The Canadian Football League is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Divisio
Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium (shown during player introductions prior to a game) is the largest venue in the CFL.
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo has the ball and looks downfield during the 2005 Grey Cup game against the Edmonton Eskimos at BC Place in Vancouver.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League as a member club of the league's West Divi
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…for the fact that two teams had basically the same name: the Big Four's Ottawa Rough Riders were often called the "Eastern Riders", while the WIFU's Saskatchewan Roughriders were called the "Western Riders" or "Green Riders". Other team names had traditional origins. With rowing a national craze in the late 19th century…
George Reed is the club's all-time leading rusher.
The Roughriders celebrate their 2007 Grey Cup victory
Now-defunct Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field prior to a CFL match.