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Westerly-born 'Tarzan' Brown's 1936 Boston Marathon win gave birth to 'Heartbreak Hill'

Edit The Providence Journal 18 Apr 2016
A pat on his backside on the Newton hill by a then-legendary winner spurred the Rhode Islander to soar ahead and take the race ... ....

Artificial intelligence assistants are taking over

Edit Business Insider 18 Apr 2016
They really aren’t all that intelligent ... In January, the Verge’s Casey Newton made a compelling argument that our technological future will be filled not with websites, apps, or even voice assistants, but with conversational messaging bots ... For example, Newton points to “Lunch Bot,” a relatively simple agent that lived in the wildly popular workplace chat program Slack and existed for a single, highly specialized purpose ... Have your A.I....

Rams can’t be questioned for boldness, but was big trade the right trade

Edit LA Daily News 18 Apr 2016
Either Carson Wentz or Jared Goff will be quarterbacking the Rams when they move into their new Inglewood pleasure dome in 2019. If not, neither Les Snead nor Jeff Fisher will be running them. The Rams showed on Wednesday that they believe in the hope of audacity. They got the first pick in the entire NFL draft from Tennessee ... Think Peyton Manning, Matthew Stafford, Cam Newton, Matt Ryan, Andrew Luck and (apparently) Jameis Winston....

Boston marathon bombing survivor to run using prosthetic leg

Edit The Times of India 18 Apr 2016
BOSTON. Adrianne Haslet heard all the talk about taking back Boylston Street in the years after the Boston Marathon bombings. Her mind was 26.2 miles away, instead ... "A lot of people think about the finish line,'' she said. "I think about the start line." ... BACK FOR MORE ... Defending champion Johnny Kelley tapped Brown on the back as he prepared to pass him, but Brown responded by accelerating into the Newton hills on his way to victory ... ....

RECAP | T2 defeat Sacramento 1-0 for first win of season (Portland Timbers)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
(Source. Portland Timbers). PORTLAND, Ore. - Playing their final game of a three-match homestand, T2 defeated Sacramento Republic FC 1-0 in their first win of the 2016 USL season at Merlo Field on the campus of the University of Portland on Sunday afternoon ... With a leading touch, Lewis made a run towards the near post, but his shot was denied for a corner kick ... (Pacific) ... Postgame Quote Sheet ... T2 0 1 1 ... 4 ... GK Newton, D De Fonte, M/F Alvarez....

Marathon bombing survivor will run using prosthetic leg

Edit Springfield News-Sun 18 Apr 2016
Adrianne Haslet heard all the talk about taking back Boylston Street in the years after the Boston Marathon bombings. Her mind was 26.2 miles away ... "A lot of people think about the finish line," she said. "I think about the start line." ... BACK FOR MORE ... 50 YEARS OF WOMEN ... Defending champion Johnny Kelley tapped Brown on the back as he prepared to pass him, but Brown responded by accelerating into the Newton hills on his way to victory ... ___ ... ....

After losing leg in Boston Marathon attack, runner will return in 2016 with a prosthetic

Edit WPTV 18 Apr 2016
Her mind was 26.2 miles away ... "A lot of people think about the finish line," she said ... BACK FOR MORE ... A member of the Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, Brown's 1936 victory is best remembered for the coining of the term "Heartbreak Hill." Defending champion Johnny Kelley tapped Brown on the back as he prepared to pass him, but Brown responded by accelerating into the Newton hills on his way to victory ... ....

Did one Broncos 'discount' deal set stage for Von Miller conflict?

Edit Yahoo Daily News 18 Apr 2016
When the Denver Broncos begin their offseason program on Monday, Super Bowl MVP Von Miller won't be there. He won't be there Tuesday or later in the week ... That's an indication of the financial distance between the Broncos and Miller ... (AP) ... (AP) ... He rushed and set the edge with regularity, lined up over center (see the havoc against the New England Patriots in the AFC title game), slid into the slot and spied Cam Newton in the Super Bowl....

Sir Isaac Newton set for Dundalk

Edit RTE 17 Apr 2016
Following a couple of recent cancellations elsewhere due to the weather, Dundalk moved quickly to add a fixture on Monday night and have been rewarded with the appearance of Sir Isaac Newton ... He returns in the Dundalk Stadium Race and has three rivals to beat, including Yuften, who was just touched off on his first start for Johnny Murtagh here and is actually rated 1lb superior to Sir Isaac Newton ... ....

Rio can score in Pontefract

Edit Sporting Life 17 Apr 2016
DUNDALK. 5.30 Landline, 6.00 Kasbah, 6.30 Sir Isaac Newton, 7.00 Jowana, 7.30 Helvic, 8.00 The Mouse Doctor, 8.30 Eagle Valley. HEXHAM ... HUNTINGDON ... NEWTON ABBOT ... PONTEFRACT ... WINDSOR ... DOUBLE. Dusker and My Name Is Rio ... Meme's Horse rates the best bet at Newton Abbot in the SIS Maiden Hurdle, while Huntingdon punters should side with Lapalala in the Racing UK Day Pass Just £10 Mares' Maiden Hurdle. ....

Tampa Bay treasure: Anna Maria Island offers idyllic getaway

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 17 Apr 2016
ANNA MARIA, Fla. — At the beginning of the 20th century, residents of the booming cities of Tampa and St ... And the Fig Newton might have played a part ... (Some things never change). One of the big investors in the company was relocated Ohioan Charles Roser, who reputedly made most of his fortune by creating the recipe for the Fig Newton ... (The church has always been nondenominational, just like Fig Newtons.) ... sstephens@dispatch.com....

Mother says parents who bail their kids out of trouble are raising spoiled brats who ...

Edit The Daily Mail 17 Apr 2016
Sarah Newton, 47, from Northampton, says she will never step in when her two teenage daughters make 'avoidable mistakes' in life - and says more parents need to adopt the 'cruel to be kind' approach ... ....

All the best bets for Monday, April 18

Edit The Daily Mail 17 Apr 2016
Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Monday's meetings at Hexham, Pontefract, Huntingdon, Newton Abbot and Windsor ... ....
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