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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The mother of former Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the team Tuesday after exhuming his body so that his brain could be examined for evidence of a degenerative condition linked to repeated concussions. The lawsuit, filed by Cheryl Shepherd in Jackson County (Mo.) circuit court, alleges Belcher was subjected to "repetitive head trauma," and that the Chiefs failed to provide adequate medical care before Belcher killed his girlfriend and then committed suicide last December. Shepherd is seeking a jury trial and judgment "in excess of $15,000 for actual damages, punitive damages, and/or aggravating circumstances, for the cost of this action, and for such relief as the court deems fair and reasonable." Belchers body was exhumed at a cemetery in Bay Shore, N.Y., at his familys request earlier this month so that his brain could be studied for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative neurological condition. CTE has been linked to multiple concussions and includes symptoms such as memory problems, behavioural changes and eventually dementia. CTE has made headlines in recent years with the deaths of some former professional athletes, including former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau and former Bears safety Dave Duerson. Shepherds lawsuit claims the Chiefs failed to warn her son of the short-term and long-term risks of concussions; failed to identify and remove Belcher from practice or games after sustaining head trauma; failed to educate Belcher about concussions; failed to monitor or treat Belcher for neurological dysfunction; and failed to provide appropriate counselling. According to the lawsuit, Belcher was knocked unconscious during a game against Jacksonville in 2009 but did not receive adequate treatment before returning to team activities. On Dec. 1, 2012, Belcher shot to death his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, while Shepherd was caring for his infant daughter in a nearby room. Belcher then sped from the residence to the Chiefs training facility, where he shot himself in the head in the parking lot. A spokesman for the Chiefs told The Associated Press on Tuesday night that the team was aware of the lawsuit. He could not comment further because of the pending litigation. The Chiefs are already the subject of a workers compensation lawsuit filed on behalf of several former players who claim the Chiefs hid the risks of permanent brain injuries from repeated concussions from 1987-93, when there was no NFL collective bargaining agreement in place. In August, the NFL reached a tentative $765 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by more than 4,500 former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems they say were caused by football. The settlement, subject to approval by a federal judge, would apply to all past NFL players and spouses of those who are deceased. However, several former Chiefs players found a 2005 amendment to the workers compensation statute in Missouri allowing employees to sue employers in civil court if the employees declined workers compensation. The window allowing such suits to be fired was due to expire in December. The lawsuit was originally filed on behalf of five former Chiefs players, but several others have added their names to the case, bringing to 22 the number of players involved. The lawsuit claims the Chiefs ignored decades of scientific research indicating repeated head trauma causes permanent brain damage. It also claimed the Chiefs increased their risks by giving them "ammonia inhalants, caffeine cocktails and/or (anti-inflammatory drug) Toradol to abbreviate the need for concussed employees to miss working time due to a brain injury." Players were even more prone to head injuries, the lawsuit said, because of the concrete-like AstroTurf surface that was in place until 1994 at Arrowhead Stadium. 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However, arriving flights were still trying to catch up.Super Bowl Sunday got off to an inconvenient start for hundreds of passengers trying to get to Phoenix for the game.After allowing their highest goal total in nearly two months, the New York Rangers could use another performance like the one they had the last time they faced Montreal. Given the way the Canadiens have been playing, however, they dont appear likely to throw another zero up on the Madison Square Garden scoreboard tonight. You can listen to the game live on TSN Radio 690 Montreal at 5:30pm et. The Rangers might like their chances of bouncing back against the Canadiens (30-13-3) after ripping them 5-0 at the Garden on Nov. 23 behind Lundqvists 21 saves, but Montreal didnt have Carey Price in goal for that one and hasnt been shut out since. The Canadiens loss to the Rangers in last seasons Eastern Conference finals also had plenty to do with Price suffering a knee injury in the opener. Price has won six of his last eight regular-season starts against New York with a 0.87 GAA and four shutouts. That success, though, hinges entirely on location. All four of Prices shutouts were played at Montreal, while his career record at the Garden is 1-4-0 with a 3.98 GAA. He was in net opposite Lundqvist at home Oct. 25 and had 34 saves in the Canadiens 3-1 win. The results are similar for Lundqvist, who has a 3.81 career GAA in regular-season starts at Montreal but a 1.95 mark at home against the Canadiens with 10 of his 14 wins. Price is a big reason Montreal is 13-3-1 since Dec. 9, posting a 1.64 GAA in that span while going 11-2-1. He weathered 42 shots and made several impressive saves to earn his third straight victory Tuesday as Montreal came out of the break to beat Dallas 3-2. Its what weve come to expect, winger Brendan Gaallagher said of Price.dddddddddddd He was unreal, save after save. There were a lot of times where it looked like they had pretty open nets, they were getting pretty good chances, and he was there to bail us out. Gallagher, Alexei Emelin and Alex Galchenyuk scored for Montreal, which has gone 5 for 12 on the power play during its three-game win streak. Galchenyuk has a goal in all three games, matching the longest such streak of his career. The Rangers (27-14-4) were on a 16-3-0 tear entering the All-Star break, allowing no more than three goals over that stretch, but came out of the hiatus with a 4-1 loss to the first-place Islanders on Tuesday. Henrik Lundqvist, who went 14-2-0 during the surge with a 1.71 goals-against average, allowed all four goals on 38 shots in his worst start since giving up five on 20 shots in a 6-4 loss at Tampa Bay on Dec. 1. While the Rangers managed to put the puck on net 41 times, they didnt score until Carl Hagelins power-play goal with 8.1 seconds left. I dont know if it was us mishandling (the puck) or a combination of that and them forcing us into mistakes, but we made some bad decisions that really cost us, coach Alain Vigneault said. This contest marks the third and final meeting between these clubs this season. 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