This Week Last Year: All About Boston

by | Last Year

This week last year was centered on my preparations for the Boston Marathon. I began the week by discussing my taper and race goals, which wound up not being feasible no matter how realistic they may have began as. I quickly began to wonder whether the Boston Marathon...

Tim Montgomery is looking at jail time

by | News

Tim Montgomery was banned by USADA back in 2005 after allegations that he was involved in the BALCO scandal and had used their designer steroids. Now it is looking as though he will be doing some jail time after admitting to bank fraud. Montgomery, 32, pleaded guilty...

USM Cross Country team hit by a Dodge Stratus

by | News

Yesterday morning, the University of Southern Maine’s cross country team was on the way to a meet in Connecticut when a Dodge Stratus ran a red light and hit their bus. The accident happened in Scarborough after the Westbrook police chased the car through two...

Fake Nike shoes stopped at the border

by | News

Some gangster tried to smuggle $16 million of fake Nike shoes from China into the United States. It was one of the largest counterfeit merchandise smuggling schemes in recent history. I can see somebody on a street corner in New York opening up his jacket. “Hey...

Jeff Reardon robs a jewelry store

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Former relief pitcher Jeff Reardon robbed a jewelry store and has been arrested. […]He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police found him at a nearby restaurant, recovered the stolen money and charged him with armed robbery. Lt. David...