Ray Rice appeal hearing set for Nov. 5-6, source says

Former Ravens running back Ray Rice’s appeal of his indefinite suspension from the NFL is set to begin Nov. 5 and conclude the following day, according to a source close to the situation. The three-time Pro Bowl runner’s appeal will be heard by former federal judge Barbara S. Jones, an arbitrator appointed by NFL commissioner Roger…

Adrian Peterson expected to plead not guilty today

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Benched Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson will plead not guilty in a Texas courtroom Wednesday to a felony child abuse charge. Peterson was indicted Sept. 12 on a charge of child endangerment, accused of striking his 4-year-old son with a switch — a tree branch with the leaves removed — so badly that the boy had…