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ORLANDO, Fla. - As further proof the NFL never is far from the headlines, owners could make plenty of news this week at their spring meetings. They will consider 13 playing rules proposals and seven bylaws. They will discuss expanding the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams, although a vote on such a move is uncertain. Some changes would seem to be slam dunks: extending the height of the goal posts 5 feet to help determine if kicks are good; eliminating overtime in preseason games; placing fixed TV cameras on the goal lines, end lines and sidelines to help with replay reviews. Others seem almost sidebars to the real action, such as from where to enforce defensive penalties when they occur behind the line of scrimmage, or extending pass interference calls to within a yard of the line. Perhaps the juiciest suggestions came from the Patriots. They want to move the line of scrimmage to the 25 for extra points, and to allow coaches to challenge any calls except on scoring plays, which are automatically reviewed. Passing those proposals would make for a major change in how NFL games are played. "We discussed a lot of different scenarios that have been raised," Rams coach Jeff Fisher, co-chairman of the influential competition committee, said of longer extra-point kicks. "I will point out ... last year we had five tries missed (out of 1,267). I think four were blocked, one was missed. Its still a competitive play. "We are going to propose ... to the membership during one of the preseason weeks that we move the extra point back to the 20-yard line and see how that goes. Its on our radar." New Englands idea on coaches challenges in some ways echoes college football, in which every play can be reviewed. Falcons President Rich McKay, the other co-chairman of the competition committee, said reviews or challenges on defensive pass interference calls have been considered before. "Weve always shied away, as a committee, from penalties and the review of penalties for the most basic reason," McKay said. "We didnt want to put the referee in the position of using his subjective judgment on a play in place of the on-field official. We always thought the intent of replay, when it was put back in in 1998, was to deal with plays where there was an objective standard." Washington has proposed making personal foul penalties reviewable. How replay reviews are conducted overall will be discussed after the committee has proposed allowing the referee to consult with members of the NFL officiating department. The process wont change, but the command centre in New York headed by director of officiating Dean Blandino will already be reviewing the play when the referee gets to the replay monitor. "At the end of the day, whats going to happen is were going to make sure that every single review is correct and we feel like this will speed up the instant replay process and timing," Fisher said. The Redskins want kickoffs moved to the 40 yard-line for "safety and historic consistency," although doing so might totally eliminate returns. But some coaches hint it could lead to more pooch kicks, which wouldnt make the kickoff any safer. Another suggestion is to eliminate stopping the clock on a sack. That no longer is done in the final two minutes of each half, and if passed it will be totally eliminated. The Redskins also proposed raising the number of active players on game day from 46 to 49 for games on any day but Sunday or Monday — not including opening weekend. Washington seeks an increase in the practice squad limit from eight to 10 players; allowing trades after the Super Bowl until when the league year begins in March; eliminating the first preseason roster cut to 75 and having just one cut to 53 at the end of the preseason; and allowing more than one player to return from injured reserve during the season after six weeks on the list. ___ AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Stitched Baseball Jerseys . Adam LaRoche will take that. "I like our position in the standings and I like how our team is playing," LaRoche said after Washington swept a day-night doubleheader from the Cubs on Saturday. Cheap NFL Jerseys . The thunderous cheers quickly changed to an appreciative chant: "Ma-son! Ma-son! Ma-son! 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Simmons smashed 82no off 51 balls to steer West Indies to their target of 193 with two balls in hand but only after he was reprieved on 18 and 50 after being dismissed by front-foot no-balls.The errors - compounded when Ravindra Jadeja caught Simmons on 68 only to step on the mid-wicket boundary rope - eclipsed Virat Kohlis second majestic fifty in as many games. James Anderson, Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Atherton react to West Indies win Kohli followed up his unbeaten 82 against Australia with a sumptuous 89 not out off 47 balls as India ran up 192-2, then claimed the key scalp of Johnson Charles (52 off 36 balls) with his first delivery when brought on to bowl.The wicket ended a thrilling third-wicket stand of 97 between Charles and Simmons, who subsequently found a powerful foil in Andre Russell (43no off 20), who struck Kohli into the stands to win the match and silence the crowd at the Wankhede Stadium. Lendl Simmons unbeaten 82 off 51 balls helped West Indies beat India Now England and West Indies - the victors when the sides met early in the tournament - each have the chance of becoming the first nation to win the World Twenty20 title twice, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.India made a solid start after being put in - Rohit Sharma dominating a first-wicket stand of 62 in 7.2 overs with Ajinkya Rahane, launching Russell for successive sixes in the final over of the powerplay before missing one from Samuel Badree that skidded on. Virat Kohlis sumptuous strokeplay was not enough Kohli should have been run out on one after attempting to steal a bye to the wicketkeeper after missing out on a free hit but Denesh Ramdins shy at the stumps missed by a fraction and Dwayne Bravo, having collected the ball, also under-armed wide.dddddddddddd Kumar Sangakkara said MS Dhoni must have felt like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day Rahane, recalled in place of out-of-nick Shikhar Dhawan, matched Kohli for touch and placement as the pair piled up a second-wicket stand of 66 in 8.1 overs with excellent running.With overs running out the opener looked to pull Russell for six but failed to clear Bravo at mid-wicket, clearing the way for Mahendra Singh Dhoni (15no) and Kohli to up the rate with a formidable, unbroken stand of 64 off just 27 balls.Kohlis hitting was as clinical as it was mesmerising - Indias talisman striking just one six yet manufacturing a strike-rate of 190.The target was within the range of the West Indies, who chased down 183 to beat England on the same ground in their opening match thanks to Chris Gayles unbeaten hundred.But the left-handed opener was undone by Jasprit Bumrahs first ball, an inswinging yorker, and Marlon Samuels chipped a simple catch to cover to leave India in the ascendancy. West Indies should have been three down with 50 on the board when Simmons edged to short third man only for replays to show Ravichandran Ashwin had overstepped.Simmons, playing his first game of the tournament in place of Andre Fletcher (hamstring), initially played second fiddle as Charles cut loose to launch Ashwin and Hardik Pandya for sixes to lift West Indies to 84-2 at the halfway stage.The burly opener pummelled Pandya to the mid-wicket rope to reach his fifty off 30 balls, setting the platform for victory but not before Simmons was the beneficiary of another front-foot error - this time by Pandya - shortly after completing a 35-ball half-century. The free-hit went the distance as Indias hopes faltered, then vanished.Watch the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final between England and West Indies live on Sky Sports 2 this Sunday from 1.30pm. Before then see if West Indies Women can overcome Australia Women in the Womens World Twenty20 Final, live on Sky Sports 2 on Sunday from 10am. 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