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BEREA, Ohio -- An arrest warrant for Josh Gordon was withdrawn after the Cleveland Browns wide receiver complied with a year-old court order to take a DNA test in a paternity suit.The warrant had been issued Aug. 31, after Gordon failed to respond to several subpoenas over the course of a year demanding he take the test.In a statement, Gordons attorneys said he was unaware until noon Wednesday that he had been requested to take the test.Mr. Gordon immediately made himself available to the Court when he was informed that his presence had been previously required, attorneys Kevin Spellacy and Walter Edwards wrote in a statement released by the Browns. He attended court [Wednesday] and a hearing was held.Joseph Stafford, the attorney for the mother, said Wednesday that the DNA test took place in the afternoon. A hearing has been set for Nov. 8. Stafford said that given the efforts made to get in touch with Gordon and to contact people close to him -- including the team, the NFL and Gordons agent -- it is highly unlikely Gordon did not know about the paternity suit before today.Gordon was suspended for the entire 2015 season for violations of the NFLs substance abuse policies. He was reinstated conditionally on July 25 by commissioner Roger Goodell, though Gordon was also suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season.An NFL spokesman said Wednesday that the warrant would not have any effect on Gordons conditional reinstatement. Gordon was in the team facility on Wednesday, but because he is suspended, he is not permitted to talk to the media. In July 2015, Christina Lockhart from Maple Heights, Ohio, filed a paternity suit stating that Gordon was the father of her daughter, who is now 1 year old. The order sought child support.Gordon was ordered to provide a DNA sample and had until Sept. 25, 2015, to do so. The complaint stated that nobody other than Gordon was presumed to be the father. It also stated the woman is on welfare and needs child support from Gordon.Numerous subpoenas were sent to Gordon in Los Angeles and to several different addresses in Cleveland, but he never responded, according to court documents. Subpoenas also went to numerous people who know Gordon well, Stafford said.Gordon was due to appear at a hearing in Cleveland on Aug. 31, but he was not present, which led to the warrant.The NFL suspended Gordon for the 2015 season for violations of the leagues substance abuse policies. He also was suspended 10 games in 2014 and two games in 2013.The Browns have said that Gordons return to the team is proceeding appropriately.He still is doing well, in my opinion, Browns coach Hue Jackson said Wednesday. I cant tell you about everything that goes on outside of this building -- but I know in this building, in our meetings with me, with our coaches, with the players, he has been outstanding. Thats what I have to judge on.Now well find out about this other part and know a little bit more about it as we move forward. I have nothing but great things to say about Josh.Jackson said he did not have many details about the arrest warrant.So for now, he said, All I can do is support, and lets make sure we do the right thing, whatever that is pertaining to the situation. Hopefully, this will be wrapped up sooner rather than later.Walt Clago . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. 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NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period.MILWAUKEE -- As he left the home clubhouse at Miller Park for possibly the last time, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun took a moment to reflect on what his team accomplished this season; the first in a massive rebuilding effort for the franchise.To this point, weve played at least as well if not better than anybody expected, Braun said. We have more wins (70) than we did a year ago (69) and thats after trading away our set-up guy, our closer, our All-Star catcher and our third baseman.Braun and the Brewers will be reunited with two of those players -- catcher Jonathan Lucroy and right-handed reliever Jeremy Jeffress -- Monday when they open a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park.Lucroy has been a key cog for the Rangers, who locked down the AL West championship last week. Bouncing back from an abysmal 2015 campaign, at least by his standards, Lucroy was batting .299 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI when he and Jeffress were shipped to Texas just before the non-waiver trade deadline.With the Rangers, Lucroy has kept on hitting, posting a .278 average with 10 homers and 28 RBI. Hes also thrown out 42 of 109 runners attempting to steal this season, the third-best mark in baseball.But Braun was hardly impressed by that statistic.Lots of easy stolen bases this week with Luc, joked Braun, who needs four more stolen bases to hit 20 for the fifth time in his career.Jokes aside, Braun was happy to watch friends clinch their divisional crown.Its great to see them ultimately in a position they want to be in, Braun said. Its a lot of fun to watch them clinch from afar; Im just glad it happened before we got there.Jeffress, meanwhile, has had a rockier transition. He had a 2.22 ERA and 27 saves at the time of the trade but struggled in nine outings with Texas then, in late August, was arrested for a DUI and placed on the restricted list.Texas reinstated Jefffress over the weekend, but its still unclear how or if the Rangers will use him down the stretch or during the postseason.ddddddddddddI just want to move forward from this, Jeffress said. Im still a sick man, Im still working on my treatment. Coming from the program I was just in made me a better person, a wiser person.The Brewers will also be reacquainted with outfielder Carlos Gomez, who signed with Texas in late August after he was designated for assignment by the Astros.Milwaukee shipped Gomez to Houston last year in a deadline deal but the lively outfielder struggled en route to the postseason, batting just .242 in 41 games. Things got even worse this season; Gomez was hitting .210 with just five home runs and 29 RBI when he was released Aug. 19.Since joining the Rangers, Gomez appears to be back on track. Hes hit six homers, driven in 16 runs and has four stolen bases in 27 games.I think hes added energy at the top of the lineup for us. He added some on-base and power. The strikeouts (are) still there, manager Jeff Banister said last week. However, he has calmed the approach down, which is more conducive to leading off an inning. I like the look of what he has provided us from that leadoff spot.At 92-64, the Rangers begin the day tied with Boston for the best record in the American League. Theyll send left-hander Martin Perez to the mound hoping he can extend his streak of four consecutive quality starts.Perez took a no-decision his last time out, scattering four hits without a walk over seven innings against the Angels.Milwaukee will counter with right-hander Matt Garza, who spent the second half of the 2013 season with Texas before signing a four-year, $50 million contract with Milwaukee.He is 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA in his last three starts. ' ' '