Roughriders roll to 41-8 win over Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders turned the tables on the B.C. Lions. The Riders thumped the Lions 41-8 on Sunday at Mosaic Stadium, eight days after losing 30-15 to B.C. in Vancouver. Saskatchewan snapped...
View ArticleVanstone: Roughriders run roughshod over Lions
There was an evisceration in Rider Nation. On Sunday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were not the eviscerated party. Instead, they robustly rebounded from a lopsided loss by defeating the B.C. Lions 41-8...
View ArticlePhotos: Roughriders kids camp
The Saskatchewan Roughriders held a football camp for kids at Ed Jordan Park in Saskatoon on August 16, 2017. The camp was put together by Dream Homes.
View ArticleRoughriders snap drought with 54-point eruption
The drought is over and out, thanks to a rout. The Saskatchewan Roughriders emphatically snapped a streak of 15 consecutive road losses to CFL West Division rivals by humbling the Edmonton Eskimos...
View ArticleVanstone: Chris Jones can finally enjoy his moment in the sun
With the outcome no longer in doubt, the time came for the Edmonton Eskimos’ Mike Reilly to pass the quarterbacking torch — and it was intercepted. Such was the lot of the mistake-prone Eskimos during...
View ArticlePhotos: Kids football camp
The Saskatchewan Roughriders taught kids football techniques and drills at a park on Secord Way during a camp on August 26, 2017.
View ArticleFormer conflict commissioner calls for GTH inquiry: StarPhoenix daily update...
Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday. LOCAL Former conflict of interest commissioner calls for public inquiry on...
View ArticleRoughriders' Glenn shines in 200th CFL start
Kevin Glenn’s third stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders has been more than moderately successful, to say the least. The veteran quarterback guided the Riders to a 38-24 victory over the Winnipeg...
View ArticleRoughriders rolling through West Division
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are close to taming the CFL’s West Division. Saskatchewan improved its record to 5-4 — and 3-3 against West Division teams — with Sunday’s 38-24 win over the visiting...
View ArticleSurging Roughriders bounce Bombers 38-24
A torrid first half propelled the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 38-24 CFL victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. En route to extending its winning streak to three games, Saskatchewan led...
View ArticleVanstone: What a transformation in Rider Nation
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are firing on all cylinders — without the imperative of firing anyone. Scoring-wise, the Roughriders are enjoying their hottest three-game stretch since 2006, when they...
View ArticleGormley: Back to school football and Sask politics persist
Even though our children graduate and grow up (now even sending their own kids off to school) the feeling never seems to fade: The return to life after Labour Day still feels more like a new year than...
View ArticleKevin Glenn gives CCMA Awards a ride
Saskatchewan Roughriders Kevin Glenn and Brendon LaBatte will join numerous celebrities at the CCMA Awards Sunday in Saskatoon. Host broadcaster CBC is using the event to showcase a long list of...
View ArticleThirty years in, Vanstone's done a lot of storytelling
To hear Rob Vanstone tell it, he’s a bumbling, fumbling, incompetent. He’s rumpled and crumpled; he’s boring. Sometimes, he may not even be worth the ink and pixels the Leader-Post expends for his...
View ArticleMoose calf tranquilized outside Winnipeg stadium right before CFL game kickoff
WINNIPEG — There’s not much that can stop a football team, let alone two of them, but a roaming moose nearly delayed kickoff for the sold-out Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg on Saturday. Winnipeg Police Const....
View ArticleGlenn hurt as Bombers bounce Riders in Banjo Bowl
Amid concerns over an injury to quarterback Kevin Glenn, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are digesting Saturday’s 48-28 CFL loss to the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Glenn left the 14th annual Banjo Bowl...
View ArticleVanstone: Roughriders need a rapid return by Kevin Glenn
There was plenty of banjo-picking at the expense of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ first and second strings. Kevin Glenn was twice picked off by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday before leaving the...
View ArticleStars shine at the CCMAs: StarPhoenix daily update for Sept. 11, 2017
Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday. LOCAL ‘I just kept hoping that it would change back to a more positive...
View ArticleStarPhoenix daily update for Sept. 12, 2017
Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday. LOCAL Dundonald Kindergarten boy drowns at recess It was supposed to be a...
View ArticleVanstone: Brandon Bridge throws three TD passes and proves a point
Friday’s CFL game included a Bridge to the past. On an evening in which the 2017 Canadian Football Hall of Fame enshrinees were introduced at Tim Hortons Field, the Saskatchewan Roughriders started a...
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