Chris Pontius aggravates groin injury, subbed out early of Eastern Conference final

D.C. United were dealt a blow just 12 minutes into the first leg of their Eastern Conference final against the Houston Dynamo when Chris Pontius had to be subbed off after aggravating a groin injury. Pontius had been dealing with a bit of a groin injury, but he told Ben Olsen he was good to know. Clearly, he was wrong and now D.C. is down a substitution along with their best player. Making matters worse for D.C. is how shorthanded they were to begin the match. Dwayne De Rosario has been out for ...