Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: CFL
Darrell Davis: Welcome to the fishbowl
Zach Collaros wore a green tie. He said all the right, diplomatic things when he met the media in his new role as Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback. He praised the fan base. He lauded the organizat...
Jan 10, 2018
Darrel Davis: Riding CFL's quarterback carousel
Of all the players to ride the CFL's quarterback carousel, nobody took more spins than Kevin Glenn. Three times he joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who deployed him as a starter in 2017 and releas...
Jan 05, 2018
Riders release Kevin Glenn
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released veteran international quarterback Kevin Glenn. The team announced the move on Twitter early Thursday morning. The news comes on the heels of a Wednesday trad...
Jan 04, 2018 Roughriders quarterback Kevin Glenn throws a pass during a game in July 2017. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: Collaros may be Jones’ final piece to championship puzzle
The Riders' football czar Chris Jones is showing it takes time and patience to see a rebuild really take shape. And Zach Collaros may just be the final piece for Jones to take a three-win team to a Gr...
Jan 04, 2018
Darrell Davis: Paying for a pivot
Zach Collaros isn't the same quarterback who signed a million-dollar contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It showed in 2017 when he was winless as a starter before being relegated to backup duty des...
Jan 04, 2018
Collaros 101: A quick history on the Riders new QB
There's a new quarterback in town, though the name is not new to CFL watchers. Zach Collaros has been traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In return, the Green and White sends its tenth-overall pic...
Jan 03, 2018 The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced the trade of quarterback Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Jan. 3, 2018. (ticats.ca)
Riders trade for quarterback Zach Collaros
The Roughriders have a new quarterback after trading a second-round draft pick to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for quarterback Zach Collaros. The Tiger-Cats announced the trade on its website Wednesday mor...
Jan 03, 2018 The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced the trade of quarterback Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Jan. 3, 2018. (ticats.ca)
Riders sign Crezdon Butler to extension
Rider fans can consider it a late Christmas present - the team has signed Crezdon Butler to a one-year contract extension. In his first CFL season, Butler was a consistent force in the secondary for t...
Dec 29, 2017 The Saskatchewan Roughriders extend international defensive back, Crezdon Butler, for one more year in the green and white on Dec. 29, 2017. (Twitter/@CFL)
Repairs to Mosaic Stadium after high-pressure water leak
It's been a year of bliss - and a few busts - for Mosaic Stadium. The brand new $278-million facility is ending 2017 with some unexpected repairs. An Evraz Place spokesperson told 980 CJME Wednesday a...
Dec 27, 2017
Darrell Davis: CFL produces an early, flawed schedule
Give me a couple thousand bucks and I'll produce a better schedule than the CFL produces. It's not that difficult to draw up a decent schedule. Use a computer spreadsheet. Or don't. You can work aroun...
Dec 15, 2017
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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