Saskatchewan Roughriders

The 5-7-1 Saskatchewan Roughriders are in Calgary for Friday’s match-up with the 4-8-1 Stampeders. The winner of the contest will have the upper hand when it comes to securing a playoff spot in the West Division. The Riders, winless in their last seven games, are all business looking for an elusive victory. Still, a number […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ receiver Shawn Bane Jr. felt the statements made by head coach Corey Mace on Tuesday were deserved. “We probably needed to be screamed at a little bit. Sometimes it takes that just for you to get refocused. Sometimes depending on the moment in your life, you need a refocus, and that was just […]

Saskatchewan Roughrider defensive lineman Miles Brown is lighter in the pocketbook for the second time in as many weeks.   The 27-year-old made contact with Winnipeg quarterback Chris Streveler on a second and short play late in the third quarter of the Labour Day rematch on September 7. On the play, Streveler lined up under […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ head coach Corey Mace did not like his team’s effort at practice on Tuesday. “We didn’t meet our expectations,” Mace said. “That’s something I think is my job to hold everybody to that expectation.” Mace stopped practice on two separate occasions, once on the field and the second time he sent the team to the locker room for a […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are ready to hand the rock to newly signed running back Ryquell Armsted. Although, head coach Corey Mace doesn’t expect the five-foot-11, 220-pound back to suit up in Week 16 against the Calgary Stampeders.  “He’s going to have to learn the playbook from scratch. The kid looked good out there,” Mace said. If all […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders American defensive lineman Anthony Lanier has been on the six-game injured list for six games. He practiced for the first time on Monday since suffering a knee injury against the Montreal Alouettes in Week 8.  “Still working on it, the trainers are doing a great job of getting me back ready. Strength and conditioning […]

Legendary Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant believes the offence needs to improve after the team’s bye week to snap the 0-6-1 winless streak. “I would like to see the offence step up,” Durant told SportsCage host Barney Shynkaruk. “The offence can’t seem to make plays late in the game. Aside from the Labour Day Classic when they went […]

The Canadian Football League has hit Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive lineman Miles Brown in the pocket book.  The 27-year-old was fined the maximum allowable, half a game cheque, for delivering a low hit on Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ quarterback Chris Streveler during the Labour Day rematch in Week 14. The play in question happened in the third quarter during a […]

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Ben Fairbrother died in a motorcycle accident at 51 years old on Friday, September 13 in Edmonton. The Riders selected Fairbrother with the No. 2 overall pick in the 1997 CFL Draft. The University of Calgary graduate played 58 games over four seasons in Saskatchewan with 20 starts along the offensive line. “The Saskatchewan Roughriders […]

Nick Wiebe made his professional debut in Week 14, suiting up for the Saskatchewan Roughriders against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The six-foot-three, 240-pound Canadian linebacker is in his rookie season with the Riders and did not play the first 12 games because he was rehabbing an ACL injury. That setback occurred when he was with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies […]