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B.C. Lions. Travis Lulay is
now the 55th starting guy in franchise
history. With Casey Printers out with
a swollen knee, Lulay gets the call
over Jarious Jackson for the number
one position. His impressive college
career tells the tale for the young 26
year old athlete.

Lulay left Montana State
with a school record for passing yards
(10,724) after his four year career
which ran from 2002-2005. He led his
team in rushing during his senior year
with 611 yards and finished his time
there with 1,459 yards on the ground.
Lulay’s 23 touchdowns were fourth
all-time in that program’s history
and was also the highest total for the
quarterback position.

Travis went on a bit of a
rollercoaster ride in the hopes of
cracking the Seattle Seahawks line-
up after leaving Montana. He was
signed as an undrafted free agent in
2006 but then released during final
cuts that September. That January
the Seahawks re-signed Lulay and
assigned him to the Berlin Thunder
of NFL Europe where he started eight
games. After being waved in April
of 2008, Lulay signed as a free agent
with the New Orleans Saints and
soon after that rejoined the Seahawks
in late October 2008, but was again
released at the end of the season.

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to crack the NFL, Lulay went on to
attend the Lions’ free agent camp
in Portland in the spring of 2009.
With an impressive outing, he was
soon after signed to a contract and

made the Lions roster coming out of

training camp.

The Lions are currently third
in the western division (1-3) with two
points, while the Calgary Stampeders
are in first and the Saskatchewan
Roughriders in second. Even with
the shaky start to the season, there
are 15 games left and a lot of time to
improve in all areas.

Now, with Printers injured,
it is Lulay’s chance to shine and
prove how good he can be. Lulay
will hopefully help the Lions crawl
back up the standings and out of the
hole they’ve dug for themselves.

So far this season, in two games,
Lulay has 527 yards, one TD, and
two INTS, with a 63.6% completion
rate. He looks to improve upon those
numbers with more games to come.
In his last outing against the Toronto
Argonauts (a 24-20 loss for the Leos)
he was without a doubt one of the best
players on the Lions’ side. He made
some exceptional plays and a few
mistakes, which is expected coming
from yet another quarterback for the
B.C. Lions.

If Lulay is given the chance
to show his skill, he will be giving
Casey Printers (when he gets back
from his injury) a run for his money
for the starting quarterback position.

 

The Miami Heat are smokin’ hot

By Josh Martin, Sports Editor

here’s electricity in the air
down in Miami. Dwayne
Wade told Lebron James and
Chris Bosh how beautiful the beaches
are down south, and now they’re
heading down to the sunshine state
armed with new contracts.

The Miami Heat are
stacked after acquiring superstars
James and Bosh from Cleveland
and Toronto via free agency while
re-signing Wade. All three players
took pay cuts to frolic and play with
each other in hopes of grabbing
an NBA championship ring in the
process. James and Bosh signed twin
$14,500,000 deals while Wade signed
a $14,000,000 deal.

James, otherwise known as
the “king” is a two time NBA MVP
whom has appeared in 578 regular
season games averaging 27.8 points
and 7.0 rebounds per game. He is
Cleveland’s franchise leader in points
with 15,251 and has been named an
NBA All-Star six times. James has
yet to win an NBA championship
which is a main reason why he has
switched teams. His chances will be
a lot stronger with new teammates
Bosh and Wade at his side. On the
other hand, this move to the Heat has
infuriated Cavalier fans and some
have even set fire to his number 23
replica jerseys, feeling betrayed by

 

the “king”. It will be interesting to
see how the fans will react to James
when he comes back to visit his
hometown and whether or not James
will perform his famous pre-game
ritual (where he throws chalk in the
air) at his new home, in Miami.

Wade, a six time NBA
All-Star, has played in 471 regular
season games in his seven year
career averaging 25.4 points and
4.9 rebounds a game. He is the
Heat’s all time leader in points with
11,967. Wade captured the NBA
championship with the Heat back in
the 05-06 season against the Dallas
Mavericks and was named playoff
MVP. This year, re-signing with
Miami, he wants to do it again in
style with the new deadly trio.

Bosh has appeared in 509
regular season games averaging
20.2 points and 9.4 rebounds in his
seven years for the Toronto Raptor
organization. He is the only player to
ever surpass the 10,000 point mark in
Raptor franchise history and stands
tall as the all-time leader in points
with 10,275. Bosh has never seen the
championship as well and moving to
Miami is his best chance in doing so.

If all three players can avoid
injuries throughout the year then the
Heat will create anticipation for a
championship, and plenty of heat for
themselves back in Ohio and Ontario.