Rob Vanstone
Sports Editor at Regina Leader-Post
Senior Journalist at Saskatchewan Roughrider
Helen's son is the Roughriders’ Senior Journalist and Historian — and the author of a new book. Brave Face, from Triumph Books, about maskless goalies.
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1 day ago |
riderville.com | Rob Vanstone
Corey Mace offers a succinct summation of Rolan Milligan Jr.“Agent 0 is Agent 0,” the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Head Coach says of someone who received three of the team’s six individual awards in 2024. Most notably, Milligan Jr. was recognized as the league’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player after pacing the circuit with eight interceptions. No. 0 on the Roughriders’ roster was also named the Green and White’s Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.
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2 days ago |
riderville.com | Rob Vanstone
A conventional, position-based training camp preview steers clear of combining offence and defence. But when you consider Micah Johnson’s formidable presence on both sides of the ball in 2024, why draw a line between the lines? Johnson, an All-CFL defensive tackle with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, also performed admirably on the two occasions his job description abruptly changed due to injury-induced personnel shortages.
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3 days ago |
riderville.com | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are only 16 days away from their first workout of 2025. Rookie camp is to run from May 7 to 9 at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. Main training camp, presented by Coors Light, kicks off on May 11. As the first spring session looms, Riderville.com is doing a pre-Draft deep dive into the personnel at the various positions. The four-part series begins today with a look at the quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and fullbacks.
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5 days ago |
riderville.com | Rob Vanstone
Today’s football column leads with … hockey!With Alex Ovechkin having recently supplanted Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s career goal-scoring leader, I started to wonder: Where do the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ records stand? Some are unbreakable — although wasn’t that said about The Great One’s 894 goals, way back when? Some are unlikely to be challenged, although there is that chance …And some should have been threatened, if not broken, by now.
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1 week ago |
riderville.com | Rob Vanstone
Marc Mueller plans to finish training camp before it begins. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ second-year offensive co-ordinator has spent many an hour in front of his computer, completing all the teaching elements that will be used when workouts open in slightly less than three weeks. Rookie camp is to run from May 7 to 9 at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, where main camp is to commence on May 11.
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Skywalker!!!
April 2, 1978: This putback dunk by Denver's David Thompson—over the top of two Houston players. Thompson had 17 PTS/7 REB and Dan Issel had 22 PTS/8 REB in the Nuggets' 109-100 win. Calvin Murphy scored 32 PTS for the Rockets. 📺 The NBA on CBS https://t.co/hscXwdlh8c
I was supposed to be at this game. Hotel booked. Ticket bought. Then I was informed that my entrance interview for the @UofRegina journalism school was scheduled for Fri., March 29. Cancelled the hotel. Ate the ticket. Bombed in the interview … but they still accepted me. Whew!
OTD in Jets History March 29, 1985 and Dale Hawerchuk becomes first NHL Jet to score 50 goals in a season with a spectacular shorthanded effort v Blackhawks. Goal also extended Hawerchuk’s points streak to 15 games and reached team record 18 games (17G/16A) before playoffs began https://t.co/3sCcQrkKY3
♥️ Skywalker!
David “Skywalker” Thompson, perhaps the most phenomenal basketball player of the 70s that nobody ever talks about. Took down the Wooden and Walton UCLA juggernaut, scored 73 in an NBA game. Top 10 all-time dunk artist. Put respect on his name. https://t.co/SNif8Nje5q
