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Score another one (or two) for the Riders’ defence

October 28, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
Just in time for Halloween, Eddie Steele had a frightening thought about the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defence. “We’ve played really well, but the scary thing is I don’t think we’ve even reached ...

Notebook: Ground and pound works for the Riders

October 28, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground out a victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday. The Roughriders ran the football 32 times (a season high) for 199 yards (the team’s second-highest single-game ...

Saskatchewan clinches a home playoff game

October 27, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are staying home. With a 35-16 CFL victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday at Mosaic Stadium, the Roughriders guaranteed themselves a home playoff game for the first ...

Five players (or things) to watch during Saturday’s game

October 27, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
For the final time in the 2018 CFL regular season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are to play a game that has playoff implications. The Roughriders are to complete their 18-game slate Saturday with ...

There’s a lot at stake for the Riders and Lions

October 26, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
This is it. The CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders are to wrap up their 18-game regular-season schedule Saturday, when they face the B.C. Lions at Mosaic Stadium (5 p.m., CKRM, TSN). Not only does ...

Notebook: Shaq Evans has a major issue

October 26, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
Shaq Evans is on a record-setting pace — much to his chagrin. According to statistics provided by the CFL to the Regina Leader-Post, Evans is just nine yards and one scoreless game away from ...

The Roughriders entertain the Lions

October 26, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
B.C. Lions (9-7-0) at Saskatchewan Roughriders (11-6-0) Saturday, 5 p.m., Mosaic Stadium CKRM, TSN   THE FORECAST: Environment Canada is calling for a mainly cloudy day with a high of 11 C, but ...

Cameron Judge benefits from Sam Hurl’s tutelage

October 25, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
Communication has been vital to the success of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ middle linebacker this season. Sam Hurl, who started the 2018 CFL campaign at that spot, talks regularly with Cameron ...

Notebook: Better late than never for Lavar Edwards

October 25, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
Lavar Edwards has saved his best for last. The 28-year-old defensive lineman was added to the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ practice roster on Tuesday — just four days before the CFL team is to play ...

Willie Jefferson gets his share of inspiration

October 24, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
Pink is the colour for Willie Jefferson. Like many of his Saskatchewan Roughriders teammates — and like many of the players around the CFL — Jefferson has been wearing pink gear during his team’s ...

Notebook: Naaman Roosevelt hopes to get the green light

October 24, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
Naaman Roosevelt has been down this road before.

Charleston Hughes is hoping to play Saturday

October 23, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
Charleston Hughes is ready for his return to the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ lineup. Whether that will happen Saturday against the visiting B.C. Lions is unclear — “That’s out of my power,” the ...

Notebook: K.D. Cannon is having a blast

October 23, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
K.D. Cannon has been impressed with the wide-open spaces he has seen in Canada — especially on its football fields. “It’s hard for a defence to stop because you’ve got so much field,” the ...

The playoff race will come down to the wire

October 22, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
OK, let’s try this again. The playoff picture in the CFL’s West Division got a little less murky following action on the weekend. But that’s not to say there aren’t still question marks — because ...

Cameron Marshall returns with a vengeance

October 21, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
CALGARY — Talk about a triumphant return. Cameron Marshall was back in the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ lineup Saturday for the first time since Aug. 25, replacing a banged-up Marcus Thigpen for ...

Notebook: Chad Geter fills some big shoes

October 21, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
CALGARY — It would appear that Chad Geter can do impressions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ rookie defensive end started in place of Charleston Hughes on Saturday and did a passable imitation of ...

The Roughriders stay alive in the race for first

October 20, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
CALGARY — First place in the CFL’s West Division remains a possibility for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but that’s not their first concern. “We’re not going to worry about all that,” Roughriders ...

Five players (or things) to watch during Saturday’s game

October 20, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
CALGARY — The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders both have playoff spots locked up. But that doesn’t mean the CFL teams won’t have anything on the line when they meet at McMahon ...

The Roughriders gear up to face the Stamps

October 19, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
CALGARY — Thaddeus Coleman’s sentiments toward the Calgary Stampeders run deep. The veteran offensive lineman spent three CFL seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos before joining the Saskatchewan ...

Notebook: Charleston Hughes won’t play Saturday

October 19, 2018 | Ian Hamilton
CALGARY — The Saskatchewan Roughriders will face the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday without defensive end Charleston Hughes. The CFL’s Roughriders announced Friday that Hughes has been removed ...
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