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2014 Boston Marathon winner finally gets prize money, but not from race organizers
CBS News· 3 days agoBOSTON - 2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba finally got her prize money, but it came from a...
The Winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon Finally Got Her Prize Money—From a Complete Stranger
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoBuzunesh Deba had waited nearly eight years for the $100,000 that was owed to her after the original...
A stranger paid Buzunesh Deba her 2014 Boston Marathon prize money. Why? ‘It was just about righting...
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoIn the eyes of Guyer, the check for Deba was an overdue payback for justice delayed by the Boston Athletic Association’s decision to adhere to guidelines of world athletics ...
Businessman Donates $75,000 in Prize Money to the Rightful 2014 Boston Champion
Runner s World· 2 days agoIn October 2016, Buzunesh Deba received a life-changing phone call informing her that she was the...
2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba finally gets some of her overdue prize money — but not...
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoTired of waiting for the Boston Athletic Association to get back the $100,000 prize money from...
The Pulse: Shocking blowout forces Game 7
New York Times· 4 hours agoThe Pulse Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Meanwhile, the Rangers avoided NYC tabloid back pages with heroics, coming back...
Back in 1984, Olympia saw the ‘biggest bidding upset in the history of the Olympic Games’
The Olympian· 5 days agoTwo-time world marathon record holder Jacqueline Hansen had two questions when she woke up in a hospital bed on April 16, 1984, the day of the ...
Jason Booher keeps alive the memories of those lost in Carrollton bus crash by marathoning
Lexington Herald-Leader· 4 days agoOn the night of May 14, 1988, Jason Booher was sitting with his best friend, Chad Witt, while riding with 65 other people on a church bus traveling south on I-71 as a youth group from Radcliff ...
Authorities struggle to stop whale's body from washing up along the North Shore
CBS News· 3 days agoA giant humpback whale drew onlookers to the beach in Swampscott on Tuesday. "I normally come down...
Worcester to improve lifeguard safety, partners with YMCA to fill vacancies
CBS News· 3 days agoFrom indoor pools to outdoor public parks, lifeguards are in need in the city of Worcester. Sue...