PIX: Kawauchi, Linden record shock wins in rain-soaked Boston Marathon

IMAGE: USA's Desiree Linden crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the 122nd Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on Monday. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Japan's Yuki......

Sports shorts: Boston Marathon to feature second-largest field in race history

Some 36,000 athletes, including Kenyan and Ethiopian runners who are consistently ranked among the world's fastest, will run in the 118th Boston Marathon on Monday, putting the world-renown race......