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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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Maine's Joan Samuelson ran Monday's Boston Marathon in a time just over 2-hours and 50-minutes. 30 years ago, back in 1983, Samuelson set a world record with her time of 2:23:43.

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UMaine 3rd baseman Eric White(Brewer HS) is the America East Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks.

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The Masters ended in a thrilling two-hole playoff on Sunday evening, with Adam Scott defeating Angel Cabrera to become the first Australian to capture the coveted green jacket. Does this make you more likely to tune in for the next tournament?

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