Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

Every athlete is different. Some like to go out while they are on top, some like to play for as long as possible. Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray is at a crossroads of sorts at this point in h...

Indifference to interest. That's the best way to describe Saskatchewan's take on the 105th Grey Cup. I've talked to a number of people who said they weren't going to watch the Argos and Stampeders on ...

Stampeders coach Dave Dickinson sent a message to his team right after the Western Final win over Edmonton one week ago. When speaking to the media about last year's loss to Ottawa in the Grey Cup gam...

Every successful professional sports team has at least one great leader. The same can be said for every league. Randy Ambrosie is the 12th commissioner the CFL has had since 1984. When you crunch thos...

Let me start with some full disclosure. I wasn't paying much attention to the Oilers/Blues game last night. After all, we are just 21 games in to an 82 game regular season. However, a quick glance at ...

The Grey Cup is still days away, and yet the quarterback watch is on in Riderville for next season. Without hesitation, time and time again, Chris Jones has said Kevin Glenn was his starting quarterba...

Recent "rebuilds" in the CFL have been interesting to watch. The Ottawa RedBlacks started from scratch in 2014, and took their lumps winning just twice in their opening season. 2015 was much better an...

You can bet that a Tuesday night media report involving the NHL and the city of Houston got the attention of hockey fans in Calgary. TSN reported that league commissioner Gary Bettman met with Houston...

Argos defensive lineman Shawn Lemon is one of the best in the Canadian Football League, and one of many defensive players the Riders will have to be mindful of Sunday. During a TSN interview this week...

Why did the Riders dominate an Eastern Semi-Final? Many thought that that last Sunday's Riders/Redblacks match up would be a close game. It wasn't because of three surprising developments. Kevin Glenn...