Reports from Edmonton are pointing towards a name change for the Edmonton Eskimos. The CFL team has faced pressure from at least two major sponsors to change their name in recent weeks. Sources say an internal decision was made Thursday, with an official announcement coming as early as next week. Edmonton’s CFL franchise has been […]
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2020 has been announced and it features a few former Saskatchewan Roughriders. Under the player category are offensive linemen Clyde Brock and Freddie Childress, and quarterbacks Henry Burris and Greg Vavra. Builders inducted this year include former Calgary Stampeders head coach and current president and general manager […]
The CFL sent federal Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault a revised financial request Friday. A league source said the league is seeking about $42.5 million in aid. In April, the CFL asked the federal government for up to $150 million in the event of a cancelled 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The source […]
The Edmonton Eskimos promised to speed up a review of its name and provide an update at the end of the month after at least one of its sponsors announced it plans to cut ties with the Canadian Football League team unless it changes its name. Other corporate sponsors, meanwhile, say they are watching closely […]
There may not be any Saskatchewan Roughriders games to celebrate or commisserate with right now, but 620 CKRM is hoping to spark some memories for you starting Sunday. “Reunited in Green” will see eight games from the 2019 season be re-broadcast on Sunday afternoons throughout July and August with a special twist. You will not […]
The CFL says no decision has been made regarding a hub city for an abbreviated 2020 regular season. On Friday, a CFL spokesman denied reports the league had settled upon Winnipeg as a hub city in the event football was played this year. The spokesman added the CFL also hasn’t reached a decision whether or […]
The Edmonton Eskimos have released receiver/kick returner Christion Jones in response to homophobic comments made on his Twitter account. Edmonton made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, one day after Jones posted the remarks on his Twitter account. “We stand by the LGBTQ2+ community and firmly condemn the language used by Christion Jones. There […]
The Riders posted a loss for the 2019-20 fiscal year. But that’s nothing compared to what might be in the coming year. “To be honest, this is the biggest financial crisis the Saskatchewan Roughriders have faced in 110 years,” says Riders President and CEO Craig Reynolds. “Never in our history have we had, essentially, a […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he has taken a 20 per cent pay cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie came under heavy fire earlier this week for unilaterally imposing a 20 per cent reduction to the football operations cap of all nine CFL teams. But in a statement Thursday, Ambrosie divulged that he and […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson would rather be talking about what his team needs to do to win what was to be their season opener Friday night against Montreal, but instead he is talking about a variety of other things including the current acrimony between the league and the players association. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie […]
