Defensive back James Johnson set a Grey Cup record with three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders won their first championship in 18 years on Sunday. - Saskatchewan defeated Winnipeg 23-19 in the 95th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre in Toronto. The Roughriders last won a championship in 1989, when current coach Kent Austin was the starting quarterback. - "It's weird how things work out sometimes," Austin told CBC Sports. "I'm just so proud of our guys." - Johnson, who was named the game's outstanding player, intercepted Blue Bomber quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie a final time with just over one minute left to seal the result. - "We had a few ups and downs during the season, but what we wanted to do was put together three good games," said Johnson. "It was all about the way we finished and that's what we wanted to do, finish hard." - Saskatchewan slotback Andy Fantuz had put his side up 23-14 early in the fourth quarter by taking a Kerry Joseph pass and rumbling 29 yards for a touchdown. - Fantuz finished with four catches for 70 yards and was named the game's top Canadian. - "They've been been so passionate all year, all lifetime," Fantuz said of the loyal Roughrider fan base. "I can't wait to get back there and celebrate." - Dinwiddie, making his first CFL start in the biggest game after starter Kevin Glenn broke his left arm in last week's East Division final, completed 15 of 33 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown. He also fumbled once. - Winnipeg scored the game's first offensive touchdown in the third quarter, with Dinwiddie completing a pass each to receivers who had been largely invisible in the first half - Terrence Edwards, Arjei Franklin and Derick Armstrong. Dinwiddie launched a bomb to Armstrong, who beat Johnson for a 50-yard score. - Joseph, named the league's most outstanding player earlier in the week, struggled to con...
Defensive back James Johnson set a Grey Cup record with three interceptions, returning one for a tou...
