National Sports

QUEBEC — The Montreal Canadiens were seeking chemistry as they faced Alexander Ovechkin and the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals at the Videotron Centre in Quebec Thursday night.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro delivered a solid performance in their pairs short program Thursday to sit in second place at the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition.

LOS ANGELES — Billie Jean King and partner Ilana Kloss have joined the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group. The Dodgers made the announcement Thursday.

Ondrej Pavelec, who was a workhorse in the Jets' goal after the NHL franchise moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg, announced his retirement Thursday.

Athletes, investigators, anti-doping officials and national sport committees all knew that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's reinstatement from a doping scandal suspension was likely coming.

WINNIPEG — Quarterbacks Matt Nichols and Johnny Manziel have a lot of prove on Friday.

The World Anti-Doping Agency declared Russia's scandal-ridden drug-fighting operation back in business Thursday, a decision designed to bring a close to one of sports' most notorious doping scandals but one bitterly disputed by hundreds of athletes a

Canada captain Christine Sinclair has been named to the NWSL Second XI. The 35-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., has led Portland Thorns (12-6-6) to the NWSL championship game Saturday against the North Carolina Courage (17-1-6).

TORONTO — It was an answer that threw Mike Babcock for a loop.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among eight people being honoured by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture, the university announced Thursday.