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Red Bank, Rumson Ineligible For Baseball Tournament Following Brawl

Dan Alexander — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:01:38 +0000

A bench clearing brawl between Red Bank and visiting Rumson-Fair Haven that ended with both teams ejected has ended their post-season tournament hopes. Larry White, the assistant director for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Sports Association in charge of baseball, tells the Star Ledger that NJSIAA rules state that a team with three or more [...]

Brawl Breaks Out At Red Bank-Rumson Baseball Game

Dan Alexander — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:03:13 +0000

A bench clearing brawl between Red Bank and visiting Rumson-Fair Haven ended with both teams ejected and their post-season eligibility in question. With both teams tied in the bottom of the sixth at 1-1, Red Bank’s Ross Gisondi collidedÂ with Rumson catcher Joey Spernal at home plate while running home from third after a Red [...]

Healthier Fare Now At First Energy Park

Jason Allentoff — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:03:19 +0000

Peanuts, Crackerjacks, hot dogs. All staples of the ball game. As a nutrition-conscious America looks for more healthy menu options when dining out, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and the Lakewood BlueClaws are teaming up to bring smarter eating choices to America’s pastime. Just in time for the BlueClaws 2013 baseball season, [...]

2nd Victim Of Boston Marathon Bombing Identified [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:08:51 +0000

President Obama will visit Boston on Thursday to attend an interfaith service as the investigation continues into Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions that injured 176 and left 3 dead. No details about the service or the President’s visit have been released which was announced at a late afternoon press conference. Boston University has announced that a [...]

Explosions Rock Boston Marathon Finish Line [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:16:43 +0000

Two explosions went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon injuring at least 130 people, and killing at least 3 people according to Boston Police including an 8-year-old. Â Of those 124 people, 15 of them are in critical condition.Â The FBI has taken the lead on the investigation into the bombing as [...]

Coach Tim Osborn's Funeral To Be Held Thursday

Dan Alexander — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:40:50 +0000

A funeral will be held Thursday for Jackson Liberty football coach Tim Osborn who died suddenly on Saturday at the age of 53. The Silverton Memorial Funeral Home located at 2482 Church Road in Toms River will host Visitation on Wednesday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The coach’s funeral [...]

Jackson Liberty Football Coach Dies

Dan Alexander — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:43:52 +0000

Tim Osborn, the coach of the Jackson Liberty football team has died at the age of 55. The retired member of the New Jersey State Police died while working out at the Bally’s in Brick according to the Ocean County Signal. “It’s really disbelief,” senior quarterback Bob Davies told All Shore Sports. “It’s almost like [...]

Tim Pernetti Steps Down As Rutgers Athletic Director [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:27:12 +0000

Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has stepped down as university President Robert Barachi issues an apology to those who were offended by the Mike Rice video and explain his actions and those of Pernetti. In a letter, Pernetti writes, ” I write in confirmation of our conversation earlier today during which we agreed [...]

Rutgers Under Pressure Over Mike Rice Video [VIDEO/POLL]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:28:55 +0000

Rutgers University is under pressure over how it should react to a video of basketball coach Mike Rice aired by ESPN that shows him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs. The video shows numerous clips of Rice at practice firing basketballs at players, hitting them in the back, [...]

Eagles Name Chip Kelly Head Coach [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:24:00 +0000

The Philadelphia Eagles have named Oregon coach Chip Kelly as their new head coach. In a statement on the team website, Eagles owner Jeff Lurie says, “â€œChip Kelly will be an outstanding head coach for the Eagles,â€ said Lurie. â€œHe has a brilliant football mind. He motivates his team with his actions as well as [...]

NHL, Union Reach Tentative Agreement [VIDEO/POLL]

Dan Alexander — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:53:59 +0000

The NHL and the players’ association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out the season with play expected to begin by January 19. â€œI just think itâ€™s a great day for hockey,” Devils GM Lou Lamoriello told the Star Ledger about the deal. “Everything that [...]

Rutgers To Announce Jump To Big Ten Today [POLL/VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:23:24 +0000

Rutgers University is expected to announce it is leaving the Big East for the Big Ten today. University officials have scheduled a 2PM press conference to announce the change according to USA Today.The move gives the Big Ten an even 14 teams joining schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin starting with the 2014 season. [...]

High School Sports Delayed Due To Sandy Damage

Dan Alexander — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:38:12 +0000

This weekend’s high school football games and a number of playoff games have been delayed a week due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Many fields & practice facilities are not in any shape to use and players have been evacuated. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has postponed all of this week’s scheduled [...]

Manchester Pee Wee Football Player Recovering From "Fluke" Injury

Dan Alexander — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:03:38 +0000

Doctors are calling it a fluke hit that caused Manchester 12-year-old girl to pass out on a football field Sunday. Alexis Difilippo’s mom, Kim Pyne tells WOBM News, Alexis is doing well after sustaining whiplash and a slight concussion after colliding with in the second quarter with an opposing player during the Manchester Hawks Pee [...]

Skin Condition Forces Ocean Township to Forfeit Football Game

Kevin Williams — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:40:13 +0000

Ocean Township High School will forfeit its football game against Neptune Saturday after it was discovered this week that members of the football team were diagnosed with impetigo.

New Jersey Olympians Earn Gold At The Summer Games

Kevin Williams — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:38:49 +0000

The Olympics are over for the more than 10,000 athletes who completed in London, including 20 from here in New Jersey. Clearly there were highlights for the Garden State contingent but it would be hard to top what the U.S. Women’s Soccer team accomplished with a quartet of Jersey Girls. Delran’s Carli Lloyd saved her [...]

Olympics Day 11: Highlights & Results

Dan Alexander — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:33:33 +0000

Scores and highlights from Day 11 of the Summer Olympics in London. FULL COVERAGE: 2012 Summer Games BEACH VOLLEYBALL All U.S. final is set LONDON (AP) — Two American teams will square off for the gold medal in women’s beach volleyball. Two-time defending Olympics champ Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat China 22-20, [...]

Mixed Bag For New Jersey's Olympians

Kevin Williams — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:11:00 +0000

Olympians from New Jersey are having some success and some big failures as the Summer Olympics begins its second week of competition in London. FULL COVERAGE: 2012 Summer Games East Brunswick native Heather O’Reilly made the pass that led to Alex Morgan’s dramatic game-winning goal that gave the U.S. Women’s Soccer team a [...]

Andy Reid Releases Statement As Eagles Players Fondly Recall Garrett Reid

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:44:38 +0000

Garrett Reid was a “happy-go-lucky” guy who conquered drug addiction, loved being in the weight room and enjoyed making players laugh. That’s how many of the Philadelphia Eagles closest to Reid remembered their coach’s oldest son, who was found dead Sunday morning in a dorm room at the club’s Lehigh University training camp. Police said [...]

Olympics Day 9: Highlights & Results

Dan Alexander — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:21:19 +0000

Scores and highlights from Day 9 of the Summer Olympics in London. FULL COVERAGE: 2012 Summer Games Bolt defends title LONDON (AP) — He was beaten in his own Olympic trials, but Usain Bolt came through when it really mattered. The world record holder captured his second straight gold medal in the 100-meters blazing [...]