In Brief
Russian government helped with dopingGENEVA — A report by the World Anti-Doping Agency included more details from investigators about how Russian athletes — with help from government officials — doped and got away with it at the Sochi Olympics.The report agreed with earlier stories that said the Russian government, secret service and state-funded anti-doping operation let cheating athletes compete and win medals. Canadian law professor Richard McClaren’s report supported allegations made by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former director of the WADA-accredited lab in Moscow. Rodchenkov fled Russia and detailed the scam for The New York Times in May.
Ex-Pro Bowl back Foster joins DolphinsMIAMI — Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster took a big step in his comeback from a torn Achilles tendon: He found a team.Foster signed a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, and said he’s fully healthy.
Golfer Villegas pulls out of GamesTROON, Scotland — Camilo Villegas of Colombia pulled out of the Olympics because he is trying to keep his PGA Tour job.Villegas had indicated for the last two weeks that he wanted to be in Rio for golf’s return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904. While he considered the Zika virus — Villegas and his wife are trying to start a family — his main concern was work.Having pulled out the Barbasol Championship last week with a thumb injury, he is No. 146 in the FedEx Cup standings.
Rangers, Senators swap key playersNEW YORK — The New York Rangers made another move to improve their speed.They also got a little younger in the process.The Rangers traded center Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators for forward Mika Zibanejad in a deal involving players coming off career seasons.The deal includes draft picks with the Rangers receiving the Senators’ second-round draft pick in 2018. Ottawa will get the Rangers’ seventh-round pick that year.