NHL Eastern Conference News

WHAT TO KNOW: Bird has averaged 22.3 points per game and shot 55 percent from the field as Seattle has gone 2-1 in Lauren Jackson's absence since the Olympics.

Tamika Whitmore scored 15 points and the Connecticut Sun raced out to a big early lead in an 84-58 victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night, marking the WNBA's return following an Olympics break.

Kevin Kissel has been head coach at Brentwood for 11 seasons. But there's a newness to the 2008 season, in particular, that Kissel and his staff have faced from the onset of preseason drills.

MASON Hall United SSS surged two points clear of Mason Hall PYC at the top of the Eastern Conference of the Tobago Fooball Association with a commanding 4-2 over HV Milan at Dusty Park, Hope village.

The Olympic break is over and the U.S. women's basketball team has a gold medal.

The Olympic break is over and the U.S. women's basketball team has a gold medal.

The Northeast division is going through a changing of the guard of sorts. No longer are Ottawa, Buffalo and Toronto fighting at the top with Montreal and Boston as the bottom feeders.

The Flyers announced Thursday that Stevens is now under contract through the 2010-11 season.

Marty Burns of Sports Illustrated breaks down the Eastern Conference and picks the Detroit Pistons to finish as a 6 seed this season.

Martin Adams turned off the lights on the inaugural Northern Elite Football League season with a victory Saturday afternoon.

Ranking the Eastern Conference - 1. Boston 2. Cleveland 3. Detroit 4. Philadelphia 5. Toronto 6. Orlando 7. Washington 8. Indiana Out of Playoffs 9. Miami 10.

The Grand Rapids Griffins' 13th season will be highlighted by the team's most diverse schedule yet.

The Buffalo Sabres came out of nowhere following the lockout that ended the 2004-2005 NHL season.

The Southwest Booster A six-run explosion in the second inning was the difference in an 11-3 Swift Current Indians win over the Yorkton Cardinals in Game one of this best-of-five Eastern Conference semi-final ...

Rochester, NY- The Rochester Rattlers clinched the regular season Eastern Conference title with a 17-13 victory over Long Island Friday night at PAETEC Park.

Shameka Christon scored 24 points and Janel McCarville had 22 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the New York Liberty to an 86-76 win over the host Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

With the recent rumors of the Detroit Pistons being very interested in some kind of sign and trade with the Atlanta Hawks for young and talented forward Josh Smith, Sekou K Smith of the Atlanta ...

Under the NHL's new unbalanced schedule released Thursday, the Ducks will host the the defending Stanley Cup champions twice, the reigning MVP once, and a total of nine Eastern Conference opponents in 2008-09. ...

The Boston Bruins found out yesterday when the National Hockey League released its 2008-09 schedule that they'd be the last of the league's 30 teams to play their home opener this coming season.

The Dallas Stars will see more of the Eastern Conference in 2008-09. The NHL's new schedule matrix ensures more games between the two conferences, with Dallas playing 18 games against the East .