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Feds seek $631K verdict against ex-Steeler Blount
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Federal attorneys want a judge to declare that Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Mel Blount owes more than $631,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties.

Union says NFL concussion expert is biased
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased. Dr. Ira Casson has criticized independent and league-sponsored studies linking NFL careers with heightened risk for dementia and cognitive decline, saying more research is needed.

NFL union pans reporting on teammates' concussions
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer (AP) - The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.

FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA has suspended Iraq from world soccer because of political interference in the national federation. Soccer's world governing body says it is "unacceptable" for Iraq's Olympic committee to disband the federation this week for alleged financial and administrative irregularities.

Ex-NBA star Williams due to admit guilt in killing
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams is expected to plead guilty Friday in the fatal 2002 shooting of a hired driver, weeks before he faced a second trial for reckless manslaughter.


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