Tag Archives: football

Welcome to the CFL's version of 'Better Call Saul.' As in Solomon Elimimian. The 32-year-old veteran linebacker is being released by the B.C. Lions. Call it the Mike Reilly effect for the Lions. After...

I can't wait to see the draft grades from the first round of the NFL draft. Grading teams in the days after the draft is the most unnecessary exercise in sports. As fun as it is to over-hype young col...

Four Grey Cup appearances with two victories during a 10-year reign as the Saskatchewan Roughriders' president/CEO. There's no doubt Jim Hopson should be in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a bui...

The first time I saw Jon Ryan play football live, we were both students at the University of Regina. He was everywhere. He was catching passes and kicking the leather off the football. He was drafted ...

The outrage at the Alliance of American Football (AAF) is coming in fast and furious from the players and employees of the eight-weeks-and-done league. Investor Tom Dundon up and took a $70-million hi...

Regina will not be playing host to an NFL pre-season game in August. Statements released Friday by Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. - which oversees the operation of Mosaic Stadium - and promoter On...

Here we go again, with more hype for a Canadian college quarterback trying to break through in the Canadian Football League. Michael O'Connor from the University of British Columbia by all accounts sh...

The CFL Rules Committee is meeting over the next two days to shape the league. If I had a say, here are three rules I'd bring into the league. Player safety calls should be reviewed automatically by t...

The finger-pointing has started already in CFL negotiations. Before the owners and the CFL Players' Association agreed on any part of their pending collective bargaining agreement, somebody let slip t...

Hopefully CFL bigwigs have noticed what's going on with their NFL counterparts the past few days. Lots. Lots has been going on. Big contracts for Foles, Mosley and Thomas. Trades for Brown and Beckham...