David French, of Denver, Colorado, receives his medal after finishing the Boston Marathon. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) The Boston Marathon is well underway. Familiar names Marcel Hug and Hellen Obiri crossed the finish line first for the men’s wheelchair race and women’s professional division, respectively. A 22-year-old breakout racer, Eden Rainbow-Cooper, won the women’s wheelchair division. And … Read more
Mark Pope holds the 1996 national championship trophy at Rupp Arena on Sunday, April 14, 2004/ LEXINGTON, Ky. – When his alma mater came calling, Mark Pope knew there was no place like home. Pope, a captain of the University of Kentucky’s 1996 National Championship team, has returned to Lexington as the 23rd head coach … Read more
Billy Joel fans outraged at ‘Piano Man’ being cut off by CBS Billy Joel fans were left fuming after CBS abruptly cut off the iconic singer during the broadcast of his concert in Madison Square Garden. unbranded – Entertainment CBS did not turn the lights back on during the 100th show of Billy Joel’s residency. The network … Read more
Sunday night (April 14) was slated to be a triumphant first for Billy Joel. After half a century in the music business, the Piano Man was headed to prime time for his first-ever broadcast network concert special, The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time. Explore Explore … Read more
BOSTON — While it will take most runners all day to complete the 2024 Boston Marathon, the winners of the race have already crossed the finish line on Boylston Street. Monday saw a few repeat winners, along with a few newcomers breaking the tape before anyone else. Hellen Obiri wins Boston Marathon women’s race Hellen … Read more
Hours before Mark Pope was officially introduced as the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of Kentucky on Sunday, the sidewalks outside Rupp Arena were already awash in blue and white. On the High Street side of the home of UK basketball, two separate lines snaked the length of the building. The first … Read more
The 27-year-old closed with a 68, collecting his second green jacket at Augusta National with a dominant display. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler dominated a back-nine shootout to capture his second Masters title, taking a four-stroke victory at Augusta National. Scheffler, who also took the green jacket in 2022, won a record $3.6m top prize after a … Read more
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Former University of Texas star Scottie Scheffler fired a final-round 4-under-par 68 to post a four-stroke victory at the Masters Tournament on Sunday afternoon at historic Augusta National Golf Club. Scheffler recorded his second win at the Masters in the last three years, as he also claimed the Green Jacket in 2022. … Read more
The 128th Boston Marathon kicks off Monday morning, with over 30,000 runners participating and even more spectators expected along the 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in Boston. The race marks the 100th anniversary of the start moving from Ashland to Hopkinton in 1924 to conform to the new international distance standard of 26.2 … Read more
13m ago Hellen Obiri wins Boston Marathon women’s race Hellen Obiri of Kenya won her second-straight Boston Marathon women’s race with an unofficial time of 2:22:37. She’s the first back-to-back winner of the event in nearly two decades. Obiri ran neck-and-neck with countrywoman Sharon Lokedi in the final miles, but pulled away for the … Read more