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IRVING, Texas -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell isnt saying whether hes optimistic that San Diego and Oakland can keep their teams, while Indianapolis owner Jim Irsay considers both franchises all but gone.Dean Spanos of the Chargers and the Raiders Mark Davis werent talking at the NFL owners meeting Wednesday in the Dallas area. And no new specifics were revealed by Goodell a day after city and county officials in Oakland agreed to open negotiations with an investment group on a $1.3 billion plan for a new stadium.As you know, these issues have been going on for an awful long time, Goodell said. The challenges of getting stadiums built is something that weve worked very hard on. We have not made great progress in Oakland and San Diego. There is not a stadium proposal on the table that we think addresses the long-term issues of the clubs and the communities.The Chargers face a Jan. 15 deadline to decide whether to join the Rams in Los Angeles, part of a deal struck almost a year ago when owners agreed to let the Rams leave St. Louis. A Chargers-written ballot measure asking for $1.15 billion in increased hotel taxes to help fund a new downtown stadium was soundly defeated last month.Earlier this year, Davis said he was committed to moving the Raiders to Las Vegas, where a $1.9 billion stadium project has been approved. He declined to comment Wednesday when asked by The Associated Press about the vote a day earlier in Oakland.The Raiders will have from the end of their season, which will likely include their first trip to the playoffs since 2002, until Feb. 15 to apply for relocation. Irsay didnt offer any encouraging words for San Diego or Oakland.I think that there is at this point really no reason for optimism in either market for the Chargers and Raiders right now, Irsay said. Well see what happens. Thats the way it appears to be going with the year ending here.Irsay said it would be fruitless to extend the deadline facing the Chargers on their Los Angeles decision. He suggested that Spanos and Rams owner Stan Kroenke would reach an agreement to share Kroenkes new stadium in Inglewood.You know this process has been going on for a very, very long time in San Diego, Irsay said. Deans going to need to make a decision on whats best for the Chargers and go forward. I know as owners we all felt two teams could be supported in Los Angeles, unquestionably.Goodell said the NFL was still committed to keeping the teams in their respective cities, a point he said he reiterated with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Tuesday.But ultimately its for the community to decide, Goodell said. We have worked to try to get the referendum passed. And well continue to work with the local officials. But ultimately, they have to determine what it is they want to do in the community, what it is that can work for the community and the team.Among other issues Goodell addressed:-The salary cap will increase at least another $10 million for the fourth year in a row, which Goodell said was a sign that the labor deal reached in 2011 was working. This is healthy for us, Goodell said. We should continue to find ways to continue to extend that and make sure that we address things that we think we could make better.When the NFL and the players union did a long-term deal with no opt-out clause, the idea was to help drive up revenues, which in turn makes the cap rise. The more the cap rises the more cash teams have to spend on players.Had there been an opt-out clause, as previous collective bargaining agreements had, a lockout or strike scenario would have been possible during the contract.Goodell mentioned the league is interested in an extension of the CBA. Its unlikely the union would favor anything short of negotiations on a new deal in which both sides could address any perceived shortcomings in the current agreement.-The NFL will experiment with the number of advertisements in TV breaks during Week 16 games as it continues to evaluate a decline in ratings this season. The changes are not expected to reduce the time for ads, but perhaps the number of ads in a break and how many breaks there are. Were evaluating every aspect of the game presentation on television, on media platforms and also in stadiums, Goodell said.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuylerCheap Jordan From China . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Air Jordan Outlet . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. https://www.jordanchina.us/ . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Air Jordan China . 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Its everywhere.If hes not too weary by the sheer scale of the scandal he helped to uncover, Woodward will fly to New York on Wednesday to speak to an American broadcaster about his 30-year journey from abused youth player to an inspiration to millions.I personally know that in America, there are certain things which have potentially happened there, Woodward said. Its just about reaching out to everyone.Woodward was the first of a growing list of former soccer players to go public over the past three weeks about the ordeals they went through as youngsters.The effect has been bigger than they could ever have imagined.About 450 people have reported incidents of child sexual abuse at soccer clubs to 18 British police forces. A hotline set up by a childrens charity in response to sex abuse claims has taken about 1,000 calls in little more than a week. At least 55 clubs, professional and amateur, have been implicated in the story.On Saturday, Chelsea -- the current leader of the English Premier League and one of the biggest clubs in the country -- apologized to a former player who was sexually abused while a member of the clubs youth team and who was paid 50,000 pounds ($77,500) to keep the matter out of the public domain.The English Football Association, meanwhile, has started an internal review to re-examine its response to convictions of soccer coaches in the 1990s.All this because Woodward was brave enough, after decades of anguish and soul-searching, to break his silence.I have no words for the emotion about how I feel about it all, Woodward told the AP. In my stomach, I knew there was a lot more (victims) out there.The scandal is sure to get bigger.On Monday, Woodward and other victims launched an independent trust to support players -- and their families -- who have suffered from child abuse. TThe aim of the Offside Trust is to create a support network for victims, and establish a united front in the search for justice.ddddddddddddWe cant let that happen again, Woodward said at an emotionally charged news conference in Manchester. We need to let players from this beautiful game weve got to be able to be free from (our) horrible experience and go on to be those footballers they are aspiring to be.Comments from a lawyer who sat alongside Woodward at the news conference, and who is helping to run the trust, sparked renewed concern about the scope of the scandal.Ed Smethurst, managing director of law firm Prosperity Law LLP, said he was aware of other cases where soccer clubs have used confidentiality clauses in settlements with victims of sexual abuse. Smethurst also said he knows of people still involved in coaching who victims have spoken about and certainly need further investigation.Woodward and other victims have become like a family. Clearly tense before the news conference, he and fellow victim Steve Walters embraced and nervously sipped water.Walters -- the second person to go public about sexual abuse he suffered as a young player -- broke down at one stage, and didnt want to answer certain questions.Ive had over 50 different players get in touch with me (about abuse they suffered), Walters told the AP afterward. Some have been professionals, some are still in the game now, a lot of them have fallen by the wayside.There are sad stories that people have turned to drink, had broken relationships, one or two have had mental breakdowns. People dont realize the mental torture it provides for you.Walters said a Belgian player contacted him to speak about his experience of being abused as a youngster, and that he has also spoken to people from Canada, the United States and Australia.There are two things Walters and the others want to come out of all this.We want justice, Walters said. And we want our future children, especially those involved in sports, to be protected so something like this can never ever happen to a child again. ' ' '