Sports News Feed: Boston Marathon runner Dick Hoyt dies

Dick Hoyt, who pushed his son Rick in a wheelchair in dozens of Boston Marathons has died. Meanwhile, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres have sacked German head coach Ralph Krueger after a 12game losing streak.

Latest headlines:

* Legendary Boston Marathon runner Dick Hoyt dies

* Buffalo Sabres sack coach Ralph Krueger

* Tiger Woods home from hospital following crash

March 18

Legendary Boston Marathon runner Dick Hoyt dies

Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners,fathers and disabled athletes by pushing his son, Rick, in awheelchair in dozens of Boston Marathons and hundreds of other races,has died at the age of 80, a member of the family said on Wednesday.

Dick Hoyt first pushed Rick, who is quadriplegic and hascerebral palsy, in the Boston Marathon in 1980. Dick and Rick, in aspecialized wheelchair, completed 32 Boston Marathons together, untilDick, citing health issues, retired in 2014.

March 17 Buffalo Sabres part ways with Ralph Krueger

The Buffalo Sabres fired coach Ralph Kruegeron Wednesday, just hours after they dropped a 3-2 decision at NewJersey – the Sabres 12th-straight defeat. Krueger, who was in the middle of his second season as head coach in Buffalo, finished with a record of 36-49-12 with the club. The Canadian-born, former West German national team player and coach of Switzerland had previously served as chairman of English Premier League football club Southampton.

Tiger Woods returns home

from hospital

Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he has left hospital and is recovering at home after being seriously injured in a car crash in Los Angeles last month.

In a statement released via social media, the 45-year-old golf superstar thanked hospital staff who cared for him following his single vehicle car accident on February 23.

"Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery," Woods said. "I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that I have received over the past few weeks."

Woods suffered serious injuries when his car flew off the road and flipped several times during last month's accident.