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...Murder Marinara” is a three-hour whodunit extravaganza performed in the basement of Ristorante Marino in Davis Square. On Saturday night at 7 p.m., we warily make our way past sedate diners and down the stairs to the restaurant’s theater. Instantly we are accosted by a corpulent madam in a red silk dress. “Mama Marinara,” as she calls herself, presses us into her vast bosom before entreating us—or rather screaming at us like an over-the-top Italian matriarch—to follow...
...felt like Dan Marino back there, just sitting, surveying the defense,” Fitzpatrick said. “I’m not sure I like that pocket passing better than what I’m used...
...felt like Dan Marino back there, just sitting, surveying the defense,” Fitzpatrick said. “I’m not sure I like that pocket passing better than what I’m used...
DIED. BILL SHOEMAKER, 72, Hall of Fame jockey known as "the Shoe"; in his sleep; in San Marino, Calif. Born prematurely at 2 lbs., he grew to 4 ft. 11 in. and 98 lbs.--small even for a jockey. With his gentle, almost motionless style, he had a unique rapport with his horses and, said trainer Charlie Wittingham, "bothered a horse less than any other rider." In 41 years he won 11 Triple Crown events and an impressive 22% of his races overall. In 1986, aboard Ferdinand, he became the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. A year after...
DIED. BILL ("SHOE") SHOEMAKER, 72, legendary thoroughbred jockey who rode winners in 11 Triple Crown races; in San Marino, California. Just 1.49 meters tall and weighing 44 kilograms, Shoemaker was a horse-track heavyweight, with 8,833 victories in 40,350 races, the second-most wins in history. Late Los Angeles Times sports columnist Jim Murray said Shoemaker rode "with the effortless ease and grace of a guy born to do what he was doing." At age 54, when many thought his skills were in decline, Shoemaker steered 17-to-1 long shot Ferdinand to victory in the Kentucky Derby...