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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been told to testify in Ray Rices appeal of his indefinite suspension, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones, the neutral arbiter selected to hear the appeal, informed the parties of her decision Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the appeal have not been made public.Because it isnt a criminal case, its uncertain whether Goodell will actually testify in a private arbitration. He said this month he would leave the decision to Judge Jones.We will continue to respect Judge Jones confidentiality order regarding this proceeding, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email.NFL lawyers have argued that Goodell shouldnt have to testify, and instead were offering testimony from Jeff Pash, the NFLs general counsel, and Adolpho Birch, the NFLs vice-president for labour policy. Pash and Birch were with Goodell when he met with Rices side in June to talk about what happened when the former Pro Bowl running back hit his then-fiancee in an elevator.Rice described details of the incident at that meeting. Goodell has called Rices description ambiguous while Rices side has maintained he gave exact details.The hearing will be held Nov. 5 and 6, two people familiar with the case told the AP on Tuesday.Rice was suspended indefinitely Sept. 8 for violating the NFLs personal conduct policy after a video of the former Pro Bowl running back hitting the woman was released publicly. Goodell originally had suspended the running back for two games.Once the video became public, the Baltimore Ravens cut Rice, and the league banned him indefinitely. The league considered the video to be new evidence, giving Goodell the authority to further suspend Rice.The players union appealed Rices suspension, saying he should not be punished twice.Jones was jointly picked by the commissioner and the players union to hear the appeal. The union said at the time that Goodells testimony as a witness would be crucial in the proceedings.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Rob Maaddi can be reached on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ap_robmaaddi Nike Baseball Jerseys 2020 . The No. 5 Aztecs held Burton, the Mountain Wests leading scorer, to 11 points, 10 below his average, in beating the Wolf Pack 73-58 on Saturday night. Nike Baseball Jerseys China . It will mark the 22nd time the tournament has been held in this country and fourth in Atlanta Canada but will make its first appearance ever in played Nova Scotia. https://www.fakebaseballjerseys.com/ . Boston is making its first appearance in the ALCS since 2008. For Detroit, its a third straight trip to the ALCS and its fourth in eight years. Cheap Baseball Jerseys Authentic . Hazard lasted just 18 minutes in Tuesdays contest before being substituted with the calf problem, and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes he will be without his star winger for at least the next two weeks. Wholesale Nike Baseball Jerseys . Luis Enrique signed the deal with club president Josep Bartomeu two days after it was announced by the club. That was two days after coach Gerardo Martino stepped down when Barcelona finished its first season without a major trophy in six years.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka has thrown 25 pitches in his first bullpen session in a month since going on the disabled list with a partial tear in his right elbow. Tanaka, 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA in 18 starts, pitched from the mound before Saturdays game against Tampa Bay. This is the Japanese right-handers first season in the major leagues.dddddddddddd Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka looked "fine," but that its "more important how he feels tomorrow." The Yankees put Tanaka on the disabled list July 9 and hope he can avoid surgery and return next month. ' ' '