Rookie suffers broken shoulder in debut
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IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys running back Julius Jones will miss about two months with a broken shoulder blade. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells confirmed the injury Monday during his weekly news conference.
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The stunning news that Greg Oden will probably miss his rookie season after being diagnosed Thursday with a microfracture knee injury raises a number of questions for him and the Blazers.
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Nose tackle Barry Cofield is the only rookie expected to start for the Giants in their season opener Sunday night.
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Pistons rookie Carlos Delfino will be sidelined at least 10 days after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Saturday.
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Cowboys rookie running back Julius Jones broke his left shoulder and is expected to be out about two months.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers got a slice of revenge on Sunday afternoon against Baltimore, but also were served a piece of injury pie in the form of a rib injury to rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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It&#39;s an unspoken rule, probably written by a player, that a starter shouldn&#39;t lose his job to injury. Try selling that line to Pittsburgh Steelers fans who are busy chatting up rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as the second coming of Terry Bradshaw.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers had hoped to ease rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger into the lineup at some point this season, but an injury to starter Tommy Maddox has Roethlisberger making his first career start against a tough Miami Dolphins defense this
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Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams went on the injured list with a sprained right ankle before Tuesday night&#39;s game against the Knicks.
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Despite being a rookie, Lorenzo Alexander finds himself having to juggle responsibilites on offense, defense and special teams.
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LANDOVER, Md. Derrick Ward chose a bad day to score his first career touchdown in the NFL. A rookie who was signed by the Giants off the Jets&#39; practice squad earlier this year, Ward returned
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It&#39;s the unwritten rule of sports. A starter who has to sit out games because of an injury should return to the lineup once healthy.
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Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox will be out at least six weeks with a torn ligament and tendon damage in his right elbow, an injury that at least temporarily makes rookie Ben Roethlisberger the starter.
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Brandon Gorin could have had better timing for his first starting assignment for the Patriots. Gorin, who spent most his first two years in the NFL on benches and practice squads, was in the starting lineup for the first time as New England lost to Pittsburgh, 34-20, Oct. 31, breaking the Patriots' 21-game winning streak. But if Gorin's starting debut ...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The main thing separating Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning yesterday was the Pittsburgh Steelers' rookie quarterback made his biggest plays with the game on the line.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens  tackle Jonathan Ogden was hurt during Thursday's pre-season  affair against the New York Giants.
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Third-string quarterback Sage Rosenfels likely will make his first career start Sunday for Miami against Baltimore in place of AJ Feeley, who has a rib injury.