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Riders prepare for Redblacks after first win in months
The Saskatchewan Roughriders can start to build off a win rather than search for one for the first time since July. The Riders beat the Calgary Stampeders last Friday 37-29 for the Green and White's f...
Sep 24, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jameer Thurman made the game-clinching play for the Riders' first win in months. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/submitted)
'Feels amazing': Sask. Olympians, Paralympians celebrated at Legislature
They came from all over Saskatchewan and got to represent Canada on the world stage. Athletes, coaches and mission staff were all honoured at the Legislative Building on Friday for their participation...
Sep 21, 2024 Shelby Newkirk from Saskatoon won a bronze medal in 100-metre S6 backstroke at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Rock solid: Armstead's 207 rushing yards ends Riders' 7-game slide
The Saskatchewan Roughriders found the remedy for their recent woes -- a bye week, a CFL showdown against the Calgary Stampeders, and a Rock. Ryquell Armstead - also known as Rock - rushed for 207 yar...
Sep 20, 2024 Ryquell Armstead rushed for 207 yards in his Riders debut against the Stampeders in Calgary on Sept. 20, 2024. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/X)
Riders look to end seven-game slide in showdown against Stamps
The Saskatchewan Roughriders hope to get back into the win column with a game against the Stampeders in Calgary on Friday. Saskatchewan comes into the contest with a 0-6-1 record in its last seven con...
Sep 20, 2024 Quarterback Trevor Harris said the bye week allowed him to get some treatment for a knee injury that forced him to sit out six games earlier this season. Harris will look to help get his team back into the win column on Friday. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/submitted)
Riders' Trevon Tate ready for showdown with Stamps
Trevon Tate might not have had this game circled - but he admitted there is some extra motivation this week as the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Calgary Stampeders. "You want to be like, 'I tol...
Sep 19, 2024 Riders offensive tackle Trevor Tate had asked the Calgary Stampeders for his release earlier this season. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'It's a business': Riders sign RB Armstead after release from Ottawa
Ryquell Armstead is now in green and white. The running back played 11 games for the Ottawa Redblacks earlier this season but was released on Sept. 3. "These past few weeks have been amazing. I got to...
Sep 18, 2024 The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed running back Ryquell Armstead (29) to a contract. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'Didn't meet the standard': Mace stops Riders practice twice
Head coach Corey Mace was unhappy with the effort he saw from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Tuesday's practice. Before the stretch had even taken place, the players were called to mid-field by Mace ...
Sep 17, 2024 Riders head coach Corey Mace stopped practice twice to admonish the players when he felt the standard wasn't being met. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders return after bye week looking for first win in seven games
The Saskatchewan Roughriders hope a bye week could help get things back on track. The team entered the week off with a 0-6-1 record over their past seven games - the past four decisions have been loss...
Sep 16, 2024 The Saskatchewan Roughriders went into their bye week on a seven-game winless streak. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Pats' Braxton Whitehead verbally commits to NCAA program
Braxton Whitehead hopes he can achieve a dream by playing in the NCAA. The Palmer, Alaska product announced a verbal commitment to play with the Arizona State University Sun Devils men's hockey team a...
Sep 16, 2024 Regina Pats forward Braxton Whitehead is confident a rule change is on the way, allowing him to join an NCAA program.(Keith Hershmiller Photography)
Three boys from Weyburn invited to soccer academy in Madrid
It's a dream come true for three 13-year-old Saskatchewan soccer players. Ranson Jordens, Ethan Thiedig and Lexington Roy have all been invited to Spain's prestigious Real Madrid Academy (Real Madrid ...
Sep 10, 2024 Lexington Roy (left), Ethan Thiedig (centre) and Ranson Jordens are the three lucky boys from the Weyburn Soccer Association heading to Real Madrid Academy next year in May. (Richy Roy/submitted)
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