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BAA: "Finish what you started"

Kaz — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:47:04 +0000

The BAA is inviting 5,633 runners who were unable to cross the finish line at this year's marathon back to run in the 2014 Boston Marathon next year.

In a press release today, they listed the eligibility as having at least crossed the half-marathon checkpoint when the race was stopped at 2:50 PM. They do not yet know what the total size of next year's field will be set at, but those invited back will be given the chance to be a part of that field automatically by using a non-transferable unique code that will be given out in August.

Those affected by this decision should already have received an e-mail letting them know that they were included.

Red, black and gold

adamg — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:04 +0000

Faneuil Hall Marketplace notes somebody made sure Red Auerbach was ready for today's opening Bruins/Rangers playoff game.

David Ortiz owns his words - and now so can you

adamg — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:26:27 +0000

Big Papi is selling memorial bats with net proceeds going to the One Fund. The blue bats feature the phrase "This is our f-ing city" (yes, written just like that).

Next!

adamg — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:35:05 +0000

Bring on New York.

Video of the last runners to finish the Boston Marathon

EmulsionMike — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:01:59 +0000

I was photographing the scene at Heartbreak Hill for Running Times and later moved downtown. I photographed runners a half mile from the finish line for the last 25 minutes before the explosions went off. I decided to put them into a video as a tribute to all of them. (Pretty good song, too). If you know anyone who was at or close to the finish line at 2:50 share it with them.

David Ortiz shows admirable restraint

adamg — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:51:36 +0000

Specifically, in not finding the nearest dumpster and tossing a certain Globe columnist into it headfirst after said columnist (one guess which one) accused him of taking steroids because, after all, he's old and Dominican (yes, he went there). Not linking to the column because I don't feel like giving him my two cents worth of Web traffic, but it should be easy enough to find for anybody who can log into bostonglobe.com.

The worst a Bruins fan can be: Leafs fan punched out at Garden after Bruins loss

adamg — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:15:32 +0000

Seems a group of Leafs fans got jumped after Saturday's game at the Garden - and one of them was punched into unconsciousness.

"I had a cat scan done, I got three staples in the back of my head, swollen cheek, cut the inside my mouth, and concussed. I don't remember the end of the game because of it."

Via Stephanie.

Man punched in nose at Harvard

adamg — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:04:56 +0000

R.S.Y. Buchanan took in the fights at Harvard last night. Yes, Harvard.

The Crimson reports the 11 fights on the card made up the fifth Kenneth Moskow Memorial Fight Night, this time held in a tent on the Science Center plaza:

Blood splattered across the shoulders of boxer Robert Z. Cai ’14 on Wednesday night as he continued throwing punches despite a bleeding nose.

Photo copyright R.S.Y. Buchanan. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Raw Video of Big Papi: This is our Fu_king City!

Douglas Bennett — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:48:35 +0000

In 1939 during his retirement speech to Yankee Fans at Yankee Stadium, Lou Gehrig famously said "Today is the Greatest Day of my life." On April 20, 2013, David "Big Papi" Ortiz famously said with patriotism, "This is our fu_king city!

Click here to watch Big Papi's speech the Fenway Faithful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPvDwb4eZaE

Click here to watch Big Papi's first hit of the 2013 Red Sox Season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVLPu1yAqgY