Surging Elks lick Stamps 37-16 to escape West basement

The Edmonton Elks are finding a way to return to respectability in what initially looked like a lost season. McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Elks defeated the Calgary Stampeders 37-16 on Saturday to leapfrog their Alberta rivals into fourth place in the West Division. Edmonton (5-8) has now won five of its last six games after a…