Saskatchewan Roughriders News

Katie Lawrence BCLions.com VANCOUVER -- Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Stu Foord grew up loving his hometown Roughriders.

FACEBOOK PHOTO Twila Pitcher is executive director of the Manitoba Cycling Association while Dave Pitcher is a former Saskatchewan Roughrider and Winnipeg Blue Bomber.

BlueBombers.com Staff WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are pleased to announce it has set a record number of season tickets sold, currently sitting at 22,050 and counting as of Friday morning, May 25, 2012.

Megan Wells was introduced as the recipient of a dream come true at the Cameco Touchdown for Dreams event at the Delta Bessborough Hotel, May 24, 2012 Megan was diagnosed with a rare form of oral cancer a year and a half ago and asked for improvments to to made to her Dundurn home.

Just five years ago, WR Dwayne Jarrett was a 2nd round pick for the Carolina Panthers .

That's why the Saskatchewan Roughriders' defensive coordinator isn't getting too worked up about having to replace the three players who filled the starting linebacking positions for much of the 2011 CFL season.

Heenan, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies offensive lineman whom the Saskatchewan Roughriders selected with the No.

The year was 1948. Louis St. Laurent had just become Canada's 12th Prime Minister, gas was 26 cents a gallon and you could buy a loaf of bread for 14 cents.

B.C. Lions Jock Sanders runs the ball past Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Brandon Denson during the first half of their CFL football game in Hamilton October 22, 2011.

The Edmonton Eskimos will invite Golden Bears quarterback Curtis Dell to their Canadian Football League training camp, according to University of Alberta football coach Jeff Stead.

Yorkton has a strong showing of girls who've made the cut as Saskatchewan Roughrider cheerleaders.

New Rider Brendon LaBatte was picked up this off-season to address needs on the offensive line with the departure of three starters.

The University of Ottawa appears to be very close to naming former Toronto Argonauts head coach and Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive co-ordinator Gary Etcheverry as its next head coach.

The Sioux Falls Stampede added some scoring punch to their lineup during the 2012 USHL Draft Tuesday night.

Buck Pierce hopes the motivation of a starting job will help fill the offensive line holes left by the departures of Brendon LaBatte and Obby Khan.

Yes Bomber fans, Swaggerville will return. The nickname, coined around 2009, may smack a little of "un-Canadian'' pride.

"One of the things I talked about with Corey when he was talking to me about possibly becoming the coordinator was I felt that it was important for us to be able to run the ball," says Bob Dyce, who moved from receivers coach to offensive coordinator this off-season. "If you look at the backs we have, they're going to have to be durable and they're ... (more)

"A successful coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog, and a great quarterback. . .and not necessarily in that order." - Bud Grant Today marks the 85th birthday of an NFL legend, that being former Minnesota Vikings ' head coach Harry Grant, Jr.

Rob Vanstone The Leader Post REGINA -- It is incumbent on the Saskatchewan Roughriders to maximize the effectiveness of their incumbents.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders continued tinkering with their training-camp roster Friday, signing four players and releasing one.