The Riders and Eskimos are the two teams that create the most pressure on the quarterback this season. The thought that he’ll be under pressure Saturday doesn’t phase Riders QB Cody Fajardo. Though the Eskimos defense blitzes more than any team, Fajardo says they don’t disguise their intentions much. “I got a good feeling on […]
Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic is no stranger to playing hockey in Regina. Hamonic played his junior in Moose Jaw with the Warriors and played many a game against the Pats during his career. He is hoping for a warmer welcome when his team meets the Winnipeg Jets across the street from the Brandt Centre […]
Micah Johnson and Takoby Cofield come back onto the Riders roster for Saturday’s game in Edmonton. Johnson, who missed last week’s game in BC, returns to his spot on the defensive line while Cofield takes over at left tackle for Terran Vaughn. The other big change sees Emmanuel Arceneaux starting at wide receiver in place […]
It took until Week 20 for the Riders to play the Eskimos. Until now, the Riders haven’t had to consider how to deal with the CFL’s most-aggressive defence. The Eskimos lead the CFL in the following categories: Blitz percentage QB Pressures QB Sacks Centre Dan Clark is well aware of the unique challenge the Eskimos […]
At least for the day Manny Arceneaux was back with the starting offense. Arceneaux has been the game-day scratch for the past three games, following Jordan Williams-Lambert’s return to the lineup. Now, there’s a chance the roles will be reversed for Saturday’s game. “We’re still deciding,” says Head Coach Craig Dickenson. “We want to get […]
Saskatchewan’s curling community is in shock. Thirty-year-old Aly Jenkins, the lead on the Sherry Anderson team that lost in the provincial Scotties final this year to Robyn Silvernagle, passed away unexpectedly Sunday in Saskatoon while giving birth to her third child. Jenkins passed away after amniotic fluid somehow got into her bloodstream causing an amniotic […]
More details on Sunday’s WHL game at Mosaic Stadium between the Regina Pats and Calgary Hitmen are being released by the Pats. Fans going to the game will see the home side in special uniforms that they can get after the game as they will be auctioned off online. The Pats will be celebrating their […]
It is the news Rider Nation has been waiting for. The team is announcing they have signed quarterback Cody Fajardo to a two-year contract extension which will keep him with the team through the 2021 season. Fajardo came to the Riders as a free agent in February and was pressed into duty as the starting […]
An all-Saskatchewan battle for the Prairie Football Championship won’t be happening. The Edmonton Huskies walked into Leibel Field and left with a hard-fought 20-17 win in a semi-final game to send them to the league final next weekend in Saskatoon. Edmonton quarterback Declan O’Flaherty had his team going right from the opening kickoff as he […]
John Paddock was back behind the bench of the Regina Pats this weekend for their two-game Alberta road swing that ended with a shootout victory in Red Deer Saturday night. The team announced before their game against the Rebels that Dave Struch had been forced to miss the games after coming down with appendicitis resulting […]
