National Sports

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

TORONTO — Six people were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame Wednesday — sprinter Donovan Bailey, actress Anna Paquin, environmentalist David Suzuki, civil rights leader Viola Desmond, country singer Stompin' Tom Connors, and businessman Ted Rogers.

Wednesday's Games NHL Detroit 8 Calgary 2 Chicago 6 N.Y.

Wednesday's Games NHL Detroit 8 Calgary 2 Chicago 6 N.Y.