by Zack Cox on Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:42PM 2,321 Share this: Patrice Bergeron has played in two Stanley Cup Finals. One ended with him and his Boston Bruins teammates hoisting the greatest trophy in sports. The other ended in excruciating pain. After the Chicago Blackhawks eliminated the Bruins in six games in the 2013 Cup Final, it was revealed that Bergeron had played the deciding game with cracked ribs, torn cartilage and a punctured lung suffered in Game 5, plus a separated shoulder sustained during the first period of Game 6. He logged 17:45 of ice time in the loss, then wound up in the hospital. With the Bruins set to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in two
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Steelers O-Lineman: ‘Kudos’ To Patriots For Thinking Of Goal-Line Shift
The New England Patriots are known for their clever way of essentially finding loopholes in the NFL rule book. Just ask the Baltimore Ravens. But their latest victims were the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers were called for a false start on 3rd-and-goal on the Patriots’ 1-yard line during the fourth quarter of New England’s 28-21 win Thursday night. Left tackle Kelvin Beachum and left guard Ramon Foster moved when New England’s defensive line shifted during Ben Roethlisberger’s snap count. And the Pittsburgh quarterback wasn’t happy. “I thought that there was a rule against that,” Roethlisberger said, per USA TODAY Sports. ...