Since the Red Sox have had recent success in Game 7 situations, the Bruins were probably hoping that it would rub off on them, allowing them to shake off a history of constantly losing Game 7. Sorry, try again. Last night brought a close to the hockey season in Boston, when the Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a 5 – 0 shutout. Habs rookie goalie Casey Price won his second shutout of......

--Leaks into tunnels may not endanger cars or trains, but Back Bay & South End buildings might collapse. [Boston Globe] --Investment dollars in New England from venture capitalists have reached their lowest level in a decade. [Mass High Tech] --The bidding for a slightly-jackhammered David Ortiz jersey has reached $69,500. Proceeds to benefit the Jimmy Fund. [eBay] --"If you feel something, say something." A man was arrested for groping a woman at the Dudley......

The results are in: Robert Cheruiyot repeated last year's victory to join an elite group of individuals who've achieved four Boston victories (Clarence DeMar, Gerard Cote, Bill Rodgers and Catherine Ndereba also have that distinction). Dire Tune won on the women's side in an amazing sprint to the finish. She's the second Ethiopian woman to win Boston (the first was Fatuma Roba). Top five in each race: Boston Marathon Men's Results 1. Robert Cheruiyot, 2:07:46......

Bostonist got up early today to check out the 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials downtown. The course took the women on several loops through downtown, finishing at the same spot on Boylston where tomorrow's Boston Marathon will end. As expected, Deena "Dozen" Kastor won the race by a decent margin, carrying an American flag down the home stretch to finish in 2:29:35. She was followed by Magdalena Lewy Boulet in 2:30:19 and Blake Russell......

Boston's favorite holiday, Patriots' Day celebrates the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Concord, the site of that "shot heard round the world." Today, April 19, is the "official" Patriots' Day (and the day on which the battles were fought in 1775), but the holiday is officially celebrated on the third Monday in April. Aside from the Boston Marathon and Sox game Monday, this weekend brings us......

Some people do their best work under pressure. Maybe that was the key to the Bruins 5-1 win over the Habs last night in Montreal. Phil Kessel, who has spent the majority of the playoffs on the bench, was the spark that got the B’s going in the second period, scoring the first goal for the team. It was the 3rd period when the Bruins decided to show the Canadiens that they weren’t going down......

The Boston Marathon has occasionally been the province of the inexperienced, and it's also opportunity for the mid-range runners to feel a sense of pride for finishing such a big race. When it comes to winning, though, Patriot's Day is a time for elite runners. The Boston Athletic Association has come out with a list of elite athletes expected to excel in this year's race, which includes last year's winners Robert Cheruiyot and Lidiya......

It's easy to think of Boston as a sports team town: the Celtics are smokin', the Sox are starting off nicely, and even the Bruins have somehow avoided hibernation (til now). But don't forget about individual athletic feats at this time of year. In just two weeks, Boston will host one of the most revered traditions in sports, the Boston Marathon (in its 112th running), and we're here to help you make your 2008 Boston......

--The city of Boston is lawyering up big-time for an expected suit from Shawn Drumgold, a man wrongly convicted of the 1989 murder of a 12-year-old. Drumgold spent 15 years behind bars. [Boston Globe] --An elderly woman died of cardiac arrest in an overnight house fire in Newton that also sent three residents and two firefighters to the hospital. [WCVB] --It's official. Mike Huckabee is in the Boston Marathon, and he'll run as part......

Cloverfield whupped on its competition at the box office this weekend and set a record for January. As Reel Hub noted on Friday, people couldn't decide if they loved it or hated it, which means the movie was at least interesting. 27 Dresses seemed like the kind of movie Julia Roberts would have turned down back in the days when she was shooting all those bridal movies like Runaway Bride and My Best Friend's Wedding.......

--A new bill that limits--but doesn't ban--skin-shock treatments at the Judge Rotenberg Center was under discussion yesterday at the State House. The bill would "allow shocks to stop students from hurting themselves or others, but would prohibit shocks for more "minor" acts such as swearing, shouting, or failing to complete a task." And maybe employees could be a little more questioning instead of serving shocks whenever anyone calls up and asks for one. [Boston......

The Track Girls are spreading the word from Us Magazine that Katie Holmes has received a special exemption to run this year's Boston Marathon, which will be on April 21. If true, she will be joining another newly minted national celebrity--the slimmed-down Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. He's training, and he will likely be running while flipping the bird toward Romney's Belmont manse. Holmes is going to get smoked. The Boston Marathon is nothing to......

A great capture at the Boston Marathon from Paul Keleher.......

A weekend stand of winning baseball at home when the Sox take it to the Angels followed by the all day boozy spectator sport that is the Boston Marathon it's going to be a long week. Lucky for music fans there's a lot to look forward to and keep you up all night with that lovely ringing in your ears that only comes from live music. Tuesday, 4/17 Sammy Miami's Southern Alternative Acoustic Jamboree......

Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon for a third time. He is an absolute Iron Man. We love the little detail that he blew a kiss as he crossed the line. Here are the names and times of the big winners: Men's winner: Robert Cheruiyot (Kenya), 2:14:13 Women's winner: Lidiya Grigoryeva (Russia), 2:29:18 Men's Wheelchair winner: Masazumi Soejima (Japan), 1:29:16 Women's Wheelchair winner: Wakako Tsuchida (Japan), 1:53.30 Also, the American men's winner was Peter......

--Today is the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Coco Crisp was scheduled to honor Robinson by wearing the number 42. Big Papi and third-base coach DeMarlo Hale were also planning to wear Robinson's number. The game has been postponed, so we imagine that they'll make up the tribute soon. --The Red Sox took down the Orange County Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim yesterday 8 to 0. Yes, we know their......

Spring is when we get busy here in the Ist-A-Verse. Very busy. But, after staying bundled-up indoors all winter, it's nice for us to be out, about, and collecting things to write about for you. Here's a glimpse at what's been keeping your favorite citybloggers busily away from home and out of bed. For LAist, strong winds attacked LA on the same day the Feds raided the Crips. Not to fear, though: the Japanese version......

As if running a marathon weren't tough enough, the participants in this Monday's Boston Marathon might have to cope with rain and cold. No one's going to be canceling the marathon. Runners have had to race in unusually cold and unusually hot Boston weather before. That's just part of the marathon's charm. WBZ lists past incidents of inclement weather during the marathon: "Runners slogged through cold torrential rains in 1970, five miles of snow......

This year the 111th Boston Marathon will be run, as usual, on Patriots Day. April 16th. The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) will be producing the event with over 500,000 spectators, as they have since the Marathon began in 1897. The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the world - the modern marathon was revived by the Olympics in 1896, but is only run once every four years. As we were looking to......

A lot was at stake last night for the Red Sox. They had to avoid a sweep from the Texas Rangers, and Curt Schilling needed to prove himself after his unfortunate first outing against the Kansas City Royals. Prove himself he did. Despite some shaky moments from reliever Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon came out and got the job done, helping the Red Sox defeat the Rangers 3 to 2. Even better, Big Papi hit two......

Things are quiet now that the Pats won't be at the Super Bowl, so Bostonist took a little breather from the Redux. The Bruins are also off for the NHL All-Star Break. That leaves the Celtics and, if Bostonist stretches a tad, the retirement of Bill "Tuna" Parcells, former Pats coach and professional zinger-slinger. Celtics 89, San Antonio Spurs 93 (Monday night) – Beating the Celtics wasn't good enough for Tim Duncan. Apparently Duncan likes......

The MBTA Police Union is seeking a merger with the Massachusetts State Police. Back in 1992 the state dissolved the Massachusetts Registry Police (enforcing registration and inspection) as a separate entity. Registry Police duties were included in the responsibilities of the State Troopers. We don't have immediate access to data supporting whether or not the initiative was effective – but anecdotally we definitely see more State Police cars than we ever did Registry Police. Today's......

We don’t really know what’s going on with the New York folks. They’re always up to something crazy. We thank Michael Malice who’s let us become his partner for “outside New York.” Now you can find the New York crazy conversations at NewYorkOverheard.com, while in Boston check in with us (your ears permitting) every Thursday for what nutso conversations we’re overhearing. Join the fun by sending in the things you overhear on your commute,......

The Boston Marathon was run yesterday. We know you know, well, maybe you missed it. Bostonist has been hearing about it from every media outlet, so we though it only appropriate to bring our own little wrap-up from our spot at mile 24. Like many who view the marathon from a position late in the course we watched until they hit Cleveland Circle, knowing then it was time to hop up from the couch and......

Saturday was a beautiful day. We haven’t forgotten it. The sun was shining, temperatures were warm, the Sox were playing at Fenway, and cantaloupes were out at Haymarket. Flowering trees, crocus, and daffodils are good indications springtime is upon us, so is the Boston Marathon and the launching of the Swan Boats in the Public Garden. As is customary, Saturday morning Menino, wife, and grandkids took the first ride in the boats for the year.......

The last helping of gefilte fish and horseradish has been consumed; three boxes of Peeps lay empty on the floor; by the time the alarm goes off tomorrow morning a battle will have been reenacted on the Lexington green – So we’re thinking about tomorrow and where we’ll be. We know that not everyone enjoys the benefits of a state holiday so some folks will actually be working as thousands travel the 26.2 from Hopkinton......

We’re almost positive that most days we can get from Harvard Station to Central Square faster than the Red Line can make it. We’re not even going to talk about where and how often you can beat the Green Line at its own game, inbound or outbound. We’ve proven on more than one occasion that we can travel faster than the 39 Bus between James’ Gate and Sweet Finnish in JP (it usually overtakes us......

When watching the Boston Marathon each year, we feel inspired by all the runners making the long, arduous journey from Hopkinton to Boston. We continue to dream, but running a marathon probably isn't in out future. Thankfully, we can live vicariously through Peter and Eliza's audio training travelogue, the Marathon Minute. This podcast is a record of two people training for the Boston Marathon. Listening to the podcast means listening to discussions of training, and......

While thousands of runners will be carbo-loading and burning it all off on Monday's 109th running of the Boston Marathon, Bostonist has been looking into some more relaxing options that don't involve sneakers or water bottles. The 5th Annual Boston Beer Summit starts tonight at 6 p.m., where thousands gather at The Castle to taste over 200 beers from over 50 different breweries. From local brands like Sam and Wachusett to some international flavors like......

Monday is Patriots Day, another one of those Massachusetts-only holidays that Bostonist adores. Some cynics suggest that it is no accident that two of our unique holidays, Evacuation Day and Patriots Day, fall on occasions usually celebrated with hearty amounts of drink (St. Patrick's Day and the Boston Marathon), and the third, Bunker Hill Day, saves June from being a month without time off and falls conveniently half-way between Memorial Day and July 4th. Bostonist......