 ESPN | Bruins finally playing with edge ESPN By Joe McDonald | ESPNBoston.com WASHINGTON -- The Boston Bruins finally played their style of hockey in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, and as a result they skated away with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday ... The Bruins registered a playoff league-high 58 hits, but the Caps were not soft NHL roundup: Zdeno Chara nets winner for Bruins Caps' Backstrom may sit a game after match penalty |
 USA TODAY | Adrian Dater: Chara sparks Bruins past Capitals as series gets physical SI.com Zdeno Chara had three points, including the winning goal, in a 4-3 Bruins victory over the Caps. Hey Boston and Washington, what took you so long? Welcome, finally, to the Postseason of Hate. Not to get all Don Cherry, who was in rare form Monday night ... Chara's Late Goal Lifts the Bruins 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Boston's scoring depth is taking a toll on the Capitals Conference Quarterfinals: Bruins vs Capitals |
 Globe and Mail | A Steady Postseason Presence in Goal Sets the Tone for a Victory New York Times OTTAWA â€" In the third period of Monday night's playoff game, at a point when the Ottawa Senators appeared to be threatening to gain control, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist lost his stick with at least one Senator in an ideal shooting position. Rangers 1, Senators 0 Brian Boyle makes biggest play of all Kreider relieved after NHL debut |
 CBC.ca | The Bruschis Run the Marathon ESPN By early afternoon, the temperature already was nearing 90 degrees in Copley Square and it was clear then, as the heat shimmered off the pavement like an oily haze, that the story of the 116th running of the Boston Marathon was not the winners ... Wesley Korir wins Boston Marathon in heat-slowed time of 2:12.40 Wesley Korir wins Boston Marathon Dozens of runners felled by record-breaking heat in Boston Marathon |
Globe and Mail | Senators Can't Stop Boyle or Find a Way to Get a Shot Past Lundqvist New York Times OTTAWA â€" The Rangers and Senators stuck to hockey in Game 3 on Monday night, leaving the mugging, sucker-punching and elbowing of the first two games behind. The central figure of those contentious games emerged as the focal player again â€" Rangers ... Henrik Lundqvist, NY Rangers shutout Ottawa Senators in Game 3 at Scotiabank ... Rangers' Lundqvist makes 39 saves in 1-0 win Rangers blank Sens, regain home ice |
 New York Times | Fists Are Up, and So Are the Penalties New York Times The signature image of the opening games of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs has not been a dramatic overtime goal or an acrobatic save. It was Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux, two of the league's best goal scorers and best-known victims of ... Flyers win battles, go up 3-0 vs. Pens NHL-Penguins' Adams suspended one game; Bylsma fined Flyers On Brink Of Advancing |
 MLive.com | Last American Boston Marathon winner Greg Meyer impressed by Jason Hartmann's ... MLive.com By Peter J. Wallner | pwallner@mlive.com BOSTON â€" Greg Meyer, the last American to win the Boston Marathon, couldn't believe how well Jason Hartmann ran the final stretch of the race Monday. AP photoJason Hartmann, third from right, runs with the pack ... Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon Boston marathon runner survives Heartbreak, beats the heat Hot temps force Boston Marathoners to take it slow |
 The Associated Press | Hot temps force Boston Marathoners to take it slow SI.com BOSTON (AP) - There are races to run fast, and there are races just to finish. With temperatures hitting the 80s, Monday's Boston Marathon was the latter. Nearly 22500 participants braved unseasonably balmy conditions at the 116th running of the ... Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon Boston marathon runner survives Heartbreak, beats the heat Boulder's Jason Hartmann is top American in 2012 Boston Marathon |
 USA TODAY | Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon ESPN AP BOSTON -- Trailing the leaders by 200 yards when the Boston Marathon slogged through Heartbreak Hill, Wesley Korir passed them one by one until he took the lead on his way out of Kenmore Square. That's when leg cramps forced him to slow down and ... Hot temps force Boston Marathoners to take it slow Boston marathon runner survives Heartbreak, beats the heat Cherop wins women's Marathon |
 Toronto Star | Boston marathon runner survives Heartbreak, beats the heat USA TODAY David Leon Moore covers track and field for USA TODAY Sports. On Monday, he ran his 15th marathon and fifth in Boston. The Californian is used to training in Ventura County in the mornings - where temps are usually in the 50s to 60s. Cherop wins women's Marathon Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon Hot temps force Boston Marathoners to take it slow |
CBC.ca | With temperatures rising, Cherop outsprints fellow Kenyan to win women's ... Washington Post BOSTON â€" The pace was slower than most years, but the finish of the Boston Marathon's women's race was as gripping as ever. Sharon Cherop outlasted hot weather, a sore knee and a sprint to the finish to beat fellow Kenyan Jemima Jelagat Sumgong in yet ... Korir and Cherop win heat-slowed Boston Marathon UPDATE 1-Boston marathoners cope with high temperatures Boston Marathon turns up heat on runners |
 New York Daily News | Korir beats heat, and field, for Marathon crown New York Daily News AP Wesley Korir of Kenya celebrates as he breaks the tape to win the 116th Boston Marathon, covering the course in 2:12:40. BOSTON â€" Wesley Korir, a Kenyan citizen and permanent resident of the United States, won the Boston Marathon on Monday in a ... Some Marathoners slow, walk or sadly drop out under blazing sun UPDATE 2-Athletics-Korir leads Kenyan sweep at Boston Marathon Korir and Cherop win heat-slowed Boston Marathon |
 ESPN | Some Marathoners slow, walk or sadly drop out under blazing sun Boston Herald By Erin Smith, Dan O'brien And Matt Stout At Heartbreak Hill and beyond, the scorching heat has claimed experienced and novice runners alike in today's Boston Marathon, where more than 22000 braved the 80-degree temperatures for their own piece of the ... Boston Marathon: Kenyans beat the heat, rest of field Korir leads Kenyan sweep at Boston Marathon Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon |
 ABC News | Boston Marathon: Kenyans beat the heat, rest of field Los Angeles Times By Chuck Schilken Wesley Korir won the Boston Marathon on Monday, while Sharon Cherop was victorious in the women's race. Both runners are from Kenya, and both of them posted the slowest winning times since 1985. Both the slow times and the Kenyan ... Kenyans capture red-hot Marathon Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon Marathon runners having heat-related problems, but sea breeze is expected to ... |
 FOXSports.com | Youkilis confused by Bobby V comments FOXSports.com Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis said Monday he was "surprised" and "confused" to hear manager Bobby Valentine publicly question his commitment. Valentine, who later apologized to him for the comments, said in an interview Sunday that ... Youkilis 'confused' by Valentine's criticism Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine criticizes Kevin Youkilis, then apologizes to ... Valentine criticizes Youkilis, then apologizes |
 USA TODAY | Flyers fight their way to 3-0 lead over Penguins Chicago Sun-Times By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer April 16, 2012 9:36AM Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell, hair flying, winds up a punch as he and Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Adams battle during one of several simultaneous fights going on in the third period of Game 3 in ... Crosby: 'I do not like any guy' on the Flyers Flyers Notes: Suspensions from Game 3? Couturier takes a cheap shot |
 The Associated Press | Heat Forces Boston Marathon, Runners to Adjust ABC News Runners left Hopkinton for the start of the Boston Marathon on Monday with more to worry about in the 116th edition of the race than the up-and-down, 26.2-mile road to Copley Square. Heat was already slowing the pace of the leaders and creating ... Race kicks off amid forecast for 'one of the hottest marathons ever' Boston marathon warns competitors about heat Heat forces Boston Marathon runners to adjust |
 BBC News | Marathoners brace for heat Boston Herald By Chris Cassidy Despite dire warnings of record high heat during the 116th Boston Marathon, many runners are insisting they'll push on today â€" even if they might not set any personal records in wilting temperatures expected to reach near 90 degrees. Heat forces Boston Marathon runners to adjust Heat forces Boston Marathon, runners to adjust Boston Marathon Offers Runners Facing Record Heat Second Chance |
 ABC News | Heat Forces Boston Marathon, Runners to Adjust ABC News The Run for the Hoses. The Duel in the Sun. The Inferno. As the prospect of 80-degree temperatures looms over Monday's Boston Marathon, race organizers are hoping the heat will forge a classic contest to rank among the legends of the event's 116-year ... Heat expected to put a damper on Boston Marathon On your mark! Boston Marathon Monday Boston Marathon heat forces runners to adjust |
 Los Angeles Times | Lakers' Andrew Bynum overcomes illness, poor shooting Los Angeles Times The center, who was suffering from an upper respiratory infection, goes one for eight in the first quarter Sunday against Dallas. Bynum focused on defense and getting rebounds, pulling down 16. Lakers center Andrew Bynum tries to get off a shot before ... Kobe-less Lakers hold off Mavs in overtime 112-108 Mavs Not Worried by Losing Road Record Bynum Powers Lakers Past Mavericks |
 USA TODAY | Number of African-American baseball players dips again USA TODAY By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY ST. LOUIS â€" Major League Baseball, celebrating Jackie Robinson Day on Sunday, has the lowest percentage of African-American players since the earliest days of the sport's integration, according to research conducted by USA ... Jackie Robinson's Legacy Robinson gets touching tribute in the Bronx MLB remembers Jackie Robinson on special day |
 Boston.com | Flyers beat Penguins 8-4, take 3-0 series lead Boston.com Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds, right, puts the puck past the reach of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury for a goal during the second period of Game 3 in a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey series, Sunday, April 15, 2012, ... Flyers continue to erase early deficits Sam Donnellon: Flyers' Giroux a leading force Going Gets Rough; Flyers Take Charge |
 Toronto Star | Yankees power past Angels Chicago Tribune Bronx, NY â€" Derek Jeter and Raul Ibanez each homered and drove in three runs to lead the Yankees over the Angels, 11-5, in the rubber match of a three-game series. Robinson Cano scored three runs and Nick Swisher drove in a pair for New York, ... Williams chased early, Angels lose to Yankees 11-5 |
 Globe and Mail | A bloody good win for Flyers Philadelphia Daily News By FRANK SERAVALLI Wayne Simmonds leaps into the arms of Braydon Coburn after scoring second-period power-play goal. LAST TUESDAY, when Peter Laviolette's eyes finally hurt too much from hours of video to stay open any longer, he climbed into the bed ... NHL Playoffs: Flyers KO Pens to take 3-0 lead NHL playoff results, April 15 NHL roundup: Flyers rip Penguins, 8-4, lead series, 3-0 |
