Boston Marathon bombings: 3 confirmed dead, more than 100 injured at finish line

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“This is our f------ city,” Ortiz said into the microphone as the crowd erupted into cheers. “And no one is going to dictate our freedom.

“Stay strong,” Ortiz ended.

The Boston sports scene got back on track after the suspects from the Boston Marathon bombing were captured Friday evening, and the Boston Red Sox started things off with a montage of the week’s events set to Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah.”

The montage included dramatic and emotional pictures from the week, which built up to putting an entire city on stand-by most of Friday as police searched Watertown, Mass., for the suspect of the bombing, later apprehending him. It started with images from the race, as men and women headed towards the finish line with fans watching on, and then went through the shocking events that unfolded.

Following an extensive manhunt, police have captured the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. After initially escaping capture following a confrontation Thursday night, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was taken into custody at roughly 8:45 p.m. ET on Friday.

Tsarnaev was caught in Watertown, Mass., after police were tipped off that he may be hiding in a boat located in the backyard of a home. A neighbor reportedly noticed a ladder against the boat that wasn’t previously there. Police were able to locate Tsarnaev using thermal imaging from a helicopter.

A massive manhunt for the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing intensified from Thursday evening into Friday morning, leaving one suspect dead and the other still at large. Boston and its surrounding areas are advised to remain on lockdown while police conduct their search.

The two suspects, whose images were released by the FBI Thursday, have been identified as brothers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Friday morning, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is still on the loose. Residents of the area have been advised by Gov. Deval Patrick to stay indoors and only answer to law enforcement officers as they try to track down the suspect.

The FBI has officially released video footage and pictures of two men suspected to be involved in the Boston Marathon bombing.

Security camera footage from a foreign restaurant revealed two possible suspects. They are not identified at this moment, and the FBI is referring to them as Suspect 1 and Suspect 2. Suspect 1 is seen wearing a dark hat, and Suspect 2 has a white hat on. Both are Caucasian men who appear to be in their early 20s:

When multiple bombs went off near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, people both inside and outside the state of Massachusetts were touched emotionally by the tragedy -- the sports world was no different. Games in Boston were canceled Monday and Tuesday, but representatives of the city’s teams as well as many of the city’s sporting rivals pledged support both financially and emotionally in the following hours and days.

Here are several of those honored the victims:

The executive director of the Boston Athletic Association said via a Facebook post on Tuesday that the organization will continue the rich tradition of the Boston Marathon, following Monday’s multiple bombings at the event. Thomas Grilk posted on behalf of the association to thank those who helped victims of the bombings and also to express his sympathy. But he ended the message with a powerful message to the city.

Grilk thanked the Boston Athletic Association’s medical personnel, volunteers and the city’s first responders who aided the victims in the aftermath of the bombings. He estimated the number of volunteers around 8,500 and the list of medical workers at 1,000.

BOSTON — Today is National Golf Day, but I don’t feel like playing.

I’ve lived just outside Boston my entire life, but for a few semesters here and there during college and the 10 years gripped by Potomac Fever in Washington, D.C. As a devoted New England fangirl, I’ve experienced the extreme highs (three Patriots Super Bowls, two Red Sox world championships, the Celtics’ Bill Russell/Bob Cousy/Red Auerbach/Larry Bird years, the Bruins’ Stanley Cup triumph) as well as the soul-sucking lows (see: Sox, pre-2004) of what it means to care way too deeply for all-athletic endeavors, Boston-style.

This week’s ‘Sports Illustrated,’ perhaps one of the most powerful covers the magazine has ever published.

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A total of 176 individuals have been admitted to area hospitals as a result of Monday’s Boston Marathon bombing. Three are confirmed dead with 17 others suffering critical injuries. Local, state and federal officials updated the media on the situation at a Tuesday morning press conference.

The two initial explosive devices detonated near the Boston Marathon finish line remain the only found within the city, according to a press conference with Boston officials on Tuesday morning. Reports of initial devices turned out to be untrue.

BOSTON — My family moved from the Boston suburb of Belmont to New Jersey when I was six years old. One day a teacher asked us to name our favorite holiday. With Christmas and Thanksgiving in a dead heat, I piped up and put in a vote for Patriots’ Day. This inspired some confusion. What, exactly, is Patriots’ Day?

“That’s when everyone has the day off to watch the Red Sox,” I explained. “There’s also a marathon and a parade.”

Here’s a picture of the Chicago Tribune’s sports page, which honors the major Boston sports teams on the day after the Boston Marathon bombing.

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While his career-high is 85 receptions from the 2010 season when he was able to play a full, 16-game season with the Rams, Amendola could push for 100 receptions in the Tom Brady-led Patriots offense. In six seasons with the Patriots, Welker averaged 112 receptions per season.

Multiple explosions occurred at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three and wounding several.

Earlier on Monday, we posted a timeline of events surrounding the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Here is an updated timeline of events as they unfolded throughout Monday night. All times are Eastern.

The FBI has taken over the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and left more than 100 others injured, officials announced Monday evening. Boston police commissioner Ed Davis confirmed the latest death toll in a press conference, but denied reports that police were holding a suspect in a local hospital.

“We will turn every rock over to find the people who are responsible for this,” Davis said.

The Boston Athletic Association, the organization which hosts the Boston Marathon, issued a statement Monday night, a few hours after the bombings near the marathon finish line.

In the statement, the association called Monday a sad day for the city of Boston, the running community and everyone involved. The statement also confirmed that all runners who were still on the course at the time of the bombings have since returned to a meeting area. The complete statement, which was posted on the Boston Marathon Facebook page, can be found below.

After a flurry of confusion and chaos, we are starting to get a clearer picture of just what happened at the Boston Marathon bombings. The Boston Globe released an updated map and timeline that pieces the scene together.

The final leg of the marathon was on Boylston Street, and the runners were approaching the finish line from the west side:

President Barack Obama delivered a statement following the two explosions during the Boston Marathon, calling the explosions a “tragedy” and a “senseless act.”

The president said he assured Boston Mayor Tom Menino that the city would receive every resource necessary. While the recovery and investigation are in the early stages, the president said the victims were in the minds and hearts of the American people.

2:50 p.m.: With 4:09:43 showing on the race clock, an explosion goes off just short of the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Ten seconds or so later, a second explosion goes off 1500 yards away on the same street, Boylston Street, along the finish of the race.

2:57 p.m. The Boston Globe’s Twitter feed reports a witness hearing “two loud booms” near the finish line.

While the details of multiple explosions are still being investigated in downtown Boston, New York Police have increased security throughout the city, particularly in Time Square. Police cars and patrolmen have blanketed the area, taking extra precaution. Here’s a photo of the scene from above, via Andrew Seaman of Reuters:

Here’s another photo from Jordan Cohen, a communications associate with the New York Times:

The events in Boston serve as a good reminder to hug your loved ones tonight.

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and Governor Deval Patrick held a press conference at 4:45 p.m. ET from their command center in Boston, clarifying what authorities know about the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

The time of the initial two explosions, according to Davis, was 2:50 p.m. ET. The explosions occurred 50 to 100 yards apart. Davis said that both sites caused multiple casualties, although he was not clear about whether he meant multiple injuries or fatalities at each blast site. Davis would not confirm the number of fatalities or injuries, although the police previously confirmed at least two deaths.

The 2013 Boston Marathon came to an horrifying end on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line in the Copley Square area in downtown Boston. More details and first-hand accounts have emerged on the explosions, including a video posted to Boston.com, the website affiliated with the Boston Globe. The video records the moment when the blasts went off near the finish line. Here’s a link to that video (WARNING: Video contains graphic footage).

Both blasts occurred within a minute of each other near the traditional finish line on Boylston Street in the Back Bay section of Boston. In addition to the runners, the area was crowded with spectators, many of whom were seated in nearby grandstands set up along the road at the finish line. Boston Police are still investigating the source of the explosions, but they have confirmed that at least two are dead, with many more injured.