European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 stars and stripes tuesday april 172on Cheruiyot wins third Boston Marathon the associated press Boston Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon for the third time monday defending his title in the remnants of a soaking nor easter in an unofficial time of 2 hours 14 minutes 13 seconds russian Lidiya Grigoryeva Cap tured the women Crown in Cheruiyot who also won in 2003 and set the course record last year out kicked countryman James Khambai As they headed into Kenmore Square with a mile to go and the defending Champi on kept his feet under him As he crossed the finish line thing he had a bit of a problem with last month in Chicago this time Cheruiyot held his arms to the Side and blew a kiss to the crowd As he stepped Over the slip proof line 20 seconds ahead of Khambai Kenya won its 15th mens title in the last 17 years and swept the top four spots on the mens Side Grigoryeva who set the course record in los Angeles last year veered to the stands to grab a rus Sian Flag just before crossing the finish line to win by 40 seconds and claim her first prize the weather was Milder than forecasters had feared 52 de Grees with a moderate rain at the Start and the Sun even came out Halfway through but winds picked up As the runners turned onto Beacon Street in Cleveland Circle for the last Long Home stretch to Copley Square the leading women ran in a pack of seven for the first half of the race before several including defending Champion Rita Jetoo and top american Deena Kastor began to fall behind Kastor slowed just past the midpoint and Jetoo at the 17mile Mark heading into the Newton Hills Grigoryeva Latvia Jelena Prokop Cuka and Mexico Madai Perez ran shoulder to shoulder from there until Perez and then Prokop Cuka fell Back As they crossed the Massachusetts turn Pike and headed into Kenmore Square Cheruiyot won in last year and then went on to win Chi Cago but what seemed to be a runaway turned scary when he slipped on the finish line and banged his head on the pavement As he raised his hands to Cele brate breaking the tape a total of 23903 runners registered for the race with 2449 choosing not to pick up their bib numbers Over the weekend More no shows were expected at the Start and organizers worked through the night to line up Shel ters for those dropping out along the course week Leys chips save first pea tour Victory Hilton head Island so boo Weekley didst blow his latest Chance for a first pea tour Victory Chipping in on the final two holes to hold off Ernie Els and win the Verizon heritage on monday Weekley looked As if he would give Back All of a three shot Lead after his bogey on the 16th Hole and his muffed Chip behind the 17th Green Weekley followed the sports briefs Blunder with a 40foot Par saving Chip to keep a on stroke Lead but then Weekley had his Trou Bles on Harbour towns Light House Hole no 18 he chipped across the Green and into the flurry rough Down a Short slope once again week Leys Short game saved him this time rolling it from 36 feet away the big easy bidding for his first tour win since 2004 lost his Chance on no 17 driving into the Hazard behind the Green for a bogey Els made things interest ing though putting his second last Opportunity to tie at the 18th inside 2 feet Weekley finished with a 68 and was one in front of Els 70 and two ahead of Stephen Leaney Weekley had gained the sympathy of golfers everywhere last month when he missed a 3footer on the 72nd Hole in the Honda classic that woul Dve Given him the outright win instead the 33yearold Weekley fell into a Fourman playoff eventually won by Mark Wilson Lincicome wins with Par reunion Len a icbms entered the final round of the Ginn open believing that Par would be a sensational score How right she was Lincicome who started four shots behind Lorena Ochoa and Laura Davies survived a blustery Day and a six hour round to shoot an even Par 72 enough to give the 21yearold her second career Lyga tour Victory she finished at 10 under Sun Day one shot better than Ochoa 77 who was 6 Over on her final six holes a stunning col lapse that Cost her an Opportunity to pass Annika Morenstam for the top spot in world rankings Ochoa missed a 10foot bogey try on 18 that would have forced a playoff Davies 79 had the outright Lead with two holes to play but three putted her Way to double bogey at the 17th and then bounced around bunkers for a disastrous triple bogey at 18 she finished alone in third at 7 under one shot better than Juli Inkster 72 and Nicole castrate pro bowl 0 Shields retires Kansas City to pro bowl guard will Shields is retiring after 14 seasons with the Kan Sas City chiefs the 35yearold announced his decision on his web site  Sun Day he said the physical require ments of football had become More difficult each Day the decision to hang up my cleats has not been an easy one to make for me but one i knew i would eventually have to make Shields wrote today i am let Ting everyone know that i am put Ting away my pads Shields who has played in a franchise record 224 games made his 12th pro bowl appear Ance last season to tie the record held by Minnesota guard Randall Mcdaniel Graf needs stitches in up after agassis swat Houston Steffi Graf required three stitches sunday after husband Andre Agassi inadvertently hit her in the face with his Racket during a fundraiser that followed the final of the us Clay court championships Graf and Agassi were holding hands her left to his right while rallying with a couple of youngsters when agassis Fol Low through struck his wife in the face Agassi held Bis Racket in his left hand after she was hit Graf lifted her left hand to her Mouth and walked off to the Side of the court she wiped her Mouth with a Towel before leaving the stadium for an onsite doctor to administer three stitches to her lip officials said the doctor who paid 870000 for a trip to play Tennis with the 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