NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA leader DeMaurice Smith, along with owners and players association officials met Wednesday and Thursday in Chicago with federal mediator U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan to try to bridge some of their significant differences. Later Thursday, Boylan canceled mediation sessions scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday in Minneapolis as the court said both sides are engaged in "confidential settlement discussions." The two sides worked into the night Wednesday and continued talks Thursday before wrapping up the meeting in the early afternoon. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6618259
