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Binnington stopped 32 shots, and Ryan O'Reilly scored for the fourth straight game to lead the Blues to a 4-1 victory over Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Rask made 28 saves, Marchand had a goal and an assist, and the Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 to even the bruising, physical final at three games apiece.

After clanging the potential winner off the post in the final minutes of regulation, Gunnarsson scored on a delayed penalty in OT to give St. Louis a 3-2 victory over the Bruins.

"I think it gave our team energy, and that's all you're trying to do out there," Krug said after Boston rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat St. Louis 4-2 in Game 1.

One-time NFL and Canadian Football League coach Marc Trestman will be the coach and general manager of the XFL's Tampa Bay franchise.

As the trade deadline looms, the Mariners have added to their bullpen by acquiring left-handed reliever Zach Duke from the Twins for a pair of minor leaguers.

Less than 24 hours after unloading four minor leaguers for some bullpen help, Mariners GM Jerry DiPoto swapped the club's top prospect to add an arm to their oft-injured rotation.

(AP) — The Nashville Predators have the upper hand in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Cody McLeod's second-period goal was the eventual game-winner as Nashville earned a 3-1 win against St. Louis. It's the seventh straight home playoff win for the Predators, who now own …

(AP) — The NHL's Eastern Conference semifinals have begun with victories by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa beat the Rangers 2-1 and the Capitals lost to Pittsburgh 3-2.
Tonight, Nashville is at St. Louis and Edmonton at Anaheim...

(AP) Nelly has promised to bring baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza back to eat in the rapper's hometown of St. Louis after Piazza spoke ill of the city's restaurant scene.
Piazza recently bought in an Italian soccer club. He told The New York Times for a story published last week that…