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In Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Bruins did just enough to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning and advance to the Stanley Cup finals, where they will meet the Vancouver Canucks. Here's what else you missed this weekend.

For San Jose to keep its Cinderella story going, the Quakes will have to find a way to contain the Rapids' tandem threat of Conor Casey and Omar Cummings.

The Fire are in a quest to make it to Qwest Field for the MLS Cup title game.

Blanco, Thorrington pace Eastern final berth for Chicago Fire.

Avery John's long-range strike helped the Revs snap the Crew's 18-game unbeaten run, but it also put the club in a position to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third year in a row.

Mere months after making the A-League's Eastern Conference finals, the Syracuse Salty Dogs have suspended operations and will not field a side in 2005.

D.C. United will be without Andy Najar for the Eastern Conference final after Major League Soccer suspended the defender for two games.

The first time Houston came into Livestrong Sporting Park, the Dynamo went home on the short end of a 3-0 rout.

Houston's post-season experience proved too much for Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference final, which the Dynamo won 2-0.

Possessing similar records and playing styles, Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo meet on Sunday for a place in the MLS Cup, writes Leander Schaerlaeckens.

Sporting Kansas City and Houston are poised to advance to the Eastern Conference final, but history suggests no lead in MLS playoffs is safe.

Rapids head coach Gary Smith had one main goal in the Eastern Conference final -- keep it simple. The gameplan worked, as Colorado defeated the San Jose Earthquakes to reach the MLS Cup final.

A look at Saturday's Eastern Conference final: IN BRIEF: Colorado reached its second MLS Cup final -- its first in 13 years -- with a deserved 1-0 triumph over visiting San Jose in sub-freezing temperatures just outside Denver. ... Right back Kosuke K...

MLS should hope that the Seattle Sounders do better in the post-season, because the club's fans bring a level of excitment unmatched in U.S. soccer, writes Leander Schaerlaeckens.

Major League Soccer's playoff system typically doesn't turn out the way it is supposed to on paper. At this point last year, the Chicago Fire faced the Western Conference's Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Final. That set up an MLS Cup tha...

Major League Soccer's playoffs kicked off Thursday night, and it went just the way so many of us expected, with Omar Cummings running riot over the Columbus Crew. Cummings' Colorado Rapids are a popular pick to reach the Eastern Conference final, ev...