BLITZER: Welcome back. Sports certainly continuing to help people in Boston and beyond come together after the marathon tragedy. Here are some of the latest images. Look at these, many Nascar teams had Boston strong stickers on their car at yesterday's Kansas 400 race. There was a moment of silence before the race began to remember the victims of the Boston tragedies, those killed in last week's plant explosion in West, Texas as well. On Sunday Boston Red Sox outfielder Jonny Gomes used bats with the names of the three people killed last Monday and the MIT police officer killed Thursday night. The bats will be auctioned off with the proceeds going to the One Fund, helping those most affected by the bombing. The Florida Panthers honored law enforcement by wearing Boston police and Massachusetts state police caps during their pre-game state in Boston. After the game the Boston Bruins, gave first responders and marathon runners their jerseys. The team's annual shirts off their back even usually thank select season ticket holders. The Bruins head coach says the team still has the events of the last week on their mind.</s>CLAUDE JULIEN, BOSTON BRUINS HEAD COACH: Too much has happened in this past week to all of a sudden we turn a corner and say we've forgotten. We haven't and we never will. But at the same time, you know, there's still some good electricity in the air. And you know, people out there are showing solidarity, which is great. We're just trying to entertain them. And like I said from day one, give them something to cheer about and something to smile about.</s>BLITZER: A Bruins fan at the New York Rangers-New Jersey Devils game emotionally sang along to "Sweet Caroline". Others in the Madison Square crowd joined in. The song, of course, a staple at Boston's Fenway Park. It has been played in other cities, arenas and stadiums in the last week as a show of support for the people of Boston. The next hour of NEWSROOM we're live from Boston, starts right after a short break.
Athletes Encourage Victims after Tragedy