Morning Sports Update: Jimmy Garoppolo off Patriots injury report
Jimmy Garoppolo is off the Patriots injury report, Patrice Bergeron leads the Bruins to a win, and a Steelers coordinator takes a dig at the Patriots.
Jimmy G. off Patriots’ injury report: Garoppolo suffered a shoulder injury five weeks ago against the Dolphins. (Patriots.com)
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TE Martellus Bennett – Ankle
RB Brandon Bolden – Knee
LB Jamie Collins – Hip
WR Julian Edelman – Foot
DL Woodrow Hamilton – Shoulder
LB Shea McClellin – Concussion
WR Malcolm Mitchell – Hamstring
LB Elandon Roberts – Ankle
DL Vincent Valentine – Back
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Patrice Bergeron returns, leads Bruins to 2-1 victory over Devils: ‘‘I thought, ‘Maybe I’m going to be the anchor tonight,’’’ he joked after scoring the tiebreaking goal with 75 seconds left in his season debut to give Boston a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. ‘‘They were amazing the first three games.’’ (Boston.com)
Pittsburgh Steelers DC Keith Butler: Patriots’ tactics can be ‘on the edge of being legal or not legal’: “I don’t think they’re doing anything special. I think they do things outside the box sometimes, you know, that might be on the edge of being legal or not legal. They’ve done a couple of things in the past — putting an offensive tackle out as ineligible but he’s not really. Sometimes the emphasis by the NFL in terms of what they call and what they don’t call, (the Patriots) use that a little.” (MassLive)
Jon Lester shuts down Dodgers, Cubs head home with 3-2 lead in NLCS: The Chicago Cubs closed in on their first World Series trip since 1945 by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Thursday in Game 5 of their National League playoff. (Boston.com)
Roethlisberger-less Steelers face daunting task vs. Patriots: Tom Brady wanted the showdown with Ben Roethlisberger, if he’s being honest. (Boston.com)
How to watch the 2016 Head of the Charles: The 52nd Head of the Charles, the world’s largest two-day regatta, will have more than 2,250 boats representing clubs from 28 different countries competing, and is expected to draw crowds of up to 400,000 people. (Boston.com)
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