PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have no knowledge Ben Roethlisberger played the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, as the quarterback told a website.
According to SI.com, Roethlisberger said his fractured ribs did not show up on X-rays taken before he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Feb. 1, but were revealed only during an MRI test he had last week.
“Luckily, in the game, I didn’t take any big hits to make ’em hurt,” Roethlisberger told . “But I knew all along there was something wrong. There wouldn’t have been anything that could have been done about fractured ribs anyway. It was just suck it up and play.”
Roethlisberger has previously exaggerated or misstated injuries he supposedly suffered during his five-season career.
• Troubled cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys.
• Quarterbacks Ken Dorsey and Bruce Gradkowski, who both started games for Cleveland last season, were cut by the Browns.
• The New York Giants re-signed David Carr to back up Eli Manning at quarterback while cutting running back Reuben Droughns and defensive backs Sam Madison and Sammy Knight.
• Mel Kaufman, a linebacker who played in three Super Bowls with the Washington Redskins and was a former scout for the NFL team, died Saturday in Santa Margarita, Calif. He was 50.
Blues give McDonald extension
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues signed center Andy McDonald to a four-year, $18.8 million contract extension. McDonald has missed the past 35 games with a broken left leg, but practiced and could play tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. In 16 games before the injury, he led the Blues with 18 points.
• Columbus Blue Jackets rookie goaltender Steve Mason, who has missed the last two games while battling mononucleosis, could return to the lineup Friday night against the Detroit Red Wings. Dan LaCosta is expected to start tonight against the Avalanche.
Footnotes.
ESPN will televise Nebraska’s Oct. 8 football game (7 p.m. MDT) at Missouri in a game that was rescheduled from Oct. 3 to accommodate the broadcast.
• Louisville football coach Steve Kragthorpe will take over the play-calling duties for the Cardinals next season.
• Offensive coordinator Jim Michalczik announced he was leaving Washington to become the offensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders.
• A task force commissioned by USA Track and Field released a 69-page report that lashed out at the American relay system, recommended streamlining Olympic trials and called for a more stringent policy for dopers who want to be reinstated.
• Jason Lawrencescored the go-ahead goal and Boston sealed it with two late short-handed goals as the Terriers beat Northeastern 5-2 in the 57th annual Beanpot hockey tournament.
• A Scottish deerhound named Tiger Woods won the hound group as the 133rd edition of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show began in New York. The Associated Press
