Everything about baseball got bigger during Bud Seligs reign as commissioner.Whats important to remember is how. Because the same outsized contributions that earned him entry into the Hall of Fame should crack open the door wide enough for stars from the super-sized era to squeeze in behind him. Its time.One big reason attendance, TV revenues and franchise values all grew while he was in charge was that players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens -- taking advantage of a lax drug policy and the see-no-evil administration Selig headed for years -- bulked up even faster.So now that the Hall of Fame voters put him in, how are they going to justify keeping those two, as well as a handful of others, out?Well have a more definitive answer a year from now, when the Class of 2018 is announced and the 16-member veterans panel that elected Selig is done sifting through the games past to recognize other deserving candidates. But heres how at least one member of the current veterans committee feels.I dont believe any doors are open, said Andre Dawson, Class of 2010. I just dont think this is the time that that should be moved forward. I can echo the sentiments of some Hall of Famers on that. It may happen in the future.As a committee, he added, we didnt feel like we are the ones to make the decision at this time.At this time?For the better part of three decades, Hall voters have tried to have it both ways when it comes to steroids. Theres almost certainly more than a handful of players who showed up for their induction ceremony in Cooperstown wearing a baseball cap a size or two larger than the one they broke into the big leagues with. Others were racist, drunks, abusers and worse.Thus far, voters have had to sort through the names implicated in drug busts, whispering campaigns and supposedly inside information. Most of the time, theyve made decisions based on their gut. The result is about as unscientific and hypocritical as youd suspect.While the totals for both Bonds and Clemens -- by any objective measure, two of the most accomplished players ever -- creeped up slightly the last few years, theyve topped out at 45 percent (75 percent is required for induction). But just two years ago, Mike Piazza and Jeff Bagwell -- both admitted using a since-banned substance during their careers -- picked up more than half and nearly two-thirds of those same voters.So if nothing else, Seligs induction will remind us of something USA Todays Bob Nightengale said to Hall voters ahead of the 2016 class announcement, Come on, this isnt the Sistine Chapel.The Hall will rightly celebrate Selig for all the good hes done for the game. He was a patient, consensus-building boss who advocated tirelessly for small- and middle-market owners and always acted in what he genuinely believed were the best interests of baseball. If the bottom line was the only relevant consideration, Selig would have been carried into the Hall on the shoulders of all the owners whose pockets he lined with cash.But being good for the owners also made Selig bad for the players more than once, too. He was involved in the collusion scandal as an owner and led the palace coup to dethrone Fay Vincent and erase any remaining notions that the commissioners office was even-handed. He proved that by becoming the public face and backroom leader of the owners cabal that forced the most destructive strike in baseball history and the only cancellation of a World Series.But for all the pitched labor battles Selig waged, his biggest sin was turning a blind eye to the wave of PEDs that swept across baseball coming out of that 1994 strike. Remember, it was Selig who dispatched a team of scientists on a fact-finding mission -- read: junket -- to the Caribbean in 2002 to rummage through the factories where baseballs are made.Even he must have suspected by then they were poking under the wrong hides. And to his credit, Selig spent most of his last decade in office trying to clean up the mess. The safeguards in place are better and baseball is arguably less doped-up than its been in a long time.The veterans panel that put Selig in had all that information before casting ballots. The conclusion it reached is that, on balance, his record of service to the game outweighed those flaws. Bonds and Clemens and more than a few others who thrived during the steroid era -- like Selig and nearly everybody else in his employ -- deserve the same consideration.---(This version of story corrects Bonds and Clemens vote totals to 45 percent from one-third and that the next Hall of Fame class is 2018).Jim Litke is a sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and https://Twitter.com/JimLitke Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl Jersey . Their 38th instalment is arguably their biggest fight card to date, including three-title fights and a main event which was selected by the fans. The promotion boasts 14-straight years of business and is operated by MFC president Mark Pavelich, who is often overlooked in this country for the foundation hes established for MMA in Canada. Rashan Gary Super Bowl Jersey . 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I feel like I should be able to grow on what I did last year.Harvey-Clemons had pondered entering the draft last winter but decided to return for his final season at Louisville after learning his NFL stock needed improvement.Influenced by the styles of such NFL idols as the late Sean Taylor and the Seattle Seahawks Kam Chancellor, the 6-foot-5, 228-pound Harvey-Clemons has focused on covering better along with being a fierce tackler. Technique-wise, he worked on tip drills and trying to get better leverage against receivers, especially those coming out of the slot.Thats a big thing with me because Im taller and its a little harder to open my hips with those faster receivers, he said.Practicing against quick, agile Louisville teammates such as senior James Quick and quarterback-turned-receiver Reggie Bonnafon has helped the process. But as Louisville slogs through a third week of practice Harvey-Clemons acknowledges that he remains a work in progress -- especially with injuries to teammates forcing him to learn playing linebacker.ddddddddddddDespite the added responsibility, Harvey-Clemons sees positives in developing versatility that he believes will aid Louisvilles nickel and dime defensive packages. It certainly helps a Cardinals defense aiming to build depth on their front seven.I get to play the run a lot and I like that because I can read the guard and tackle and come up and make more plays on the ball, Harvey-Clemons said. It helps our team with guys being able to play multiple positions.Though Harvey-Clemons showed promise as a Georgia sophomore with 66 tackles and an interception in 2013, hes happy to have grown at Louisville. The Valdosta, Georgia, native wanted to play for defense-minded former Cardinals coach Charlie Strong -- whos now at Texas -- but chose the Bulldogs to make it easier for his grandfather, Woodrow, to see him and a younger brother play high school ball in the Peach State.Harvey-Clemons eventually got his wish to play for Louisville when he transferred from Georgia and reunited with former Bulldogs defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. He believes for a position coach and in a familiar system made last years Cardinals debut so successful, and Harvey-Clemons is eager to follow up wherever hes needed.Make no mistake, Grantham appreciates his versatility.Hes got more flexibility position-wise than Alec Ogletree had for me when I was at Georgia, Grantham said on media day, comparing Harvey-Clemons to the 2013 first-round NFL draft pick. He plays safety, he plays nickel, he can play (line) backer if he has to.Hes really playing three positions on our defense, and hes done a really good job with them. Im certainly glad he is here with us.----Follow Gary B. Graves on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GaryBGraves and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org . ' ' '