The Boston Marathon Hoax; When the Finish Line Wasn’t Real
She crossed the finish line smiling. Barely sweating. Arms raised. A winning time. Something felt off. On this day, April 21st, 1980, Rosie Ruiz appeared to do something incredible. She won the women’s division of the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:31 — one of the fastest ever recorded at the time. It should have been a historic […]
A Layman’s Guide to the NFL Draft
In honor of the NFL Draft taking place this week in Pittsburgh, this week’s Touchdown Tuesday is all about it! The NFL Draft didn’t start as a spectacle. It started as a solution. Back in 1936, the league needed a way to keep teams competitive. The best college players were all signing with the same […]