The CFL’s decision to cancel this year’s Grey Cup festivities, due to COVID-19, has left many Saskatchewan residents feeling disappointed. The 2020 Grey Cup game and festival was scheduled to take place this November in Regina, but due to uncertainties surrounding the 2020 CFL season altogether, the league has moved the Queen City’s bid until […]
An American developmental football league wants to help CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie out. Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, has approached Ambrosie about a partnership. Woods is offering an opportunity for some CFL teams to practise with and play against Spring League squads in September in a condensed format he says has proven […]
It’s that time of year when normally Saskatchewan Roughriders coach Craig Dickenson, would be busy trying to figure out who will play where on the big club for the upcoming season. Instead, with COVID-19 delaying the CFL season until at least September, like many of us, Dickenson finds himself still at home. Speaking with Derek […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Deon Lacey to a contract. The American linebacker has spent the last three seasons in the NFL, most recently with the Miami Dolphins. He has 20 career tackles in the NFL, including four from last season. Before his NFL time, he spent three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, and helped […]
The Regina and District Chamber of Commerce says Wednesday’s announcement was the best possible scenario for Regina and area businesses in relation to the Grey Cup festivities. While it’s disappointing the big game isn’t guaranteed to be played in the queen city in November, CEO John Hopkins says the good news is Regina will get […]
The Riders will now host the 2022 Grey Cup in a massive pandemic-related shift for the CFL. Saskatchewan was to host the Grey Cup on November 22 this year. With the CFL season in doubt, and the Riders robbed of valuable planning time because of the pandemic, the league has taken the extraordinary step of […]
The Riders have signed Canadian linebacker Nakas Onyeka to a contract. Onyeka, taken in the 5th round of the 2017 CFL draft by Toronto, had spent his entire CFL career with the Argos before heading West. The Wilfrid Laurier product played in 36 games for the Argonauts, recording 14 tackles and two sacks on defence […]
There are reports that the CFL has looked into a hub city approach for the 2020 season, and that Regina is being considered to host games with no fans under this model. Mayor Michael Fougere says he has not heard from the league or the Saskatchewan Roughriders about this, so to his knowledge no bid has […]
CFL training camps were to get underway today, but that will not be happening because of COVID-19. The league is hoping to get some kind of season in and they are hoping to get some federal aid as well, but whether or not they get one or both is not known at this time. Riders […]
The head of the CFL Players Association says it is time to put egos aside and start working together to make sure the league continues. Many of the players are not happy with the fact that there was no consultation between the PA and the league before Commissioner Randy Ambrosie went to Ottawa asking for […]
