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New Jersey gymnast wins Olympic gold with Team USA in Paris
NEW YORK -- As Team USA and Simone Biles celebrate their Olympic gymnastics comeback, one New Jersey town is over the moon for its new gold medalist.Hezly Rivera is making her Olympics debut this year in Paris at 16 years old. She competed in Sunday's qualifying rounds in the uneven bars and balance beam, helping Team USA secure its spot in the team finals.While she didn't participate in Tuesday's competition, she still accepted a gold medal alongside her teammates.She posted on Instagram after the win, saying in part, "OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST [emojis] couldn't be more thankful and super proud of this...
NJ Soccer Player, WSJ Reporter To Be Released In Russian Prisoner Swap, Reports Say
Russia has agreed to release two prisoners, including a Wall Street Journal reporter from New Jersey, in a multi-country prisoner swap, ABC News reports.The swap allows Evan Gershkovich, a Princeton native, and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, to return home.Gershkovich, 32, was alleg…
NJ gym owner just made it to American Ninja Warrior finals
If you know Raritan Township, then I’m sure you know that big Flemington Ice Arena on Case Boulevard by River Road. Well, did you know right in that same spot is a little gem called Nex Level Ninja? They’re currently in the middle of their Ninja Sports Summer Camp and what’s not for a kid to love?
How to buy Rutgers football tickets? See prices for games on 2024 schedule
Rutgers football is heading into a highly anticipated season as the Scarlet Knights continue to build momentum under Greg Schiano, and plenty of fans are clamoring to get inside SHI Stadium to see the team up close in 2024. The Scarlet Knights feature an elite defense and return the Big Ten's leading...
Big Ten Offseason Evaluation: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
In our Big Ten Offseason Evaluation series, we’ll break down the roster changes and outlook for all 18 Big Ten basketball teams heading into the 2024-25 season. Next up is Rutgers, which brings in the conference’s two highest-ranked recruits.
Trio of Olympic men’s swimmers hails from New Jersey
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Three members of the U.S. men’s swim team are representing New Jersey abroad at the Paris Olympics. Nic Fink, of Morristown, won a silver medal Saturday in the breaststroke, becoming the oldest first-time Olympic swimming medalist in modern history. Matt Fallon, who competes for the first time on Tuesday, holds more […]
East Brunswick, NJ Is Getting A New, Massive, 30 Million Dollar Ice Rink Soon
Sports and Jersey just go together. We have so many options for when you want to catch a game; you can be a Jets fan, Giants fan, Mets or Yankees fan, Rangers fan, or Devils fan, and for most of South Jersey you're usually rooting for the Eagles or the Phillies.
Kirk Herbstreit calls Wisconsin 2024 opponent a College Football Playoff dark horse
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit made headlines during his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday when he called the Rutgers Scarlet Knights a dark horse to make the 2024 College Football Playoff. “Someone is going to come out of that conference that you really didn’t expect,” Herbstreit said. “Whether...
2024 Olympics: See our list of New Jersey track and field athletes competing in Paris
With the 2024 Summer Games in full swing, there is plenty of Olympic spirit across New Jersey. And not all of it is focused on Team USA, as many Garden State athletes are competing for other nations around the world. ...
Zeron happy for chance at another Hambo
Hightstown, NJ — Scott Zeron was left without a drive in Saturday’s Hambletonian Stakes following last week’s eliminations, but the three-time winner of the event didn’t have to wait long for that to change. Zeron picked up Bella’s Musclehill, giving the driver the opportunity to become the first back-to-back winner of the sport’s premier race for 3-year-old trotters in 36 years.
Garden State themed Olympic events New Jerseyans want to see
A very fun question was posed on the New Jersey subreddit that got us on the NJ101.5 afternoon show intrigued. “If there was a New Jersey Olympic decathlon, what would the events be?”. For instance: the Jersey Slide competition. Competitors can be judged either on how many lanes they drive...
Princeton Supply Displays its Championship Pedigree, Edging Lob City in Opener of Summer Hoops Title Series
SOARING TO VICTORY: Peter Sorber of Princeton Supply (blue shirt) soars to the hoop Monday night in the opener of the best-of-three championship series in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League. Sorber contributed seven points, eight rebounds, two steals, and two blocked shots to help top-seeded Princeton Supply edge third-seeded Lob City 41-39. Princeton Supply, now 11-0, will go for its second straight league title as it faces Lob City (7-4) in game two on July 31 with the third game, if necessary, slated for August 2. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Steinfeld voted out as East Brunswick football coach mere weeks before season’s start
After playing football for East Brunswick High and both coaching and teaching at the school for more than 30 years, Andy Steinfeld always felt reasonably certain he would end his career there. Just not in the way that it happened. Instead of one day being able to step down as...
Beachy and Etsell ready for Oaks, Hambo debuts
Hightstown, NJ — Vernon Beachy’s goal last week was to see Allegiant advance from her Hambletonian Oaks elimination to reach Saturday’s $525,000 final at The Meadowlands. Following the 3-year-old filly trotter’s victory in her elim in a career-best 1:51.4, the trainer’s hope for this week is to...
Rutgers Football Top 50 Preseason Player Countdown: No.28 Jordan Thompson
The start of the 2024 Rutgers football season is just around the corner and that means it's time for Scarlet Nation's annual Top 50 player projections. We will be counting down the top 50 players based on projections of how they will perform this season. The list moves on with a look at No.28, Jordan Thompson.
What happened to American Legion baseball in North Jersey?
For decades, American Legion baseball was a staple of North Jersey summers. This summer, there wasn't a single team in Bergen, Passaic, Morris or Sussex counties. That absence is part of a larger trend across New Jersey and beyond. ...
Noah Lyles is the world’s fastest man. A legendary N.J. coach predicted that before he was born | Politi
PARIS — John Moon won’t brag about his prediction. He doesn’t consider himself a track Nostradamus, and before you ask, he does not have any stock tips. His comment to a New Jersey sportswriter three decades ago seems almost eerie now, given what we know about Noah Lyles and what we expect him to do at the Paris Olympics in the coming days. But back in 1995? Moon insists he wasn’t going out on a limb.
Rutgers Football Opens Training Camp with High Expectations
Football is back in session for Rutgers, as the Scarlet Knights held their first training camp practice of the summer. Rutgers is returning 14 starters (six on offense, eight on defense) from last year’s Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl championship squad. Head coach Greg Schiano stressed experience as a...
Rutgers' focus to upcoming season started long before training camp
Rutgers is now just a few days into training as today marks the third session of August. It is a Rutgers team that returns many of its starters and key contributors from last season. Many of those players were on the field for the 2023 season-ending win over Miami in...
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