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Riders release LB Deon Lacey to pursue NFL opportunities

August 24, 2020 | CFL.ca Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released American linebacker Deon Lacey to pursue NFL opportunities.

Double-trouble: The effectiveness of the two-quarterback system

August 16, 2020 | CFL.ca Staff
The two-quarterback system is nothing new to the Canadian Football League and football as a whole, but during the 2019 season, it became even more predominant in the mainstream with the Winnipeg ...

O’Leary: Craig Dickenson takes a page from schoolbooks to playbooks

August 14, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson sees a lot of similarities between teaching and coaching; two worlds that he knows a lot about, he tells CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary.

O’Leary: Talking special teams shop with Craig Dickenson

August 7, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
There may be no one more qualified to speak on the top special teams players of last decade than Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. He looks back on the last 10 years of special ...

Best of the Best: CFL players weigh in on the league’s top pivot

August 5, 2020 | CFL.ca Staff
Who is the best QB in the CFL? Stars around the league weigh in on the debate.

Riders’ Evans: ‘My main goal is to validate who I am’

August 1, 2020 | Austin Owens
Shaq Evans said he couldn’t point Saskatchewan out on a map when he first signed with the Roughriders back in 2018, but he has quickly become a household name in the province with his ...

A year since a thrilling Week 8 in the CFL

August 1, 2020 | Kristina Costabile
Take a trip down memory lane to Week 8 of the 2019 season where fans were treated to four thrilling contests.

O’Leary: Five must-see games on my would-be bubble schedule

July 27, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
Should we get a season this year, CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary looks at five games that he’d make sure made his condensed schedule.

Former teammates, coaches reunite virtually in new content series

July 20, 2020 | CFL.ca Staff
TORONTO – The Canadian Football League and Kubota are teaming up to virtually reunite some of the most memorable squads to ever hit Canadian gridiron. Remote Reunion driven by Kubota will ...

CFL Game in 40: Dominant Dominiques

July 15, 2020 | Kristina Costabile
This week’s CFL Game in 40 is last year’s Week 2 contest between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottawa REDBLACKS.

Morris: Few did more in such little time than Kory Sheets

July 10, 2020 | Jim Morris
CFL.ca’s Jim Morris makes a case for Kory Sheets to have his name on the All-Decade Team despite only playing a pair of CFL seasons.

O’Leary: Geroy wins a pair of Grey Cups at home on TSN

July 10, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
This week’s CFL Encore double header sees Geroy Simon win Grey Cups in front of home fans in BC and Saskatchewan. CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary looks at Simon’s roles with ...

CFL Game in 40: The goalpost

July 2, 2020 | Kristina Costabile
This week’s CFL Game in 40 is the Western Final featuring the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Nye: CFL memories will be front of mind on Canada Day

July 1, 2020 | Jamie Nye
Even without football on Canada Day, there are deep ties that this country has with the CFL. That’s what CFL.ca’s Jamie Nye will be thinking about on Wednesday, when Canada celebrates ...

By the Numbers: Looking at All-Decade receivers, DBs

June 30, 2020 | CFL.ca Staff
CFL.ca dives into the All-Decade Team nominee list, looking at the trends and stats for receivers and defensive backs.

Shivers: Racial tensions are at an all-time high

June 24, 2020 | Jason Shivers
Chattel, noose, hang, murder, hate, bombing, confederate, plantation, slave, blood, whiplash, bondage, race, anguish, frustration, Jim crow, flogged, bigot, and privilege. How do these words make ...

O’Leary: Riders heartache headlines CFL Encore night

June 19, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
This week’s CFL Encore games show Toronto and Winnipeg advance to the Grey Cup at the expense of the Riders, a team that CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary says knows heartache better ...

Fajardo reflects on whirlwind first season as Riders’ starter

June 9, 2020 | Austin Owens
Cody Fajardo has had time to reflect on a wild 2019 season that saw him assume the starter’s role for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Now, he’s ready to help lead the team to the Grey ...

O’Leary: Defence shines as Riders get blanked in TSN’s CFL Encore game

June 5, 2020 | Chris O'Leary
It may not have been obvious in the moment, CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary says, but in Edmonton’s convincing shutout win over Saskatchewan in 2014, we got a glimpse of what Chris ...

Riders LB Sam Hurl announces retirement

June 3, 2020 | CFL.ca Staff
Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Sam Hurl has announced that he is retiring from football. 
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