Jun
Season Preview: Calgary Stampeders
It would be naive to think that the Calgary Stampeders, and their leader Henry Burris, are not threat to win the CFL Championship in 2011. A veteran receiving cast, featuring the likes of Rambo, Bryant and Lewis, and the added one-two punch of running backs Joffery Reynolds and Jon Cornish Calgary will again be a [...]
Jun
Season Preview: Saskatchewan Roughriders
Being a Green-Bleeding member of the Rider Nation it is impossible not to be slightly biased in my opinions about who the best team in the 2011 CFL Season will be. However, deep down, we all know it’s going to be the Saskatchewan Rough Riders. Granted, the Riders lost Andy Fantuz to the NFL this [...]
Apr
Report: 2009 Grey Cup to Calgary
Courtesy TSN.ca: It seems the Grey Cup game is heading back to Western Canada. On Wednesday, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon will be in Calgary where it’s expected he will announce that 2009 Grey Cup will be played at McMahon Stadium. Joining Cohon at the news conference will be Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, Calgary Mayor Dave [...]
Nov
Rider Fans Rejoice Grey Cup Victory!
Courtesy Leader Post Corey Pielak was only one year old the last time the Saskatchewan Roughriders brought the Grey Cup home. Now 19, he struggled to find words to express his excitement after seeing the team hoist the cup at Mosaic Stadium on Monday in front of roughly 8,000 cheering fans. “Amazing, unbelievable, indescribable. I’m [...]
Nov
Riders Bring Cup Home To Greet Fans
Courtesy TSN REGINA – It took Karen Vandergucht a year to make her costume for the Grey Cup – a full-length ball gown with a Saskatchewan Roughrider logo across the chest. She painstakingly sewed each tiny green and white sequin on by hand. So a little cold wasn’t going to keep her from donning the [...]
Nov
RoughRiders Win Grey Cup!
Courtesy TSN The Saskatchewan Roughriders have come full circle in their quest for Canadian football’s most coveted prize. Eighteen years after winning their last Grey Cup at Toronto’s SkyDome, the Riders defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-19 on Sunday to capture the trophy on the same field at Rogers Centre. It is Saskatchewan’s third Grey [...]
Nov
Grey Cup: The Hype Is Here!
Quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie has waited patiently all season for an opportunity to register his first CFL start. His chance will come today on the CFL’s biggest stage. The former Boise State star will make his first career CFL start in the Grey Cup at Rogers Centre against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Dinwiddie gets the start after [...]
Nov
The Funniest CFL Article Ever Written
Courtesy Star Phoenix Calgary contributor Derek Wilken’s top three signs the Saskatchewan Roughriders are in the Grey Cup: “3. Watermelons are considered the year’s best cash crop; 2. Toronto sports writers are running out of adjectives for hillbilly; 1. The last person leaving Saskatchewan for Toronto is being asked to turn out the lights.” I’m [...]
Nov
Stegall Backs Dinwiddie
Courtesy Can West News TORONTO — Milt Stegall has said he “can make a $10 suit look like a million dollars, because I look so good in my body.” Nothing the veteran slotback says, though, can change the fact his Winnipeg Blue Bombers look like decided underdogs heading into the 95th Grey Cup against the [...]
Nov
One Day Until The Dance
Courtesy Leader Post TORONTO — From underdogs to overwhelming favourites, the Saskatchewan Roughriders went through the final practice of their CFL season Saturday inside the Rogers Centre, where they will meet the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. “It’s going to be an exciting day tomorrow,” said Riders quarterback Kerry Joseph, who was earlier in the [...]
