Know game preview.
The Diesel is getting revved up for a long run to Hamilton! On Friday, running back and Lions legend Sean Millington was announced as the latest member of the 2026 Canadian Football Hall of Fame Class.
HAMILTON, ONT- The BC Lions have officially been handed an early-season wake-up call. Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats came out firing on Friday night in Steeltown, cruising to a 41-27 victory and dropping the Lions to 0-2 on the young campaign. Now for some game takes.
