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Haynesworth wants to apologize to Gurode for stomp

Albert Haynesworth wanted to say he's sorry. All he got was a lot of unanswered ringing and a voice mailbox that was full.

Determined to apologize to the man whose face he tore open with his cleat, the Tennessee Titans defensive tackle spent Tuesday trying to reach Dallas center Andre Gurode's cell phone, and his agent said he won't give up until he does.

``Albert will continue until he gets through to him,'' said his agent, Chad Speck.

Haynesworth was suspended five games without pay Monday by the NFL for kicking Gurode's helmet off, then swiping his cleated foot on the center's face while he lay on the ground. Haynesworth was ejected and apologized immediately after the 45-14 loss to Dallas on Sunday.

Speck said he's given his client's cell phone number to Gurode's agent and the Cowboys, hoping Gurode either would call Haynesworth -- or at least pick up his calls to hear his apology personally. Gurode's agent, Kennard McGuire, did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press on Tuesday.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet Friday with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle to discuss the league's latest evaluations of stadium sites at the Coliseum and in Anaheim. The discussions are not expected to include any negotiations of deal points.

-- Billy Witz

Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey won't be benched for comments that the New York Giants were outcoached in a recent loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

After first refusing to answer the question, coach Tom Coughlin said that Shockey would start against the Washington Redskins this weekend if his sprained right ankle was OK.

BASEBALL: LSU acknowledged that it has begun an internal investigation into whether baseball players received improper housing benefits under former coaches Skip Bertman and Smoke Laval.

TRACK AND FIELD: Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who shared the medals podium with Tommie Smith and John Carlos while they gave their black power salutes at the 1968 Olympics, died of a heart attack. He was 64.

Athletics Australia chief executive Danny Corcoran announced his death.