🎥 Vasco avoid defeat at São Januário, but stay in the drop zone

Vasco still can’t get out of the Brasileirão 2026 relegation zone.

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The positive note on Saturday night (25) was avoiding defeat at São Januário by securing a 1-1 draw with Mirassol.

A result that kept both teams in the bottom four.

Pedro Emanuel now has two draws and one defeat in charge of Cruz-Maltino.

Full-back or top scorer?

There was a balance in control of the game during the first half.

But only Mirassol showed real efficiency.

After a corner taken by Reinaldo, Barros and Puma slipped up and Igor Formiga took advantage (30').

It was his fifth goal of the season. Four of them in the league. He is the team’s top scorer.

Rushed play before a BEAUTIFUL goal

Vasco came back for the second half with no changes.

Pedro Emanuel made his first move in the 14th minute.

The pressure then came from the home side.

There was plenty of effort and... a lack of inspiration.

Andrés Gómez was the one trying the most (and getting it wrong).

Then the No. 11 stopped frustrating the fans by equalizing with a fine finish (80').

Vasco kept pushing, but the comeback never came. 

Which brought boos from part of the crowd. 

Standings situation 📊

Vasco moved to 21 points. They are still 17th because their goal difference is worse than Grêmio’s.

They will play in the league again only on the 8th, when they visit Bahia in Salvador.

Their focus now shifts back to the Copa Sudamericana round-of-16 playoffs. 

Mirassol, who have a game in hand, now have 20 points. They remain 18th. 

On Wednesday (29), the challenge will be against Remo at Maião. 

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The fact-finding portion of the NBA’s investigation into Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers may finally be complete, but that does not mean his proposed return to the Raptors is ready to move forward.

Appearing on “The Rich Eisen Show,” The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov said the outside law firm hired by the NBA appears to have finished its work. The league must now review the findings and determine whether Leonard, the Clippers or owner Steve Ballmer should face discipline.

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The NBA’s Kawhi Leonard probe may be over, but possible discipline and appeals continue to delay his proposed Raptors trade. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

“The investigation, I think, is over now,” Vorkunov said. “The NBA is kind of like sifting through what the law firm they hired has found, deciding whether there’s a punishment or not that they then want to levy.”

The probe centers on allegations that Leonard’s endorsement agreement with Aspiration, a now-bankrupt company connected financially to Ballmer, may have been used to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap. Leonard reportedly agreed to a four-year, $28 million endorsement deal that also included company equity, though he did not participate in traditional promotional campaigns for the company.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and league officials will decide next steps for Leonard. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

The Clippers have denied wrongdoing and maintained that they were victims of fraud involving Aspiration rather than participants in an effort to provide Leonard with additional compensation.

Even with the investigative stage reportedly complete, the process could remain unresolved for some time.

Vorkunov explained that any proposed punishment may need to be presented to an assistant arbitrator under the collective bargaining agreement. The National Basketball Players Association would also become involved if the league seeks to discipline Leonard, and either side could appeal the ruling.

That uncertainty continues to hold up the proposed trade sending Leonard to Toronto in a package involving Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and future draft compensation.

Vorkunov still expects the deal to be completed unless the NBA imposes the most extreme possible penalty and voids Leonard’s contract.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer (above) and others are awaiting an NBA ruling involving Kawhi Leonard and the franchise. Getty Images

“I think the trade with the Raptors will still happen,” he said. “If there’s like a suspension, let’s say that’s what the investigation finds, you can kind of tweak the terms of the trade a little bit to make up for that.”

A finding of no wrongdoing would clear the most direct path toward completing the transaction. A suspension, fine or loss of draft picks could force the Clippers and Raptors to renegotiate portions of the agreement.

Leonard is seeking a return to the Raptors via a proposed trade. Getty Images

Voiding Leonard’s contract would create a much different outcome by removing the contract Toronto agreed to acquire.

For now, Leonard, Ingram and Dick remain attached to their previous teams despite the trade agreement. With no firm timetable for a decision, the uncertainty could extend toward training camp.

Leonard is coming off a season in which he averaged a career-high 27.9 points while remaining one of the NBA’s most effective two-way players when available.

His basketball value is not what is delaying the reunion with Toronto. The next move belongs to the league office.

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