GA Russell

And now Best Buy and Target have decided to have Black Friday in July sales. http://www.blackfriday.fm/sales/2453/july-is-the-new-black-friday

Word has it that last year's Rookie of the Year Dexter McCoil has retained Chris Williams' attorney, and will file suit to void his contract at the end of this season. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2015/07/10/22499986.html?cid=rsssportscfl&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The Ticats are unhappy with some aspects of Tim Hortons Field, and are holding up a $1.4 million payment to the city until things get fixed. http://3downnation.com/2015/07/10/ticats-withholding-1-4-million-from-city-over-stadium-shortcomings/#comments ***** Hamilton's city government today approved moving the Hall of Fame to Tim Hortons Field. http://cfl.ca/article/new-vision-for-hall-of-fame-passed

Toronto waived Luke Ridnour yesterday. Who's left? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/luke-ridnour-waived-by-raptors--looks-for-6th-team-to-join-this-summer-171137649.html

Edmonton 46....Ottawa 17 http://cfl.ca/article/bowman-nichols-rack-up-points-in-dominant-esks-win http://www.tsn.ca/lawrence-eskimos-rout-redblacks-in-home-opener-1.329235 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=834816 The Eskimos had this one wrapped up five minutes into the second quarter. Matt Nichols had a good game, but the Ottawa defense looked pretty bad. This was Nichols' first win as a pro. Grant Shaw missed a couple of converts. Ottawa has not won in Edmonton since 1983 when the quarterbacks were JC Watts and Warren Moon.

RIP, Kenny Stabler! https://www.bing.com/search?q=Ken+Stabler&filters=tnTID%3a"37CD6526-F620-4884-B3F6-689825436A38"+tnVersion%3a"974564"+segment%3a"popularnow.carousel"+tnCol%3a"10"+tnOrder%3a"bc7f2b8c-21be-4fa6-bcf6-21d76fd6d26e"&efirst=8&FORM=HPNN01

Week 3 stats preview http://3downnation.com/2015/07/09/week-3-by-the-numbers/#comments

John Hodge Week 3 picks http://3downnation.com/2015/07/09/week-three-cfl-picks/#comments ***** The Riders have placed both Shea Emry and Ryan Smith on the six-game injured list. http://www.tsn.ca/riders-place-smith-on-six-game-injured-list-1.328749 http://cfl.ca/article/report-riders-smith-headed-to-six-game-injured-list ***** Chris Schultz Week 3 picks http://www.tsn.ca/week-3-cfl-picks-1.328458 ***** Jeremiah Masoli trick shot http://www.tsn.ca/thursday-night-trick-shots-raining-buckets-1.328750 ***** The Als have placed Bear Woods on the six-game injured list. http://www.tsn.ca/als-woods-goes-on-six-game-injured-list-1.328763 http://cfl.ca/article/als-woods-undergoes-surgery-placed-on-six-game ***** Week 3 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-3 ***** The Stamps are hosting the Argos on Monday this week because the Stampede is going on. (The Stampede has been shown in the US on ESPN3.com.) http://3downnation.com/2015/07/09/are-you-ready-for-some-monday-night-football-cfl-style/#comments

Gregg Xenakes Week 3 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=834553 ***** 7/8 Checking Down http://cfl.ca/article/checking-down-willy-in-but-whos-out-in-week-3 ***** With Mike Reilly out, Matt Nichols will get the start tomorrow night against the Redblacks. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/112399 http://www.tsn.ca/nichols-ready-to-start-for-eskimos-1.328247 ***** Jamie Nye Week 3 picks http://cfl.ca/article/weekly-predictor-do-the-riders-get-on-the-board-in-week-3 ***** Dan Ralph Week 3 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/week-3-cfl-picks-nichols-has-a-chance-to-shine-for-eskimos/article25376858/

TSN 7/7 power rankings http://www.tsn.ca/east-is-rising-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.327163 ***** cfl.ca 7/7 power rankings http://cfl.ca/article/nissan-titan-power-rankings-new-number-one-in-town ***** Malcolm Kelly 7/7 power rankings http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-week-2-1.3141859 ***** Mike Beamish Week 3 picks and 7/7 power rankings http://www.canada.com/sports/football/cfl/Week+Picks+power+rankings/11195486/story.html ***** It looks like Andre Durie will be out for the year. http://www.tsn.ca/argos-good-chance-durie-out-for-year-1.327297 http://cfl.ca/article/injured-durie-likely-out-for-season-argos-announce

Happy Birthday Randy!

The Man from UNCLE - Season 1 - $17.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WJ6HW18?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

Week 2 top ten plays http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/112315/autostart/true ***** Week 2 summary http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-replay-looking-back-at-week-2 ***** Bob Irving tweets that Drew Willy has been cleared to play against the Als Friday. https://twitter.com/BobIrvingCJOB/status/618117917977128960 http://www.tsn.ca/o-shea-willy-will-play-friday-vs-als-1.326780 ***** It looks like Andre Durie will be out for a while. http://www.tsn.ca/argos-milanovich-durie-s-injury-fairly-serious-1.326917 ***** Josh Smith Week 2 summary and 7/6 power rankings http://3downnation.com/2015/07/06/3downs-week-2-wrap-up/

Yes, but Mike, the link in my second post says that anyone can sign up for a free 30-day trial period, and then cancel before being billed.

This says that Amazon will promote Wednesday the 15th as Prime Day. http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/07/06/amazon-new-prime-day-celebration-promises-more-deals-than-black-friday/?intcmp=features If this sale turns out to be no big deal, I suspect a lot of people are going to be upset.

The Fugitive (complete) - $46.00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TGNLUSI ***** MacGyver (complete) - $49.99 http://www.amazon.com/Macgyver-Collection-Richard-Dean-Anderson/dp/B00S89IOPS/ref=pd_sim_74_16?ie=UTF8&refRID=0TT77968VVHX1KEQSHEZ ***** The Saint (complete) - $122.72 http://www.amazon.com/The-Saint-Complete-Series/dp/B00S4YGVZM/ref=pd_sim_74_45?ie=UTF8&refRID=0F6016FFFPH0EJ236JBG ***** The Protectors (complete) - The Protectors (complete) - $17.99 http://www.amazon.com/The-Protectors-Collection-Robert-Vaughn/dp/B00NGAJH0K/ref=pd_sim_74_17?ie=UTF8&refRID=1V4AYE9JMWDP8Q3ZNJM0 Now $8.99.

Happy Birthday 2015 Barak!

Happy Birthday 2015 Stereojack!

The news indicates that the value of the euro is declining because of Greece's financial problems. If so, those of us outside of Europe may get a good deal if we buy it from someone who charges euros like amazon.de.

Toronto 42....Sask 40 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=834123 http://www.tsn.ca/argos-outlast-roughriders-in-ot-thriller-1.326127 http://cfl.ca/article/harris-heady-at-the-helm-in-ot-thriller Quite a game! The Riders had a ten-point lead after three, but the Argos came back to tie it as time expired (with the convert). At that point I would have gone for two to win the game, but Milanovich settled for one to send it into overtime. On the last play of the game, the Riders failed on the two-point convert when Glenn's throw to Getzlaff was too low. The Rider fans gave Paul McCallum a very warm welcome upon his return. Trevor Harris had another great game. If he keeps this up, I would have to say that the Argos won't need Ricky Ray. Kevin Glenn enjoyed a good day as well. This was the first time since the '60s that the Argos wore white jerseys with white pants. ***** Here is an article which compares Rakeem Cato's game against the Stamps to the first games of CFL greats. You will note that one comment mentions Joe Zuger, who is not included in the article. http://cfl.ca/article/catos-electrifying-performance-one-for-the-ages

My price has declined from 20,16 to 19,32.

Happy Birthday 2015 GP!

Ottawa 27....BC 16 http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2015/07/04/burris-leads-redblacks-to-victory-over-bc-lions.html http://cfl.ca/article/burris-redblacks-win-home-opener-over-lions http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=834008 Another surprise! Unlike last year, Hank's receivers are holding on to the ball. The Redblacks have now matched their win total of last year - 2. You will recall that Travis Lulay missed many games last year because of injury. He seems to have recovered, but it is too early to say if he is back to his old self. ***** Sunday's game between the Argos and the Riders will start at 3:30 pm eastern. The word is that when Paul McCallum first entered the locker room this week, some of the rookies thought that he was somebody's dad. I saw on twitter one wag saying that he had demanded a "no manure" clause in his contract!

RIP. I first heard his work with the Mulligan/Baker Mosaic box, and still connect him in my mind with it.