CNBC Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell basically called NYC marathon winner a ringer - " Nothing against Keflezighi, but he's like a ringer who you hire to work a couple hours at your office so that you can win the executive softball league."
It was an incredulous claim that drew lots of criticism. Rovell didn't do his homework prior to publishing his story as he later published an apology and said Keflezighi was a US trained athlete as well as a US citizen.
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Three cheers for media bias.
This is just sort of funny, to be honest. I'm not sure what Rovell's intentions were when he said this, or what his goal was, but it was a poor choice of words. It seems like he just completely spoke his mind on the subject without considering the consequences.
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