Ruling blocks suspension of Vikings' star linemen

(Associated Press) A judge on Thursday blocked the NFL's plan to suspend Minnesota Vikings linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams for violating the league's anti-doping policy, a move their attorney said should let them start the season, with camp beginning in three weeks.Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson granted the players' request for a temporary restraining order that keeps the NFL from suspending them until their case is decided. The order also prohibits the league from subjecting them to extra drug testing.Peter Ginsberg, an attorney for the two players, called the order a “major victory” and said that at a minimum it should allow them to play early in the season. The NFL still wants to enforce the players' four-game suspensions at the start of the season. The first preseason game is Aug.14 and the season opener is Sept.13 at Cleveland.The judge also scheduled a July22 hearing on whether he sh...