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Packed house for first Dogs’ Breakfast in two years
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Dogs’ Breakfast fundraiser was back and in a big way. More than 1,400 people showed up Thursday morni...
May 05, 2022
Roughriders' top pick excited about getting drafted to CFL
Samuel Emilus could be an answer to one of the problems that ailed the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2021. The Roughriders selected the Montreal-born wide receiver in the first round (seventh overall) o...
May 04, 2022 Samuel Emilus during a workout at Louisiana Tech University. (File photo courtesy of Louisiana Tech Athletics)
Roughriders select three in CFL's global draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders added some international flavour to their roster Tuesday. The Roughriders took three players in the CFL's 2022 global draft: Swedish linebacker Jordan Genmark Heath (first...
May 03, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'Throw it all on me this year:' Fajardo preparing for pressure-packed 2022
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo is hoping the 2022 CFL season ends in a photo finish. "The motivation going into this year is winning that Grey Cup so my son can have an awesome baby...
Apr 21, 2022 Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium on Sept. 5, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Roughriders sign receiver Xavier Ubosi
More than two years after initially signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders but never playing with them, receiver Xavier Ubosi has once again signed with the CFL team. The Roughriders announced Wedn...
Feb 16, 2022
Roughriders re-sign Justin Herdman-Reed
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have scratched the name of another of their free agents off their to-do list. The CFL team announced Friday it had re-signed national linebacker Justin Herdman-Reed. The 2...
Feb 11, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Justin Herdman-Reed. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Riders retain most of offence, big defensive names on the move as CFL free agency nears
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will continue to put together the pieces as they try to win a Grey Cup at home in 2022. CFL free agency got underway Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Riders come into the day with 2...
Feb 08, 2022 Loucheiz Purifoy (left) and Samuel Eguavoen celebrate a big defensive play against the B.C. Lions on Oct. 27, 2018. (Derek Elvin/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Rams remove 'interim' tag from McConkey's title
The University of Regina Rams on Thursday officially announced Mark McConkey as their head coach. He had been serving as the Canada West football team's interim head coach for almost two years after f...
Feb 03, 2022 New University of Regina Rams head coach, Mark McConkey. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
'The arrow is pointing up:' Reynolds discusses financial health of Riders, CFL
Financially, things seem to be looking all right for the Green and White. Craig Reynolds, the president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, told the Green Zone on Tuesday the CFL team and the lea...
Feb 01, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds (left) and GM Jeremy O'Day. (980 CJME file photo)
Tom Brady retires after 22 NFL seasons, seven Super Bowl titles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady announced in a social media post Tuesday that he was retiring from the NFL after 22 seasons. The 44-year-old Brady spent his first 20 seasons with the New En...
Feb 01, 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady leaves the field after the team lost to the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL divisional round playoff game on Jan. 23, 2022. (AP File Photo/Mark LoMoglio)
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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
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...