The ice cracks some more at Rutgers

A little of this and a little of that today.

Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Yesterday’s Hometown View talked about the problems associated with the Rutgers football program and how head coach Kyle Flood was skating on thin ice.That ice is now cracking following Monday’s arrest of star wide receiver Leonte Carroo on simple assault charges associated with domestic violence following an incident that took place outside the Hale Center Saturday night after the Scarlet Knights game with Washington State.

The arrest by Rutgers University police comes a day after Carroo was suspended indefinitely by Flood, who on Monday received a complete vote of confidence from Athletic Director Julie Hermann.You know how those sometimes go.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a lot to smile about these days even as he recovers from two hip replacement surgeries. On the field Jones’ team rallied to win their opener Sunday night over the Giants and off the field the Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise in the world for the first time since 2007.

Gov. Chris Chritie and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (Ronald Martinez, Getty Images)

Forbes Magazine is out with its annual rankings of sports teams and their value and the Cowboys top the list with an estimated worth of $4 billion. It’s the ninth straight year they have topped the list of NFL teams but they also surpassed Real Madrid (soccer) as the most valuable franchise in all of sports.

The New England Patriots and New York Yankees are tied for third with a value of $3.2 billion with FC Barcelona rounding out the top five. The Giants are the #4 among NFL teams ($2.8 billion) with the Jets sixth and the Eagles 9^th. The Buffalo Bills are at the bottom of the list, worth an estimated $1.4 billion.

Bill Bruno of Brick Memorial honored as the Ocean County Athletic Director of the Year with retiring Toms River High School South Principal Len Stanziano. (Kevin Williams, Townsquare Media NJ)

Friends of Bill Bruno are throwing a retirement party for the Brick Memorial High School Athletic Director and longtime coach on Sunday, October 4^th at the Brick PAL Building. Bruno is leaving the school district on October 1^st to become an assistant director for the NJSIAA in charge of cross country and track. The kind of, sort of retirement party begins at 2pm on October 4^th and will feature a hot and cold buffet and dress is casual. For information and tickets contact Denny D’Andrea at (732) 278-7276.

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