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• NFL Trade: Running Back Adrian Peterson Prefers To Stay With The Vikings, But Considers Moving To Giants, Texans, Buccaneers

  Adrian Peterson said that he prefer to stay with the Vikings in Minnesota. However he also exercises his option to move to either New York, Houston or Florida.

• Deflategate judge tells NFL, players: Don't argue. Settle

  Tom Brady's effort to void his four-game suspension was set back on Thursday as litigation embroiling the New England Patriots star quarterback was sent to a New York judge, who urged a speedy resolution to the "Deflategate" scandal.

• U.S. judge rules for Vikings' Peterson in NFL discipline case

  A federal judge on Thursday overturned the NFL's suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who had pleaded no contest to charges of hitting his son with a switch, and sent the case back to the league's arbitration process for resolution.

• NFL, players union spar in court over Peterson suspension

  The National Football League and its players union argued in court on Friday over whether the child abuse-related suspension of the league's 2012 most valuable player Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings should be overturned.

• Players union files grievance of NFL personal conduct policy

  The National Football League players union has filed a grievance against the league over its new personal conduct policy and is seeking a cease and desist order to prevent its implementation.

• NFL's 49ers release McDonald amid sexual assault investigation

  The San Francisco 49ers released defensive tackle Ray McDonald on Wednesday after police said he was a possible suspect in a sexual assault case.

• Obama says NFL was 'winging it' in Rice domestic violence case

  President Barack Obama said on Friday the NFL appeared to be "winging it" in dealing with former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice's domestic violence case but praised the league for later putting in place a new policy to handle such incidents.

• Appeal hearing by NFL's Adrian Peterson ends

  The two-day appeal hearing of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's suspension ended on Thursday, with a decision expected in about a week.

• Mother's death leads NFL player to fight domestic abuse

  Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback William Gay remembers arriving at the hospital as a confused 7-year-old trying to understand why members of his family were sobbing uncontrollably.

• Players' union and NFL at odds over Adrian Peterson

  The NFL players' union filed a grievance against the league on Monday seeking to immediately reinstate the Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson, who pleaded guilty in a child abuse case, but the NFL said it still planned to review the case for possible discipline.

• Minnesota Vikings' Peterson reaches plea deal to avoid jail

  Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson reached a plea deal on Tuesday to charges of abusing his 4-year-old son that would see the former NFL most valuable player avoid any jail time.

• Public service announcements on domestic violence to air during NFL games

  The NFL's effort to combat domestic violence and sexual assault will get a new look on Thursday night when a series of public service announcements featuring current and former players will begin airing during the San Diego-Denver game.

• Vikings star Peterson to plead not guilty in court appearance

  Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is expected to enter a plea of not guilty, if asked, to a charge of injuring his 4-year-old son when he appears in court on Wednesday in Texas, a spokeswoman for his attorney said on Tuesday.

• For most Americans, spanking is OK, implements are not - Reuters/Ipsos poll

  Nearly seven in 10 Americans believe spanking a child is acceptable at home and a majority say corporal punishment is tolerable provided it does not involve implements such as the one a National Football League star used on his son, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

• NBA player arrested in Michigan for domestic assault

  NBA Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor was arrested in a Michigan hotel early on Thursday and charged with domestic assault, according to police.

• NFL star Peterson charged with injuring child, dropped from Sunday's game

  Minnesota Vikings' star running back Adrian Peterson was briefly detained in a Texas jail early on Saturday charged with injuring a child, according to the website of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

• NFL's Adrian Peterson charged with child abuse

  Police were seeking to arrest Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson on a charge of injury to a child, a Texas sheriff's office said on Friday, while Peterson's attorney said he used "a switch to spank his son."

• Adrian Peterson: 2012 NFL MVP's 2-Year-Old Son Dies After Alleged Beating By Baby's Mother's Friend (Video)

  Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings' MVP running back played in Sunday's loss against the Carolina Panthers, less than 48 hours after his two-year-old son died from an alleged beating by the boy's mother's boyfriend