The Daily Numbers: 2 bombs that went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon just before 3 o'clock Monday afternoon.
3 dead, including an 8-year-old boy, and more than 140 wounded.
12 seconds between the explosions, which occured about 100 yards apart.
2 unexploded devices also reportedly found along the 26.2-mile marathon course.
23,000 runners who took part in yesterday's Boston Marathon.
17,000 runners had already finished the race when the blasts went off.
1897, the year they first ran the Boston Marathon.
4 hours, 9 minutes, 43 seconds, time on the race block when the blasts went off.
5 of May, date when the next big running event, the Broad Street Run, takes place in Philadelphia.
40,000 runners expected to compete.
1-800-225-5324, hotline set up by FBI for the public to call with information on the explosions.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Sports, including another disheartening loss for the Phils, a very likely meaningless win for the Flyers, and one more game to play out the string for the Sixers and Doug Collins, don't really seem all that important this morning.
I Don’t Get It: Terrorism is never going away. It just hides for awhile before raising its ugly head once again.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the many people who immediately put their own safety at risk in rushing to aid the victims of yesterday's bombings in Boston.
Quote Box: “It was crazy. It sounded like a shotgun."
- Delco resident Kevin Kane Jr., a student at Boston College who ran the Boston Marathon yesterday and finished before the blasts but was still in the area of the finish line.
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