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Boston Bruins elevate Don Sweeney to general manager (Yahoo Sports)

The Boston Bruins have elevated Don Sweeney to general manager. Sweeney has spent the past six seasons as the assistant general manager and takes over for his former boss, Peter Chiarelli, who was fired last month after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years and four years after a Stanley Cup championship. Bruins President Cam Neely says in a statement Wednesday that the former NHL

Kruger puts Blackhawks past Ducks 3-2 in 3rd OT of Game 2 (Yahoo Sports)

The Blackhawks tried just about everything to get a puck past Frederik Andersen while Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wound through three overtime periods and deep into the night, eventually becoming the longest game in Chicago’s 89-year history. Andrew Shaw even headed the puck into the net – which was amazing, but illegal. After nearly 110 consecutive scoreless minutes by Chicago, Marcus Kruger got it done with plain

Pats owner Kraft tries to let the air out of 'Deflategate' (Yahoo Sports)

The players’ union is ramping up the intensity in its appeal of New England quarterback Tom Brady’s penalties. Given the issues emanating from the AFC championship game, a solution to avoiding future problems needs to be reached soon: these are the last scheduled owners meetings until October. Kraft himself made it clear Tuesday how critical it is for the NFL to put the subject to rest.