Boston Marathon champion Buzunesh Deba will finally get her prize money following BAA’s policy change

“She cried, and she said, ‘Thank you,’ ” said Deba’s husband, Worku Beyi, of the phone call he placed to his wife Monday in Ethiopia, where she is training to return to elite marathoning status. When it comes to writing an overdue $100,000 check to Buzunesh Deba , the reality could not be much more wonderful. The Boston Athletic Association has come to the realization that when it comes to righting a wrong, writing a check can work wonders. Beyi cried, too, when he got the phone call from the...