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'So nice to be around people again': Riders fan reflects on first home game of season
An announced crowd of more than 33,000 arrived at a sold-out Mosaic Stadium on Friday to watch the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders play their first regular-season game in almost two years. One of those...
Aug 09, 2021 (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: A welcome return 'home'
Was it ever great to be back at Mosaic Stadium! It was great to watch the Green and White. It was great that young Kaden led off our post-game show -- although, judging by his voice now, I don't know ...
Aug 09, 2021
Riders triumphant in return with 33-29 victory despite B.C. Lions nearly roaring back in second half
It was emotional return to the field for Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. "I started tearing up in the tunnel when I was running out to the game and you hear the crowd," Fajardo said...
Aug 06, 2021
Mitch Picton working hard in hopes of regular role with Riders
Mitch Picton isn't a stranger to hard work. The Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver has spent the past few years on the team's practice roster trying to crack the starting lineup - something he has...
Aug 06, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Mitch Picton. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Coney Island Poutine Cafe preparing 2,000 lbs of potatoes ahead of Riders game
Before Riders game day, Jamie Findlay carves potatoes into fine slices. The wedges are dunked into one of the many deep fryers in the kitchen. She repeats this for eight hours. It's a long time to spe...
Aug 06, 2021 From left, Jamie Findlay, Maia Rosenfeld and Steve Gurski at Coney Island Poutine Cafe on Aug. 5, 2021. The trio spent the day before preparing food for the Riders home opener. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'It's going to be unreal': Riders return to action for first time since 2019
It's been 628 days but now the Saskatchewan Roughriders are back. The CFL made it's triumphant return on Thursday after a cancelled 2020 season due to a COVID-19 pandemic. The rematch of the 2019 Grey...
Aug 06, 2021 Quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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)
'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)
Riders sell out first game back since 2019
A sea of green will wash over Mosaic Stadium next week. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced their first game of the 2021 CFL season - a clash with the B.C. Lions on Aug. 6 - has officially been sol...
Jul 30, 2021
Jamie Nye: Riders scrimmage not enough to properly evaluate who should stay or go
The Green and White game on Saturday proved one thing for this observer -- the chance of properly evaluating the talent without preseason games is impossible. The controlled scrimmage just can't be en...
Jul 26, 2021
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