To observers at the finish line, Rosie Ruiz must have seemed like the fittest athlete ever to run the Boston Marathon. On this day, April 21, in 1980, the 26-year-old New Yorker finished first among the marathon’s women runners in near-record time — just over two and a half hours. Even more impressive: When officials crowned her the winner, she was barely sweating, according to Mass Moments, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities’ online history almanac. Read More...
The Buffalo Bills 2018 season is off to a rough start. A year removed from an improbable run to the playoffs, the Bills opened their season with a trip to Baltimore to play the Ravens and were almost immediately run out of the building. ADVERTISEMENT
On Sunday, things didn't go much better. Through the first half, the Bills offense accrued just 33 total yards, failing to get a single first down and going a dismal 0-7 on third down. Read More...
May 17, 2016 11:44 AM EDT
After a weekend of lengthy security lines, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport advised travelers on Tuesday to arrive at the airport three hours ahead of their flights due to TSA wait times that have been longer than usual.
Both O’Hare and Midway International Airport in Chicago have had trouble hiring and retaining Transportation Security Administration employees, which has contributed to the long checkpoint lines, Crain’s Chicago Business reported on Monday. Read More...
