Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Darrell Davis: Both sides now, CFL
When I buy football tickets, I'm paying to see two teams play. Not just the Saskatchewan Roughriders. So it dismays me when the "Halftime Highlights" show only the home team's good plays. It always lo...
Aug 07, 2019
Jamie Nye: O'Day's latest move continues to show Riders got lucky
Jeremy O'Day is at it again with the latest trade for Kenny Stafford from the Eskimos. The first-year, full-time general manager of the Roughriders traded away Christion Jones, who seems to have lost ...
Aug 07, 2019
New Riders receiver Kenny Stafford could be called upon quickly
It could end up being a quick adjustment period for new Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Kenny Stafford. Receiver Shaq Evans injured an ankle in practice Monday and head coach Craig Dickenson said it...
Aug 06, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Kenny Stafford following practice on Aug. 6, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders QB Cody Fajardo uses catch-phrase to talk about Catholic faith
The recent success of Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo has made him synonymous with two things: Dropping 40-yard bombs to his receivers, and using a new catch-phrase to account for th...
Aug 06, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo throws a pass against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Aug. 1, 2019. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: Tom Brady continues to make the unbelievable believable
Father Time has nothing on Tom Brady. In fact, maybe he is Father Time. Brady has agreed to a two-year contract extension for the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons. Brady is 42 and will be 44 at the end of th...
Aug 06, 2019
'He's clutch': Fajardo proving himself to teammates on, off the field
While Saskatchewan Roughriders fans might have been surprised to see quarterback Cody Fajardo lead a last-minute comeback Thursday, his teammates weren't. Fajardo engineered a 42-yard drive that ended...
Aug 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Darrell Davis: Fajardo: Inspired by Jesus and corn dogs
The entire crowd, all 29,000 fans inside Mosaic Stadium, seemed to stop breathing during the third quarter of Thursday's CFL game. Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo got tackled by a Ha...
Aug 02, 2019
Jamie Nye: For O'Day's next move, sign Fajardo beyond 2019
If you don't like Cody Fajardo, you're in the minority in Saskatchewan. Actually, you may be the only person. Fajardo is tough, gutsy, talented, team-oriented and likes corn dogs. I know atheists may ...
Aug 02, 2019
Micah Johnson battled through injuries to become CFL force
Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive tackle Micah Johnson battled through a bevy of injuries to become one of the CFL's top defensive players. "There's been too many times I wasn't supposed to be playin...
Aug 01, 2019 Micah Johnson. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Wray Morrison: Zach's time in Saskatchewan
When Zach Collaros arrived in Saskatchewan in 2018, I tweeted that Collaros was 14-15-0 against West Division opponents in his career. I was accused of being negative. Collaros didn't have a bad 2018 ...
Aug 01, 2019
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...