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Riders looking to avoid short-week blues against Tiger-Cats
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are hoping for a completely different result after this short week of preparation compared to the last one. The CFL team is coming off a 45-18 win over the B.C. Lions on S...
Jul 29, 2019
Wray Morrison: A ceiling on feeling good
A sports lover, but not necessarily a diehard Roughriders fan, suggested to me that Riders fans should pump the brakes. Yes, the 3-2-1 fact needs to be taken into account. The Riders have won a total ...
Jul 29, 2019
Jamie Nye: QB injuries suck, but the replacements have been all right
Injuries are part of the game, but seeing 66 per cent of the league's starting quarterbacks on the injured list a third of the way into the season is frustrating for fans who want to see the best. Bo ...
Jul 29, 2019
Darrell Davis: Riders wins show good and bad
Like all football coaches, Craig Dickenson will first notice the mistakes made by his Saskatchewan Roughriders. That's why he was bemoaning the two long touchdown returns by Ryan Lankford, which were ...
Jul 29, 2019
William Powell scores three TDs as Roughriders trounced Lions 45-18
VANCOUVER - A trio of touchdowns from William Powell helped the Saskatchewan Riders to a 45-18 win over the listless B.C. Lions on Saturday. The Riders (3-3) dominated the game from the outset, with t...
Jul 27, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Liam Richards/Electric Umbrella)
After childhood tragedy, Roughriders Thigpen finds footing in football
Tragedy followed Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Marcus Thigpen throughout his childhood, with the death of a close friend still weighing heavily on his mind. "I took a van that (belonged to my)...
Jul 27, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Marcus Thigpen during a practice on July 25, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Roughriders ready for rematch with rival B.C. Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will try to tame the B.C. Lions for the second straight game, but know the Orange and Black will have a new plan of attack Saturday. The Roughriders won the first meeting ...
Jul 27, 2019 File photo of Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'It's definitely more of a challenge:' L.J. McCray set for CFL debut
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a new face in the secondary as the team tries to stop B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly for the second straight game. Cornerback L.J. McCray will make his CFL d...
Jul 26, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back L.J. McCray (21) practises with the team on July 25, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Jamie Nye: A win Saturday should come with a warning
Warning to all Riders fans. A win on Saturday, albeit nice to see the team win two-straight games, should not be met with extreme belief that this team has somehow turned a corner in the season. They ...
Jul 26, 2019
Darrell Davis: Riders approaching adversity test
Just when the Saskatchewan Roughriders were settling into normalcy ... Boom! Defensive line coach Mike Scheper was fired by the CFL team, two days before a rematch against the B.C. Lions. It's a huge ...
Jul 26, 2019
OPINION
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...