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The Lede
Boston Marathon hoax proves we can't have nice things
A year ago, three people died near the finish line of the Boston Marathon after two bombs went off. Shortly after the ceremonies that had people remembering the anniversary of the disaster, somebody decided to be cute and re-create the scene with two bookbags.
The hoax creator has been identified as Kevin Edson, or "Kayvon" has he apparently goes by. He ran around the area yelling out "Boston strong!" in a black veil and dropped two suspicious bookbags off by the finish line. Police self-detonated them be safe, but they simply had a rice cooker and photo equipment between the two of them.
Edson has been charged with possession of a hoax device, disorderly coonduct, and disturbing the peace. Later on, Deadspin revealed the crazy man looked at Dzhokhar Tsaranev, the man involved with the real bombings a year ago, as a heartthrob.
Even more unnerving: Edson's Facebook banner had a picture of Tsaranev's face with the following text: "Had a blast at the marathon!!! Y U Stalin 2 Call Me????????"
Edson clearly has a few issues, and maybe like most of us guys that reach 25 years old, he's just trying to figure out what the hell life means. For him, he thought it'd be a great time to celebrate the loss of his apparent loved one by re-creating the scene of an event that killed people and injured plenty more. A scene of chaos that affected so many people and a city that rallied together to get past a tragedy.
That's great. Maybe you can deal with your problems with a loved one you can't get like every other normal guy and spend a night with yourself and a laptop with a bottle of lotion, Kleenex, and the doors and blinds closed.
Top Five
- NFL: Ex-Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson visited the New York Jets. It's a good fit. I'm pro disaster getting together with disaster in any sport. Because the results are exciting.
- NCAA: Council approves all the meals and snacks athletes could ever want. There you go athletes, you happy now? Maybe you can share with those other students that already don't get meals in the first place and are living on ramen noodles Great Value chips.
- NHL: ESPN predicts that Sidney Crosby is a 97 percent favorite to win the Hart Trophy. That's in today's edition of Mastery of the Obvious with the Worldwide Leader.
- GOLF: John Daly, the amazing golf ball whacker guy, tees up in a woman's mouth. Now this would have done much better than Daly selling his own memorabilia outside of Augusta National.
- WTF: Somebody dribbles a ball and makes a basket out of a moonroof of a car WHILE DRIVING IT. I don't need to say anything else.
Yesterday's Favorites
NCAA Baseball: Texas 10, UT-Arlington 2
The Longhorns continue to dominate in college baseball. They've climbed up into the top five in one poll and picked up their 30th win of the season after an incredible performance from the bullpen. The Mavericks were able to open up the game with a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning, but Texas answered quickly with three runs in the 3rd inning and they didn't look back.
Chad Hollingsworth picked up his first win of the season for Texas with the staff pitching. Ben Johnson and Tres Barrera combined for seven RBIs.
NFL: San Francisco 49ers pick up Brandon Lloyd
It's the return of B-Lloyd for the 49ers. One can only hope his next rap album will follow.
NL West Recap
- Giants 3, Dodgers 2 (F/12)
- Mets 9, Diamondbacks 0
- Rockies 3, Padres 2
San Francisco is on a roll against LA, taking three of the first four games against their hated rivals. The latest chapter was a thriller and complete torture for both teams. They went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position -- each -- and left a combined 29 players on base as a team. But the Giants' second score was the most important, and Hector Sanchez won the day on a night where Pablo Sandoval went 0-for-5 with a walk and Buster Posy left early after going 0-and-3 with two walks.
Elsewhere, it just keeps getting worse for Arizona. The NY Mets have now collected 25 hits in the first two games. A collected effort by their pitching staff held the D'backs to just three hits while Bronson Arroyo gave up 10 hits and nine runs in 3.1 innings.
Finally, Colorado didn't blow it again San Diego this time -- it was the other way around. The Padres put up two runs on Juan Nicasio, but he settled down and pitched well the rest of the way after a bad first inning. The Rockies held them scoreless the rest of the way while picking up enough runs to win the contest.
With two straight extra-inning victories, the Giants have tied it all up with the Dodgers atop the West at 9-15 apiece. The D'backs already sit 6.5 games out of first place.
Today's Slate I'll Be Watching
BARCLAY'S PREMIER LEAGUE
Crystal Palace at Everton - 1:45 NBC Live Extra / EPL Overflow Channels
Sunderland at Man City - 1:45 NBCS
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS - ROUND 1
Canadiens at Lightning - 6:00 CNBC
Blue Jackets at Penguins - 6:30 NBCS
Stars at Ducks - 9:00 NBCS
MLB - NL WEST
Mets at D'backs - 2:40 FSAZ
Rockies at Padres - 9:10 FSSD
-Dodgers at Giants - 9:15 NBC BA
Bulls at Bobcats - 6:00 CSCH
Mavericks at Grizzlies - 7:00 ESPN
Raptors at Knicks - 7:00 MSG
Pistons at Thunder - 7:00 FSOK
Clippers at Blazers - 9:30 ESPN
BIG 12 CBB
Grand Canyon at Kansas - 6:00 ESPN3
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