National Sports

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is looking up on the leaderboard at the AT&T Byron Nelson at a couple of contemporaries without nearly the resume the Dallas resident has built over the past 15 months.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

SZEGED, Hungary — Canadian canoers Sloan MacKenzie and Katie Vincent finished third in the women's C-2 500 metre on Saturday at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.

FOSSOMBORONE, Italy (CP-AP) — Canadian Derek Gee, competing in his first Grand Tour, finished runner-up to Irish rider Ben Healy in Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.

TOULOUSE, France — Alex Russell scored the go-ahead try and Canada's defence held firm in the dying seconds Saturday in a 12-10 upset of Australia to move into the semifinal of the HSBC France Sevens.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have signed ex-Hamilton wide receiver Bralon Addison to a one-year deal. Addison played in eight games last season with injuries limiting his playing time, recording 43 catches for 433 yards.

The Toronto Maple Leafs season is over, and the Edmonton Oilers are on the brink of elimination.

TORONTO — Morgan Rielly fought his emotions. John Tavares didn't want to think about tomorrow. Auston Matthews lamented an opportunity missed. Mitch Marner said the belief remains intact. The Maple Leafs' season ended in overtime Friday night.

LAS VEGAS — A three-goal burst in the second period spurred the Vegas Golden Knights to Friday's 4-3 win and pushed the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of elimination from the NHL playoffs.

Toronto Maple Leaf fans hoping their team would survive Friday night's contest and continue their quest for the Stanley Cup were disappointed.