Roughriders' season ends with 41-18 loss in B.C.
VANCOUVER — The 2016 season is mercifully over for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The B.C. Lions defeated the Riders 41-18 on Saturday at BC Place in the final regular-season game for both teams. The...
View ArticleVanstone: Questions about Durant intensify after Riders' futile finale
The Saskatchewan Roughriders saved their offensive awakening for garbage time — a prelude to another glorious garbage-bag day — and now the off-season has begun. The B.C. Lions applied the coup de...
View ArticleGainey and Bagg never quit in Roughriders' lopsided loss
VANCOUVER — Ed Gainey and Rob Bagg never gave up. The CFL season was lost long before the Saskatchewan Roughriders were beaten 41-18 by the B.C. Lions at BC Place on Saturday. The loss dropped the...
View ArticleDarian Durant: Contract talks "pretty much at a standstill"
Contract negotiations between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and quarterback Darian Durant are not progressing. That was the word from Durant on Sunday, one day after Saskatchewan lost 41-18 to the B.C....
View ArticleRiders make donation to Children's Hospital Foundation
The Saskatchewan Roughriders joined with Co-Op Thursday to donate $118,000 to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. The total includes $37,000 donated directly by customers at store...
View ArticleGraig Newman giving back to Hilltops football community
His CFL career in limbo, Graig Newman is giving some extra zone coverage to the Saskatoon Hilltops. Newman — a five-year pro who spent last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders — is stepping up...
View ArticleRonald Gasser, the man who says he shot Saskatchewan Roughriders RB Joe...
HARVEY, La. —The man who says he fatally shot CFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute has been arrested and jailed on a manslaughter charge, records show. Ronald Gasser, 54, was arrested...
View ArticleFollowing trade of Darian Durant, Canadian Brandon Bridge to compete for...
Canadian Brandon Bridge is ready to tackle the challenge of being a CFL starting quarterback. On Friday, Saskatchewan dealt the rights to veteran Darian Durant to the Montreal Alouettes for two draft...
View ArticleVeteran QB Darian Durant and Alouettes face Roughriders to kick off 2017 CFL...
TORONTO — Quarterback Darian Durant won’t have to wait long to face his former team. Durant will make his Montreal debut June 22 when the Alouettes kick off the 2017 CFL regular season at home against...
View ArticlePink Day co-founder tells Saskatoon students they can be a 'hero'
While thousands of students across Saskatchewan are donning pink outfits in a show of unity against bullying, a select few at Brevoort Park School were able to spend time with one of the individuals...
View ArticleStudents hear from both sides of bullying spectrum at Pink Day rally in...
Hundreds of Saskatoon kids have made a commitment to be someone’s hero by standing up to bullying. Students from 21 different schools gathered Monday on the University of Saskatchewan campus for the...
View ArticleSaskatchewan Roughriders sign star offensive lineman Derek Dennis
The Saskatchewan Roughriders made a big splash in the CFL free-agent pool while improving their offensive line on Tuesday. The Riders confirmed Tuesday that they have signed international offensive...
View ArticleVince Young's agent has 'opened discussions' with Roughriders about ex-NFL QB...
The agent representing former NFL quarterback Vince Young says he’s talking to the Saskatchewan Roughriders about his client playing in the CFL. “#VinceYoung We have opened discussions with...
View ArticleMargaret Trudeau among headliners for WE Day 2017
Canadian author and advocate Margaret Trudeau is scheduled to be among the guest speakers headlining this year’s WE Day event at SaskTel Centre on March 15. Canadian country artist Brett Kissel,...
View ArticleRoughriders, agent to finalize contract for Vince Young: source
Agent Leigh Steinberg is en route to Regina to finalize a deal between quarterback Vince Young and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a source close to the deal told The Canadian Press. Young is on...
View ArticleVeteran quarterback Vince Young completes first workout with Roughriders
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Vince Young completed his first workout with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday, with head coach Chris Jones giving the former NFL quarterback a passing grade. “I thought he did...
View ArticleSaskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: April 26, 2017
Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday. LOCAL U of S professors among highest-paid in country, but wage cut...
View ArticleSaskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: June 3, 2017
Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday. LOCAL Sask. Party president defends cash-for-access after second Premier’s...
View ArticleFans camp out for Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp
When it comes to Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp, Dale Avison and Lynanne Avison are truly happy campers. The retired couple from Humboldt are spending their days in Saskatoon and living out of...
View ArticlePhotos: Roughriders training camp weekend
The Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp continued through the weekend at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, June 1-3, 2017.
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