Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
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All eyes on the quarterbacks ahead of Riders pre-season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are ready to ditch the sweatpants and bring on the pads. After a week of training camp in Saskatoon, the team is ready to kick off the CFL preseason Sunday against the Edm...
May 26, 2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterbacks coach Steve Walsh explains a drill to his players on May 21, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'So surreal:' Pats defeat Bulldogs, off to Memorial Cup finals
It's been 44 years since the Pats last played in a Memorial Cup Final, but the 2018 version of the team will do just that following their 4-2 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs Friday night. One of th...
May 26, 2018 Cameron Hebig #41 and Sam Steel #23 of Regina Pats celebrate a second period goal against Kaden Fulcher #33 of Hamilton Bulldogs at the Brandt Centre on May 25, 2018 in Regina, Canada. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/CHL Images)
Quarterback or cornerback: It all suits Marshall just fine
Ask Nick Marshall if he prefers to play quarterback or defensive back and he hesitates a moment. One can forgive him for the delay since he's so darn good at both of them. "Right now since I've been w...
May 25, 2018 Quarterback turned defensive back Nick Marshall is hoping to land a spot on the Roughriders roster. (Submitted)
Jamie Nye: Respect has arrived for the Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders can't use the 'nobody respects us' phrase as motivation any more. The respect is there and the CFL media poll released from the league shows that. Saskatchewan was third a...
May 25, 2018
Really emotional hockey:' Pats get ready for next test
The Regina Pats are getting closer to their ultimate goal of raising the Memorial Cup but a tough Hamilton Bulldogs team now stands in their way. After the Pats defeated the Broncos in the final round...
May 25, 2018 Max Paddock makes a save against Hamilton Bulldogs forward Brandon Saigeon during game one of the Memorial Cup on May 18, 2018. (Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats)
'I look good in green:' Evans elated to return to Riders
It was 2013 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders had just won the Grey Cup, but Zack Evans was heartbroken. The Ottawa Redblacks were set to join the CFL the following season and less than a month after t...
May 24, 2018 Zack Evans. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Jamie Nye: NFL anthem policy could do more bad than good
The National Football League's anthem policy goes down as another flop by the leadership of Commissioner Roger Goodell. The pressure to do something was high as advertisers and ticket holders and fans...
May 24, 2018
Steel, Henry shine as Pats eliminate Broncos from Memorial Cup
Sam Steel and Nick Henry know how tough it can be to reach the Memorial Cup tournament so both are taking full advantage of the opportunity presented to them this year. Both were members of a Pats tea...
May 24, 2018 Sam Steel #23 of the Regina Pats takes a shot on Stuart Skinner #74 of the Swift Current Broncos during first period at the Brandt Centre on May 23, 2018 in Regina, Canada. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/CHL Images)
Riders’ Stacy says he plays the game for his brother
A smile grows on Zac Stacy's face when you ask him about his younger brother Justin. Justin is the Rider running back's younger brother. He has Down Syndrome - not that it slows him down any - so Stac...
May 23, 2018 Zac Stacy (right) speaks at the Zac Stacy All-Star Clinic, an event he organized for children with Down Syndrome including his little brother Justin(left). (National Down Syndrome Society/Facebook)
Jamie Nye: NFL kickoffs suck and they're getting worse
The National Football League has ruined kickoffs to the point where they might as well get rid of them. New rules were implemented at league meetings this week. Kick returns offer the potential for so...
May 23, 2018
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...