• The Canadian Press

    Canadian men one loss away from relegation from elite rugby sevens circuit

    MADRID — Canada's men face an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the HSBC SVNS circuit after finishing bottom of its group Saturday.

  • The Canadian Press

    McDowell wins third pole of NASCAR Cup season, his first since announcing plans to change teams

    MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Michael McDowell ran a lap at 138.598 mph Saturday to take the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s the third pole for McDowell’s No. 34 Ford in 15 races this year, but the first since he announced he will leave Front Row Motorsports at the end of the season and join Spire Motorsports. “I am as motivated as I’ve ever been to make sure that we win and make the playoffs, and for so many reasons, right? But more than ever, because I am maki

  • The Canadian Press

    Stewart-Haas drivers adjusting to uncertain future with NASCAR team planning to fold

    MADISON, Ill. (AP) — As he’s trying to race his way into the NASCAR Cup series playoffs, Chase Briscoe now faces a fresh challenge with the potential for his Stewart-Haas Racing team to deteriorate around him. Owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced this week that the four-team garage would cease operations at the end of the season, leaving the future up in the air for Briscoe and teammates Josh Berry, Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece. “It might really be hard for us just to even get cars to the

  • The Canadian Press

    Oilers close to a Stanley Cup chance, going home needing one win over Stars to wrap up West final

    Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has never been this close to playing for a Stanley Cup since the Edmonton Oilers took him with the first overall draft pick in 2011. It's been even longer for the franchise that has won the Cup five times. Edmonton was right in the middle of a span of 10 consecutive seasons without even making the playoffs when Nugent-Hopkins was drafted. And while the Oilers went into this season considered a Cup contender, they were 5-12-1 in November and already had made a coaching change.