BOSTON (AP) — Trailing the leaders by 200 yards when the Boston Marathon slogged through Heartbreak Hill, Wesley Korir passed them one by one until he took the lead on his way out of Kenmore Square.
April 2012
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HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE NOTEBOOK: Tigers have extra week to prepare
While a number of area lacrosse teams kicked off the regular season last Friday, the Gardiner girls will have another week to prepare for their opening match at Messalonskee. Time that first year coach Andy Haskell is welcoming.
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MLB: Shields shuts down Red Sox offense
BOSTON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays needed a strong pitching performance to avoid a four-game sweep by the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox.
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In Afghanistan, one final push
KABUL, Afghanistan — For Taliban militants and U.S. strategists alike, all roads in this impoverished country of mountain passes, arid deserts and nearly impassable goat tracks lead to this ancient capital of 3 million people nestled in a high and narrow valley.
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BOSTON MARATHON: Area runners describe conditions as brutal, grueling
Merrily Welch has run 27 marathons, including ones in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
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SIDELINES — BILL STEWART: Plenty to look forward to as racing season begins
Johnny Clark will begin his quest for an unprecedented fifth consecutive Pro All Stars Series North points championship in about two weeks. Oxford Plains Speedway opens its doors in about a month. The American-Canadian Tour opened last weekend.
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BOSTON MARATHON: Falmouth’s Piers 1st American female
BOSTON — Inside a church off the Hopkinton town green Monday morning, Joan Benoit Samuelson encountered Falmouth’s Sheri Piers, who was preparing to run her first Boston Marathon as a masters competitor in what promised to be record-breaking heat.
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Pedestrian killed by Downeaster
BIDDEFORD — A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train in Biddeford.
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Diabetes, heart disease linked to lack of sleep
WASHINGTON — More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights.
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After suffering years of abuse, Betsy Thurston has rebuilt a life
Betsy Thurston has seen a lot of injuries in her two-plus decades as a nurse.