The long drought is over! With the Revolution losing the MLS Cup, and the results of the Superb-oh God, we still don't want to talk about it - it's been almost six full months since a local team brought home a piece of significant championship hardware.

No more. Boston College hockey captured their second title of the young century by flummoxing Notre Dame 4-1. Nathan Gerbe, as he does, led the charge with two goals and two assists. It was 3-1 early in the third, when the Irish seemingly closed the gap, but the goal was disallowed because the skater kicked it in. Not cool. The reversal took the wind out of ND's proverbial sails, and BC coasted to the win and the Frozen Four title.

The Bruins played with energy, desire, and good old-fashioned spunk - and still fell again to Montreal. The third period was as good hockey as we've seen all year, as the B's clawed their way back from a 2-0 deficit on the strength of scores by Peter Schaefer and David Krejci, combined with some dazzing saves from Tim Thomas, and a bit of good luck, as a Montreal shot clanged off the post with 0:000000002 to go in regulation.

But Montreal capitalized on late Bruins penalties. The B's killed a four minute Shawn Thornton high-stick (wrapping from the third period to OT), but immediately got tagged again on a Jeremy Reich trip. The winded Bruins penalty-killing squad couldn't hold for another two minutes, and Alex Kovalev put a slap shot past Thomas for the 3-2 Montreal win and a 2-0 series lead. They'll try again tonight.

Third billing for a Sox-Yankees game? A 4-3 exciting win, even? What has this world come to? Josh Beckett looked like himself again, giving up three runs on five hits, while striking out five in 6 2/3. Manny looked like himself, homering and driving in three runs. Papelbon looked like himself, striking out three in 1 1/3 while waiting out a long rain delay. A-Rod looked like himself, with an 0-for-3 day. David Ortiz, to this point, still doesn't look like himself. Start checking milk cartons for a picture of his bat.

The Revolution fell 1-0 to Colorado. They outshot the Rapids, 17-4, but Nick LaBrocca was the only one to connect on a sloppy, soggy field. The Celtics, meanwhile, didn't blow Atlanta off the court, but gave the Hawks (likely their first-round opponent) something to think about as the reserves again went down the stretch and pulled out a 99-89 win. Sam Cassell wins Player of the Game for his 20 point effort, while Big Baby (who's lost the mohawk, thank goodness) chipped in 8 points and 10 rebounds. Only tuneups with New York and New Jersey remain before the playoffs.

TONIGHT: The Bruins try to claw their way back into the series. Daisuke Matsuzaka against Phil Hughes. ESPN, covering the Sox game, has no NASCAR race scheduled late tonight, thankfully.