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WINNIPEG -- The coach and general manager of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers say wins are the only thing that will show whether theyve assembled a better team this season. Alen Smailagic Warriors Jersey . "I want to say our fans are going to see a team that theyre proud of, that regardless of the outcome on each particular game, that the fans are going to leave the stadium knowing that we gave it all," GM Kyle Walters said Friday on one of the conference calls CFL teams are having with the media as they prepare for the new season. But there were no bold predictions as to whether the Bombers are a better team yet than they were last season. "Its all words until we hit four wins," said Mike OShea, the former Toronto special teams co-ordinator preparing for his rookie season as a CFL head coach. Last season, the Bombers tied their worst record ever in the 18-game schedule as they finished in the CFL cellar at 3-15. "What does better mean?" asked Walters. "Thats the beauty I guess of our line of work that better is quantifiable with wins and losses." The teams on-field balance sheet shows additions and subtractions since that last troubled season ended. General manager Joe Mack got his pink slip well before the final game and coach Tim Burke was sacked after it was all over. Since then, the biggest loss was defensive star Henoc Muamba. The Canadian linebacker who was Winnipegs top defensive player, top Canadian player and top player overall in 2013 signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. And one possible import replacement, former Tennessee Titan Gerald McRath, didnt pan out. He went to the teams mini-camp in Florida and the defensive staff didnt see what they were looking for in the veteran. "Its not something were worried about," said OShea, pointing to players still on the roster who can fill the hole. The Bombers also lost Canadian special teams linebacker James Green and import receiver Wallace Miles to the Ottawa Redblacks in the CFL expansion draft. They lost receiver and 2012 CFL rookie of the year Chris Matthews to the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL but picked up free agent Nick Moore from the B.C. Lions, the third leading receiver in the CFL in 2013. They traded Canadian receiver Kito Poblah to the Lions for defensive back and four-time CFL all-star Korey Banks. The Bombers lost free agent offensive lineman Justin Sorensen, last seasons starter at centre, to the Edmonton Eskimos and are looking to use their second overall pick next week to select someone in the CFL draft they hope can be a starting centre. Overall though, Walters says this years draft offers a diminished pool because of rule changes regarding the NFL draft and red-shirted freshmen. "Youre going to see some real good players drafted next week," he said. "Theres just not the depth." The Bombers also struck out in every bid to land a bona fide starting CFL quarterback, although they insist theyre thrilled with former Saskatchewan backup Drew Willy, who has been guaranteed the job even before training camp starts. Both Walters and OShea were emphatic Friday that nothing will change that. "He demonstrated down in Florida to be very accurate," said OShea. "Hes not afraid to go down field . . . He took risks in practice. He didnt try to play it safe. . . He absorbed the playbook very quick. He showed some leadership, I dont forsee that changing from the start of training camp to the end." OShea said theyre not going into camp with a wait-and-see attitude. "What weve done in the off-season I believe is showing that were not waiting to see whats going to happen next, were taking a real active step in creating what we want to happen next," he said. Omari Spellman Jersey . Cruz set the tone with a two-run homer in the first inning, and Baltimore scored eight times in the eighth to pull away for a 12-3 victory in Game 1. The major league leader with 40 homers during the regular season, Cruz added an RBI single to his early blast off Max Scherzer. Alec Burks Warriors Jersey . - Vince Carter, heading into his 17th NBA season, doesnt consider age a big issue anymore.A list of whos who in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez:___AARON HERNANDEZThe 25-year-old was a star player with the Patriots with a $40 million contract when, prosecutors say, he killed Odin Lloyd. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty. He has also pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from a 2012 double slaying in Boston, where he is accused of killing two men after someone accidentally spilled a drink on him at a nightclub. No trial date is set in the Boston case, and prosecutors in the Lloyd case will not be allowed to tell the jury about the double slaying.___ODIN LLOYDLloyd, 27, was a semipro football player for the Boston Bandits and was dating the sister of Hernandezs fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins. He was found shot to death June 17, 2013, in an industrial park near Hernandezs home in North Attleborough. Investigators believe he was killed with a .45-calibre Glock, which has never been found.___ERNEST WALLACE and CARLOS ORTIZBoth have pleaded not guilty to murder. They hail from Hernandezs hometown of Bristol, Connecticut. Prosecutors say they and Hernandez picked up Lloyd shortly before he was killed. They are not listed as witnesses by the prosecution but could be called by the defence. They will be tried separately.___SHAYANNA JENKINSJenkins, Hernandezs fiancee, is charged with perjury and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors have said she lied dozens of times to a grand jury investigating Lloyds killing. Jenkins is listed on the prosecutions list of potential witnesses, and this week, prosecutors petitioned the court to grant her immunity for the murder trial. The matter was sealed, and the outcome of the request was not clear. Jenkins and Hernandez have a 2-year-old daughter together.___TANYA SINGLETONSingleton, Hernandezs cousin, has pleaded not guilty to consppiracy to commit accessory after the fact. David West Warriors Jersey. Singleton, of Bristol, pleaded guilty last year to criminal contempt for failing to testify before the grand jury, and she was given probation. A judge spared her prison time because shes being treated for advanced cancer.___JENNIFER MERCADOMercado, Hernandezs cousin, lives with her sister, Singleton, in Bristol. Mercado is listed as a potential witness for the prosecution. She was granted immunity by a judge this week following a petition by prosecutors, which means she could be compelled to testify. It was not clear what testimony she could offer.___ROBERT KRAFT and BILL BELICHICKNew England Patriots owner and coach. Both are listed as a potential witness for the prosecution. Its not yet known whether either will be called.___MIKE POUNCEY and BRANDON SPIKESPouncey, a centre for the Miami Dolphins, and Spikes, a Buffalo Bills linebacker this past season, are also listed as potential witnesses for the prosecution. The two played football with Hernandez at the University of Florida. Spikes also played with Hernandez on the Patriots.___BRISTOL COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE SUSAN GARSHGarsh has been a judge for more than 20 years after being appointed to the bench in 1993 by Republican Gov. Bill Weld. Prosecutors had asked Garsh to step aside from the case because they said she had an antagonistic relationship with prosecutor William McCauley. Garsh declined.___Defence TEAMJames Sultan and Charles Rankin lead the firm Rankin and Sultan and are highly respected criminal defence lawyers. Michael Fee, a former federal prosecutor, is a well-known defence attorney mostly focusing on white-collar crime and business matters.___PROSECUTORSAssistant District Attorneys William McCauley, Patrick Bomberg and Roger Michel are the lead prosecutors on the case. ' ' '
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