Roethlisberger to miss opener after appendix surgery
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben  Roethlisberger has undergone an emergency appendectomy and will  not play in the season opener on Thursday, the team said on  Sunday.
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Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers' rookie quarterback, is going to try to play the American Football Conference championship game barehanded.
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Ben Roethlisberger will miss at least one game following his emergency appendectomy. Hines Ward, who had the same procedure four years ago, will be surprised if the Pittsburgh quarterback misses a second.
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The medical emergencies that seemed to pace last season like a metronome seem to be over for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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PITTSBURGH -- Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger almost certainly will not play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missed practice again Thursday because of a sore right shoulder, with Charlie Batch running the starting offense in his place.
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Third-string quarterback Sage Rosenfels will likely make his first career start Sunday for Miami against Baltimore in place of A.J. Feeley, who has a rib injury.
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PITTSBURGH -- Rookie Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes before being pulled from Pittsburgh&#39;s 20-7 victory over Baltimore with an unspecified rib injury caused by a blindside hit.
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Indianapolis defensive tackle Corey Simon is likely to miss a couple of more weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee, but was hopeful he could return for the Colts' regular-season opener.
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Chad Pennington returned to practice Thursday, but defensive end John Abraham will most likely not play against the Steelers.
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Ben Roethlisberger started the Pittsburgh Steelers' exhibition game against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night despite a strained right thumb ligament, then was pulled after throwing a touchdown pass.
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Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Tim Bowens will miss Sunday's opener against Tennessee because of a back injury.
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Kicker Adam Vinatieri will miss the first game of his 11-year NFL career because of a lingering groin injury.
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Pittsburgh Penguins prize rookie   Evgeni Malkin could miss the regular season opener after   dislocating his shoulder in an exhibition game, the team said   on Thursday.
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Ben Roethlisberger may be the headliner of the Steelers, but he&#39;s not the total story in Pittsburgh. That became clear when pain in Roethlisberger&#39;s ribs and maybe even his sternum
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Jets defensive end John Abraham will miss Sunday's game at Pittsburgh with a sprained ligament in his right knee.
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Ben Roethlisberger 's ribs are only bruised, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher listed the rookie quarterback as questionable for Sunday's regular-season finale at Buffalo.