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Kenya’s Wesley Korir Wins Boston Marathon
Added on Apr 16, 2012 by Jack Thurman in
For those of you not paying attention, it’s Patriot Day in Boston. That’s why the Red Sox hosted the Rays in a game starting at the bararic time of 8:05 AM Pacific. It’s also the traditional running of the Boston Marathon which was won–like so many other years–by a Kenyan competitor. Wesley Korir overcame leg cramps and unseasonably high temperatures to battle back and win the 116th Boston Marathon in gutsy fashion. At one point, Korir had to slow down
Bob Bradley Fired As US Men’s Soccer Coach
Added on Jul 28, 2011 by Jack Thurman in
Better late than never, the ‘reign of error’ of US Men’s soccer coach Bob Bradley is over. The last straw was a loss to the visiting Mexico team in the recently completed Gold Cup. He led the US team to
Montreal Quarterback Calvillo To Start On Friday
Added on Jul 28, 2011 by Jack Thurman in
Montreal Alouettes’ quarterback Anthony Calvillo is one of the toughest players in any professional football league. For that reason its not a huge surprise that he’ll be starting on Friday night against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats despite being knocked out of
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Not Happy With The State Of Restrictor Plate Racing
Added on Jul 03, 2011 by Jack Thurman in
Dale Earnhardt Jr. may be NASCAR’s most popular–and highest paid–driver but he’s mired in a 94 race losing streak and it’s apparently starting to take its toll. After a disappointing 19th place finish in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
Kurt Busch Wins NASCAR Road Course Race At Sonoma
Added on Jun 27, 2011 by Jack Thurman in
Kurt Busch has been running well lately after a rough start to the 2011 NASCAR season, and that good form continued on Sunday with his first career win on a road course. Busch had the dominant car all afternoon en
NASCAR May Have ‘Secretly Fined’ Ryan Newman
Added on Jun 07, 2011 by Jack Thurman in
Never a dull moment in NASCAR, as was evident last weekend with 65 year old team owner Richard Childress beating up Kyle Busch in the garage following Saturday’s Camping World Trucks Series race earning him a $150,000 fine. On Monday
