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Riders ready to roll against roaring Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will try to quell the roaring B.C. Lions with a new quarterback at the helm. Saskatchewan (3-2-0) is turning to Mason Fine after a knee injury put veteran starter Trevor H...
Jul 22, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'Embrace every opportunity:' Fine set for first start of 2023 regular season
If the Saskatchewan Roughriders had any trepidation about starting a young quarterback, they haven't been showing it. The Roughriders were expressing confidence all week in Mason Fine, the 26-year-old...
Jul 21, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Mason Fine. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Roughriders have seen Adams Jr. evolve into CFL starter
While Vernon Adams Jr. has become the motor that drives the B.C. Lions' offence, one member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders can recall a time when both of them were battling for playing time. Lineback...
Jul 20, 2023 B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Darryl Dyck
Super Mario: Alford becomes Riders' all-time leader in return TDs
Much like "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" was No. 1 at the box office, Mario Alford quickly raced to No. 1 in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' record book. The 31-year-old returner needed just 18 games to ...
Jul 19, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders kick returner Mario Alford returns a kick against the Calgary Stampeders at Mosaic Stadium on July 15, 2023. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Britton Gray: Will Mason Fine be given the time to learn?
Opinion As a young quarterback making just his third CFL start for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Mason Fine deserves some patience to work through the growing pains that will inevitably be there. Unfo...
Jul 19, 2023
'As a kid, you pray for the opportunity': Fine ready to take the reins of Riders' offence
Mason Fine is preparing for what could be a career-making opportunity. The 26-year-old quarterback from Peggs, Okla., will be the man the Saskatchewan Roughriders turn to with Trevor Harris on the roa...
Jul 18, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Mason Fine. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Harris' surgery a success, but no timetable for his return: O'Day
The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing for a long stretch without their franchise quarterback. "Trevor (Harris) had his surgery performed and he is recovering from the surgery," Riders gener...
Jul 18, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day meets the media to discuss the injury to Trevor Harris. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Trevor Harris to undergo surgery for knee injury, return not ruled out
The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders will be without Trevor Harris for the foreseeable future. Saskatchewan announced the 37-year-old quarterback suffered a fractured tibial plateau in his right knee in...
Jul 16, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris (7). (FILE PHOTO BY THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Last-play field goal lifts Stampeders past Riders; Harris carted off with injury
The Saskatchewan Roughriders might have lost a lot more than just Saturday's CFL game against the Calgary Stampeders. Riders quarterback Trevor Harris had to leave the field on the back of a cart afte...
Jul 15, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris throws a pass against the Calgary Stampeders on July 15, 2023. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
From walk-on to pro, Watson used to being underrated
Kendall Watson is used to having to prove people wrong. "I've always been in situations where I have been somewhat underrated or looked over," said the Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver. "I'm a smalle...
Jul 15, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Kendall Watson. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Trump's Air Force One ruse leaves others vulnerable
It is right to protect the president from assassination threats, but Sarah Mills says leaving staff, journalists and oth...
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