As the Bombers finished practice Tuesday, a pack of reporters surrounded the running back to ask him if he had posted a website message last week that he was going to retire after this CFL season.

``No retirement, no retirement,'' Roberts snapped as his laughing teammates watched him walk briskly to the dressing room without stopping.

``I don't know how (the message) got on there.''

Last week, the OurBombers.com website had a message from a Chuck Diesell1 _ a name the six-year veteran has used in its chat room _ saying he was retiring after the season.

Roberts couldn't be reached for comment and Berry and team officials said they hadn't heard from him during the club's bye week.

After Tuesday's practice, Berry said he spoke to the 27-year-old in the morning and Roberts admitted he'd posted the message as a prank.

``Charles wanted to have some fun,'' a smiling Berry explained. ``He was just doing it all in a light attitude.''

``He knew he'd provoke some attention from, not only the people on the website, but also from you guys, the media. It was done in good fun. He certainly has no intentions of retiring. None.''

While it was a distraction and he'd rather Roberts hadn't done it, Berry said there was no malicious intent and it was totally harmless.

``He gave everybody a chance to come back together with a focal point today,'' Berry said with a laugh. ``Everybody was poking fun at him and Charles had to take it. It was good.''

Now the 7-8 Bombers have to focus on winning one of their last three games, which would give the team a playoff spot for the first time since 2003.

Winnipeg travels to Hamilton to face the 4-12 Tiger-Cats on Sunday, and then wraps up the season at home against Calgary and on the road in B.C.

Montreal and Toronto are tied for first in the East Division with 9-6 records.

While Roberts will make the trip to Hamilton to try to add to his 1,305 yards rushing _ second in the league behind Calgary's Joffrey Reynolds (1,375) _ star slotback Milt Stegall is doubtful.

Stegall is out with a strained medial collateral ligament he suffered Sept. 29 after a low hit by Montreal's Davis Sanchez.

``We started him with a little bit of cutting today. We'll see how it works,'' Berry said. ``His knee is feeling really good, but he hasn't stressed it at all and we're in no hurry, of course, to rush him back.''

The Bombers will have a number of players coming out of sick bay, including receivers Quentin McCord and Kwame Cavil and offensive linemen Mike Abou-Mechrek and Matt Sheridan.

``It's nice to get people back,'' Berry said. ``I just don't know when we're going to be able to get them all back on the roster.''