Dan Gelston

Boston fans and players have mourned, observed moments of silence, and heard rousing chants for the city and its teams.

Even so-called hated rivals have turned down the trash talk and turned up the tributes for the Bruins. The Philadelphia Flyers were the latest team to pitch in with charitable contributions and video clips of marathon first responders and other rescue personnel.

But once you get past the stirring national anthems and cathartic moments, hockey has become the hard part for the Bruins.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson just may be the next great NASCAR driver.

Scratch that.

Make it, “will be” the next star in the sport’s top series. Says who? Just ask Tony Stewart.

“I guarantee it,” Stewart said. “If not, you can take everything I own, because I’m that confident. It’s not a matter of if, it’s when.”

 PHILADELPHIA — Let’s put this just how “Stone Cold” Steve Austin would quiz all his fans on Monday nights.

If you think World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Raw” is the original wild and live sports entertainment show where anything can happen and any personality from The Rock to Bob Barker can show up on any given Monday night, then give me a “Hell yeah!”

DOVER, Del. — Chris Economaki, a journalist regarded as the authoritative voice in motorsports for decades, died Friday. He was 91.

National Speed Sport News, where Economaki worked as an editor for more than 60 years, announced his death Friday. It did not release a cause of death. Economaki was known as the "Dean of American Motorsports Journalism," and worked in TV for more than 40 years with stints at ABC, CBS and ESPN. He was part of ABC’s first telecast from Daytona International Speedway in 1961.

PHILADELPHIA -- Dwayne Johnson's latest movie just topped $300 million in worldwide grosses. He's laid the smack down on Hollywood and become an in-demand action star for hire.

When the NHL hatched the plan for an All-Star game draft, it seemed like a can't-miss way to generate buzz for the weekend.

Who would you pick first if starting a team from scratch?

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby? Washington's Alex Ovechkin? Chicago's Jonathan Toews? Maybe Edmonton rookie sensation Ryan Nugent-Hopkins? Surely, they'd go 1-2-3 in some order.

Jonathan Toews has won a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold.

Only 23, the Chicago Blackhawks captain even has a Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP on his shelf, staking his claim as one of the top young stars in the NHL.

All that's missing is the one piece of hardware that stamps him as the best in the game at any age: the Hart Trophy.