The arbitrator in the Deion Branch case yesterday denied the NFL's motion that the mediator had no jurisdiction in Branch's dispute with the Patriots and then informed both sides he would not be available to hear the first of Branch's two claims against the team tomorrow, as originally expected. (Full article: 456 words)

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