Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Duron Carter hits his stride, Riders win 38-27
"Don't drop it." That's what Duron Carter said he was thinking when he made one of the most spectacular catches of the season. It happened in the last minute of the first half and the Riders were down...
Jul 29, 2017 Duron Carter prepares to dodge a defender on July 29, 2017. (Courtesy the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Focus, intensity needed for Riders to beat Argos
Watching the CFL over the course of the season has made one thing clear: it ain't over 'til it's over. Over the last five weeks of games, 10 of them have been decided by three points or less, 15 if yo...
Jul 29, 2017 A Saskatchewan Roughrider takes his place on the line of scrimmage at training camp in Saskatoon in June of 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Corey Chamblin returns to Sask. for first time since firing
Corey Chamblin prefers to look forward instead of back. For the first time since his axing as the head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2015, Chamblin has returned to Saskatchewan but this tim...
Jul 28, 2017 Corey Chamblin spent three and a half seasons as the head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders before being fired in August of 2015. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: the CFL must act now
The CFL should be on high alert after Riders head coach Chris Jones has openly discussed the strategies he's seeing and will now be utilizing to manipulate the challenge system in his favour. Jones is...
Jul 28, 2017
Darrell Davis: Chamblin's in an exclusive group
Corey Chamblin can be proud about being part of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' most memorable moment. He was the team's head coach when it won the 2013 Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium. A year and half later...
Jul 28, 2017
Coaches find loopholes to CFL challenge rules
If there's a rule, someone will find a way to bend or break it. The same seems to be true for the CFL challenge rules and video review. Fans who watched the Riders game against Calgary on July 22 saw ...
Jul 27, 2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Chris Jones has been at the helm of the Green and White since December 2015. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Going once, going twice: old Mosaic hits auction block
Taylor Field will soon be little more than a shell as its contents are sold off in auctions this week. Everything from mop pails to benches and field goal posts are up for grabs online. Smaller items ...
Jul 26, 2017 The Jumbo Tron from Taylor Field is up for auction on July 27, 2017. (McDougall Auctions)
Jamie Nye: CFL’s warts getting in the way of a good story
The CFL is having a great start to the 2017 season! Instead of dwelling on reviews and officiating, here is the positive story that should be pointed out. Scoring is higher. Offenses are most successf...
Jul 26, 2017
Darrell Davis: The pain of CTE
The latest study on concussion-related CTE in football players made me think about Rick Klassen. A defensive lineman with the B.C. Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders through the 1980s, Klassen was a g...
Jul 26, 2017
Jamie Nye: Doesn't appear I missed much
Let me get this straight. I leave for two weeks and nothing changes? The Roughriders are still a mystery wrapped in an enigma tied in a paradox. Who is this group? Are they just the worst team in the ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...