Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
Tag Archives: CFL
Countdown to kickoff: 2021 CFL season to start Aug. 5
Are you ready for some football? The question posed weekly by Hank Williams Jr. to Monday Night Football viewers now can be asked of fans of the Canadian Football League. The league's board of governo...
Jun 14, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: CFL should be two months from kickoff
The Canadian Football League board of governors has one choice this coming Monday, and that is voting 'yes' to playing football starting Aug. 5 as planned. The provincial reopening plans that are bein...
Jun 09, 2021
Riders add versatile running back-returner to roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added to their depth on special teams and at running back. Marcus Murphy was announced as the Green and White's latest signing on Monday. The 29-year-old was taken in...
Jun 07, 2021
Roughriders sign top draft pick Nelson Lokombo
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed their first pick in the 2021 CFL draft. The Roughriders announced Friday they had signed University of Saskatchewan Huskies defensive back Nelson Lokombo, whom...
Jun 04, 2021
Jamie Nye: Another spring football league, another reason to be skeptical about CFL-XFL partnership
The United States Football League is coming back in 2022. Yes, another spring league is trying to bring in that elusive spring football audience that different business people have tried to find. The ...
Jun 04, 2021
Moe: Fans could cheer on the Riders at Mosaic Stadium this summer
If Saskatchewan residents meet COVID-19 vaccination targets by June 20 and masking and gathering restrictions are lifted July 11, then fans could be back at Mosaic Stadium for Saskatchewan Roughriders...
Jun 02, 2021
Edmonton's CFL team to be known as the Elks
Edmonton's CFL team has been christened the Elks. "With your input, much debate and deliberation, we came to the name that we are proud to present today," team president Chris Presson said during a la...
Jun 01, 2021
Roughriders sign pair of 2021 draft picks
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday they have signed two of their 2021 CFL draft picks. Defensive lineman Alain Cimankinda was selected in the fourth round (35th overall). The 6-foot-1, 245-...
May 31, 2021
Jamie Nye: A 'full' Mosaic Stadium -- is this dream almost reality?
I was taken a bit by surprise by the language used by Premier Scott Moe and Minister Jeremy Harrison on Friday when they were saying the words "fill" and "full" with regards to Mosaic Stadium. So much...
May 17, 2021
Riders' O'Day prepares for unique CFL draft
Jeremy O'Day is preparing for a unique CFL draft class in 2021. The Saskatchewan Roughriders' general manager needs to determine how he will fill holes in the team's roster, but he's doing so without ...
May 03, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...