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'One of the darkest times of my life': Tim Williams uses 2016 'embarrassment' to drive him
While many others would put a bad year to the back of their minds, Tim Williams chooses to keep it at the top of his. In 2016, as a senior member of the Alabama Crimson Tide and one of the top prospec...
Jul 20, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Tim Williams during training camp practice on July 19, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: NHL GMs may have learned from their expansion mistakes with Vegas
NHL General Managers may have actually learned a lesson from their experience with the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft a few years ago. We haven't yet heard of teams trading assets to make side d...
Jul 20, 2021
Team Canada in Tokyo - Jennifer Gilbert - Softball
What do you do when a lifelong dream is taken away from you? That was the heartbreaking question that softball player Jenn Gilbert faced in 2005, when the International Olympic Committee voted to remo...
Jul 20, 2021 Jenn Gilbert. (File photo courtesy of Softball Canada)
Riders' Maas finally gets to see offence in action
After a year-and-a-half of waiting and countless Zoom calls, Jason Maas is starting to see his offence come to fruition. After being let go as head coach of the Edmonton Football Team in November 2019...
Jul 19, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive co-ordinator Jason Maas. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: Fans return to Mosaic; a 'normal' day for me and few hundred others
There's clearly no place like home for Rider Nation. On Saturday I was lined up outside the entry for the first day of training camp that was open to the first 500 to show up. Around 200 people were t...
Jul 19, 2021
'They helped us get through this': Riders welcome back fans to practice
For the first time since 2019, the Saskatchewan Roughriders got to hear the cheers of fans. About 100 members of Rider Nation made their way to Mosaic Stadium to watch the CFL training camp action on ...
Jul 17, 2021 Quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Lighter, leaner Lenius shows up at Riders' camp
A change in diet led to a change in explosiveness for Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Brayden Lenius. The second-season CFL pro has lost 26 pounds since the last time he took the field in 2019. He n...
Jul 16, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Brayden Lenius during a drill at Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on July 16, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
From the field to the ring, Micah Johnson happy to be back in Sask.
When the bell tolled on the 2020 CFL season for Micah Johnson, it also signalled a new round for another of his sporting loves. The 6-foot-2, 278-pound defensive lineman spent the pandemic in the boxi...
Jul 15, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Micah Johnson. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Riders' Harker spent pandemic learning new playbook, new hobbies
Preparations for the 2021 CFL season were a family affair for Isaac Harker. "I was having my sister (Tori) call out the (plays) so I could call out the (plays) and work on footwork. The biggest thing ...
Jul 14, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Isaac Harker. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'It's been a long time coming': Harty returns to football after 2018 injury
It's been a long road to recovery for Jake Harty. The Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver is back on the field after suffering an ACL tear in his right knee at training camp in 2018. "It's been a long t...
Jul 13, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Jake Harty (83) runs a route at training camp on July 13, 2021. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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Sarah Mills: Americans need to dial back talk of World Cup dominance
Being a World Cup host comes with bragging rights and automatic entry, but Sarah Mills says if you have watched France o...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 3
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - From a minimum wage increase announcement to continued trade uncertainty after the C...