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Day 10 Riders’ Report from training camp
SASKATOON – After all of that space devoted to pace from Monday’s sessions, head coach Corey Chamblin changed things up on Tuesday. Evan Turkington keeps his eye on the ball at training camp (GREG...
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Day 11 Report from Riders’ Training Camp
Regina Rams QB Noah Picton poses with his proud dad, Dean, and mom, Donarae, after Wednesday’s afternoon session at Riders camp SASKATOON – It’s Wednesday and my personal hump day at Riders training...
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Day 12 Report From Riders’ Training Camp
SASKATOON – Some notes, thoughts and mutterings from Day 12 of the Riders’ training camp at the University of Saskatchewan: Greg Hardin was Murray’s Monster on Thursday (Gord Waldner/TheStarPhoenix) –...
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TGIF: Day 12 Riders Report From Training Camp
SASKATOON – It turned out to be a freaky Friday at Riders’ training camp. Darian Durant meeting with fans at training camp.(LIAM RICHARDS/STAR PHOENIX) It didn’t appear that way early on as the...
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Murray’s Musings After Saturday’s Loss
SASKATOON – Sunday’s musings after the Riders’ 31-24 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos in Fort McMurray on Saturday: – I’m pleased that Darian Durant was unscathed after his first start since Sept. 7. I...
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Murray’s Musings on the Riders’ cuts
SASKATOON – So there you have it. The Riders announced that 11 players were released on Sunday, including quarterback Tino Sunseri. I figured Sunseri would make it until next week when the final cuts...
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Day 17 Riders’ Training Camp Report
SASKATOON – Notes and observations from Day 17 of the Riders’ training camp at the University of Saskatchewan Griffiths Stadium: – The pads were on Tuesday and that meant an increased pace and focus....
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New York Giants’ Brett Jones ready to go camping
REGINA — With mini-camps and organized team activities shrinking in his rear-view mirror, New York Giants centre Brett Jones is looking forward to the next step in his NFL career. The 23-year-old...
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Former Rider Ben Heenan focusing on getting healthy
REGINA — For the time being, Ben Heenan is more worried about when he’ll next be able to play football than where he’ll next be able to play football. The 25-year-old product of Grand Coulee had...
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High turnover means U of R Rams have a new look
The 2015 Canada West football season has yet to start, but the University of Regina Rams already may lead the league in turnover ratio. When the Rams opened training camp Sunday at U of R Field,...
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Rams' Kahlen Branning OK being back in the fold
Like any defensive back worth his salt, Kahlen Branning is displaying a short memory. The 21-year-old Moose Jaw product had hoped to be playing in the CFL this season, but he wasn’t selected in that...
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Carroll was undaunted after being undrafted
REGINA — Alex Carroll hopes that reaching the end zone is just a start. Carroll, a rookie receiver with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, scored his first CFL touchdown one week ago during a 34-31...
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Familiarity fuels Regina Pats
REGINA — Introductions won’t be necessary when the Regina Pats open training camp Saturday at the Co-operators Centre. That wasn’t the case at this time last year, when head coach/GM John Paddock had...
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Pats prospect Jared Freadrich has big shoes to fill
REGINA — Regina Pats prospect Jared Freadrich looks up to his older cousin Kyle — in more ways than one. The 6-foot-7, 260-pounder was a feared WHL tough guy in the late ’90s, playing three seasons...
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Christoffer plans to continue turning heads
REGINA — Braden Christoffer’s new-found fame isn’t going to his head. The former Regina Pats captain reported for Edmonton Oilers training camp on Friday with his proverbial lunch bucket in hand —...
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Brett Jones's future in the NFL uncertain to some degree
While his NFL team has been trying to engineer fourth-quarter comebacks, New York Giants centre Brett Jones has been studying engineering in Regina. The 24-year-old Weyburn product was put on injured...
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Ryan Wellman returns to his roots at U of R
Ryan Wellman wasn’t going to wait for the phone to ring any longer. After being released by the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 15, Wellman hoped he’d get a call from the Roughriders or from...
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Jackson welcomed as Riders quarterbacks coach
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Jarious Jackson earned Darian Durant’s respect long before the Saskatchewan Roughriders kicked off their mini-camp. Jackson did that by playing eight seasons in the CFL as a...
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Roughriders nuggets
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Some muttering, musings, observations and notes from Murray McCormick after the final day of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ mini-camp at Historic Dodgertown: NOSE FOR THE BALL:...
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Francis embraces switch to defence
SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Roughriders aren’t limiting themselves to a player’s accustomed position when it comes to stocking their roster. The Riders selected Kevin Francis in the CFL’s supplemental...
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