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New Commissioner Stewart Johnston quickly leaves signature on CFL

15 hours ago | Rob Vanstone
Stewart Johnston is on the ball — and that isn’t simply a figure of speech. The signature of the newly appointed CFL Commissioner will appear on all official footballs in 2025 and far beyond. “In ...

TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: Roughriders’ special teams live up to the label

April 24, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have a lengthy list of exceptional special teams tacklers. But the more, the merrier! “We’ll take as many as possible,” Head Coach Corey Mace says. “We take pride in ...

TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: Proven performers, promising players populate linebacking corps, defensive backfield

April 23, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Corey Mace offers a succinct summation of Rolan Milligan Jr. “Agent 0 is Agent 0,” the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Head Coach says of someone who received three of the team’s six individual awards ...

TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: Roughriders boast admirable depth on offensive, defensive lines

April 22, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
A conventional, position-based training camp preview steers clear of combining offence and defence. But when you consider Micah Johnson’s formidable presence on both sides of the ball in 2024, ...

TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: Quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and fullbacks

April 21, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are only 16 days away from their first workout of 2025. Rookie camp is to run from May 7 to 9 at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. Main training camp, presented by ...

Roughriders Sign Versatile Offensive Lineman Jahmir Ross-johnson

April 21, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American offensive lineman Jahmir Ross-Johnson.  Ross-Johnson (6’5-300) was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent following the 2022 ...

ROBSERVATIONS: Rob’s Riveting Roughriders Records Review … remembering Larry Donovan … and the weekly shout-outs

April 19, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Today’s football column leads with … hockey! With Alex Ovechkin having recently supplanted Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s career goal-scoring leader, I started to wonder: Where do the Saskatchewan ...

Mueller strives to get ahead of the game as training camp nears

April 17, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Marc Mueller plans to finish training camp before it begins. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ second-year offensive co-ordinator has spent many an hour in front of his computer, completing all the ...

Riders Sign Receiver Jayden Horace

April 16, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver Jayden Horace.   Horace (6’1-180) spent two collegiate seasons (2023-24) as one of the top receivers at Fort Hays State University. As a ...

Ticket to Ride(rs): Marvelling at a military treasure from 1963

April 15, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
As long as there has been an aerial component to football, coaches have emphasized the importance of protection in the pocket. But who knew that this applied to ticket stubs as well as ...

Sharp mind! Roughriders will benefit from CFL’s Women in Football initiative

April 14, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Emma Sharp will redefine the role of player-coach during what promises to be a momentous month of May. Sharp, who will be part of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ coaching staff at Coors Light ...

ROBSERVATIONS: Top-tier TSN talent touts Trevor for MOP … Riders record-holder enters Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame … Spavital’s scoring sprint

April 12, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Ideally, Trevor Harris will be dressed to the nines — a momentary departure from the sevens — this coming November in Winnipeg. The notion of a tuxedo-clad Harris accepting the most coveted prize ...

Streamlined A.J. Ouellette will be a handful for rival defences

April 10, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Rare is the running back who celebrates a loss. But when the loss is in the form of 25 fewer pounds, A.J. Ouellette can rightfully rejoice. A dedicated training regimen and disciplined diet ...

“Don’t pace yourself”: Trevor Harris excitedly awaits Roughriders’ 2025 season

April 9, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
The excitement is apparent as Trevor Harris discusses the season ahead and an especially joyous past two months for his family. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ starting quarterback became a father ...

Roughriders Launch Flexible Ticket Options For 2025

April 9, 2025 | Staff
It’s under two months until the Home Opener and CFL Season Kickoff at Mosaic Stadium, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are giving fans one more opportunity to lock in their favourite home dates ...

Riders Add Aussie Punter Bailey Flint

April 7, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Global punter Bailey Flint.  Flint (6’4-210) joins the Roughriders after suiting up for eight games with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023. The second ...

Helping Humboldt heal: Former Broncos President still marvels at show of support

April 6, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
The touching story of an emptied piggybank fills the heart of former Humboldt Broncos President Kevin Garinger. The recollection dates back to April of 2018 — shortly after a devastating bus ...

ROBSERVATIONS: Runnin’ back to Saskatoon for training camp … welcoming a new Commissioner … flag-free Ferland!  

April 5, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
With training camp fast approaching, everyone here is itching to get started. There was a time when the itching persisted. “I remember my first training camp (in Saskatoon), specifically when we ...

Roughriders Add All-American Pass Rusher Aaron Patrick

April 4, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Aaron Patrick.   Patrick (6’4-245) signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL ...

Foundation, Rider Nation assist amateur football with landmark helmet donation

April 3, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
After making the trip to Regina from Moose Jaw, Kasen Thomson looked a few months down the road. He envisioned a football season that will include 1,000 new helmets — courtesy of the Saskatchewan ...
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