Saskatchewan Roughriders

The CFL Players’ Association has joined the Canadian labour movement. The CFLPA and Canadian Labour Congress joined forces Thursday. The CLC is Canada’s largest labour organization, with a membership of more than three million workers and over 500,000 retirees across the country. The CFLPA represents roughly 650 professional football players. “This is one of the […]

Training camp is less than a month away in Saskatoon, and the Roughriders are continuing to add to the roster.  The team announced it has signed American Linebacker C.J Avery. Avery played five years at the University of Louisville and was named the team’s top defensive player in 2019. Avery signed with Chicago of the […]

Dave Thomas is made to order for his new role as the voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Recognition of his broadcasting chops dates back to the teenaged years, when he was working at McDonald’s in his hometown of Weyburn. “The owners said, ‘You’ve got such a great voice. You should start working in the drive-thru,’ […]

There will be a new look and sound to Saskatchewan Roughrider broadcasts on 620 CKRM, and the Roughriders Radio Network. At a news conference at Mosaic Stadium, Harvard Media, the broadcast partner of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, announced its new look line up for the 2024 season. Veteran broadcaster Dave Thomas will be the play by […]

The snow is pretty much gone, spring is in the air, and Rider Training Camp is opening next month. It all starts with the rookies reporting on May 6th to the Riders camp at Griffiths Stadium at the University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon. First time Roughriders will then be put through their paces May 8th […]

There’s nothing wrong with trying something new. That’s the theme of a TV show called Go/Nitro which has been in production since 2019. It features two hosts who try different sports at a high level for the first time. Essentially they learn from a professional instructor, then take those lessons and try and beat their […]

 It was an emotional and reflective Saskatchewan Roughriders CEO Craig Reynolds who shared his thoughts with the media on the passing of former Riders President and CEO Jim Hopson. “On Tuesday, we lost a very important member of our Rider family,” Reynolds said at the news conference Thursday at Mosaic Stadium. “And Saskatchewan lost a […]

There is a long list of names in Rider’s history who are synonymous with the ideals of the football club that means so much to every football fan in Saskatchewan. Near the very top of that prestigious list is Jim Hopson. Hopson passed away at the age of 73, after a battle with colon cancer. […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian receiver Samuel Emilus to a one-year contract extension Monday. The deal keeps Emilus with the Riders through the 2025 season. The six-foot-one 200-pound Montreal native registered 70 catches for 1,097 yards and six TDs last season, just his second in the CFL. Saskatchewan selected Emilus, 26, in the first round, No. 7 overall, in […]

Trevor Harris has no doubts regarding whether he’ll be ready to go when the Saskatchewan Roughriders open training camp in May. The veteran quarterback missed most of the 2023 season — his first with Saskatchewan — with a significant knee injury. But Harris told reporters Thursday he could have returned at about 70 per cent […]