Around the World of Sports

• After holding a conference call with Art Shell, who was appointed by the NFL and player's association to hear cases such as Ndamukong Suh, Suh's appeal was denied on Thursday and therefore will miss Detroit's next two games after being suspended for stomping a Green Bay player during the game on Thanksgiving.
• Adrian Peterson, after missing last Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, will miss the Viking's game Sunday against the Denver Broncons.
• Two more games have been added to the NBA Christmas season opener with the OKC Thunder hosting the Orlando Magic and the LA Clippers traveling to the Golden State Warriors.
• Mike Miller of the Miami Heat, who missed the beginning of last season, is expected to miss 8 weeks to recover from recent surgery.
• This week has been the NHL, Randy Calyle, Bruce Boudreau and Paul Maurice were all let go from their respective teams.
• Legendary Canadian Football League Joe Kapp and archenemy Angelo Mosca got into a fist fight earlier this week at a CFL banquet.  Joe Kapp, 73-years of age former quarterback, and Angelo Mosca, 74-year old former defensive lineman and professional wrestler, got into a scuffle after being introduced at the banquets.  Canes and microphones were among some of the things that were swung besides fists.