American football has taken a step on the road to becoming an Olympic sport. The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) received provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. The recognition comes seven months after the IOC denied the IFAFs initial request for recognition. NFL Vice President of International Operations Chris Parsons told Fox Sports Alex Marvez in May that he believed IOC recognition would "generate incremental interest" in football worldwide. Marvez points out that the football could one day be seen in the Olympics in a less violent seven-on-seven fashion, similar to Rugby Sevens which will debut as an Olympic sport at Rio 2016. The IFAF was formed in 1998 and currently has 66 countries as members, with the organization headquarters in France. The NFL has attempted to grow its European following with eight games being played in London since 2007 and three games planned for the 2014 season. Other sports to have received Olympic recognition include chess, auto racing and tug of war. NMD Human Race Canada . -- The NFL cancelled its Hall of Fame game between St. NMD XR1 Triple Black Canada . MLB.com reported that the Dodgers locked the left-hander in for one year at $10 million with up to $4 million in incentives. http://www.nmdshoescanada.com/ . That further limits the options of Australia coach Ewen McKenzie, who on Monday suspended six players who were involved in a night out in Dublin ahead of the Saturdays 32-15 win over the Irish. The Wallabies play Scotland on Saturday before facing Wales on Nov. y-3 Store Canada . Three days after falling to Hamilton, Abbotsford scored three goals in 53 seconds en route to a convincing 5-1 win over the Bulldogs Saturday in American Hockey League play. Ultra Boost Canada Restock . He left in the 4th inning of Saturdays game against the Tigers after experiencing tightness. Reyes and the team still hope that he will be ready for Opening Day in Tampa Bay in one week.Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban and Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer lead the list of players potentially heading to salary arbitration hearings. Twenty players in total filed for arbitration before the deadline of 5pm et on Saturday. Along with Subban, centre Lars Eller also elected arbitration with the Canadiens while defenceman Cody Franson could also be heading to arbitration with the Maple Leafs. Calgary Flames centre Joe Colborne and Ottawa Senators centre Derek Grant are also on the list. Players who elect salary arbitration can still sign deals ahead of their hearings, which will be held from July 20 to August 4 in Toronto. Complete Liist of Players: Arizona Coyotes - Brandon McMillan Boston Bruins - Matt Bartkowski Calgary Flames - Joe Colborne Dallas Stars - Cameron Gaunce, Antoine Roussel Florida Panthers - Jimmy Hayes Los Angeles Kings - Dwight King Minnesota Wild - Justin Fontaine Montreal Canadiens - Lars Eller, P.ddddddddddddK. Subban Nashville Predators - Mattias Ekholm New York Islanders - Kevin Poulin New York Rangers - Derick Brassard, Chris Kreider, Mats Zuccarello Ottawa Senators - Derek Grant Pittsburgh Penguins - Nick Spaling San Jose Sharks - Jason Demers Toronto Maple Leafs - Cody Franson, James Reimer ' ' '