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(AP) - A Minnesota judge has extended his
preliminary injunction against the NFL's suspension of five players
for violating the league's anti-doping policy.

      In his ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson asked
both parties to propose a schedule by Dec. 22 to file pleadings in
the case. That means the players are cleared to play for at least
the next two weeks.

      Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings and
Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans
Saints were suspended last week for four games each. 

They tested
positive for a banned diuretic in the dietary supplement StarCaps.


      The union argued the NFL didn't properly inform players about
what it knew about the product. The NFL's attorneys argued that
that claim, and others, had been considered and rejected in a
process set out by the league's collective bargaining agreement.

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A Minnesota judge has extended his
preliminary injunction against the NFL's suspension of five players
for violating the league's anti-doping policy, meaning the players can remain active for at least the next two weeks.

Judge extends injunction against NFL suspensions

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