The Saskatchewan Roughriders have received some good news heading into the all-important Labour Day Classic showdown versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Defensive tackle Micah Johnson is back in the starting lineup after missing a couple games due to an ankle injury. The big man recently returned to practicing with his teammates, and it was confirmed […]
Riders Quarterback Cody Fajardo sums up Willie Jefferson well: “He’s a freak athlete.” Add in a what must be a high football IQ and the creativity to invent ways to ruin plays, and you’ve got the Bombers star defensive end. Jefferson is first in the CFL in QB pressures (35), first in forced fumbles (5), first […]
The stats would say that the Riders are set to face a bad passer. The Riders themselves say different. The Bombers Chris Streveler was 7/17 for 89 yards in a win over Edmonton last week. He was accurate on only 50% of his pass attempts. Riders Head Coach Craig Dickenson says he doesn’t think that’s […]
When the Saskatchewan Roughriders face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Mosaic Staidum on Sunday, it will once again be in front of a sold out crowd. The 55th annual Labour Day Classic between the two inter-provincial rivals was announced as a sell out by the Riders on Wednesday morning. In a news release, the Riders […]
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be without their star running back when the face the Riders on Sunday in the Labour Day Classic, and again the week after for the Banjo Bowl. Reports are coming in that Andrew Harris has been suspended for two games for testing positive for the banned substance Metandienone, which is […]
One of the more popular Saskatchewan Roughriders is hanging up the helmet. A report from the “Grand Forks Herald” says the former Rider receiver who played his university football at North Dakota is returning to his home state as he will be working as the senior community relations specialist for the Bismarck region of Sanford […]
Play time is over as the real season now begins. The Saskatchewan Roughriders got one last chance to tune-up their game before the start of the 2019 CFL season on Thursday night as they battled the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. While the Bombers won the game 35-29, there were several positives for the football team including […]
More regulars will be in the Saskatchewan Roughriders line up Thursday night, when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in their final pre-season tune up before the 2019 regular season gets underway. After last weeks loss to Calgary, Coach Craig Dickenson said while they’re still in dress rehearsal mode, they do want to be much […]
