• The Canadian Press

    Oilers slip past Stars 2-1, advance to Stanley Cup final

    EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are headed to their eighth Stanley Cup final in franchise history. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Oilers punched their ticket to the championship series with a somewhat shaky 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday, winning the best-of-seven Western Conference final in six games. Zach Hyman also scored and Evan Bouchard had a pair of assists for the Oilers, who will face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup series — marking Edmonton’s first a

  • The Canadian Press

    Dominant Pac-12 softball nears end with conference realignment set to scatter programs

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stanford and UCLA players and coaches were emotional when it sunk in they had finished the last game between Pac-12 softball teams before the league splits up due to conference realignment. Stanford defeated the Bruins 3-1 on Sunday night in a Women's College World Series elimination game and will carry the conference’s banner into the semifinals. “It’s sad,” Stanford coach Jessica Allister said. “It’s just sad because it has been the greatest softball conference in the coun

  • The Canadian Press

    Rays avoid being swept with 4-3 victory over Orioles

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Jose Siri hit a two-run double in the eighth to put Tampa Bay ahead, Garrett Cleavinger escaped the bottom of the inning thanks to a bases-loaded double play, and the Rays avoided a sweep with a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Gunnar Henderson hit his sixth leadoff homer of the season for the Orioles, who led 3-0 in the fourth before Tampa Bay’s comeback. With the score 3-2, Dillon Tate (2-1) allowed two straight singles to start the eighth and then fell behind in

  • Yahoo Sports

    NHL playoffs: Oilers close out Stars to reach Stanley Cup Final, set up series with Panthers

    The Oilers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in nearly two decades.