Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Fajardo shines as Roughriders beat Argonauts 32-7 in Canada Day clash
It wasn't just lightning and rain flying through the air at Mosaic Stadium on Monday night. The Saskatchewan Roughriders' passing offence was high-flying with Cody Fajardo at the helm for the second s...
Jul 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders' Shepley shows skills on football field, the big screen
Dakoda Shepley's journey to becoming a professional football player has been filled with twists and turns. The 24-year-old's first passion in life wasn't even a sport at all -- it was music. "I've pla...
Jul 01, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Roughriders feel some pressure to get first win
While it's not a must-win game, the Saskatchewan Roughriders know Monday's home opener is an important game early in the 2019 CFL season. "I think there's some pressure (to get a win), I think the pla...
Jul 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Liam Richards/Electric Umbrella)
'I've dreamed of this moment': Riders' Ryan excited for home opener
The CFL game Monday is shaping up to be a very special one for Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan. Not only is it Ryan's first Canada Day since signing with a Canadian team after spending 13 yea...
Jun 30, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan punts against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a CFL pre-season game on June 6, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Terran Vaughn to start on Saskatchewan Roughriders' offensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are to make another change to their offensive line early this CFL season. Terran Vaughn is to make his first start of the season at right tackle when the Roughriders meet ...
Jun 29, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders right tackle Terran Vaughn. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders' defence looking to bounce back, force turnovers
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence is looking to leave Week 2 in the rear-view mirror. The CFL team gave up 44 points in a 44-41 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on June 20. In 2018, the Riders' defenc...
Jun 28, 2019 The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defensive line performs a drill at practice on June 27, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Elimimian, Arceneaux inching closer to game action
A pair of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' top free-agent signings this off-season could soon find themselves in game action for the first time in 2019. Linebacker Solomon Elimimian and receiver Emmanuel...
Jun 27, 2019 Linebacker Solomon Elimimian (10) practises with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 27, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'I made it out:' Football helped Riders' Davis escape streets of hometown
Camden, N.J., isn't a place anyone would call paradise, but Dyshawn Davis called it home. Camden has one of the highest crime rates in the U.S., with drugs, gangs and guns being almost unavoidable. "A...
Jun 20, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Dyshawn Davis during the team's first pre-season game on June 6, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders/Liam Richards, Electric Umbrella)
Cody Fajardo gets start for roughed-up Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders need to overcome a growing injury report on offence as the team visits TD Place to meet the Ottawa Redblacks. The most significant injury the Roughriders are dealing with ...
Jun 20, 2019
Fajardo given starting job, Harker will still play
The game of quarterback musical chairs is continuing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019. While veteran Cody Fajardo will get the start, Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson said Isaac Harker w...
Jun 19, 2019 Cody Fajardo throwing a ball in practice on June 18, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...