We'd sure like to know what happened in the Bruins' locker room between the second and third periods last night. After two, the Leafs had tied the game 1-1, had peppered Tim Thomas with 18 shots, and had everybody at the Garden pontificating whether the game would be a microcosm of the entire season. Well, maybe not everybody.

But whatever was said, it lit a fire under the B's; Phil Kessel, Glen Murray and Peter Schaefer connected in the third, giving the home team a 4-2 win, sliding them back into seventh place in the East, and keeping improbable hope alive for another day. The fact that 7th place = Montreal notwithstanding.

The Celtics have a sort of date with destiny tonight. Beating Phoenix Wednesday night was half the battle, but the Hornets are the only team in the NBA who the C's haven't beat this year (you may remember the Celts losing a tough one in New Orleans last week). They're in town tonight - the last team on the Celtics' checklist.

The Sox are in LA for a three-game exhibition weekend against the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles. Brandon Moss, the guy responsible for the Sox not being 0-2, was sent down as expected. Josh Beckett provided some good news, looking strong in a minor-league game in Florida. Dan Shaughnessy Watch has discovered a theme in Dan's coverage of the Japan trip.

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