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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is stepping aside in the Saints bounty case appeals process and turning it over to former commissioner Paul Tagliabue. Tagliabue will hear the second set of appeals from four players -- Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove -- who were penalized for their roles in an alleged program that rewarded teammates for injuring or knocking opponents out of games. The player suspensions ran from a full season for Vilma to parts of the season for the others.

"Community" was originally supposed to begin its fourth season on Oct. 19. But as that date has arrived, "Community" is not on the NBC schedule. What are "Community" fans supposed to do? "Animal Practice" is now gone and "Whitney" has returned to the schedule. But still no "Community. " To cheer up frustrated fans, the cast of "Community" gathered to make a short video explaining that they may not be on the air on Oct. 19, but no matter when they return, it will be Oct. 19. Because Oct. 19 is a state of mind.

Idaho State football Coach Mike Kramer is being investigated by police and the university for allegedly shoving a player to the ground two weeks ago in an incident caught on video. The university and the Pocatello Police Department on Wednesday separately confirmed investigations. ESPN first reported the incident. Senior wide receiver Derek Graves lodged a complaint with police on Sunday that he was pushed by Kramer during an Oct. 3 practice. Don Jackson , Graves' attorney in Montgomery, Ala., said Graves has suffered from neck and back spasms since the incident.

Angels General Manager Jerry Dipoto described Albert Pujols' recent right-knee surgery as "a very minor procedure," adding that he expects the first baseman to be "back at full strength" within a month or so. "It was a cleanup, nothing significant, kind of a blip on the radar," Dipoto said Thursday of the operation, which was performed Oct. 9 in St. Louis. "We knew he was playing through pain; he took care of it and is good to go. I've spoken with him since, and he feels great.

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 21 - 27 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     SUNDAY Jon "Too Many Emmys" Stewart, below, hosts "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs," the latest edition of the benefit/telethon, with Jerry Seinfeld, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey and Katy Perry among the aforementioned "too many stars. " (Comedy Central, 8 p.m) MONDAY From that "Psycho" shower scene to Jack Nicholson's "Here's Johnny!"

Sprint will begin selling the enormous 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone/tablet hybrid device Oct. 25. The Kansas-based network, which recently agreed to sell a 70% stake to Japan's SoftBank Corp. , announced the upcoming Samsung phone will start selling for $299.99 on a two-year contract to new customers and those with upgrades. Sprint did not specify how much storage the phone will have, but said it will sell both color options offered by Samsung -- marble white and titanium gray.

It looks like the iPad mini is ready to make its debut. Apple sent out a media invitation for an event to be held next Tuesday, Oct. 23,  at the California Theatre in San Jose at 10 a.m. "We've got a little more to show you," the invite said. Read into that "little" as much as you want. Apple is widely expected to launch its rumored-for-months iPad mini at the event. The device, to rival Amazon.com's Kindle and other smaller tablet computers, is likely a 7.85-inch tablet that will start at $249, according to reports.

UCLA Coach Jim Mora was short and to the point Sunday, saying the Bruins' off week "comes at the right time for us. It gives our guys a chance to catch our breath a little bit. " Those in need of the breather include: --Receiver Jerry Johnson , who missed Saturday's 21-14 victory over Utah because of sore ribs, Mora said. --Tackle Simon Goines , who left the game because of an injured left knee. --Guard Greg Capella , out for three weeks because of a concussion. --Receiver Darius Bell , who is out because of a broken rib and is a longest shot to return for the Oct. 27 game at Arizona State.

Apple may yet announce the iPad mini this month, according to a report Friday that says the Cupertino-based company will unveil the device on Oct. 23. All Things D , citing sources familiar with Apple, said the company will hold an invitation-only event a week and a half from now to unveil its latest product. Where the announcement will be held has not been confirmed, but the report speculates that Apple will announce the iPad mini at its Town Hall Auditorium. Previously, Apple has announced the iPhone 4S, OS X Lion and a version of the MacBook Air at that location.

When he decided to put together a home movie about highlights of his dad's life and career, Denny Tedesco did what a lot of children do at some point in their lives. What distinguished the product of his efforts from the thousands or millions of slide shows/home videos most of us would end up with is that his dad happened to be guitarist Tommy Tedesco, one of the busiest recording session players in pop music during the '60s. On top of that, because the elder Tedesco was working in Los Angeles, he was at the epicenter of a flowering of pop, rock, R&B, soul, jazz and country that was a windfall for the core group of players who contributed to literally thousands of recording sessions in those days -- a West Coast counterpart to Motown's celebrated stable of studio players, known as the Funk Brothers.