Red Wings top Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead (Yahoo! Sports) - DETROIT (AP) -- Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. Stubbs, Reynolds lead Indians to 12-3 win over Sox (Yahoo! Sports) - BOSTON (AP) -- Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park on Thursday night. Kreider keeps Rangers alive with OT goal (Yahoo! Sports) - NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Hamlin takes Coca-Cola 600 pole with record lap (Yahoo! Sports) - CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Denny Hamlin isn't ready to say he's back, even after winning the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a record-setting qualifying lap Thursday night. Heat 103, Pacers 102, OT - BOSTON (AP) - Terry Francona is back at Fenway Park as an opposing manager for the first time since he left the Red Sox.Francona brought the Cleveland Indians to Boston for a four-game series starting Thursday night. He was let go by the Red Sox after eight years as their manager following a September 2011 collapse left them out of the playoffs.He was relaxed and spoke calmly for about 20 minutes ...     Stoke reject Nzonzi transfer request - Stoke reject a written transfer request from midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who joined the club less than a year ago. Prosecutors seek to revoke Cowboys player's bond (Yahoo! Sports) - DALLAS (AP) -- Prosecutors say Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent has violated conditions of his bond and want it revoked pending trial on an intoxicated manslaughter charge. Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011 (Yahoo! Sports) - BOSTON (AP) -- Terry Francona is back at Fenway Park as an opposing manager for the first time since he left the Red Sox. Hughes in contention for Stoke job - Former QPR boss Mark Hughes emerges as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis as Stoke City manager. Avalanche hire Patrick Roy as coach (Yahoo! Sports) - DENVER (AP) -- Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is returning to the Colorado Avalanche as their head coach.