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CFL offering fans the chance to have their name on new Grey Cup base
TORONTO - The Grey Cup won't be presented this season, but fans will get a chance to have their name associated with the iconic trophy. The CFL is allowing fans to have their names inscribed on a perm...
Aug 24, 2020
Brett Lauther opts out of Riders’ contract to pursue NFL opportunities
Canadian placekicker Brett Lauther is leaving the Saskatchewan Roughriders, at least for now. Lauther will be opting out of his current contract to pursue NFL opportunities. The 29-year-old made the a...
Aug 23, 2020
Roughriders players adapt to lost 2020 season
Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders are adjusting to a year without football. The 2020 CFL season was cancelled on Monday, leading players to ponder not just their long-term futures but their shor...
Aug 21, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Without CFL or big events, discussion needed on Mosaic Stadium financing: Councillor
In the absence of a CFL season and with continued uncertainty surrounding mass events, a Regina city councillor believes a discussion is in order between the funding partners of Mosaic Stadium. The pr...
Aug 21, 2020 (Carolyn Hamilton/Submitted)
Jamie Nye: More Canadians in the CFL isn't the answer
There is no magic elixir for the CFL to increase fan engagement, ticket sales and ratings when - or should I say, if - the league returns in 2021. However, one thing that continues to be debated is wh...
Aug 20, 2020
Questions remain around CFL player contracts after cancelled season
While there certainly isn't going to be a 2020 CFL season, there still is uncertainty around the futures of players in the league. Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian, the president ...
Aug 19, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Businesses at Mosaic Stadium suffering huge losses without CFL
COVID-19 has been a quest for survival for many local businesses, including those that usually operate outlets at Mosaic Stadium during Saskatchewan Roughriders games. The 2020 CFL season was initiall...
Aug 19, 2020 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Riders’ O’Day forges ahead, sets focus on 2021 season filled with uncertainty
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day can turn his attention away from a tumultuous 2020 to an uncertain 2021. The CFL announced Monday there would not be a 2020 season, leading to dis...
Aug 18, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: Ambrosie needs to stop dreaming and focus solely on CFL's survival
"We will be the biggest global football league in the world." And just like that, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie lost even more of the confidence of many CFL fans. The quote came near the end of his ...
Aug 18, 2020
Roughriders turn attention to financial troubles after cancelled 2020 season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are now turning their attention to navigating through an impending financial crisis the team faces. The CFL officially cancelled the 2020 season on Monday after being deni...
Aug 17, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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