• The Canadian Press

    West Indies opens its T20 World Cup with a nervy win. Namibia edges Oman in a Super Over

    PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP) — West Indies scrapped to a nervy five-wicket win and Namibia edged Oman in a Super Over on Sunday as the first two Twenty20 World Cup games in the Caribbean produced low-scoring but tense finishes. Namibia fast bowler Ruben Trumpelmann set a record in the dramatic Group B game in Barbados, becoming the first man to take wickets with the first two deliveries of a T20 cricket international. The left-arm fast bowler took another wicket in his second over and returned a care

  • 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