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• NEW ORLEANS -- If the Saints decide Jonathan Vilma is ready, the embattled linebacker will take the field in Tampa Bay on Sunday for the first time this season. It might also be the last time, depending on how things go at NFL headquarters and in federal court. On Monday, Vilma again asked a federal judge to overturn his recently re-issued suspension in the NFLs bounty probe of the Saints, and the NFL Players Association made a similar request on behalf of three other players. None of the four players suspensions are currently being enforced, but that could change as early as next week. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has scheduled the players appeal hearings for Oct. 23. The players want U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan to begin considering their cases now so she may be ready to rule by the time the NFLs appeals process concludes. Vilmas latest filing said Goodell conducted a "farcical review" of his previously overturned disciplinary action before ruling last week that the Saints linebacker would remain suspended for the season. The NFL did not immediately respond to requests for comment, deferring instead to its legal response which is due in federal court Wednesday. Vilma is facing the longest suspension of four players punished in connection with what the NFL has said was a pool that rewarded Saints players with improper cash bonuses for hits that injured opponents. Saints defensive end Will Smith was docked four games, free-agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove seven games and Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita one game. Vilmas and Smiths suspensions remain unchanged from what Goodell initially handed down. Hargroves suspension was reduced by one game and he was given credit for five games missed as a free agent. Fujitas ban was reduced from three games. The NFL Players Association is representing Smith, Hargrove and Fujita. Vilma has his own lawyers, Peter Ginsberg and Duke Williams. The players said Goodell has continued to abuse his power and demonstrate bias, leaving no hope for a fair process that would respect their "industrial due process rights." They also asked Berrigan to bar Goodell from handling any further action in the bounty matter and appoint a neutral arbitrator. "The commissioner of a professional sports league is not exempt from the requirement that he or she be impartial when serving as an arbitrator, and courts vacate arbitration awards when a commissioner falls short of the required standard of impartiality in considering a particular matter," Vilmas new legal papers said. In the meantime, Vilma is eligible to return to the Saints lineup. The linebacker has been on the clubs physically unable to perform list since shortly after his initial suspension was overturned by an NFL appeal panel on Sept. 7, but now that the first six weeks of the season have passed, the Saints could activate him as early as Tuesday. While Saints coaches declined to confirm such plans, defensive co-ordinator Steve Spagnuolo said it was his understanding Vilma will "be able to practice on Wednesday, which I think is a great thing for our football team and our defence." Curtis Lofton has taken over Vilmas middle linebacker spot, but Spagnuolo said there is room in the lineup for both. "Lets get them out there, practice and get ready witCheap Jerseys China . 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Romo led the Cowboys into field-goal range and Dan Bailey converted a 28-yarder with 3:25 remaining to lift the Dallas Cowboys to a 19-14 win on Sunday. Bailey had four field goals and Romo threw for 227 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys defeated the Panthers for the ninth straight time in the regular season. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Cowboys (3-3) and helped ease some pressure from their highly criticized 31-29 loss to Baltimore last week in a game marred by poor clock management. "When you think about some of the adversity weve encountered this season, our focus remains on just getting better," said Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Ware. "We have been doing that, and this week being able to go out and close a game let us know that hey, we can do it." Romo said the Cowboys never bought into the idea that the sky was falling after last weeks loss. "You know that every week youre either great or terrible -- or at least semi-terrible or semi-great," Romo said. "What you find in this league is all you need to do is figure out how to get better and play your best football when it counts." Just in case everyone wasnt buying in, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett invited former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs -- yes, their old rival -- to speak to players at the teams chapel service Saturday night. Gibbs message was that everyone makes mistakes, but whats important is how you handle adversity. The Cowboys seemed to listen. "We did a good job of bouncing back and finding a way to win a game today," Garrett said. For the Panthers (1-5) it was a case of another game in which they were close enough to win in the fourth quarter but couldnt finish. Carolina had similar chances in their two previous games against Atlanta and Seattle. Newton, who finished 21 of 37 for 233 yards with one touchdown and an early interception in the red zone, said he doesnt know why the Panthers cant win close games. "Whether its me, I dont know. Whether its the co-ordinator, I dont know. Whether its the players overall, I dont know," Newton said. "(But) we got to change that man." The Panthers finished fifth in points last season, averaging 25.3 points per game, but have scored more than 14 points in only two of their six games this year. "Instead of keeping the game close, Im looking forward to a game where I ... we put up 35 points. Everybody does," Newton ssaid.dddddddddddd This game had its share of drama -- and controversy. On a fourth-and-1 at their 39 with 2:11 remaining and trailing by one, the Panthers caught Dallas defence trying to change personnel, and Newton rushed to the line. He quickly to

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