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A quarterback with the last name of Rodgers should sound familiar to football fans -- perhaps you’ve heard of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers? Aaron’s younger brother, Jordan Rodgers (Vanderbilt ‘13), looks to take the first step towards following in his brother’s very large NFL footsteps at the 2013 NFL Draft.

When the younger Rodgers wasn’t riding around town on h

Following the horror at the Boston Marathon on Monday, the sports world stepped up to show its support. 

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With emotions still running high in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, several Major League teams paid tribute to the city by playing Sweet Caroline during their games on Tuesday night. Swe

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Robert Watling and Kelli Johnston are a speedy pair. In fact, Watling proposed to Johnston last October after they completed the Chicago Marathon, which was one of the many 26.2 mile races the couple had completed together.

Given their shared history of racing together -- their first date was a 5K race -- getting married after the Boston Marathon seemed like the natural thing to do.

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Former UMaine Black Bear Peter Metcalf is part of the search committee tasked with finding a new hockey coach.

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Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Rescue organizations have gathered to help and at the the tragic scene, but how can you help?

The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways:

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9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.

CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.

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More than 200 Mainers ran in Monday's Boston Marathon, which was marred by two explosions a little more than four hours into the race.

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  Howland native and former UMaine Black Bear Matt Mulligan has signed on with the Green Bay Packers for the 2013 season.

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