National Sports

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.

TORONTO — Injuries have hurt Toronto FC all season long. But so has a porous defence.