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LONDON - Nearly a year later, Swedish hockey star Nicklas Backstrom reached a settlement Thursday in his fight against the positive drug test that kept him out of the Olympic final in Sochi.The Washington Capitals centre dropped his appeal against the International Olympic Committee ruling that he committed a doping violation. In return, he was issued with the minimum sanction of a reprimand and cleared of any intention to cheat.The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced the settlement was reached after constructive discussions between Backstroms lawyers and the IOC, World Anti-Doping Agency, and International Ice Hockey Federation.Mr. Backstrom, WADA, the IOC and the IIHF are pleased that this matter has now been concluded and wish to clarify that at no time was Mr. Backstroms receipt of his Olympic silver medal at issue in the proceedings, CAS said.Backstrom tested positive for pseudoephedrine after Swedens win over Slovenia in the Olympic quarterfinals on Feb. 19, 2014. He said the stimulant was contained in a sinus medication he had been taking for allergies.An IOC disciplinary panel in Sochi ruled that Backstrom committed a doping violation. He was suspended and pulled from the Swedish team just hours before the Feb. 23 gold-medal game, which Sweden lost 3-0 to Canada.The Swedes were outraged by the timing of the decision, and said it affected the teams performance.A few weeks after the Olympics, the IOC ruled that Backstrom hadnt intended to enhance his performance, laying the blame for his positive test on the Sweden team doctor. Backstrom was allowed to receive the silver medal based on mitigating circumstances.Backstrom appealed in April to CAS, contending that no anti-doping rule violation occurred. WADA filed its own appeal to CAS in October, challenging the IIHFs ruling that Backstrom had not violated the agencys code and would face no further sanction.CAS said Backstrom agreed to withdraw his appeal against the IOC finding that he violated doping rules. In turn, WADA, the IIHF and the player agreed he should receive only a reprimand — the minimum applicable sanction permitted in the WADA code, CAS said.WADA, the IOC and the IIHF take this opportunity to state that there is no indication that Mr. Backstrom intended to enhance his sport performance by taking a prohibited substance, the statement said.The substance was contained in a product Backstrom was taking for medical reasons, he relied on the advice of his team doctor that it would not produce a positive sample, and he disclosed the product on his doping control form, the CAS statement said.Backstrom received his Olympic silver medal in a ceremony in Sweden on Aug. 28.___Follow Stephen Wilson on Twitter: http://twitter.com/stevewilsonap Clarke MacArthur Jersey . LOUIS -- The St. Ryan Dzingel Jersey . 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Brees was sacked by Jared Crick to force a punt and end the next drive. The Saints finally started clicking after that. Brees found Pierre Thomas on a short pass and linebacker Joe Mays was there to make the tackle, but Thomas wriggled free and dashed for a 51-yard touchdown dash to cut the lead to 10-7 early in the second quarter. The Saints got that drive going on another catch and run when Brees finessed a short floater to Mark Ingram which he turned into a 29-yard gain. McCowns first drive ended with a 51-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley that cut Houstons lead to 13-10. Stills grabbed a 40-yard pass over Kareem Jackson on third-and-6. Stills finished the drive four plays later when he beat Johnathan Joseph to get wide open on the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown reception to put New Orleans up 17-13. Harris was called for his second costly penalty of the game on a 40-yard pass interference call on the first play of the second half. New Orleans took advantage of the penalty when McCown found Tanner for an 8-yard touchdown strike to make it 24-16. T.J. Yates threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Alec Lemon to get Houston to 24-23 late in the third quarter. Tanners second touchdown grab pushed the Saints lead to 31-23 in the fourth. Houston played without defensive end Antonio Smith, who served the first game of a three-game suspension for hitting Miami guard Richie Incognito with the Dolphins players helmet last week. Smith ripped the helmet off Incognitos head, then hit Incognito on the shoulder with it Aug. 17. Fellow Houston defensive end and the 2012 defensive player of the year J.J. Watt also sat out for the Texans. Tate got another start despite Foster returning to practice this week for the first time since May after dealing with calf and back injuries. Kubiak has said that Foster could start in Houstons opener Sept. 9 without getting a preseason snap. 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