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Tiger-Cats win over Winnipeg worth much more than two points

June 12, 2026 | Steve Milton
It had a lot of components but overall, this was a “character” win. Not to mention a big one. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats went right into the eye of the storm—almost literally, given the tornado ...

Miles Fox: The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror

June 11, 2026 | Steve Milton
Miles Fox is a thoughtful and perceptive player who spent six-plus years in major college football where he was all-conference on the field and in the classroom. And he played two seasons with ...

Tiger-Cats Fall in Overtime After Riveting CFL Season Opener

June 5, 2026 | Steve Milton
Oh so close, but what was within reach fell just out of their grasp as the Ticats suffered a 30-27 overtime loss to the Montréal Alouettes in an entertaining but ultimately heartbreaking CFL ...

Tiger-Cats fans didn’t just watch Speedy Banks … they experienced him

June 4, 2026 | Steve Milton
For eight seasons, it was understood that part of the ticket price was the privilege of watching Brandon Banks. So, it was fitting that tonight when Speedy B was announced as the initial member ...

Speed, Swagger and Self-Belief Define Tiger-Cats Defensive Back Quavian White

June 4, 2026 | Steve Milton
When Quavian White arrived in Hamilton last season, following his one unsatisfying year with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, he was ravenous. “After being with Arizona and then having a year out, it ...

Robert Panabaker shows how to crack a tough CFL lineup

May 27, 2026 | Steve Milton
Special teams are a third of the game—more than a third, a lot of CFL observers sometimes argue—and the ability to play “teams” will be part of the process in determining the future of some ...

Many Happy Returns as Isaiah Wooden Sr. back with Tiger-Cats

May 25, 2026 | Steve Milton
Isaiah Wooden Sr. says that the four or five pounds—read, ‘of muscle’—he gained for his NFL tryout has increased the power of his acceleration. Now, THAT should be something to see. He already ...

Tiger-Cats linebacker earns a return audition with World Wrestling Entertainment 

May 20, 2026 | Steve Milton
He gives new meaning to the “fight” part of his college team’s nickname. Ryan Meed, the 24-year-old linebacker who played one game for the Ticats late last season and is vying for a job again ...

Notes from the Tiger-Cats’ Black & Gold Kickoff

May 18, 2026 | Steve Milton
The most noticeable, and important, position on the field is quarterback. In Sunday’s Black and Gold Game what caught our eye—and those of the other thousand or more in attendance on a beautiful ...

Tiger-Cats’ Canadian Coaching Coordinators Set the Standard

May 13, 2026 | Steve Milton
Right across the country there are football-career hopefuls—Canadians currently logging lengthy lonely hours cutting practice film in a small dark room, picking up jerseys or coaching minor ...

How Max Mang Went from Watching Football on German TV to Joining the Tiger-Cats

May 11, 2026 | Steve Milton
Max Mang is described as primarily a pass blocker, but when he does catch a pass and gathers a head of steam, you definitely do not want to be the defender who happens to be in his way.

Hope Springs Eternal as Tiger-Cats Open 2026 Training Camp

May 8, 2026 | Steve Milton
Hope springs eternal, especially in the spring. The brain trust of every CFL team emerges from winter free agency and the early-spring Canadian draft, believing their club has improved since they ...

Tiger-Cats Second-Round Pick Meiga Could Boost Canadian Receiving Corps

April 30, 2026 | Steve Milton
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats might have to wait a bit for Malick Meiga but, by investing a second-round draft pick in the big wide receiver, they’ve indicated they’re willing to do exactly that.

“Tow Truck” Rolls to Hamilton: Tiger-Cats’ First-Round Pick Feels Meant to Be

April 29, 2026 | Steve Milton
Jonathan Denis didn’t know much about Hamilton’s civic pride as a uniquely hard-nosed town, but he got a hint of it when he called himself a “mauler.”

CFL Combines Set the Stage for Ticats Ahead of April’s Draft

March 6, 2026 | Steve Milton
It was this time last year and CFL officials were barking out the jersey numbers of the small handful of university players who would advance to the CFL’s annual combine from the regional combine ...

Adding Strength to Strength, Tiger-Cats Receiving Depth Gets Deeper

February 12, 2026 | Steve Milton
Through the first couple of days of free agency, the Tiger-Cats were already pretty pleased with their receiving corps. Then, on Day 3, they added two veteran receivers who can—and ...

Tiger-Cats Strike Early in CFL Free Agency

February 12, 2026 | Steve Milton
The ink is barely dry on most of the contracts—and every team in the league is still undefeated—but it seems clear that free agency has already been kind to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

“Everything I do is Hamilton”: Tyson Middlemost comes home

February 11, 2026 | Steve Milton
Tyson Middlemost gets all Hamilton-y when he recalls his years with St. Mary’s Crusaders in the city’s tough Catholic league, one of the best high school football conferences in the entire country.

Two Super Bowls in the Family of Tiger-Cats Newest Offensive Tackle

February 10, 2026 | Steve Milton
Trevor Reid is still only 25, but he’s already spent a full season as a starter at the most important position on one of the best offensive lines in the CFL. And that was a couple of seasons ago.
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