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It wasnt something that came up at the last minute. Its important for us as the NFL to continue to be the leader for sports, and that includes performance-enhancing drug testing. Were proud of our program, but clearly this aspect of the program, meaning HGH testing, needs to be implemented, to make sure you have the best program in sports." Goodell said he doesnt think the NFL will need Congress to intervene. "Again, we agreed to it, so Im hopeful we can all live up to our agreements and get it done," he said. "I respect the fact we want to have a valid test. We didnt initially wrap our arms around this test when it was created in 2004, but theres seven years of history, a lot of science, a lot of medicine is behind it. And were comfortable that this is a valid test. We respect the fact that the players association wants to have confidence in that, too. They have access to all the information we have and should be in a position to be able to be confident in that." The commissioner made his comments before attending a benefit dinner for the Huntingtons Disease Society of America San Diego chapter. On the subject of concussions, Goodell said everybody whos on the field needs to be aware if a player needs medical attention. Last week, the NFL told its game officials to watch closely for concussion symptoms in players. The move came after San Diego guard Kris Dielman sustained a head injury against the Jets and later suffered a seizure on the teams flight home from New York. "Thats something that we believe is the responsibility of everybody whos on the field, whether youre a coach, medical professional, other players or officials," he said. "If you see somebody you think needs medical attention, safety is a priority and they should make sure the right medical attention is given, which means just alert the team and let the medical professionals make those decisions. Were not asking them to make any medical decisions. 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PETERSBURG, Fla. wholesale jerseys . -- Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte expects to start Sunday against the Bears despite an ankle injury suffered last week.OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- Usain Bolt won the 100 metres in 10.04 seconds in the wind at the Golden Spike meet Friday, his first victory in Europe leading to the London Olympics. The Jamaican had a slow start but pulled ahead in the final meters. He failed to improve his season best of 9.82 from a May meet in Jamaica. Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis finished second in 10.19, followed by Darvis Patton of the U.S. in 10.22. Justyn Warner of Markham, Ont., was sixth. "Its hard to explain," Bolt said. "I dont really know what went wrong." Before the race, Bolt said he was working on his notoriously slow start in hopes of bettering his world records in the 100 and 200 in London. Bolt won three gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games. "At the start I didnt feel as explosive as I normally feel like," he said. This was Bolts sixth competition in Ostrava. "I was looking to come here for a good time. I guess its one of those days," he said. "I just never got going." The runners had to start twice after Simon Magakwe false started. That was something familiar for Bolt, who failed to defend the world championship title in the 100 in Daegu, South Korea after he was disqualified for a false start. But Bolt said that was not a problem for him in Ostrava. "I did some starts and I was flying from the blocks so I said, Yeah this is good. I cant tell you what happened." Bolt will have another chance to lower his times in Diamond League meets in Rome on May 31 and Oslo, Norway, on June 7 before returning to Jamaica for the national trials. In the meantime, he said he will seek advice from his coach. "I have to look at the tape and see what went wrong and call my coach to explain to me what I did wrong," he said. He plans to be back in Europe to run in the 200 at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on July 20, his last race before the Olympics start a week later. Elsewhere, Canadian Dylan Armstrong won the shot put to reclaim the worlds No. 1 ranking. The Kamloops, B.C., native threw a seasoonal-best of 21.dddddddddddd29 metres to defeat Olympic Champion Tomasz Majewski of Poland. Justin Rodhe, also of Kamloops, was third with a 20.84-metre throw. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Whitby, Ont., was second in the womens 100-metre hurdles. She finished in a time of 12.80 behind Britians Tiffany Porter (12.65). Olympic javelin champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic looked strong, winning with her best throw of 222 feet and four inches to delight the home crowd with the leading performance in the world this season. World champion Mariya Abakumova, who beat Spotakova at last years worlds, was second at 211-1. "Its a wonderful feeling," Spotakova said. "I was hoping to win but to achieve also the world leading (distance) and meet record is fantastic. I fulfilled my goals." Renaud Lavillenie of France cleared 19-4 1/4 for the seasons best in the mens pole vault, edging Karsten Dilla of Germany, who cleared 18-9 1/4. Steven Lewis of Britain was third. Dexter Faulk led an American sweep of the 110-meter hurdles in a personal best 13.13, followed by Jeff Porter and Ryan Wilson. Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt of the U.S. dominated the mens 400 in 45.13, with Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic was second and Nery Brenes of Costa Rica third. In the mens 200, Wallace Spearmon of the U.S. won in 20.14, beating Marvin Anderson of Jamaica. "I hoped to get quicker," Spearmon said. "But today was not the right day." Veronica Campbell-Brown, a two-time Olympic gold medallist in the 200 from Jamaica, eased to victory in her season best 22.38, edging Americans Bianca Knight and Tiffany Townsend. Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo cruised to victory in the womens 800 in 1:58.49, defeating another Olympic hopeful, former world champion Caster Semenya of South Africa, who was second in 2:00.80. "Many athletes complained about the wind," Jelimo said. "Of course, everybody wants to do the best because its so close to the Olympics. The conditions were the same for everyone." ' ' '


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