Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

Add me to a long list of many that was confused about Chris Jones' use of quarterbacks in Thursday's 18-13 win over Hamilton. (I know what you're thinking - I can be confused on the best of days.) The...

The Humboldt Broncos bus crash was 89 days ago. 70 days from now the Broncos will step on to the ice for its 2018-19 home opener against the Nipawin Hawks. Those lost, and those whose lives have been ...

I agree with Chris Jones. A short turn around time is a good thing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. While trying to learn from a disheartening loss, it's important for the team to look ahead even tho...

"To you we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high." That was historian Jim Miller borrowing a line from famous soldier poet John McCrae as he officially swore in and welcomed 48 new Canadians at th...

I'm 0-2 (which many not be a surprise to many). When the season started I thought the Riders, with new quarterback Zach Collaros, might need some adjustment time against the defending Grey Cup champio...

It's not easy for players to have the perfect exit in professional sports. Henry Burris, John Elway, Jerome Bettis, Ray Bourque and Dominek Hasek are all athletes who got to go out on top. They won ch...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was recently booed when addressing a hockey crowd in Las Vegas. His response: "Congratulations. You are truly a hockey market." The man fans love to hate is going in to t...

Prior to last season there were rumours that Chris Jones had his sights set on quarterback James Franklin, who played for him in Edmonton. Some thought Jones would wait for Franklin's contract in Edmo...

Just about every CFL fan cringed when four-time Grey Cup champion Ricky Ray was carted off the field Saturday at BMO Field. Injuries are part of contact sport. When many players suffer what appears to...

There could be a big change coming to the way historians and art curators uncover the past, thanks to researchers at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) in Saskatoon. Working on daguerreotypes, the earlie...