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Wray Morrison: Holding Harris in check
Jon Cornish, Cory Philpot, Mike Pringle, George Reed. One of the staples of football is that the feature back is almost always a factor. Opposing defences know that the star running back is going to g...
Oct 04, 2019
'I want to be No. 1': Hughes climbing all-time sacks list
Charleston Hughes finds himself at No. 8 on the all-time CFL sacks list, but he's not satisfied with his current position. "It feels good to be top 10, but when it's all said and done, I want to be No...
Oct 04, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Charleston Hughes. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: Bombers shouldn't be considered pretenders just yet
Let's not count out the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Yes, they've lost two straight games and Chris Streveler is 2-3 as a starter. Yes, they just got smoked by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in their first loss th...
Oct 04, 2019
Jason Shivers, Riders' defence not missing a beat in 2019
Jason Shivers had big shoes to fill in 2019 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. But the defence hasn't missed a beat since he took over the defensive co-ordinator role after Chris Jones left to join th...
Oct 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive co-ordinator Jason Shivers. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders announce ticket prices for 2020 Grey Cup
The Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed Thursday what it's going to cost to attend the 2020 Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium. Prices for tickets in an expanded Pil Country -- the standing area in the south en...
Oct 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders chief brand officer Anthony Partipilo announces ticket prices for the 2020 Grey Cup on Oct. 3, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Charbel Dabire gaining hands-on experience in first CFL season
The 2019 CFL season has been an accelerated learning experience for rookie defensive tackle Charbel Dabire. The fifth-round selection (44th overall) in the 2019 draft has been thrust from the practice...
Oct 02, 2019 Charbel Dabire (98) has learned plenty of lessons in his rookie season, including some from Charleston Hughes (39). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Wray Morrison: Happy birthday, George
Today, I use this time and space to send out birthday wishes. I don't get the sense that George Reed thinks of himself as someone who is famous, but one of the best running backs in CFL history is so ...
Oct 02, 2019
'It's exciting': Jordan Williams-Lambert to play against Blue Bombers
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders enter the final stretch of the CFL regular season, the offence is to get another weapon to add to its aerial attack. Slotback Jordan Williams-Lambert is make his season...
Oct 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback Jordan Williams-Lambert (17). (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Wray Morrison: Underestimated
Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp broke in early June and, at the time when I was asked if the Riders were a Grey Cup contender, I said no. Chris Jones left the province late in the off-season. W...
Sep 30, 2019
Jamie Nye: CFL schedule sets up an incredible October
The CFL schedule-maker used to take some big-time criticism. Monday afternoon games in Toronto; 8 o'clock starts in late October in Saskatchewan; four of the final five games of the season against the...
Sep 30, 2019
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Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...