Tears and cheers for Beantown
A photographic look at Boston sports teams and their fans on Saturday following this week's tragedy at the Boston Marathon
Fans pass through security before entering Fenway Park for a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Saturday, April 20, 2013.Michael Dwyer/The Associated Press
Wearing hats from local law enforcement agencies, Boston Bruins defenceman Andrew Ference, right, talks with teammate Chris Kelly (23) before an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in Boston.Mary Schwalm/The Associated Press
Boston Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin (35) pauses during warm ups before an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in Boston. A fan holds up a sign of support for the city in the background.Mary Schwalm/The Associated Press
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, of Finliand, looks up to the video screen as a tribute to local law enforcement is played before the start of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in Boston.Mary Schwalm/The Associated Press
Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz addresses fans during a pregame ceremony honouring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, before the team's MLB American League baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Women wearing Boston Marathon jackets react during a pregame ceremony honouring the victims of the bombings at the marathon, before MLB American League baseball action between the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Baseball fans react during a moment of silence honouring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, before MLB American League baseball action between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Baseball fans watch a video montage during a pregame ceremony honouring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, before MLB American League baseball action between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick smiles in the Boston Red Sox dugout before MLB American League baseball action between the Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Baseball fans react as they watch a video montage during a pregame ceremony honouring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, before MLB American League baseball action between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Steven Byrne, who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, shakes hands with Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis (R) during a pregame ceremony honouring the victims of the bombings, before MLB American League baseball action between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
A police officer and a police dog from the K-9 unit walk through Fenway Park before MLB American League baseball action between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
(L-R) Matt Paterson, who aided the injured during the Boston Marathon bombings, Steven Byrne, who was injured during the bombings, and Dick Hoyt and his son Richard Hoyt, who compete in the race every year, throw out the ceremonial first pitch together before MLB American League action between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Images of the Boston Marathon are displayed during a pregame ceremony honouring the victims of the bombings at the marathon, before MLB American League baseball action between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts April 20, 2013.JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters
Boston Celtics centre Kevin Garnett (C) stands with his teammates during the national anthem wearing "Boston stand as one" t-shirts before taking on the New York Knicks in Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals basketball playoff series in New York, April 20, 2013.ADAM HUNGER/Reuters
Neil Diamond sings "Sweet Caroline" in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Saturday, April 20, 2013. Playing at home for the first time since two explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three people and wounded more than 180 others, the Red Sox honoured the victims and the survivors with a pregame ceremony and an emotional video of scenes from Monday's race.Michael Dwyer)
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (R) speak to the crowd about the Boston Marathon bombings before Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals basketball playoff series in New York, April 20, 2013.Adam Hunger/Reuters
Singer Rene Rancourt, right, gestures toward a Watertown Police Honor Guard, left, on the ice before a NHL hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The second suspect in the Monday, April 15, 2013, bombings that took place near the finish line of the Boston Marathon was captured in Watertown, Mass., Friday, April 19, 2013.Steven Senne/The Associated Press
Boston police officer Rachel McGuire waves to the crowd during a tribute in the fifth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013. McGuire was on the scene at the finish line at the time of the Boston Marathon bombings.Michael Dwyer/The Associated Press
A group of first responders to the Boston Marathon bombings hug on the dugout as the crowd applauds during a tribute in the fifth inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Sunday, April 21, 2013.Michael Dwyer/The Associated Press
A young fan holds a "Boston Strong" sign before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Saturday, April 20, 2013.Michael Dwyer/The Associated Press
Boston Red Sox's Pedro Ciriaco wears a 'B strong patch during a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Saturday, April 20, 2013.Michael Dwyer/The Associated Press
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark (R) walks through a crowd after finishing the 10k Vancouver Sun Run in Vancouver, British Columbia April 21, 2013.BEN NELMS/Reuters
Runners observe the release of white balloons before the commencement of the 5K San Isidro Run in Lima, April 21, 2013. A minute of silence was observed by the runners before the race started, followed by a release of white balloons in tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings.MARIANA BAZO/Reuters
Runners observe a moment of silence before the start of the London Marathon in Greenwich, southeast London April 21, 2013. Undaunted by the Boston Marathon bombings, big crowds lined the route of the London Marathon on Sunday to cheer on some 36,000 runners who paid their respects to the Boston victims by wearing black ribbons and holding a 30-second silence before the start. ing off on the London Marathon on Sunday, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of extra police. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorLUKE MACGREGOR/Reuters
A runner wears a black ribbon in memory of the victims of Boston Marathon bombings starts the race during the London Marathon, London, Sunday, April 21, 2013.Sang Tan/The Associated Press
A runner holds an American flag with the writing 'Run 4 Boston' during the Hamburg, northern Germany, marathon, Sunday, April 21, 2013.Christian Charisius/The Associated Press
A participant wearing a singlet in tribute to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, walks holding a miniature U.S. flag after a race organized by the New York Road Runners at Central Park in New York April 21, 2013. The New York Police Department has tightened security during the race in response to the bomb attacks at Boston Marathon, according to local media.EDUARDO MUNOZ/Reuters