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'I was excited about the opportunity': Former NFLer Lynch arrives at Riders camp
After waiting to see what options awaited him, Paxton Lynch is ready to try and get back on the horse in the CFL. The Denver Broncos' first-round pick in 2016 made his Saskatchewan Roughriders trainin...
Jul 12, 2021 Quarterback Paxton Lynch hands the ball off during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on July 12, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Idowu looking to rise up depth chart, earn now-vacant starting linebacker job
It's under unfortunate circumstances, but a golden opportunity now sits in front of Oluwaseun Idowu. Idowu is one of the linebackers battling for the starting middle linebacker spot after Larry Dean w...
Jul 11, 2021 Linebacker Oluwaseun Idowu at Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on July 11, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England in penalty shootout
LONDON (AP) - Italian soccer's redemption story is complete. England's painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. Italy won the European ...
Jul 11, 2021 (UEFA Euro 2020/Twitter)
Roughriders easing into training camp after 'freak' injuries days before
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are taking the slow, cautious approach to begin training camp. Head coach Craig Dickenson said the coaches originally planned to have one-on-ones and have the players comp...
Jul 10, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo during 2021 training camp on July 10, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
A position-by-position look at the Riders entering training camp
New and familiar faces are finally going to get a chance to earn a job with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Training camp gets underway Saturday -- the first time many players will hit the field in arou...
Jul 10, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Green means go: Riders to begin training camp Saturday
The right to wear green and white this season begins Saturday. After a 600-day wait since the Saskatchewan Roughriders last took the field, CFL training camps are set to open. The 2020 season was canc...
Jul 09, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Top-seed Novak Djokovic edges Canada's Denis Shapovalov in Wimbledon semifinal
LONDON - Denis Shapovalov's run at Wimbledon has ended, with the Canadian losing in straight sets to top-seed Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Djokovic edged the 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont.,...
Jul 09, 2021
'I've never seen anything quite like this': Riders lose four to Achilles injuries
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' return to the field turned from a feel-good comeback story to a nightmare for the CFL club. On Thursday, the team announced linebacker Larry Dean, defensive end Freddie B...
Jul 08, 2021 Larry Dean spent the 2019 CFL season with the Edmonton Football Team. (Jason Halstead/CFL.ca)
Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon semifinals with five-set victory over Khachanov
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon. Shapovalov, seeded ...
Jul 07, 2021 (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
CFL announces it, XFL have jointly halted talks on formation of potential partnership
The CFL-XFL partnership talks have come to an end. In March, the CFL and XFL announced they were poised to begin serious talks about a potential partnership. Neither side said who initiated talks firs...
Jul 07, 2021
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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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