National Sports

EDMONTON — Chris Morris has been named the new president and chief executive of the Edmonton Elks, the club announced today. Morris was an offensive lineman with Edmonton from 1992 to 2005 and won Grey Cup titles with the club in 1993, 2003 and 2005.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets but that it didn't contravene government conflict-of-interest rules.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter's NBA career .

NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter's NBA career .

TORONTO — Jessica Campbell stood behind the visitors bench watching that night's opponent in warm-ups. The Seattle Kraken assistant coach was focused on the Dallas Stars' line rushes and defence pairs when she noticed a young girl in the stands.

Yeji Kwon's life is unusual, but she wouldn't trade it for anything. The 18-year-old Kwon has spent the past five months on the road with her parents, playing golf on the Women's All Pro Tour, sharpening her skills to become Canada's next top player.

MÉRIDA — Canada's Marina Stakusic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Merida Open tennis tournament with a 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) win over Australia's Maya Joint on Wednesday.

Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married. White’s publicist Jennifer Peros confirmed the engagement Wednesday.

Dru Brown finished the CFL regular season with a bang.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan defeated South Korea's Eunji Gim 8-2 on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth at the Pan Continental curling championships. Homan, from Ottawa, needed only six ends to complete her fifth straight victory.