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John Korir wins the 2026 Boston Marathon in a record time

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Hayden Bird For the second year in a row, John Korir survived an unsteady start to win the Boston Marathon men's division. He did so in a record Boston time of 2:01:52 . Korir, the 29-year-old Kenyan, thrived amid a speedy pace from a talented field, emerging to make a solo move to the finish line on Boylston Street. Tanzanian runner Alphonce Felix Simbu finished second, with 2021 Boston champion Benson Kipruto of Kenya in third place.
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3 takeaways from the Revolution's 2-1 comeback win against the Crew

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Hayden Bird The Revolution continued their perfect start at home in 2026 with a 2-1 comeback win over the Crew on Saturday. Goals from Dor Turgeman and Carles Gil upended an earlier breakthrough from Columbus's Max Arfsten. New England is now 3-0-0 at home, and at 4-3-0 overall are now in fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
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How a dog was blamed for ruining the 1961 Boston Marathon

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Hayden Bird Though the 1961 Boston Marathon stands out in history for multiple factors — including the rare and jarring presence of snow flurries, as well as the dramatic duel between champions John J. Kelley and Eino Oksanen — the most conspicuous part of its story revolves around a mysterious dog. Headlines the following day conveyed a pithy picture. “Dog, Oksanen Down Kelley,” declared The Boston Globe's sports page. “Kelley Spilled by Dog,” read The Boston Herald .
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