CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
With Wally Buono at the helm, the British Columbia Lions have beaten the Montreal Alouettes 11 of 15 times heading into Sunday's showdown in the East Division final.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... Ont., native tied for the league lead with 12 sacks and finished with 51 tackles.Lions coach Wally Buono received the Commissioner's Award, given to those who've made a longtime contribution to the CFL. Buono set the all-time coaching wins record earlier this year and has been involved with the league for four decades.A pair of Calvillo's Montreal teammates were also honoured.Alouettes...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... and kept the veteran on the sidelines until mid-October, when Lions general manager and head coach Wally Buono declared the rookie fatigued and went back to old faithful. The weather was turning nasty, the games were becoming more meaningful, and McCallum was healthy after torn knee ligaments and a broken wrist. “It just made sense,” the coach said. “Sometimes, the whole confidence...
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... have to leave the game and be replaced by Zac Champion, that could be the end of the story for Wally Buono’s team.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Back in Wally Buono's day, which briefly overlapped with Nick Arakgi's day, the top special-teams tackler on the Montreal Alouettes got to take home the team stereo at the end of the season.A turntable, receiver, dual-cassette deck and speakers were the epicentre of the Olympic Stadium locker room in 1979, and blasted Motown hits over a rookie special-teams ace named Arakgi, and a near-retired...
The Spin (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... game. How about a Canadian to coach the Argos? Best scenario might be if Lions cut ties with Wally Buono and he comes to Toronto. Or maybe if David Braley owns both teams he can have Buono coach and/or manage both.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Despite dropping last game of season to Edmonton B.C. and Buono through to the postseason
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
NOTES: It was the last CFL game under B.C. Place Stadium's Teflon dome. A $458-million retractable roof is expected to be in place for the 2011 season ... Players on both teams were battling the flu bug ... The Lions have never missed the playoffs under coach Wally Buono.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... four different quarterbacks this season, with a fifth waiting in the wings, B.C. Lions head coach Wally Buono refused to sing the blues heading into Saturday night's home game against the Calgary Stampeders. A Vancouver city councillor has apologized to B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman for getting personal on Twitter.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
This is the same guy who stewed on the sidelines as the Lions lost the Grey Cup to Toronto because coach Wally Buono wouldn't put him in despite the QB's regular season efforts that would earn him the league's most outstanding player nod.
