• The Canadian Press

    Elks optimistic of brighter 2024 after several seasons of futility

    EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks won all of four games in the 2023 season. The Green and Gold has just 11 wins over the previous three CFL campaigns. The team hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2019. Yet, as training camp wrapped up, two words were consistently on the lips of general manager and head coach Chris Jones and his players. “Grey Cup.” How could a team that’s been so far out of the playoff races over the past half-decade see itself as a contender for the league crown in 2024? There’s a dif

  • The Canadian Press

    Austin Cindric gives Team Penske its first NASCAR win and some much-needed momentum

    Even amid the elation of finally winning a NASCAR Cup Series race again, Austin Cindric found himself a bit heartbroken. It should have been a banner day for Team Penske on Sunday just outside St. Louis. Defending series champ Ryan Blaney was leading in the closing laps, Cindric was poised to give a team that has struggled all season a 1-2 finish and Joey Logano was just one spot away from giving Team Penske all three of its cars in the top five at the checkered flag. But as the white flag flew,

  • The Canadian Press

    Sri Lanka blown away for 77 by South Africa at T20 World Cup

    WESTBURY. N.Y. (AP) — Sri Lanka has been blown away by South Africa for 77, its lowest total ever, let alone at the T20 World Cup on Monday. It was also South Africa's best bowling performance in tournament history. Pace bowler Anrich Nortje took 4-7 in four overs, pacer Kagiso Rabada 2-21, spinner Keshav Maharaj 2-22, and fast bowler Ottneil Baartman 1-9 in his second Twenty20. Opener Kusal Mendis led Sri Lanka with 19, one of only three scores in double figures at Nassau County Stadium on Long

  • The Canadian Press

    Head coach Mace looks to change culture as Riders move on from disappointing seasons

    REGINA — The 2024 CFL campaign will be a season of change for the Saskatchewan Roughriders with new head coach Corey Mace at the helm. Mace signed a three-year contract with the Riders in November to replace Craig Dickenson, who served as Saskatchewan’s head coach for the previous four seasons. The Riders compiled a 34-34 record under Dickenson but struggled in his last two seasons with 6-12 marks in both 2022 and 2023. Saskatchewan ended both those seasons with seven-game losing streaks. Dicken