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■ Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman is the AL player of the week. He threw eight innings of one-hit ball against the Rays and six scoreless innings against the Twins.

■ The NFL says the use of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca by star Aaron Rodgers at an off-season retreat isn’t a violation of the league’s drug policy.

■ The Spokane (Wash.) Braves, the only U.S. team in a B.C.-based junior B hockey league, can't find enough players vaccinated against COVID-19 and won’t play this year.