Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan Roughriders
Darrell Davis: Despicable cheaters
Marcus Thigpen cheated. So did Bruce Campbell. They got caught using steroids by the CFL drug-tester and have been assessed two-game suspensions. The team they were playing for when they got caught, t...
Mar 13, 2018
Riders' Marcus Thigpen tests positive for banned substance
Roughriders' running back Marcus Thigpen is facing a two-game suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. On Monday, the CFL announced Thigpen tested positive for an anabolic steroid cal...
Mar 12, 2018 Roughriders' tailback Marcus Thigpen ran 169 yards and had one touchdown during the CFL Eastern semi-final game against the Ottawa Redblacks on Nov 12, 2017. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Riders sign contract extension with Charleston Hughes
International defensive lineman Charleston Hughes signed a contract extention through 2019 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Riders acquired Hughes Feb. 2, but just made the announcement on Monda...
Feb 19, 2018 Charleston Hughes wears the green and white for the first time since his trade to Saskatchewan on Feb. 7, 2018. (Arielle Zerr/980 CJME)
Darrell Davis: Muamba's departure will be noticed
Henoc Muamba was one of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' best acquisitions during the first year of the Chris Jones regime. A high-priced free agent, Muamba was a Canadian starter at middle linebacker si...
Feb 16, 2018
Jamie Nye: No sense trying to figure out Riders moves just yet
Wednesday's moves by the Roughriders raise a lot of questions about the current state of the roster for Saskatchewan. Running back Jerome Messam joins a group that already includes playoff star Marcus...
Feb 15, 2018
Free Agency: Messam returns as Jones hints at more moves
An old Roughrider favourite appears to be returning as the team continues to lock up solid Canadian talent in free agency. Running back Jerome Messam was traded to Calgary in 2015 in exchange for kick...
Feb 14, 2018 CFL running back Jerome Messam is returning to the Roughriders. (Jerome Messam/Twitter @JMessam)
Jamie Nye: Free agency quiet, but good for Riders
When Chris Jones was hired in December of 2015, it was clear the Roughriders wanted to someday become as consistently dominant as the Calgary Stampeders. Free agency is a sign they're getting there. T...
Feb 14, 2018
Darrell Davis: Green Zone know-it-alls
Everything the Saskatchewan Roughriders accomplished on the first day of CFL free agency didn't really surprise the Green Zone. Our sharp-as-a-whip commentators - cough, cough - had covered every move...
Feb 14, 2018
Jamie Nye: Getting sick of one year deals
CFL free agency today will be another day full of one-year deals. And while it leads to plenty of names that are available to choose from and good for maybe radio show fodder, I don't see how it is go...
Feb 13, 2018
Riders bolster defensive line with hometown player
The Riders are bringing Zack Evans home. Evans, 27, was born and raised in Regina and started his CFL career with the green and white in 2012. He won a Grey Cup with the club in 2013, but was picked u...
Feb 13, 2018 Zack Evans raises the Grey Cup as a member of the Ottawa Redblacks. (Zack Evans Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...