Neville Gallimore was the number one player on the final CFL Scouting rankings. And the Roughriders got him in the draft for a bargain price. The Riders took the superstar defensive tackle in the 8th round of Thursday’s draft. That comes a week after he was taken by the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd round […]
With the 7th pick overall in Thursday’s CFL draft, the Saskatchewan Roughriders stayed close to home and drafted someone they hope can follow in the footsteps of Gene Makowsky and Ben Heenan. The Riders took Melfort’s Matt Riley from the University of Saskatchewan Huskies with the first of what is slated to be eight selections. […]
Baseball fans in southern Saskatchewan may still get to see the Western Canadian Baseball League this year. The start of the season has been delayed due to COVID-19, but after a meeting of the league’s board of governors, it has been decided to try and wait things out and delay the start of the year […]
Going into Thursday’s CFL draft, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have the 7th overall pick. While the team addressed a lack of depth at Canadian receiver last season by taking Justin McInnis and Brayden Lenius with their first two picks, there are no real gaping holes to fill this season meaning the team could go a variety […]
The next chapter in the hockey career of Regina’s Sam Oremba started Wednesday. Less than a week after being the seventh pick overall in the WHL Bantam Draft, Oremba signed a WHL Standard Players Contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds. “Sam is a player we knew a lot about going into the draft,” said Thunderbirds GM […]
Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the dog days of summer. What is emerging as the leading plan involves bringing teams back in a few empty […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is in discussions with the CFL, which is seeking financial support to help with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau told reporters Wednesday that support for the league is an “important issue” for the CFL and its fans. “We are currently looking at how we can […]
The Canadian Football League is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie told The Canadian Press on Tuesday that the league’s proposal involves three phases: $30 million now to manage the impact the novel coronavirus outbreak has had on league business; […]
The Saskatchewan Summer Games won’t be happening this year. On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Games Council along with the city of Lloydminster announced that the event which was to go July 26-August 1 is being postponed because of COVID19. The event will now be held July 18-24, 2021 and will feature competition from young athletes in […]
The Riders have signed former NFL running back Jeremy Langford. The 28-year-old was taken in the 4th round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears and spent two years with them before bouncing around with several other teams including the Miami Dolphins. The Michigan State product rushed for almost 3,000 yards and 40 […]
