'You kind of circle this one on the calendar' Dressler excited for return to...
By Michael Joel-HansenThe 2016 Labour Day Classic is expected to be a memorable one Sunday afternoon, being the last at Taylor Field and the anticipated return of a past fan favorite.Former Roughrider...
View ArticleCFL will keep an eye on Khalif Mitchell
By Arielle ZerrThe CFL has chimed in to the Khalif Mitchell conversation after the Roughriders signed the controversial defensive lineman Wednesday.In an emailed statement, Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge...
View ArticleBomber fans bound for Labour Day Classic have history of riling Rider Nation
By Michael Joel-HansenIt’s the annual battle of rivals Rider fans have come to count on for a win.Sunday’s Labour Day Classic will be the last played at Taylor Field. The match-up has become a fan...
View ArticleDurant, Jones would prefer not to be mic’d like the Ti-cats and Stamps
By Arielle ZerrStampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell made it clear he wasn’t a fan of the CFL’s live mic broadcast last weekend.Mitchell told Post Media reporter Scott Fisher he felt the broadcasts...
View ArticleDon’t worry fans, switching to blue and gold was ‘a little awkward’ for...
By Arielle ZerrThe blue?Yeah, Weston Dressler admits it was a little bit weird at first, too. So fans won’t be alone in feeling that way when he runs on to Taylor Field in a colour other than...
View ArticleRiders lose a heartbreaking Labour Day Classic 28-25
By Arielle ZerrIt was right there.And in an instant it was gone.The Saskatchewan Roughriders came storming back during the dying minutes of the Labour Day Classic, eventually tying it up when Kendial...
View ArticleFans react to Labour Day heartbreak
By Michael Joel-HansenRider fans were dejected while Bomber fans were riding high, after a late field goal put the Bombers over the Riders for the first time in 11 years at the Labour Day Classic.A few...
View ArticlePlaying defence under new pass interference rules ‘difficult’ Riders DB says
By Arielle ZerrA few days removed and Roughrider fans are still talking about the Justin Cox pass interference call at the end of the Labour Day Classic.At the end of the game on Sunday, Cox was...
View ArticleTalks about Durant's future to come 'soon'
By Arielle ZerrWith playoffs almost entirely out of reach and just eight games left in the season, many are wondering what the fate of Darian Durant will be.The veteran Roughrider quarterback has spent...
View ArticleRoughriders' special teams on the upswing
By Arielle ZerrWhile the ending to last week’s game wasn’t what any players were hoping for, they all agreed Kendial Lawrence was spectacular.The coaches had been stressing through the season it was...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Riders expect loud crowd at Banjo Bowl
By Arielle ZerrIf there are any fans that can rival the Rider Nation in volume, it might just be Bombers fans at the Banjo Bowl.The back-to-back Saskatchewan versus Winnipeg match up has become...
View ArticleRiders lose a penalty-ridden Banjo Bowl 17-10
By Arielle ZerrAnother week, another game where the Riders came close but couldn't seal the deal.Things were looking promising for the Roughriders right off the top when they were able to force a two...
View ArticleRoughriders release controversial lineman Khalif Mitchell
By 980 CJMEThe short-lived Khalif Mitchell experiment has come to an end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The Riders announced the release of the controversial defensive lineman on Monday, Sept. 12...
View ArticleCurtis Steele ready to return to Riders backfield
By Arielle ZerrAfter injuring his leg several weeks ago, Curtis Steele was worried the rest of his season would be in jeopardy.He has history that supported that worry. Last year as a Toronto Argonaut...
View ArticleRiders’ LaBatte and Best likely out for the year, Roosevelt questionable
By Arielle ZerrFor the second day in a row, Naaman Roosevelt did not practice with the Roughriders.On Wednesday, head coach Chris Jones said Roosevelt was being assessed for a lower leg injury....
View ArticleLong snapper Dan MacDonald settling in with the Roughriders
By Arielle ZerrAs excited as he may have been to come to Saskatchewan, long snapper Dan MacDonald didn’t exactly know what he was getting himself into.MacDonald was working at a furniture store in...
View ArticleRoughriders hope third time’s a charm against Eskimos
By Arielle ZerrThe last two times the Roughriders have played the Eskimos have been thrillers.Close, exciting games, that unfortunately, in the end did not go the Roughriders way. Sunday’s game...
View Article‘I wasn’t going to let this one slip’ Durant scores in OT to secure Riders’...
By Arielle ZerrWith this game, you have to start at the end.It’s overtime.The Riders defence has held the Eskimos to a field goal, so a touchdown will win it.It’s six yards into the end zone and the...
View ArticleRiders’ Ese Mrabure saves 4-year-old fan’s first game
By Arielle ZerrMichael Owens couldn’t wait to take his four-year-old son to his first Roughrider game, but his plans were put in jeopardy when his van was broken into and his tickets stolen.Hoping to...
View ArticleDarian Durant ‘knows we want him here’ says Riders head coach
By Arielle ZerrThe calls to keep Darian Durant in Saskatchewan got a little bit louder this week, after the quarterback rushed in the game winning touchdown in overtime on Sunday.Durant’s contract...
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