Commissioner Randy Ambrosie and the CFL have yet another issue to consider. U Sports, Canadian university sport’s governing body, announced Monday the cancellation of six fall national championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included was the Vanier Cup, presented annually to Canada’s top college football squad. The Vanier Cup was scheduled for Nov. 28 in […]
The mâmawêyatitân centre’s Chili for Children in Regina and CHEP Good Food in Saskatoon each received a cheque for $15,000 from the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation on Friday. The money comes from the proceeds of sale of Rider masks. “Masks went on sale to the public in early May and received an […]
After making $1.4 million in 2018-19, the Saskatchewan Roughriders lost $210,064 dollars in the 2019-20 season. The information comes in advance of the team’s annual general meeting June 24 in a shareholders package. Some of the numbers show the team had already spent $500,000 on preparation for the now-cancelled 2020 Grey Cup game that was […]
Veteran sports commentator Chris Cuthbert is joining Sportsnet as an NHL play-by-play analyst. Cuthbert had been at TSN since 2005, where he was the network’s lead CFL commentator as well as an NHL play-by-play voice. Cuthbert worked on CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” prior to joining TSN. He started in 1984 anchoring regional western games […]
Khari Jones says he received death threats while he was the quarterback of the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers because of his interracial marriage. Jones, entering his second season as the Montreal Alouettes head coach, said during a teleconference with reporters Tuesday the threats came in the form of letters that remain in his possession to […]
Athletes from all sports have gone to social media to voice their opinions on the racial injustice that is happening following the death of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis. Riders quarterback Cody Fajardo is one of many CFL’ers to do so. I am here to make a difference, and to help make a change! […]
Randy Ambrosie wanted to set the record straight Friday. The CFL commissioner said he did speak via telephone Wednesday with the head of an American developmental football league for about 10 minutes. But Ambrosie added he told Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, that the Canadian league was currently too busy dealing with […]
Whether or not we see a CFL season this season is still anyone’s guess. Many ideas have been thrown around including hub cities like what the NHL plans on doing with Regina being mentioned. Premier Scott Moe says he is all in favour of it if it can happen. “Yes, we would consider it.” Moe […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has asked an American developmental football league for a formal proposal regarding a partnership between the two. Brian Woods, CEO of The Spring League, said he spoke to Ambrosie Wednesday. Woods added Ambrosie was open to his concept and requested a formal proposal that he could present to the CFL’s board […]
A memo has been sent by the CFL to all nine clubs stating teams can re-open training facilities, but it comes with a list of strict protocols. The memo “hereby permits the reopening of your fitness facilities for your local players to participate in individual training and receive medical treatment, under the following conditions: (1) […]
