National Sports

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The World Anti-Doping Agency placed Russia's fate for the upcoming Winter Olympics on perilous ground, refusing to reinstate the country's suspended anti-doping operation while Russia remained insistent the government is n

GENEVA — FIFA was judged wrong to fine Mexico's soccer federation for fans chanting gay slurs at opposition goalkeepers at World Cup qualifying games.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders are aware of the doubts. After all, they created them.

NEW YORK — Defence attorneys began cross-examining a key government witness at the U.S.

SASKATOON — A retired nun in Saskatoon suspects God could be wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey and a watermelon helmet when the Riders meet the Toronto Argonauts in this weekend's Canadian Football League Eastern Conference final.

OTTAWA — The World Anti-Doping Agency is keeping its headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031. Officials in the federal Transport Department made the announcement Wednesday night.

WICHITA, Kan. — A Muslim student athlete who refused to observe the national anthem for religious reasons at a basketball game at a western Kansas college has been kicked off the team.

RICHMOND, Va. — Marathon winners in Virginia have been stripped of their titles because officials say they were managed by a Russian sports agent who has been banned from participating in the races over doping concerns.

TORONTO — Sprinter Donovan Bailey says he knows that his induction into Canada's Walk of Fame will affect the way he's seen by future generations.

NEW YORK — The Associated Press has obtained a letter sent by the NFL to Jerry Jones' attorney accusing the Dallas Cowboys owner of "conduct detrimental to the league's best interests" over his objection to a contract extension for Commissioner Roger