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National Post
3 days ago
- General
- National Post
Roughriders make final roster cuts; finalize active roster for 2025
Article content The Saskatchewan Roughriders have finalized their roster ahead of the 2025 CFL season. Article content Article content Following a three-week training camp, which included two pre-season games against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Roughriders made their final roster cuts on Saturday. Article content Released: Article content American defensive lineman Eric Black American offensive lineman Yoesph Carter American defensive lineman Alex Gubner National linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed National linebacker Justin Herdman-Reed American linebacker Braxton Hill National kicker Dawson Hodge American receiver Abdul Janneh Jr. American defensive back Robert Javier American offensive lineman Nick Jones American offensive lineman Brandon Kemp American defensive back Tyrique McGhee National receiver Brayden Misseri American running back Trent Pennix American offensive lineman Jahmir Ross-Johnson American defensive back Phalen Sanford American offensive lineman Jack Sherwin Article content Among the players who spent time with the team in 2024 that were released include the Herdman-Reed twins along with Black and Jones. Kemp and McGhee are two others with CFL experience who were cut on Saturday. Article content Practice roster: Article content Additionally, five draft selections from this year's CFL draft have been returned to their respective universities. Article content National defensive back Gideon Agyei National offensive lineman Erik Andersen National defensive lineman Liam Hoskins National linebacker Seth Hundeby National receiver Daniel Wiebe Article content Article content Meanwhile, Global punter Bailey Flint has been added to the suspended list. Article content Article content Active roster Article content At running back, A.J. Ouellette returns for a second season as he looks to stay healthy this year after being limited to eight games in 2024. Veteran Canadian Thomas Bertrand-Hudon returns for a third season as well with Anderson waiting on the practice roster. Morgan Runge and Albert Awachie are listed as the two fullbacks.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
WNBA roster cuts: Bree Hall, Shyanne Sellers among 2025 draftees waived ahead of season tip-off
The WNBA season is just around the corner, and with it comes the cuts. The preseason brings with it a highly-competitive race to snatch up one of the league's coveted roster spots before the regular season begins on May 16. Despite bringing in a 13th team this year, with the addition of the Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA is still one of the smallest professional leagues in the country. Rookies have to compete with veteran players for the 12 spots on each team — and many will not make it onto the team's final rosters. Advertisement Just a few weeks after the 2025 WNBA Draft, teams are beginning to waive some of the NCAA stars that they drafted. A couple of notable names in the college scene have already lost out on their WNBA spots, with more surprising cuts still likely to come. Who are some of the notable players to get waived? One of the first notable rookies to get waived was Shyanne Sellers, who was waived by the Golden State Valkyries on May 3. The Maryland guard and 17th overall pick was eventually picked up by the Atlanta Dream, a team that is entering a new era after a busy offseason. Whether Sellers is able to make the Dream's final roster is still to be determined, as Atlanta currently has more than 12 players on its roster. Another notable cut was Bree Hall, who was waived by the Indiana Fever on May 5. Hall, a former South Carolina guard with two NCAA championships under her belt, was selected with one of the Fever's second-round picks (20th overall), but loses out on a roster spot just a few weeks later. Advertisement On May 7, Harmoni Turner — a standout guard at Harvard and the reigning Ivy League Player of the Year — joined the list of fan favorites to get cut when she was waived by the Las Vegas Aces. Turner was picked by the Aces in the third round, at 35th overall. Why are so many WNBA players getting waived? When it comes to the WNBA, the simple answer is that there aren't enough spots to accommodate the number of talented players coming in from the NCAA. With 13 teams at 12 spots each, there are only 156 total roster spots across the league — with many of those spots already taken up by veterans and stars. In general, while first-round draft picks are likely to make their rosters, most players selected in the WNBA Draft will not make their team's final roster. Advertisement Those final rosters must be set before the regular season starts on May 16, meaning that teams must cut down to 12 players before then. More than two dozen players across the WNBA have already been waived; a good chunk of those players are rookies who went undrafted. Is the salary cap a factor? Honestly, money is not really part of the equation when it comes to the flurry of waivers during the preseason. The current minimum annual salary in the WNBA is $66,079 for rookie salary — a number that might change soon, with the league's collective bargaining agreement set to expire in the fall. All players who are selected in the third round or go undrafted earn this amount in their first year. All of the WNBA teams have the cap space to sign rookie players, according to Spotrac, but the restrictions on roster spots are truly what keep teams from filling out their benches a little more. Advertisement Signing a rookie contract does not guarantee that a player won't get cut from the roster. By waiving the player, the team is off the hook for that contract, while a team that picks up that player will also pick up their existing (rookie scale) contract. What's next for players who get waived? The WNBA's small rosters are a point of contention, as the league also doesn't have any kind of minor league, like the NBA's G League, that players can sign with. Most players who don't make rosters will end up traveling abroad, to other leagues in countries like China, Russia, Turkey and more. Ironically, many of these leagues pay more money than the WNBA, though players who are not big-name talent tend to make low six figures. Advertisement Other notable rookies who have been waived: Beyond Sellers, Hall and Turner, plenty of other players and draftees who were big names in college failed to make the cut in the WNBA.
