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Darrell Davis: Jones' motivational tactic may work on Riders
We'll see if Chris Jones' rant pays dividends on Thursday night. That's when his team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, resumes its CFL schedule with a rematch against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Jones stop...
Jul 18, 2018
'It's garbage:' LaBatte blasts Riders' practice habits
Chris Jones was not impressed. So much so that in the middle of Tuesday's practice, just hours before the team was boarding a plane to Hamilton, he stopped practice and read his team the riot act. "We...
Jul 17, 2018 Brendon LaBatte. (980 CJME file photo)
Darrell Davis: Jovon Johnson is the last ring-bearer
Jovon Johnson, you're it. Of all the Saskatchewan Roughriders players who received rings for winning the 2007 Grey Cup, you're the last one still playing football. Defensive end John Chick retired in ...
Jul 17, 2018
Riders' Evans says he felt 'pressure' filling in for Carter
Much has been made about Duron Carter filling in on defence for an injured Nick Marshall, but much less has been made about the man replacing Carter. Rookie receiver Shaq Evans says he knows he's has ...
Jul 16, 2018 Shaq Evans has been filling in for Duron Carter on offence since Carter was shifted to defence on June 21, 2018. (Shaq Evans/Instagram)
Darrell Davis: The shallow Roughriders
For a football team woefully lacking depth, the bye week was an excellent opportunity for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to add some players. This is a team using a receiver in the defensive backfield a...
Jul 16, 2018
'Like brothers:' Bridge and Watford get along swimmingly
It's a situation that neither has been in before, but Brandon Bridge and David Watford are going through it together. Nearly two weeks ago against Hamilton, the Roughriders and head coach Chris Jones ...
Jul 15, 2018 Brandon Bridge and David Watford will both continue to see time behind centre as Chris Jones continues to rotate the quarterbacks during games. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: Quarterback, quarterback, quarterback
Wally Buono's comments on the Green Zone is exactly why we talk quarterbacks so much in Saskatchewan. The most winningest coach in football says it is amazing how much a quarterback means in this leag...
Jul 12, 2018
From NBA dreams to CFL success: Riders' Roosevelt a star
A fan favourite, and one of the most dynamic receivers in the CFL, Naaman Roosevelt admits he never saw football in his future. In fact, his six-year-old self was a little afraid of it. "I just didn't...
Jul 11, 2018 Naaman Roosevelt with the ball during the Saskatchewan Roughriders home game against the Montreal Alouettes on June 30, 2018. (Liam Richards/Electric Umbrella)
Riders quarterback rotation not good for rhythm: Bridge
It might have felt a bit like a carousel ride watching the Roughriders game on Thursday night. Not only was there seven different lead changes, but quarterbacks Brandon Bridge and David Watford were r...
Jul 06, 2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Chris Jones patrols the sidelines during a game on June 10, 2017. (Submitted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: A win is a win ... but
A win is a win! Ugly, lucky, undeserving ... whatever description you want to put on it, the Riders still won on Thursday night. After a week of fan vitriol, a win feels pretty good. But there was a t...
Jul 06, 2018
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