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NEW ORLEANS -- Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith met Monday with NFL lawyers and a federal magistrate, but the closed-door settlement conference didnt resolve lawsuits spawned by the players suspensions following the leagues bounty investigation. Vilma and his attorneys emerged from the three-hour-long conference with U.S. Magistrate Daniel Knowles III without commenting on whether progress was made toward resolution of the case. The meeting was closed to the public. In a court filing later Monday, Knowles said a settlement cant be reached "at this time." But he instructed the parties to contact him "at any stage of the proceeding if an additional settlement conference would be beneficial." Peter Ginsberg, one of Vilmas attorneys, said only that the group "went through the settlement process" and that he expects "things will move along." Vilma declined to comment on the talks, but said, "I want the team to do well, and I want to be part of the team." The star linebacker and Saints coach Sean Payton have been suspended for the 2012 season for their alleged roles in a bounty program the NFL says targeted opposition players for three seasons. Smith is suspended for four games. NFL attorneys and lawyers for Smith also declined comment. Vilmas lawsuit claims NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell failed to make a timely appeal ruling regarding his season-long suspension. His suit also asks for a temporary restraining order to allow Vilma to rejoin the team. U.S. District Judge Helen Berrigan in New Orleans is scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday on that request. Vilma filed a separate suit against Goodell for alleged defamation of character. The NFL Players Association sued the NFL on behalf of Smith and two other suspended players, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove. The Saints open training camp on Tuesday. Wholesale Jerseys China . McNamee said his wife told him, "Youre going to go down! Youre going to go down! Youre going to go down!" McNamee, Clemens former strength coach, has said he injected the seven-time Cy Young Award winner multiple times with steroids and human growth hormone. Wholesale Jerseys Supply . Andrea Stramaccioni was promoted from youth club coach and will now direct the first team, Inter said on its website. He becomes Inters fifth different manager since Jose Mourinho departed upon leading Inter to a treble in 2010. http://pavansukhdev.org/wholesalejerseys.html . Bedard was forced to leave his last outing on June 20 against Atlanta after the third inning. He could start this weekend at San Diego if there is no pain later this week, but could be placed on the disabled list if the problem persists.Scott Dickens failed to advance to his first Olympic final on Saturday evening, finishing 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke semi-final heats. Dickens, of Ancaster, Ont., set a Canadian record of 59.85 earlier in the day, becoming the first Canadian to swim a sub-minute time in the event. Saturday evening, however, he was visibly upset after he proved unable to match his earlier feat. Dickens finished his race in 1:00.16. South Africas Cameron van der Burgh finished first in 58.83, while Fabio Scozzoli of Italy was second in 59.44. Kosuke Kitajima, Japans two-time reigning Olympic champioon in the event, posted the sixth-fastest time of the evening to qualify for the final.dddddddddddd. After Phelps finished fourth in the mens 400m individual medley earlier in the evening, Kitajima now stands to become the first male swimmer to win the same Olympic event at three-straight Games. The following swimmers qualified for Sundays final: Cameron van der Burgh, RSA (58.83)Fabio Scozzoli, ITA (59.44)Brenton Rickard, AUS (59.50)Christian Sprenger, AUS (59.61)Giedrius Titenis, LTU (59.66)Kosuke Kitajima, JPN (59.69)Daniel Gyurta, HUN (59.74)Brendan Hansen, USA (59.78) ' ' '