April 2008 in Sports - 21 April 2008 (Monday)

21 April 2008 (Monday)

  • Boston Marathon:
  • Kenya's Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot wins the men's event for the fourth time, with a time of 2:07:46.
  • Dire Tune of Ethiopia wins the women's race in 2:25:25.
  • NHL
    • 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
      • Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
        • Montreal Canadiens 5, Boston Bruins 0, Montreal wins series 4–3
  • Major League Baseball
    • Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a home run in his fifth consecutive game, a 9–5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
  • NBA:
    • Manu Ginóbili of the San Antonio Spurs receives the Sixth Man Award.

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