• The Canadian Press

    Brazil soccer player Gabriel Barbosa cleared by CAS to play during appeal in doping rules case

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Brazilian soccer player Gabriel Barbosa can resume playing pending an appeal against his ban for a breach of doping rules, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday. The Flamengo and Brazil forward, known as Gabigol, is challenging a two-year ban imposed in March by an anti-doping tribunal in Brazil. He was judged to have evaded a doping control in April 2023 and banned until April next year. He denied a charge of doping fraud. The CAS said its panel of judg

  • The Canadian Press

    Pac-12 posts an impressive haul in the NFL draft before the conference breaks up

    The final season of the Pac-12 turned out to be as big a hit in the NFL draft as it was on the field. The conference that is breaking up with 10 schools joining new leagues next season produced a record haul over the draft weekend led by No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams of Southern California. The Pac-12 produced six of the top 15 players and eight overall first-rounders, trailing only the 11 from the SEC. It was the best total for the Pac-12 since it had nine first-rounders in 2015. The confer

  • The Canadian Press

    Thunder brushed off questions about youth, inexperience, in first-round playoff sweep of Pelicans

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs facing questions about their relative youth and playoff inexperience. Four games later, the Thunder is on to the second round after a convincing sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans. “That’s another thing for us to not think about,” Thunder forward Jalen Williams said. "We’re coming in to compete — no matter how old we are.” The average age on the Thunder roster was less than 24 years old when the playoffs began. But coach Mark Daign

  • The Canadian Press

    Nuggets coach Michael Malone: defense of NBA title won't get any easier against Wolves in Round 2

    DENVER (AP) — Sending LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit was harder than it looked, and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone doesn’t foresee the next step in their title defense getting any easier. Not with the likes of Karl Anthony-Towns, Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards up next when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Mile High City this weekend for the start of their second-round series. Malone's relieved that the Nuggets don't have to return to L.A. to close out the Lakers and instead