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The Ottawa Redblacks and Saskatchewan Roughriders settled for a 22-22 tie after an eventful overtime Thursday night. A 29-yard Brett Lauther field goal for Saskatchewan appeared to be the winner in the second overtime, and players had started to leave the field while fans had started to walk onto the field when Ottawa challenged for […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Shea Patterson and Toronto Argonauts safety Royce Metchie were named the CFL Honour Roll’s top offensive and defensive players on Tuesday. Patterson earned a grade of 85.2 after competing 22-of-38 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-31 loss to the Edmonton Elks. He also ran four times for 30 yards […]

It took eight games but the Edmonton Elks are finally in the win column after a 42-31 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. The Elks entered the CFL contest with an 0-7 record but used a strong rushing attack to beat the Riders, who are now 5-3. It was the first regular-season win for […]

On any given game day, a desperate team with nothing to lose is one of the more dangerous opponents one could have. The Elk walk into Mosaic Stadium without a win, but with plenty of hype now that CDN QB Tre Ford is getting his first start in 2024.  As it stands with Interim Head […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are facing an unexpected challenge ahead of their game against the Edmonton Elks this Saturday. Following a closed practice on Thursday, the team had held out hope that Right Tackle Jacob Brammer would be able to start despite his recent injury scare. However, after initial optimism, the Riders have confirmed that Brammer […]

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout on Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue. Carini and Khelif […]

Different season, same situation for Tre Ford. The Canadian quarterback will make his first start of 2024 on Saturday night when Edmonton (0-7) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-2). Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., started his first game last season after the Elks had dropped eight straight and ended up leading the franchise to all four of its […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders fell to 5-2 on the Canadian Football League season with a 20-16 setback in Montreal last Thursday night. With the victory the defending Grey Cup Champion Alouettes improved to a league best 6-1 to start the season. The main point of discussion in Riderville since Thursday night is the second half where […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders came into their first-place showdown against the Montreal Alouettes on a short week, compounded by injuries and more new faces in the lineup.   Despite these challenges, the first half of the game at Percival Molson Stadium couldn’t have gone better for the Riders.  Led by quarterback Shea Patterson, the offense had […]

Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women’s soccer team was likely aware drones were used to spy on an opposing country’s practices in France. Shoemaker made the comments hours after Bev Priestman was suspended from the Olympic Games early Friday morning. “One of the key pieces […]