Menu
@
Insights and Analysis

Stamps without Vernon Adams Jr., but get Mills and Paredes back for playoff-implication game

August 28, 2026 | Steve Milton
Maybe there’s an element of payback, but it’s small and quite secondary to the larger goal. “We’ve just gotta win,” emerging Ticat weak-side linebacker Jordan Crook says of Saturday afternoon’s ...

After a Step Back in Toronto, Tiger-Cats Look to Move Forward

August 24, 2026 | Steve Milton
Just as they appeared to have firmly pressed the up button, the Ticats’ elevator plunged a couple of floors. And down the worst possible shaft: Toronto. “It sucks,” Ticat offensive guard Brandon ...

It’s Big Whenever the Ticats play Argos, Even Bigger when Playoff Spots are at Stake

August 22, 2026 | Steve Milton
They always—always—carry weight, but because of how their respective first halves of the season went down, the two remaining games between a pair of ancient rivals have soared from significant to ...

Tiger-Cats Turn Focus to Argonauts After Heartening Comeback Win Over the Riders

August 17, 2026 | Steve Milton
In the raucous, boom-box afterglow of what was—given the many circumstances involved—the Ticats’ most significant win of the season, Scott Milanovich hit the note perfectly when he was asked what ...

Nine Down and Nine to Go as Tiger-Cats Know There’s Plenty Still to Play For

August 14, 2026 | Steve Milton
Nine down and nine to go. More than that in the “to go” portion if the Tiger-Cats can do enough in the nine games whose outcomes are still within their control. Head coach Scott Milanovich no ...

Tiger-Cats Go Toe-to-Toe with Lions, Fall Just Short in Vancouver

August 10, 2026 | Steve Milton
So close, but not quite close enough. The Ticats went toe-to-toe with the BC Lions Saturday night but fell just short in a last-minute 27-24 loss.  Marc Liegghio’s 57-yard-field goal—it would ...

It’s All Arms and Legs as the Tiger-Cats Face a Stern Test in Vancouver

August 8, 2026 | Steve Milton
Both defences must prepare for a second quarterback, but it’ll be the starters who will be getting all the attention. Harrison Frost for the Ticats (3-5) and Nathan Rourke for the Lions (4-5).

Tiger-Cats Look to Build on Encouraging Signs Following Loss to Stampeders

August 3, 2026 | Steve Milton
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats know they need to be better, particularly at home. The Cats were again outdone in the fourth quarter—outscored 20-1 by the visiting Calgary Stampeders—as they let some ...

Strength vs. Strength? Tiger-Cats Defence Faces Stampeders’ Point Machine

July 31, 2026 | Steve Milton
The Tiger-Cat defence knows they will have their hands full on Saturday afternoon…they just want them to be full of red and white clothing. “For sure, you’ve got to be secure against both guys,” ...

Tiger-Cats Come Up Just Short in Hard-Fought Battle in Montreal

July 27, 2026 | Steve Milton
The final score was not indicative of the play, but that, plus a couple of bucks, will get you a small coffee and not much more. “We scored 10 points, offensively,” Ticats head coach Scott ...

Motivated Tiger-Cats have their eyes on moving closer to first place

July 26, 2026 | Steve Milton
First game of the second third of a long season. And for the first time in nearly a month, the Ticats will take the field with the same starting quarterback in back-to-back games; for the first ...

Tre Ford the Difference in Huge Tiger-Cats Win That “Came Down to Want-To”

July 20, 2026 | Steve Milton
It might be remembered by some as a game the hated Argos lost — veteran star Lirim Hajrullahu missed a field goal as time expired — but that would be patently unfair to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. ...

Tre Ford Set to Lead Tiger-Cats in Steeltown Showdown Against Argonauts

July 18, 2026 | Steve Milton
Starting their third quarterback in three games, this was probably not the optimum week for the Ticats to not be able to have even one single, full, regular practice. “But I feel really good with ...

Homegrown Leader: Mihai Raducanu Joins Hamilton Sports Group as Chief of Staff

July 14, 2026 | Steve Milton
It’s been a whirlwind process, but to Mihai Raducanu, “in my head it all started eight years ago” when he told his wife that his next big career step would ideally be as a sports executive in a ...

Tiger-Cats Focus On Correcting Mistakes After Saskatchewan Setback

July 13, 2026 | Steve Milton
It was difficult to find positives – the resilient resistance of the defence was clearly one of them – but star Tiger-Cats receiver Kiondré Smith was determined to make his viewpoint abundantly clear.

Injury to Bo Levi Mitchell Overshadows Last-Minute Loss to Blue Bombers

July 5, 2026 | Steve Milton
They dropped two points to Winnipeg that they felt they should have had, but that is not where the Ticats’ minds landed late Sunday night. There will be time for that, and corrective measures ...

Wynton McManis Set to Make Tiger-Cats Debut in Made in the Hammer Game

July 5, 2026 | Steve Milton
They’ve played only three games without him, but to Wynton McManis it seems like an eternity since he’s seen his name written on the depth chart. The Ticats’ middle linebacker, a prize free ...

Ready When Called: Ryan Baker’s Value Goes Beyond the Stat Sheet

June 29, 2026 | Steve Milton
Over the course of a career, over the course of a game, over the course of a football season, a lot of small things can add up to something significant, which is where the early stages of the ...

Mitchell’s Arm, Lawler’s Brilliance Fuel Tiger-Cats Victory Before Bye Week

June 22, 2026 | Steve Milton
They saw what was there, and they took it. In all three phases of the game. And they all talked about how much fun they’re having. Thus, the Ticats head into their first bye week of the season as ...

The small things contribute to the big plays as Tiger-Cats’ short game thrives

June 18, 2026 | Steve Milton
Sometimes lost in the glaring statistics of the high-octane Tiger-Cats offence is their sustained proficiency at the short game. We do mean short, but in yardage terms only, not in importance. ...
LOAD MORE NEWS