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MINNEAPOLIS - Adrian Petersons hearing for the appeal of his suspension will be held on Dec. 2. And it will not be in front of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.The NFL announced Friday that longtime hearing officer Harold Henderson will preside over the proceedings involving the Minnesota Vikings star running back. Goodell has the authority to decide whether to hear the appeal himself or appoint someone else.Peterson has not played since the opening week of the season while dealing with child abuse allegations in Texas. He was placed on paid leave while the legal process played out, and he pleaded no contest on Nov. 4 to misdemeanour reckless assault for injuring his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch.Goodell suspended Peterson earlier this week for the rest of the season and told Peterson that he will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 for his violation of the NFLs personal conduct policy. Peterson is appealing the punishment, which the NFL Players Association called unprecedented, arbitrary, and unlawful.The union had been seeking a neutral arbitrator to oversee the appeal, saying the league is making up the process and punishment as it goes.Henderson worked for the league as chairman of its powerful Management Councils executive committee for 16 years. He also was a league vice-president of labour relations.He led the leagues negotiation team, which settled several lawsuits by NFL players and ultimately entered into a new collective bargaining agreement which included expanded free agency and a salary cap. That agreement has been extended several times, most recently through 2021. He regularly deals with NFL team owners, team executives, players, players union, player agents and attorneys on a variety of matters.Hendersons long history of working for the league did little to assuage the unions concerns about the process.The NFL should stop attempting to position a former NFL executive as neutral and independent, the union said. It is disappointing the league office made a decision to ignore the players request for fairness.The NFL argued that Goodells right to preside over appeals or choose an official has been part of the collective bargaining agreement since 1993. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said criticism of Henderson is unwarranted given his current position as president of the NFL Player Care Foundation, which is funded jointly by the union and the league; and his experience in hearing 87 appeals, including one from receiver Brandon Marshall that ended with his three-game suspension for a domestic violence incident being reduced to one game.Goodells punishment of Peterson comes under the new player conduct policy he unveiled in August. That came in the wake of criticism he received for his initial light treatment of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, who was caught on camera punching his then-fiancee in the face in an Atlantic City casino elevator. Rice was later suspended indefinitely, cut by the Ravens, and recently had his appeal heard by an arbitrator.The new, tougher guidelines call for a six-game suspension for the first assault, battery or domestic violence offence.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner, in New York, contributed to this report. Vans Old Skool España . -- Colin Kaepernick insists he just happened to pull on a pair of socks with dollar bill prints all over them Wednesday morning -- before he learned he had struck a new fortune with the San Francisco 49ers. Vans Old Skool Tienda Online . -- Josh Smith made a 3-pointer as time expired and finished with 20 points to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 99-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in both teams exhibition finale. http://www.vansoldskoolbaratas.es/ . Canada wasnt in the game from the outset. Head coach Dan Church left Calgary in the morning without addressing the players. He told The Canadian Press he felt the organization lacked confidence in his ability to defend the Olympic gold medal in February. Vans Old Skool En Oferta . -- Miguel Angel Jimenez quickly shifted his focus back to the Ryder Cup after winning his first Champions Tour event. Vans Old Skool Rebajas .Chanathip Songkrasin opened the scoring in the sixth minute before Kroekrit found the target twice in the 57th and four minutes from fulltime.Vietnam and Malaysia play their second leg on Thursday. Vietnam won the first leg 2-1.Hammond, LA (SportsNetwork.com) - Southeastern Louisiana wont have to wait next season in its pursuit of a third straight Southland Conference football title. Coach Ron Roberts squad will begin an 11-game schedule at Southland rival Northwestern State on Sept. 5. The Southland will be increasing to nine conference games in 2015, and Southeastern will open the season with a conference matchup for the first time since 1976. Southeastern will visit the University of Ohio on Sept. 19 in search of its first win over an FBS team since the programs rebirth after an 18-year hiatus. Since 2003, the Lions are winless in 19 games versus the higher half of Division I football. The Lions will play five home games, starting with a Sept. 12 matchup against Division II Florida Tech.dddddddddddd They also will host Southland foes Lamar (Oct. 3), Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 17), Incarnate Word (Nov. 7) and Nicholls (Nov. 19). This past season, Southeastern finished 9-4 with a share of the Southland title in addition to advancing to the FCS playoffs for the second consecutive season. 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Football Schedule Sept. 5, at Northwestern State* Sept. 12, Florida Tech Sept. 19, at Ohio Oct. 3, Lamar* Oct. 10, at McNeese State* Oct. 17, Stephen F. Austin* Oct. 24, at Houston Baptist* Oct. 31, at Central Arkansas* Nov. 7, Incarnate Word* Nov. 14, at Abilene Christian* Nov. 19, Nicholls* * - Southland Conference game ' ' '