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BALTIMORE - Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was suspended without pay for four games Thursday for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing substances. Jack Mewhort Jersey .Ngata will miss the rest of the regular season but will be eligible for the playoffs, the league said.Ngata said in a statement released by the team that he took Adderall, a drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.I made a mistake, and I own this, he said.The suspension costs Baltimore one of its defensive stars as the Ravens compete for a playoff berth. Theyre 1 1/2 games behind the Bengals in the AFC North and one of six 7-5 teams tied for the second wild-card spot.I am deeply sorry and broken up over this, Ngata said. I let down my family, my teammates, Ravens fans and myself. My hope is that the Ravens make the playoffs, and I believe they can do this. And then I can come back and help us win.Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said, We are disappointed with Haloti, but no more than he is with himself,Ngata has two sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles in 12 games this season. Rookie Timmy Jernigan, a second-round pick out of Florida State, likely will take his place in the starting lineup.Im definitely prepared. Thats all Ive wanted ever since Ive been here is a shot, Jernigan said after Thursdays practice. Playing 15, 17 snaps a game, its tough to get going, but now I kind of have an opportunity to show the world that I can actually (play).Baltimore defensive co-ordinator Dean Pees knows what its like to have to replace a standout player, and hes prepared to move on without Ngata.Its disappointing and all that, but it would be the same thing if we lost anybody due to injury, Pees said. You never want to lose anybody for any reason at all, but thats the name of the game. Everybody goes through stuff at this time of year.A couple years ago, we played 10 games without Ray Lewis, played eight games without (linebacker Terrell) Suggs. Were going to play four games without Haloti. Next guy up. Lets play.The Ravens face Miami on the road Sunday, so its likely Pees would have used a variety of defensive linemen even if Ngata was available.I think its going to be a committee effort this week down there anyhow in the 80-degree weather, Pees said. Late in the season and stuff, we roll guys a lot the way it is, and this game wouldnt have been any different.The NFL has been concerned about an increase in Adderall use. Its drug tests dont differentiate between Adderall and other amphetamines, which can help with concentration and stamina. Players diagnosed with ADHD can apply for a therapeutic use exemption that permits them to take the drug.Under its agreement with the union, the NFL doesnt identify the substance when a player is punished. In the past, suspended players frequently blamed Adderall, but the league could not confirm or deny whether that was the basis for the positive test.But under the new drug agreement announced earlier this season, the NFL can now disclose information to correct inaccurate public claims made by that player or his representatives about the discipline.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Margus Hunt Jersey . Harrison Barnes had 15 points and Reggie Bullock scored 11 for the Tar Heels (17-3, 4-1 ACC), who took the court for the first time without starter Dexter Strickland. The junior guard tore his right ACL last Thursday at Virginia Tech and will miss the rest of the season. Darryl Morris Jersey .com) - On a night the Bulls played without Derrick Rose, it was time for Pau Gasol to take charge. http://www.footballcoltsteamprostore.com/Youth-Reggie-Wayne-Elite-Jersey/ . Not Peyton Manning. Hes holding on to the heartache to stoke his competitive fire.Formula One heads to its second race of the season this weekend in Malaysia with the reigning champion team threatening to withdraw from the sport, the result of the first race still under protest, and race promoters in revolt over the sound of the cars. The off-track strife has obscured the sporting promise provided by the season opener in Australia. The race in Melbourne defied those naysayers worried about the reliability of the new V6 turbo engines by having 15 finishers and a welcome shake-up to the sports pecking order; Sebastian Vettel out of the race early, Mercedes winning but with lingering engine concerns, and McLaren and even Williams back in the fight. However the sports apparent eagerness to attach a cloud to every silver lining was on show again immediately after the checkered flag fell at Albert Park. Second-place finisher Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified from his home race for exceeding the new limits on fuel flow, and his Red Bull team immediately appealed, blaming the problem on a malfunction of the FIA-approved sensor fitted to each car. The appeal will be held on April 14, after the third race in Bahrain. Red Bull team owner Dietrich Mateschitz raised the stakes further by saying such disputes will be of more importance than money when it comes to deciding whether the energy drink maker stays in the sport beyond the short term. "The question is not so much whether it makes economic sense but the reasons would be to do with sportsmanship, political influence, and so on," Mateschitz said in an interview with Austrian newspaper Kurier. "In these issues there is a clear limit to what we can accept." The other political spat emerging out of the first race was over the sound, or lack of sound, made by the new engines. Compared to the high-pitched roar of the old V8 engines, the new powertrains produced a muted purr. The outgoing chief of the Australian Grand Prix, Ron Walker, even threatened to sue for breach of contract and said the engine sound will be a major talking point at a scheduled meeting of grand prix promoters next month. Walker is a strong ally of F1s commercial chief Bernie Ecclestone, who has always opposed the cleaner, greener engines and has used thhe issue as a wedge in his ongoing wrestle with the FIA for control of the sport. Matthias Farley Jersey. With F1s political heavyweights preoccupied by looming fights in courtrooms and boardrooms, the sports fans will be more concerned with the on-track battle which resumes at Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur, this weekend. Mercedes is again the favourite, with Nico Rosberg having won comfortably in Australia. His fastest lap of the race was with a relatively heavy fuel load in the early stages, indicating he had plenty of speed in reserve had he needed it. Fellow Mercedes-powered team Williams looks the major threat on the race pace it showed in Melbourne, which was obscured by Felipe Massa being taken out at the first corner and Valtteri Bottas losing a wheel when he clipped a wall, costing him the likely podium finish. McLaren, which had its worst season in decades in 2013, is the surprise constructors championship leader after rookie Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button were promoted to second and third respectively by Ricciardos disqualification. But the teams trackside chief Eric Boullier acknowledged that was flattering. "Its true that Mercedes and Williams have some pace, maybe between half and three quarters of a second quicker than the rest of the field," Boullier said. Ferrari had a mediocre performance in Melbourne and technical director James Allison agreed that "we have our work cut out to improve our car in order to compete on equal terms with the Mercedes team." Mercedes technical principal Paddy Lowe hinted that the teams advantage could be even more pronounced in Malaysia. "Sepang is a permanent race track which is generally a lot more differentiating of the cars; particularly with regard to aerodynamics," Lowe said. "As always, reliability and endurance will be crucial, but we believe this venue will provide a more accurate representation of the relative pace between teams." 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