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OTTAWA, Ontario -- Star Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber tested positive for cocaine before the Rio Olympics following a tryst with a woman he met on Craigslist.The 2015 world champion was permitted to compete in Brazil after it was determined he inadvertently ingested trace amounts of the banned substance through kissing. Barber called the positive test a complete shock.The Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada made its decision Aug. 11, four days before Barber competed in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished 10th. The report wasnt released until Thursday.It was quite an ordeal going into the Olympics, but everything worked out the way it was supposed to, Barber said during a conference call.The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport proposed a four-year competition ban. Barber wasnt suspended but was stripped of his 2016 national title.This has been a learning experience for Shawn, Athletics Canada, the nations governing track and field body, said in a statement. He is a young athlete learning how to compete on the field of play, and prepare away from it.According to the report, Barber used cocaine July 8, the night before he won the Canadian title in Edmonton, Alberta. He had posted in the casual encounter section of Craigslist for a professional person to engage in a sexual rendezvous as a way to relieve stress. He specified he wanted a woman who was drug- and disease-free, the report said.The woman, referred to as W in the report, testified that she consumed cocaine before she met Barber and then again in the bathroom of his hotel room. She said at his hearing he could not have known shed used the drug, and she felt horrible about what happened.The woman also said she had consumed a 26-ounce bottle of vodka that night and had four or five drinks before meeting Barber. She said he declined her offer of a drink. The two did not exchange money, the report said.Arbitrator Ross Dumoulin wrote in his decision that the encounter was a pre-meditated effort by Barber to have a sex with a stranger in a hotel room. Exercising utmost caution would require him to have made inquiries to satisfy himself that there was no cocaine involved, he added.Barber was a strong hope for a medal at the Rio Olympics after winning the 2015 world title in Beijing. But he struggled in the rainy conditions in Rio.Last fall, Barbers father, George, was banned by Athletics Canada. George Barber had acted as Shawns coach until the governing body learned of his 2007 criminal conviction on charges of having sex with a student while employed at a U.S. high school.Udonis Haslem Jersey . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. Wayne Ellington Heat Jersey . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. https://www.heatlockerroom.com/Glen-Rice-City-Edition-Jersey/ .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. Bam Adebayo Jersey . LOUIS -- St. Udonis Haslem Heat Jersey . Dallas hasnt ruled out the star quarterback for Sunday nights game against Philadelphia, but all signs point to Romos back injury pushing Kyle Orton into the starting role after two years of limited play as the backup. Surely Ortons name isnt the first that comes to mind for fans wanting a change after years of damaging interceptions, fumbles or, most infamously, the field goal flub when Romo dropped the snap on a kick that could have won his first playoff game in 2006.SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Brandon Silvers was 20 of 28 for 217 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions and Troy beat Texas State 40-7 on Saturday.Troy (9-2, 6-1) bounced back from its first conference setback of the season -- a 35-3 loss to Arkansas State last week.And, with Arkansas State losing 24-19 to Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday, the Trojans can still clinch a share of the Sun Belt title with a win over Georgia Southern next Saturday.Jordan Chunn ran 19 times for 74 yards and a touchdown and Tevaris MccCormick had five catches for 76 yards and a score.dddddddddddd. Josh Anderson added 36 yards rushing and two TD runs for Troy.Andersons second TD run made it 37-0 with 9:44 left in the third quarter. Stedman Mayberry put the Bobcats (2-9, 0-7) on the board with a 10-yard run with 1:10 left in the third and Ryan Kays second field goal capped the scoring late in the fourth quarter. ' ' '