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How to get to and from the Riders game Friday
The first Riders game in almost two years kicks off tomorrow, and as always, fans can make the trek to Mosaic Stadium any number of ways. Walking and biking, as well as using Rider Transit, are encour...
Aug 05, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: CFL threatening the pocket book in order to get more players vaccinated
Football is very much a copycat game. One coach does something successfully, you'll be in the years ahead a similar philosophy will be adopted to be successful. Well, welcome to the CFL copying the NF...
Aug 04, 2021
Jamie Nye: Setting the alarm for 2 a.m. paid off
While those in the Nye household were questioning my life decisions by waking up at 2 a.m. to watch Canada take on the U.S. in Olympic soccer, I'm glad I did. It goes down as a monster win for a women...
Aug 03, 2021
'Every position we had pretty strong conversations': Riders GM on making final cuts
Jeremy O'Day says many tough decisions had to be made following training camp. The Saskatchewan Roughriders held their first CFL camp since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the 2020 season...
Jul 31, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds (left) and GM Jeremy O'Day. (980 CJME file photo)
'One of the darkest times of my life': Tim Williams uses 2016 'embarrassment' to drive him
While many others would put a bad year to the back of their minds, Tim Williams chooses to keep it at the top of his. In 2016, as a senior member of the Alabama Crimson Tide and one of the top prospec...
Jul 20, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Tim Williams during training camp practice on July 19, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Riders' Maas finally gets to see offence in action
After a year-and-a-half of waiting and countless Zoom calls, Jason Maas is starting to see his offence come to fruition. After being let go as head coach of the Edmonton Football Team in November 2019...
Jul 19, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive co-ordinator Jason Maas. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
After a lengthy absence caused by pandemic, Rider fans return to Mosaic Stadium
Les Staff has no problem keeping a long-distance relationship with his beloved Saskatchewan Roughriders. He's originally from this province but now lives in Vancouver. On Saturday morning, he was back...
Jul 17, 2021 Spectators were welcomed back to Mosaic Stadium to watch the Saskatchewan Roughriders practice on July 17, 2021. It was the first time since November 2019 that there were fans in attendance for football of any kind at the stadium.
From the field to the ring, Micah Johnson happy to be back in Sask.
When the bell tolled on the 2020 CFL season for Micah Johnson, it also signalled a new round for another of his sporting loves. The 6-foot-2, 278-pound defensive lineman spent the pandemic in the boxi...
Jul 15, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Micah Johnson. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
CFL announces it, XFL have jointly halted talks on formation of potential partnership
The CFL-XFL partnership talks have come to an end. In March, the CFL and XFL announced they were poised to begin serious talks about a potential partnership. Neither side said who initiated talks firs...
Jul 07, 2021
Riders release training camp roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders released its training camp roster Saturday. As well, the team has made several roster moves including signing offensive lineman Carter Comeau as an undrafted free agent. T...
Jul 03, 2021 The Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line does drills during practice on June 10, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...