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WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY THURSDAY:
NHL playoffs: Bruins at Canadiens, 7 p.m. (NESN)
MLB: Red Sox at Angels, 10:05 p.m. (NESN; WEEI)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ Former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine has shown interest in forming an investment group to purchase the Thrashers. The Billerica native was a standout prep hockey player who was drafted by the Kings but chose a career in baseball instead. Now, he wants to keep hockey in Atlanta, despite the fact that the Thrashers are one of the league’s least valuable teams.

♦ Coach Neil Lennon and two prominent fans of the Scottish Premier League soccer team Celtic were the recipients of parcel bombs that were intercepted and defused by police. Authorities reportedly have focused their investigation on individuals associated with rival Glasgow team Rangers, whose most Protestant fans have long been at odds with the mostly Catholic fans of league rival Celtic.

♦ NFL players and owners might not meet again for a few weeks after their latest mediation session, but when they do, there may be some new faces at the table. That’s because a group of “mid-tier” players apparently feel their voices aren’t being heard and have talked to a Philadelphia law firm about providing representation. At Yahoo! Sports, Dan Wetzel writes that it could be a sign that the players are cracking. Meanwhile, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told Giants fans the league is planning on starting the season on time.

♦ Major League Baseball is taking control of the Dodgers. At Yahoo! Sports, Jason Cole consioders if owner Frank McCourt will put up a fight. In the New York Daily News, Bill Madden wonders if the Mets are next.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On April 21, 1974, which Bruins forward tied a Stanley Cup playoffs record with three power-play goals in an 8-6 victory over the Blackhawks in Game 2 of their semifinal series?

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s a little late, but it feels good. If we bog ourselves down with what we did two weeks ago, that’s what we’re going to do: bog ourselves down. We need to try to stay in the moment and win.” — Red Sox manager Terry Francona, after Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over the A’s, Boston’s first road victory in eight tries this season

STAT OF THE DAY: 3 – Consecutive series losses for the Texas Rangers, who opened the season by taking three games from the Red Sox

‘NET RESULTS: Fans in Philadelphia booed a robot that bounced the first pitch at Wednesday’s Phillies game.

Phillies Fans Boo Baseball Tossing Robot: MyFoxPHILLY.com

A Russian hockey fan jumps over the glass and joins in a fight.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Johnny Bucyk

SOOTHING SOUNDS: Iggy Pop is 64 Thursday.

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