Riders Fall To Lions In BC

At BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia: 

Quarterback Nathan Rourke completed 22 of 28 passes for 355 yards and two touchdowns (one each to Jevon Cottoy and Keon Hatcher) as the British Columbia Lions (5-5) defeated the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-4) 30-16 in Sunday action in the Canadian Football Lions. 

Ducks #2 In AP Preseason Poll

The Oregon Ducks ranked second in the preseason Associated Press college football poll, released on Monday.  

The Ohio State Buckeyes are ranked top of the heap with 40 first place votes, the Ducks, with fourteen.  

Rounding out the top five, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Texas.

  Defending national champions Indiana was ranked sixth with Miami (Florida), Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Oklahoma rounding out the Top Ten. 

Riders Fall To Ti-Cats In Hamilton

At Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario:

Quarterbacks Tre Ford and Harrison Frost each completed a touchdown pass on Saturday as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4-6) held off the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-3) 26-19 in Canadian Football League action.  

Take Your Pick

Here is the logo for the Chicago Fire of the 1974 version of the ill-fated World Football League.

And the current version of the WNBA's Portland Fire.

 

Riders Too Much For Winless REDBLACKS

At Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan:  

Quarterback Trevor Harris completed 30 of 38 passes for 401 yards and a touchdowns while fellow QB Tommy Stevens ran for three more TDs on Friday as the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-2-0, 12 Points) routed the visiting Ottawa REDBLACKS (0-8-0, 0 points) 42-20 in Friday Canadian Football League action.   

Riders Bounce Back, Knock Off Elks In Edmonton

At Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta:  

Quarterback Tommy Stevens ran for 29 yards and three touchdowns while another QB, Trevor Harris, completed 19 of 24 passes for 239 yards and another TD as the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the homestanding Edmonton Elks 28-26 in Saturday Canadian Football League action. 

Riders Fall To Elks At Home

At Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan:  

Quarterback Cody Fajardo completed 25 of 32 passes for 510 yards and four touchdowns as the visiting Edmonton Elks (5-1-0, 10 points) upended the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-2-0, 8 points) 36-34 in Thursday Canadian Football League action.  The Riders' Trevor Harris completed 26 of 36 passes for 388 yards.