The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently honoured former president-CEO Jim Hopson.The CFL team renamed the auditorium at Mosaic Stadium the Jim Hopson Auditorium.Hopson, who's battling colon cancer, joined the Green Zone to talk about the honour and his hope of a long-lasting legacy with the Riders.He said the Riders and ...

Dave and Craig Dickenson are together again with the Calgary Stampeders.The Stampeders appointed Craig Dickenson as a senior consultant Tuesday. His younger brother Dave Dickenson is Calgary's head coach and GM.This marks the elder Dickenson's third stint with Calgary. He served as a receivers coach in 2002, then joine...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added a former NFL draft pick to their defensive line.The CFL club announced Tuesday that lineman R.J. McIntosh has signed a contract with the team.The 6-foot-4, 291-pounder was taken in the fifth round (139th 0verall) of the 2018 NFL draft by the New York Giants. He played 18 games fo...

Larry Dean is transitioning from the football field to the front office.The veteran linebacker retired Thursday after seven CFL seasons. But Dean will be remaining with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as the club's player-personnel co-ordinator.Dean, 35, is currently participating in the CFL mentorship program. The joint ...

For the second time this week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have added a former NFL draft pick to their roster.The CFL team announced Thursday it had signed receiver KeeSean Johnson, who was picked in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.On Tuesday, the Roughriders announced th...

The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signings of two players Tuesday, including a former draft pick of the NFL's Chicago Bears.Wide receiver Dazz Newsome was selected by the Bears in the sixth round (221st overall) of the 2021 NFL draft out of the University of North Carolina.The Roughriders also announced ...

AJ Ouellette is already feeling at home in Saskatchewan."(It's) just the greetings I have got from everyone in the organization and even fans. My flight from Toronto to here, I already had fans reaching out to me and talking to me and saying they were excited for me to get to the city," the 28-year-old runnin...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of a former NFLer on Friday.The CFL team said it had inked defensive back Nick Nelson to a contract.A 27-year-old product of Florence, S.C., Nelson was selected by the then-Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft out of the University ...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday the signing of defensive back Nelson Lokombo to a one-year contract extension.The former University of Saskatchewan Huskies star could have become a CFL free agent on Feb. 13.Lokombo, 24, is the 11th Roughriders player whose signing has been announced by the team this off-s...

Corey Mace has assembled the rest of his 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders coaching staff.The first-time head coach is surrounding himself with a few notable former CFL all-stars and teammates to round out the staff.The list includes the likes of former slotback Marquay McDaniel, linebacker J.C. Sherritt, offensive lineman...