Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

It's hard to believe anyone would call for Kevin Glenn to be replaced as Saskatchewan's starting quarterback. I do, however, understand the frustration from this fan base. The Riders have not defeated...

Based on B.C.'s depth at quarterback and talent at the receiver position, it would be a stretch to say that the Riders have a chance at winning both ends of this home-and-home series. The Riders did s...

When news broke that Jeffrey Orridge was stepping down as CFL commissioner, I immediately thought the league would benefit from having someone with a business background take the reins. The product ha...

Prior to Saturday's contest against the Argos, I stopped short of saying it was a "must win" game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In a nine-team league where six get into the playoffs, a late July c...

Just when we thought the CFL season couldn't get any better, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers gave fans a thrilling show on Thursday night, in a 41-40 walk off win over Montreal. Bombers quarterback Matt Nic...

Connor McDavid has many fans during the hockey season. I am one of them. I became an even bigger fan after the 20-year-old NHL super star spoke to the media on Wednesday about the 2018 Winter Olympic ...

It's important that we who love football and, for that matter, contact sport. Don't get defensive about a recent Boston University study which showed that the brains of 110 of 111 former NFL players s...

Thirty-seven-year-old Ricky Ray is still fun to watch. Fourteen years after winning his first Grey Cup as a starter, the three-time champion still has amazing precision while putting the ball in the a...

The tweets were coming fast and furious during the first minute of Saturday's Rider game against the Stampeders. The contest was moving along at a snail's pace with three early coach's challenges - tw...

I'm a realist. I'm picking Calgary to beat the Riders at McMahon Stadium on Saturday. A Saskatchewan loss on the scoreboard may not be a lost cause for the team as it tries to improve. I go back to th...