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Maurice Lloyd is coming home and he couldn’t be happier.
The former Roughriders middle linebacker re-signed on Tuesday for one year and an option. Lloyd spent three seasons with the Roughriders before signing with the Edmonton Eskimos as a free … Continue reading
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Riders sign Lloyd, release Simpson
The ;latest non-coaching news out of Riderville. Details later.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced today that they have signed import linebacker Maurice Lloyd to the roster. Financial details of the signing were not released.
Lloyd (5’11 – 235lbs) returns to the … Continue reading
TGIF: The Tiger-Cats at Riders report
The highlights and a more than a few random thoughts from the Friday’s walk through at Mosaic Stadium for Saturday’s game between the Riders and Tiger-Cats.
- It’s the final home game of this miserable season for the Roughriders. The … Continue reading
CFL Picks, Week 18: Bombers can talk about Grey Cup, but it will cost them
TORONTO AT WINNIPEG Friday, 8:00 p.m. ET Now that returner/receiver Chad Owens has reached 3,000 all-purpose yards for a second season, the Toronto Argonauts want everyone to know the records they could break this week. Cornerback Byron Parker needs one more interception return for a touchdown to claim the CFL record. Kicker Noel Prefontaine is ... Continue reading
The Sept. 14th report from Riders practice
It was an uneventful Wednesday at Riders practice.
The Roughriders worked on plays and drills and the media watched. We also spent time trying to find the sun in order to keep warm. Yep, my self-imposed moratorium on weather and … Continue reading
This Bombers-Riders rivalry is all kinds of ridiculous
By Paul Wiecek WINNIPEG — Meet you on the 55-yard line, Reverend. Well, now. It is not every day that a football player and an ordained minister challenge each other to a scrap. But then with the Labour Day Classic between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders set for Sunday at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium, ... Continue reading
Thursday’s report from Riders practice
Some highlights and other observations from Thursday’s Riders practice:
- MLB Barrin Simpson said he’s going to play on Sunday. Simpson has been nursing a rib injury and was doubtful on Wednesday. He told us that he prayed on Wednesday … Continue reading
Riders feeling the effects of rock bottom
By Murray McCormick The Saskatchewan Roughriders are anything but leaders in the CFL’s West Division standings and that has spawned discussion about leaders of a different sort. “We don’t have that one leader to really yell and scream to get us hyped,” Riders running back Hugh Charles told reporters after Friday’s 45-35 loss to the ... Continue reading
CFL Picks, Week 3: Stampeders, Argos on the mend
CALGARY AT WINNIPEG Thursday, 8 p.m. ET Stampeders right guard Dimitri Tsoumpas will return to the lineup after missing the first two games of the season with a hamstring injury. “Dimitri’s a guy we ride and die with,” Calgary quarterback Henry Burris said this week. The Bombers have allowed the fewest points in the league ... Continue reading
