By Darrin Bauming (@DarrinBauming) WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers evened the score with their prairie rivals from Regina on Sunday afternoon with a 25-13 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the tenth edition of the Banjo Bowl in front of a sellout...
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall took the first shot across the bow Friday ahead of this weekend's Banjo Bowl. With a banjo in hand (naturally), Wall took a jab at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a 19-second YouTube clip as they prepare for a rematch Sunday against the...
By Darrin Bauming (@DarrinBauming) REGINA -- For a moment, it appeared the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were about to silence their doubters. By the final gun, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were 8-1 for the first time in franchise history, and the 1-8 Bombers had dropped...
By Darrin Bauming (@DarrinBauming) WINNIPEG -- It was a chance for some serious redemption after one of the worst losses in franchise history, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers came up just short in the 2012 Banjo Bowl, losing 25-24 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on a...
By Darrin Bauming (@DarrinBauming) REGINA, Sask. -- There must be something in the Regina water. Or maybe the late August and early September field stubble burning in the central prairies just smokes out any of the plans the Winnipeg Blue Bombers try to put together...
The mayor of Swaggerville is now a Roughrider. Defensive end Odell Willis has been traded by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in exchange for Saskatchewan’s second round pick (8th overall) in the 2012 CFL Draft, their fourth round pick (23rd overall) in the 2012 CFL Draft, a...
Besides bringing your banjo to Sunday's Blue Bombers/Roughriders rematch, take a look in your pantry for a non-perishable food item to donate to Winnipeg Harvest. The food bank will be on location at Canad Inns Stadium prior to the afternoon kick off collecting food...
Winnipeg Blue Bomber fans likely won't be swarming the Royal Canadian Mint on Friday when a new one-dollar circulation coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Roughriders is made available. Following the official launch of the Mint's newest...
Who says 13 is an unlucky number? That is, unless you watched Sunday's 97th Grey Cup. The Montreal Alouettes defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28-27 in the final seconds of the game, as the Riders had one too many men on the field. Whose fault was it? Don't know...
Winnipeg will see an emergence of a different breed of people this weekend, also known as those from Saskatchewan. Roughrider fans will make their way east for the annual Banjo Bowl football game at Canad Inns Stadium Sunday afternoon. To help welcome our rivals to...
