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NRA makes new reactor safety regimen official
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
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Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready. The Bruins goalie stopped 28 shots for his third career playoff shutout, helping Boston beat Chicago 2-0 on Monday night to take a 2-1 ...
The Boston Bruins were mad when they played poorly in the first period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup ...
Alex Ovechkin capped his great season with the NHL’s biggest award. The Washington Capitals right wing won his third Hart ...
By chance, Ronald “Popeye” Jones bumped into Joe Sakic in the weight room of the arena in Denver way back when. It shouldn’t have been a big deal. After all, Jones’ Denver Nuggets and Sakic’s Colorado Avalanche shared the Pepsi Center. Jones, a 203-cm ...
A person familiar with the negotiations says a “framework” is in place for a lease agreement that would keep the Phoenix Coyotes in Arizona. But while the person characterized the developments as positive, the Glendale City Council still must study the proposal and vote ...
Russian center Evgeni Malkin has agreed to terms on an eight-year contract extension worth $76 million with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the club announced Thursday. The deal begins with the 2014-15 campaign and runs through the end of the 2021-22 season. Malkin is set to ...
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Dan Bylsma couldn’t avoid speculation about his status as the Penguins coach in the days following Pittsburgh’s four-game pratfall against Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals, even in his own house. Shortly after the Bruins swept the Stanley Cup favorites out of the playoffs ...
Marian Hossa couldn’t ask for a better neighbor than Zdeno Chara. He just might be the biggest nightmare as an opponent — particularly with a championship on the line. The 206-cm Bruins defenseman has been causing all sorts of havoc for opponents and is ...
The Dallas Stars have signed Sergei Gonchar to a two-year, $10 million contract after trading for the 39-year-old defenseman last week. The deal announced Monday adds to the Stars’ veteran defensive core of Trevor Daley, Alex Goligoski and Stephane Robidas. Gonchar was set to ...
Two NHL franchises, rich in history, talent and star power. Two winning teams that know what it takes to bring home a title. Intrigue in the form of a schedule that kept them away from each other for an entire season. Oh, there’s plenty ...
Tuukka Rask grabbed the final shot in his big glove as the buzzer sounded, sealing the Boston Bruins’ stunning sweep of the suddenly powerless Pittsburgh Penguins. All Rask needed was one goal of offensive support from his Bruins teammates to get Boston back in ...
The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Sergei Gonchar from Ottawa on Friday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick this year. Gonchar had 15 goals and 76 assists in 186 games over three seasons for the Senators. He led Ottawa defensemen in scoring with 27 points ...
Marian Hossa scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks moved to the brink of the Stanley Cup finals with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. ...
Blowout or double-overtime thriller, the result is the same for the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference finals: a victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins and a chance to sweep the No. 1 seed out of the playoffs. Patrice Bergeron redirected a pass from Brad ...