Sado wins LA Marathon, Njoroge takes men’s race

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Fatuma Sado of Ethiopia won the Los Angeles Marathon women’s race on Sunday, breaking her personal best by more than 2 minutes and earning a $100,000 gender challenge bonus….

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