Rob Vanstone: The Roughriders’ 100-yard history — “Reed” all about it!

15 hours ago | Rob Vanstone
At this rate, it will be a challenging statistical exercise to calculate the number of statistics-based columns that grace this space. This is what happens, dear reader, when an antiquated ...

Roughriders accountant Emma Brezinski gives back to local sports

March 17, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Emma Brezinski had two schools of thought during a recent Regina Intercollegiate Basketball League game. She was helping to coach the Sheldon-Williams Spartans junior girls team as it opposed the ...

Robservations: The Irish ties compiling … here’s to a win for Wolseley … and see you in Regina Beach!

March 16, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Here’s the scoop on Coan … Jack Coan, whose signing was announced on Friday, is the 15th University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish alumnus to reach a contractual agreement with the Saskatchewan ...

Riders Sign Fiesta Bowl Record-holding Quarterback Jack Coan

March 15, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Jack Coan.   Coan (6’3-220) signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2022 NFL Draft. He attended ...

Saskatchewan Roughrider Pep Band plays instrumental role in the community

March 15, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Rhonda Kerr-White and Stacy Grunert are delighted to bang the drum for the 620 CKRM Saskatchewan Roughrider Pep Band. Kerr-White plays the trumpet, actually, while Grunert is a percussionist for ...

Rob Vanstone: Prolific passing performances — the Riders’ single-game bests

March 14, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
On this statistical tangent, we turn our focus on the arms race — the jockeying for positions atop the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ single-game passing categories. The choice spots on the podium are ...

Rob Vanstone: Greene and Wright … and friends — the Roughriders’ Multi-TD Club

March 13, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Today’s exercise: Multi-touchdown authentication. Several minutes of exhaustive research have uncovered 425 instances of a Roughriders player crossing the goal line at least twice in a game, ...

Rob Vanstone: Lauding Long-Distance Lauther

March 12, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
This dusty historian’s off-season priorities have been twofold: (1) To unapologetically Hoover all the bagels in the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ lunch room; and, (2) To revise and expand the CFL ...

Riders Sign Former Giants Defensive Lineman R.j. Mcintosh

March 12, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman R.J. McIntosh. McIntosh (6’4-291) was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round, 139th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. ...

Another Hall of Fame beckons for Roughriders legend Don Narcisse

March 11, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Don Narcisse, who ran geometric pass patterns throughout a legendary CFL career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, vividly remembers one route he didn’t want to take. It was the highway from Port ...

Rob Vanstone: A wonderful surprise was in the cards

March 10, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
On behalf of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, I am the keeper of an album that is old and new. New from the standpoint that it arrived at Mosaic Stadium on Friday. Old because this classic ...

Robservations: Brier buzz … quirky, Quakery stats … quarterbacking firsts and lasts … and bring back the ’dromes!

March 9, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
This past Tuesday, I was expertly navigating my way from the Brandt Centre to Mosaic Stadium after the evening draw at the Brier. Little did I know that three fellow members of the Saskatchewan ...

CFL 2.0, Larry Dean style: What the next chapter entails

March 8, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Larry Dean is poised to tackle a new challenge, as opposed to a rival ball-carrier. Dean, an elite middle linebacker during the six seasons in which he played in the Canadian Football League, is ...

Roughriders’ Larry Dean appreciates the journey as a new challenge awaits

March 7, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Football is often referred to as a “beautiful game” when the subject matter relates to soccer. But Larry Dean used that terminology to describe the sport he loves, and one at which he has ...

Larry Dean & Jeremy O’Day | Larry Dean’s Retirement

March 7, 2024 | Staff
“If you’re doing what you love you’ll never work a day in your life.”

Four-time All-star Larry Dean Announces His Retirement

March 7, 2024 | Staff
Dean joins the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Football Operations Staff   Linebacker Larry Dean is calling it a career after eight incredible seasons of CFL football. The Champ, as he’s known to many ...

Roughriders’ Josh-of-all-trades volunteering at the Brier

March 6, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Josh Shaw is padding his resume — in a highly positive and productive manner. Shaw, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Manager of Operations and Facilities, has taken a week’s vacation to volunteer at ...

Riders Add Former Bronco Defensive Back Jamar Johnson

March 5, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back Jamar Johnson.  Johnson (6’1-197) was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round, 164th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. ...

Rob Vanstone: Football, curling and demolition derbies collide at the Brier

March 5, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
As one of the premier journalists in my household, I am constantly being recognized by members of the adoring public. Take Monday, for example, when I was a few minutes late for the afternoon ...

Jim Hopson Auditorium honours a key builder in Roughriders history

March 4, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently held a small gathering to honour one of their all-time giants. Jim Hopson, the CFL team’s first full-time President-CEO, had been told in advance that he was ...
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