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created on 10/29/2012  |  http://fubar.com/df/b351055

BOSTON -- Canadas Josh Cassidy knew hed win his first Boston Marathon once he reached the top of the courses Heartbreak Hill with the lead in the mens wheelchair race. Duane Brown Jersey . He was less certain about a world-record time, though it was in reach. "I just started hammering the rest of the way," Cassidy said. It paid off when the 27-year-old from Oakville, Ont., crossed the finish line in one hour 18 minutes 25 seconds, which beats the world record by two seconds. Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa set the previous record in Boston in 2004. Cassidy led from the fifth kilometre and finished comfortably ahead of last years runner-up Kurt Fearnley of Australia, who finished second in one hour 21 minutes 39 seconds. Cassidy said when he reached the bottom of Heartbreak Hill at around the 29-kilometre mark, he figured the race was his if he was still ahead of Van Dyk when the climb was over. "(Van Dyk) is the best climber in the world by far," Cassidy said. "I knew if I could just get to the top first, Id have it for sure." Cassidy then switched his cyclometer from speed to time and went for the record, knowing only that it was somewhere in the one hour 18 minutes range. Diane Roy of Canada raced to third in the womens event. Cassidy notched the record despite temperatures around 27 C at the time of the finish, and while wearing the long sleeved compression shirt he trained in. "I wanted to stick with what was familiar and not worry about the heat," he said. Cassidy won the London Marathon in 2010 and said Monday hell compete in that race next week. The womens wheelchair race was far tighter than the blowout mens race. American Shirley Reilly edged Japans Wakako Tsuchida during a sprint to the finish line. Reilly finished in one hour 37 minutes 36 seconds, one second ahead of defending champion Tsuchida. Last year, Tsuchida beat Reilly by nearly seven minutes. Reilly and Tsuchida battled throughout, with Tsuchida briefly breaking away around the 29-kilometre mark before Reilly closed the gap. Roy, from Sherbrooke, Que., finished five minutes behind Tsuchida. Owen Daniels Womens Jersey . Mark Scheifele and Alexander Burmistrov were among the notable players given assignments at other levels. Drafted seventh overall by the Jets in 2011, Sheifele was assigned to the Barrie Colts of the OHL. J.J. Watt Jersey . Lens scored his first in the third minute, heading in a pass from the right side by Luciano Narsingh, only for Hungary to equalize four minutes later through a penalty by Balazs Dzsudzsak after Jordy Clasie fouled Zoltan Gera. http://www.nikehousttexansjerseyssale.com/andre-johnson-jersey . The Canadian diver says his symptoms have subsided, however, and he still believes he be able to return to the pool by the end of next week. Despatie spoke about his status in an audio message sent out to the media by Diving Canada Plongeon. Arian Foster Jersey . The 38-year-old, a two-time All-Star, had been relegated to part-time duty and was batting .208 in 24 at-bats for the last-place Angels (6-14). Kevin Walter Jersey . Lee pitched six solid innings only to lose again as the Philadelphia Phillies fell 6-2 to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night to drop their fifth straight and 11th in the past 12 games.LA CLAYETTE, France - Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway led a sprint finish to win the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine race, while Britains Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead. The 25-year-old Sky rider edged Germanys Gerald Ciolek in second place and Borut Biozic of Slovenia in third after the 167-kilometre trek from Givors to La Clayette. Wiggiins, the Sky team leader, kept the yellow jersey for a third straight day by finishing in the 140-rider pack that crossed in Hagens wake with the same time: 4 hours, 22 minutes, 13 seconds. Matt Schaub Womens Jersey. The Dauphine is seen as a key warm-up race for the Tour de France, which begins June 30 in Liege, Belgium. Hagen won two Tour stages last year. ' ' '

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