Boston forwards Justin Florek and Reilly Smith scored goals 2:57 apart in the first period for an early lead the Bruins never relinquished in a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.

We're heading into the heart of the earnings season this week. It's a reality check on the health of the economy and where the markets stand ... and maybe where they'll go.

Country singer Kevin Sharp has died from "complications due to cancer," his mother told CNN. He was 43.

Mastodons -- elephant-like beasts that lumbered across North America more than 10,000 years ago -- are long extinct, but apparently it wasn't tooth decay that did them in.

A 9-year-old Michigan boy…