Author Archives: Jamie Nye

Originally published on CFL.ca 'It couldn't come at a worse time' is a lyric Canadians have belted out for 25 years. And it may be the perfect refrain to encapsulate the thoughts of Riderville after C...

A newspaper clipping from September 18, 1995 is being shared about a footnote to a Minnesota Twins story late that season. Late in the year, a tiny blurb appeared saying Twins reliever Pat Mahomes lef...

Don't complain that the New England Patriots are back in the AFC Championship game. OK. I guess you can be a little annoyed if you're not a fan of the Pats that they're here again. This is the eighth ...

The NHL Players Association should be salivating on what they could get out of the owners and Gary Bettman. It would appear they have all the leverage right now as the league desperately wants to run ...

It's hard to take someone seriously when they flat out lie. No this is not a commentary about Donald Trump. I'm talking about Eric Reid. Reid was the teammate of Colin Kaepernick who took a knee next ...

Chris Jones has unfinished business in Saskatchewan. That's how the Riders head coach shrugged off a question about his NFL interest, wanting to remain focused on the task at hand. He mentioned two th...

Alexander Ovechkin and now Carey Price are testing not only the legitimacy of the all-star game in the NHL but the rules and format as well. They aren't going and both have a valid excuse. Ovechkin, w...

Tonight's College Football Championship will make people a lot of money. Think, sponsorship money for the title game is north of $20 million. The CEOs of major bowl games can make $1 million. Another ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers mess is a leadership problem more than it's an individual problem. First this season, it was Le'Veon Bell sitting out in a contract dispute with the team and now we're seeing A...

It has begun. The purge of CFL talent taking NFL opportunities has started as the window opens to start the New Year for NFL teams to sign players to a futures contract. The Riders lost linebacker Sam...