• The Canadian Press

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

    MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Michael McDowell completed a lap at 139.241 mph Saturday to earn 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 a

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadian boxer McKenzie Wright one win away from qualifying for Paris Olympics

    BANGKOK — Canadian boxer Mckenzie Wright earned a 5-0 decision over Serbia's Nina Radovanovic on Saturday to move within one win of punching her ticket to Paris in a last-ditch Olympic qualifier.

  • The Canadian Press

    Simpson eyes redemption as Knights set to take on host Spirit in Memorial Cup final

    SAGINAW — Last season's failure fuels Michael Simpson as a shot at redemption approaches. The London Knights goaltender was previously with the Peterborough Petes, who fell 4-1 to the Seattle Thunderbirds in last year's Memorial Cup semifinal. Simpson earned playoff MVP honours after the Petes defeated the Knights in the Ontario Hockey League championship series. Simpson was traded to London in September, where he helped the Knights win the OHL title this year. Now he looks ahead to Sunday's Mem

  • The Canadian Press

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

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