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  globeandmail.com: Football
REGINA —; The Saskatchewan Roughriders are determined to ensure the 2007 West final will not be a repeat of the 2006 edition.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders not only staged their first CFL playoff game in 19 years, they won it Sunday at a sold-out Mosaic Stadium, home to the league's most loyal fans and a six-foot gopher for a mascot.
REGINA —; The Saskatchewan Roughriders earned their first home playoff win in 30 years Sunday with a 26-24 victory over the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL's Western semi-final.
www.globesports.com /football/roughriders   (1021 words)

  
 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Note: There are two theories on where the name "Roughriders" came from: One states that it came from the North West Mounted Police who were called Roughriders because they broke the wild horse broncos used by the force.
On board were 4 players from the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as well as one player from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calvin Jones.
Roughrider great Ron Lancaster retires as a player, holding many CFL records, including most passing yards in a career with 50,535 yards - since passed by Damon Allen, and most passing touchdowns in a career with 333 from 1960-78.
www.geocities.com /cflhistory/Teams/Saskatchewan_Roughriders.htm   (930 words)

  
 TSN : CFL-ROUGHRIDERS - Canada's Sports Leader
Saskatchewan Rough Riders general manager Eric Tillman will not be in attendance for Sunday's West Final with the Lions, after spending Thursday in hospital with chest pains.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are determined to ensure the 2007 West final will not be a repeat of the 2006 edition.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have to make their playoff run without their best runner.
www.tsn.ca /cfl/teams/?hubname=cfl-roughriders   (320 words)

  
 About Saskatchewan - Government of Saskatchewan
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For more information on Saskatchewan, including 2,200 individual entries, 21 in-depth essays and over 1,000 maps, charts and photographs, please visit their web site.
www.gov.sk.ca /about-saskatchewan   (197 words)

  
 Riderville | The Official Site of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are pleased to announce that quarterback Kerry Joseph has been named the CFL’s Offensive Player of the Week.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders met up in their second consecutive West Semi-Final showdown, but this time it was the Green and White who earned home field advantage which in the end was precisely that.
The fairytale season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders continues after an historic playoff win on their own turf this weekend.  Now they go on the road with two more wins needed to complete a miraculous season; one of the most memorable in franchise history.
www.riderville.com   (1074 words)

  
 American Needle Saskatchewan Roughriders Fifties Cap
CUPSTUFF PRICE $18.99 U.S. The Saskatchewan Roughriders Fifties Cap is a throwback to the simple cotton cap look of the 1950s.
The Roughriders symbol is embroidered onto the front in 3D and the CFL symbol is embroidered at the back.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders Fifties Cap has an adjustable velcro attachment at the back to alter the size.
www.cupstuff.com /cfl/saskatchewan/srfc_m.htm   (119 words)

  
 CBC Saskatchewan - Features - Saskatchewan This Week Podcast
Saskatchewan This Week features the best stories from the past seven days from Prince Albert to Regina.
Expect to hear all kinds of great features from shows like The Morning Edition, Saskatchewan Weekend and many others.
And meet two young people who are supporting each other as they recover from spinal injuries.
www.cbc.ca /sask/features/podcast   (232 words)

  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders News - Topix   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Saskatchewan Roughriders took advantage of a third-string quarterback, and running back Wes Cates had a big game with over 100 yards rushing as they defeated the B.C. Lions 21-9 Thursday night to hand the...
A 26-point halftime lead is extremely difficult to come back from but the Saskatchewan Roughriders certainly couldn't treat it that way this weekend.
The Roughriders atoned for last week's 21-20 loss in Edmonton (2-2-1), a game in which the Roughriders held a 20-1 lead at halftime.
www.topix.net /cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders   (855 words)

  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders
Although defeated in their 7 early GREY CUP attempts (1923, 1928-32, 1934), the Roughriders won respect for western football, introducing the forward pass to the Grey Cup in 1929 and scoring the West's first Grey Cup touchdown in 1930.
In 1948, the name was changed to Saskatchewan Roughriders to indicate that it was the province's team rather than from any one centre.
In 1997 Saskatchewan returned to the Grey Cup to face the defending Grey Cup champions, the Toronto Argonauts.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007159   (370 words)

  
 Metroblogging Vancouver: The BC Lions vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders: the crazies are in town
Metroblogging Vancouver: The BC Lions vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders: the crazies are in town
The BC Lions vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders: the crazies are in town
What's more impressive though is the few Saskatchewan fans who've left their farms and their one gas station [wp] to parade around in the rain with halves of watermellons strapped to their heads singing songs like they were at an Arsenal game [as].
vancouver.metblogs.com /archives/2006/11/the_bc_lions_vs_the_saskatchew.phtml   (610 words)

  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Saskatchewan Roughriders - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Saskatchewan Roughriders, professional Canadian football team and one of five teams in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Briercrest College, Briercrest College and Seminary, University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan: College of...
encarta.msn.com /Saskatchewan_Roughriders.html   (125 words)

  
 Football Saskatchewan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rugby football quickly caught the interest of the people of Saskatchewan and it was not long before there were intermediate, junior and high school teams, in addition to the senior teams.
One in that group of twenty, Dean Griffing, was the playing coach of the Roughriders in 1938, when he was assigned to the umpire's position in national junior championship between the Regina Dales and Montreal Westmounts at Montreal.
In 1982, Football Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Roughriders began a program to recognize Saskatchewanians who have contributed to the development of amateur football in the province.
www.footballsaskatchewan.ca /officiate_sask.html   (1544 words)

  
 OttawaFootball.com :: Ottawa Renegades 41 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 51 (CFL.ca)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
But Saskatchewan took control in the third quarter, scoring a whopping 28 points, the greatest amount of points allowed by a Renegades team in one quarter.
Saskatchewan got an interception return touchdown from Jackie Mitchell who stepped in front of a Joseph pass and ran for 51 yards for a major.
Saskatchewan mascot Gainer the Gopher nearly began a riot when he dragged the effigy of a Renegades player in front of the Ottawa defensive line during a break in the fourth quarter...
www.ottawafootball.com /index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=124   (675 words)

  
 Hamilton Tiger-Cats :: Official Site of the Tiger-Cats
The Roughriders lost the Scotiabank East Semifinal to the Montreal Alouettes 30-14, while the Lions fell at home to the Edmonton Eskimos in the Scotiabank West Championship 28-23.
The Roughriders expect to have a new-look offence, led by former Ottawa Renegades quarterback Kerry Joseph.
Saskatchewan scored the winning points late in the fourth quarter when former quarterback Nealon Greene connected with Jason French on a 13-yard passing play.
www.ticats.ca /index.php?module=sked&func=preview&sked_id=96   (625 words)

  
 Saskatchewan - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
In Saskatchewan cities do not exist, the closest thing to a city in Saskatchewan is a farm with a large cow herd.
During the latter half of the second millennium, Sasquatchewan cultivated the odd plant marijuana for the first time anywhere in the world, and brought settlers from Europe in droves during the 1890s.
Sasquatchewan is known today mostly for its CFL team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders instead of its marijuana grow ops.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Saskatchewan   (427 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Recap: Edmonton Eskimos 27, Saskatchewan Roughriders 21 - Saturday October 26, 2002 01:41 AM
After the Roughriders (8-9-0-2) stormed to an 18-0 lead early in the second quarter, Edmonton took over, scoring 27 consecutive points before holding off Saskatchewan to secure a bye into the West final.
Glenn was 17-of-34 for 179 yards for Saskatchewan, which already is assured a playoff berth but could cross over into the East Division if it cannot maintain third place in the West.
Saskatchewan defensive back Jason Mallett was taken from the field in an ambulance late in the game after a helmet-to-helmet collision with Edmonton offensive lineman Tim Prinsen.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/cfl/recaps/2002/10/25/edm_sas   (346 words)

  
 CanadianRules.ca » Saskatchewan Roughriders   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jamie Boreham was sent to Saskatchewan on Monday for Alvin Washington.  The Tiger-Cats are looking to possibly go with Nick Setta.
This is a risky move for Hamilton- Canadian Kickers are difficult to find, and Boreham was looking a little better as the season progressed.  Saskatchewan saw a big hole in their kickoffs and punting, and they’re hoping that Boreham will be the answer.  He at least led the league in kickoffs last year.
Barrett has had a number of moderately successful seasons in Saskatchewan, and was the longest tenured coach in the CFL by quite a bit.  Danny handled himself with class in the news conference, and expect him to land on his feet within the next little while.
canadianrules.ca /category/team-news/saskatchewan-roughriders   (753 words)

  
 Saskatchewan Roughriders Tickets - nwtix.com/Saskatchewan Roughriders Tickets - Buys/Sells Saskatchewan Roughriders ...
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 Stallions '95: Game 16
And the Roughriders (5-10), whose playoff hopes are fading, could not stop Baltimore (13-3) from winning its eighth straight game to clinch the Southern Division championship and home field advantage through the first two rounds of the playoffs.
That was merely a prelude for a wild fourth quarter in which the Roughriders drew first blood by regaining the lead, 24-23, on Jones' nine-yard touchdown pass to Dan Farthing.
The Stallions' offense was sputtering in the first half, as Saskatchewan built a 17-0 lead before Wright provided a spark before half-time.
mywebpages.comcast.net /jstass/Stallions/game16.html   (1795 words)

  
 Saskatchewan Roughriders Tickets - Buy, Bargain, Sale, Tix, 2005, Concert Tickets, Saskatchewan Roughriders Schedule, ...
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 Saskatchewan Roughriders CFL Football Tickets & Schedule @ Kickin' Tickets inc
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 Saskatchewan Roughriders News by SportsNews24h.com
The dismal collapse of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Sunday's CFL West Final more than just dashed the Grey Cup hopes of the team's legions of fans, it also made the goal of a sellout for this weekend's championship game a little more elusive.
The Calgary Stampeders have a playoff demon to exorcise Sunday in the CFL West Division semifinal against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Roughriders quarterback Kerry Joseph set up the winning points with a 24-yard pass to Yo Murphy and his own 21-yard scramble to the Montreal 20-yard line.
www.sportsnews24h.com /Football/CFL/Saskatchewan-Roughriders   (837 words)

  
 Roughriders dismiss Hill after arrest - Boston.com
Running back Hakim Hill recently signed with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders, saying it might be his last chance to play pro football because of his troubled past.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --Running back Hakim Hill recently signed with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders, saying it might be his last chance to play pro football because of his troubled past.
The Roughriders dismissed Hill on Thursday after learning of his arrest here last weekend on suspicion of disorderly conduct.
www.boston.com /sports/colleges/articles/2007/03/02/roughriders_dismiss_hill_after_arrest   (297 words)

  
 Burris leads Calgary past Saskatchewan - Canadian Football League
Kerry Joseph was 22-for-39 with 233 yards and an interception and Kenton Keith carried the ball 10 times for 88 yards for the Roughriders (3-4), who have lost two of their last three games.
The Roughriders cut into the deficit when Luca Congi hit a 32-yard field goal a little over six minutes into the first to cut the score to 7-3.
The Stampeders added another single a few minutes later, but Saskatchewan chipped into the lead when Congi hit a 32-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to cut the score to 16-6.
sport.monstersandcritics.com /canadianfootball/article_1187444.php/Burris_leads_Calgary_past_Saskatchewan   (473 words)

  
 Saskatchewan Roughriders - AskTheBrain.com
Saskatchewan Roughriders - as much as I hate to admit it, I am a Riders fan.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the Canadian equivelent to the Chicago Cubs except Taylor Field is no Wrigley.
TORONTO (SBP) - Things are looking like the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be going to the second round of the playoffs as they are currently taking a 12-7 lead at half time over the Toronto Argonauts.
www.askthebrain.com /roughrider_saskatchewan-.html   (258 words)

  
 Barco | References | Taylor Field,  Saskatchewan Roughriders
Barco > References > Taylor Field,  Saskatchewan Roughriders
A new scoreboard system was one of a number of upgrades being made to Taylor Field by the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the start of the 2005 Canadian Football League (CFL) season.
The goal was to provide an enhanced game-day experience for the fans and a promotional vehicle for the team's sponsors.
www.barco.com /corporate/en/references/references.asp?ref=3052   (129 words)

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