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New Roughriders ready for first stop in Winnipeg in Green and White
A couple of new faces on the Saskatchewan Roughriders are getting ready for their first taste of how loud Winnipeg's IG Field can be when you're wearing green and white. The Roughriders and Winnipeg B...
Sep 06, 2019 Solomon Elimimian (10) has signed a contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Wray Morrison: Bianca's firsts
Bianca Andreescu's mark on women's tennis is yet to be determined. A year ago, the majority of Canadians had no idea who she was, and those who did likely didn't pronounce her name properly. Now the 1...
Sep 06, 2019
Darrell Davis: Riders don't play along on the banjo
The Banjo Bowl has its own Wikipedia entry. Doesn't everyone call Saturday's CFL contest the "Banjo Bowl"? The game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and home-town Winnipeg Blue Bombers will unoffi...
Sep 06, 2019
Jamie Nye: Bring on the 'brawl'
Mike Edem of the Saskatchewan Roughriders told The Green Zone's Warren Woods that the rematch of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Riders would be a brawl. The players I've talked to this week tend to agr...
Sep 06, 2019
Dolphins' Eguavoen hopes to make a big splash
In the off-season before the 2016 CFL campaign, Sam Eguavoen had to attend a free-agent camp just to get a look with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After three stellar seasons with the Roughriders, Egu...
Sep 05, 2019 Former Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Sam Eguavoen has cracked the starting lineup of the NFL's Miami Dolphins. (Miami Dolphins/Twitter)
Emmanuel Arceneaux embracing leadership role with Riders
Emmanuel Arceneaux might not be putting up the statistics he's used to producing, but he's making an impact for the Saskatchewan Roughriders' receivers off the field. Arceneaux, who is in the middle o...
Sep 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux during a drill at practice (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Jamie Nye: NFL picks; can this blind squirrel find another nut?
The NFL season is here and, after picking the Rams to play the Patriots last year, I feel pressure to get this right again. The obvious pick is to go with the Rams or Saints to take on the Chiefs or P...
Sep 05, 2019
Darrell Davis: Sharing the CFL's ClassicsÂ
Move the Labour Day Classics! For fairness, the CFL should alternate the sites of the Labour Day weekend games. Every second year, the Roughriders should visit Winnipeg, the Tiger-Cats should travel t...
Sep 05, 2019
Fajardo, Roughriders talking 'a little bit' about contract extension
Cody Fajardo is running the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offence this season, and there's apparently work being done to keep him in the Green and White. The first-year starting quarterback currently has ...
Sep 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Roughriders prepare for Bombers rematch following Labour Day Classic win
It could be another emotion-filled rematch when the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers meet in the Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg on Saturday. The Roughriders emerged victorious in the Labour ...
Sep 04, 2019 Kicker Brett Lauther (12) stretches before Saskatchewan Roughriders practice on Aug. 20, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...