Senators win, force Game 7

The Eastern Conference finals will be decided in Pittsburgh.

The Senators topped the Penguins, 2-1, in Game 6 to force a decisive Game 7 on May 25.

The Nashville Predators await the winner in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The teams traded goals in the second period, with Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin scoring 4:51 into the period. Bobby Ryan answered on a power play for the Senators almost 10 minutes later.

Mike Hoffman put the Senators up for good 1:34 into the third period.

Hall of Fame defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy has died in Orlando.

Police say the 48-yearold former Seahawks star was found dead on Tuesday morning.

Orlando Police Department public information officer Wanda Miglio said the circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown, but that there is nothing suspicious about his death. An investigation is being conducted.

One of the best defensive linemen of his generation, Kennedy was a star in his 11 seasons in the NFL with the Seahawks. He became the second Seattle player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. He was an unmovable wall as a dominant defensive tackle, and a quiet, gentle soul away from the field never interested in finding himself in the spotlight.

Kennedy was an eighttime Pro Bowler and won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 1992.

“Really sad to lose a guy like Cortez Kennedy,” Broncos general manager John Elway tweeted. Elway was chased around by Kennedy twice a year for much of the 1990s as competitors in the AFC West. “A great personality, a great player and I enjoyed competing against him.”

Even though he last played for the Seahawks in 2000, he remained a significant part of the organization. He was a mainstay around the team during training camp and would occasionally roll through the locker room during the regular season grabbing a few minutes with anyone — players, coaches, media — up for a chat.

“My heart hurts,” current Seahawks offensive lineman Justin Britt tweeted. “We lost a truly great player but even better person.”

The 1876 constitution that founded the National League and the modern business of big league sports is going up for sale.

The documents were drafted and signed in a New York hotel by the game’s founding fathers, like William Hulbert, owner of the team that would become the Cubs.

Hulbert’s principles, such as strictly separating business and players, would provide a model that has lasted 140 years. SCP Auctions expects the papers to draw millions when the auction starts Wednesday.

Major League Baseball historian John Thorn calls Hulbert a genius whose ideas allowed modern sports to be born.