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Lewis produces record-setting perfornance for Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Dion Lewis assessed his performance in Saturday night’s AFC divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans a little bit differently than most. “I did OK,” the New England Patriots running back said about his game. Other would call it historic. Lewis became the first player in NFL history to score a touchdown in…

Packers win thriller vs. Cowboys to advance to NFC Championship

ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Rodgers was left with a few seconds and one shot at winning it. That’s more than enough. The NFL’s hottest quarterback put the Green Bay Packers in position to advance to the NFC Championship and kicker Mason Crosby did the rest, booting a 51-yard field goal at the final gun to beat…

Steelers silence the Chiefs, 18-16, to advance to the AFC championship

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Killer B’s of the Pittsburgh Steelers — an all-world triumvirate composed of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown — can add a fourth member to their group. Chris Boswell, the Steelers kicker, set an NFL playoff record with six field goals as the Steelers held…

WATCH: Emotional win by pin for special needs wrestler from Brick Memorial

MIDDLETOWN – A Brick Memorial wrestler made his varsity debut on Saturday and won his match. While that might not sound remarkable, it was a moment that won’t soon be forgotten by those who witnessed it. Moments after No. 17 Middletown North “officially” put a 32-29 victory over Brick Memorial in the books, David Richards, a…

Cubs Diss Trump; Move White House Visit for Obama

It’s a tradition for the winners of major sports championships to visit the White House to celebrate their victory with the president. Usually, the World Series winners make the trip to Washington in the spring or summer. The Kansas City Royals, who won in 2015, visited President Obama in July. The 2014 champion San Francisco Giants…

Mariners' Tutzauer Scores 1,000th Point Against Jackson Memorial

Ashley Tutzauer, a senior basketball player at High School North, scored 24 points and lifted High School North, No. 12 in the Star Ledger Top 20, to a 60-31 win over Jackson Memorial at Jackson. She connected on four 3-pointers and recorded her 1,000th career point in the victory.

Rodgers, Packers end Giants season in 38-13 playoff win

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Call it “Revenge of the Hail Mary” by Capt. Hail Mary. Aaron Rodgers, who shocked the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals with end-of-game Hail Mary touchdowns last season, stunned the New York Giants with a 42-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Randall Cobb on the final play of the first half of Sunday’s…

McDonald Win Helps Jackson Memorial Beat Brick Memorial

SHORE CONFERENCE HEROES (Jan. 3-7) Chris McDonald, Jackson Memorial, 113: The sophomore scored a 2-0 win over Mike Richardson that snapped a 21-21 tie and led the Jaguars to a Shore Conference Class A South victory over rival Brick Memorial last week. McDonald is 7-6. Benjamin Sammarco, Colts Neck, 120: The senior scored a 9-1 major…

Bowling: Brick Memorial girls win at Brick Tournament

The Woodbridge boys bowling team and the Brick Memorial girls took first at the Brick Tournament held at Ocean Lanes in Lakewood Saturday morning. On the boys side, Woodbridge took first with a score of 3,267, with games of 1,118, 1,048 and 1,101. Brick Memorial finished in second with a score of 3,212 (1,205, 1,070, 937),…

Christian Brothers gets back to winning wins in victory over Hackettstown

RANDOLPH–After losing a tight game to Toms River North on Saturday, Christian Brothers wanted to jump on Hackettstown early when the two faced off in the Hoops to Help Showcase at the County College of Morris on Sunday. That is exactly what CBA did. It took a nine point first quarter lead and never trailed on…

Bell, Brown, Roethlisberger power Steelers past Dolphins

PITTSBURGH — Le’Veon Bell ran for two touchdowns and a team playoff record 167 yards, Antonio Brown caught two first-quarter touchdown passes of at least 50 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ blitzing defense forced three turnovers on a chilly winter day during a 30-12 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in an AFC wild-card game.…

Lakewood HS Trainer Revived Donovan Catholic Wrestler who Flatlined During Match

A Lakewood High School athletic trainer and an assistant coach at Toms River North defibrillated and revived a Donovan Catholic wrestler on the mat Wednesday night after he lost consciousness while pinning an opponent. Donovan Catholic athletic director Joe Gomulka said Monday morning Brandon Gonzalez, a junior, 220-pounder “flatlined” while wrestling an opponent from Toms River…

HS Ice Hockey: Brick Memorial Defeats South

Griffin DuBlois scored twice and Logan Viducic had a goal and two assists to lead Brick Memorial to a 5-3 win over Toms River South at Howell Ice World. Toms River South led, 3-2 in the second period, before Brick Memorial struck for three unanswered goals to earn the win. Robert Swartwout, Viducic, and Thomas Swartwout…

Brick Memorial's Ghione Ranked #1 in State at 132 pounds

Following are the top eight ranked wrestlers at all 14 weight classes. New weight class rankings will be released every Tuesday. 106 pounds 1-Dante Mininno, Gateway, Jr. 2-Anthony Clark, Delbarton, Fr. 3-Dylan Cedeno, Fair Lawn, Fr. 4-Sammy Alvarez, St. Joseph (Mont.), So. 5-Hunter Gutierrez, Lacey, So. 6-Justin Bierdumpfel, Don Bosco Prep, Fr. 7-Nick Kayal, Bergen Catholic,…

Ghione, Bowker, Poland excel on the mats in 2016-17 season

SHORE CONFERENCE WRESTLING HEROES (Dec. 27-31) Niko Messina, 106, Freehold Borough: The freshman won the 106-pound title at the Holmdel Tournament with a pair of pin. Tyler Pepe, 106, St. John Vianney: The freshman from Berkeley Township came from the sixth seed to win a championship at the Mustang Classic. Pepe won 3-2 in OT in…

Toms River's Tutzauer #3 in State in HS three pointers

PLAYER, TEAM, GAMES-TOTAL 3-POINTERS-AVG Michelle Sidor, Saddle River Day, 7-32-4.6 Devin Gibbs, Boonton, 5-22-4.4 Ashley Tutzauer, Toms River North, 6-26-4.3 Jessica Washington, Irvington, 6-21-3.5 Angelina Jones, Brick Township, 2-7-3.5 Brooke Timinski, Woodbridge, 6-20-3.3 Janean Cuffee, Lawrenceville, 3-10-3.3 Brianna Smith, Pascack Valley, 7-23-3.3 Amber Sagan, Hackettstown, 5-16-3.2 Jessica Beck, Gloucester Tech, 5-16-3.2 Sarah Skeith, Dumont, 6-19-3.2 Samirah…

Fitzpatrick throws two TDs as Jets rout Bills

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ryan Fitzpatrick, likely making his final appearance in a New York Jets uniform, threw a pair of short touchdown passes Sunday afternoon as the Jets routed the Buffalo Bills, 30-10, in the season finale at MetLife Stadium. Fitzpatrick, who threw a franchise-record 31 touchdown passes last season but was benched twice this…

No day off for Giants' starters in 19-10 win over 'Skins

LANDOVER, Md. — Each time the ball changed hands during Sunday’s game between the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field, the question was whether the Giants’ starters would still be in the game. As the game wore on, the answer remained affirmative. With the No. 5 seed locked up and no chance…

Clemson player gets a little too close to the end zone in BCS playoff game

Illegal touching on Clemson https://t.co/gIJ8yxGEKI pic.twitter.com/bTbH2VSaSH — SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) January 1, 2017 Sometimes in football you have to make the tackle or keep your hands on a guy until the official confirms the play is over. However, Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins might have gotten a little too personal doing so on this play.…

Lakewood Law Firm Files Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against Defective Turf Vendor

by Phil Stilton

LAKEWOOD-The Ocean County law firm of Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, P.C. has joined forces with with national class action specialist Kozyak, Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A., of Coral Gables, Florida, to file the first federal class action lawsuit in the United States against FieldTurf USA and its affiliates.

FieldTurf USA has come under fire across New Jersey after fields it promised would last 10 years began breaking down much sooner than the company guaranteed.  In the company’s advertising, they claimed, “Making the wrong turf decision can cost you a million dollars.”, but instead, their customers such as Carteret claim the fields will end up costing more to repair and replace.

The lawsuit claims Early on, however, FieldTurf internally knew that its marketing campaign was grossly exaggerated.

“Rather than adjust its campaign strategy to reflect this reality or simply warn existing and new customers about the defective nature of the Synthetic Grass Fields, FieldTurf chose to maximize profits and maintain its leading market share,” the suit claims.

Lawyers said a leaked internal email from FieldTurf executive Kenny Gilman revealed that in 2007, FieldTurf knew its marketing campaign for the affected Synthetic Grass Fields was “ridiculous” and opened up the company “to tons of exposure from a legal standpoint.”

The class action suit seeks over $5,000,000 in damages at the hands of FieldTurf and claims to have over 100 affected customers.

One of the earliest complaints about premature disintegration came in October 2006 after FieldTurf installed the new Synthetic Grass Field in a South American country. Laura Braga, FieldTurf’s operation director for FieldTurf Latin America, emailed Gilman, explaining that an artificial turf field using the old slim-fit fiber that was installed in 2003 was in better condition than the Synthetic Grass Field that was installed within the year. The new Synthetic Grass Field was displaying significant “premature wear.”

FieldTurf executives discussed the failures, but continued to keep the information from their customers according to the legal filing.

“Like other municipalities, school districts and public and private entities throughout the United States, Carteret purchased six synthetic grass fields from FieldTurf, which were marketed under brand names “FieldTurf,” “Duraspine” and “Prestige,” in reliance on FieldTurf’s representations,” the firm said.  “Carteret contends in the class action lawsuit that the fields are defective because the fibers that make up the fields deteriorate prematurely, sometimes in as little as two years, in stark contrast to the 10 year life expectancy represented by FieldTurf. Carteret asserts that FieldTurf knew through field inspections and independent testing that the fields would deteriorate much sooner than FieldTurf had represented to potential customers. Instead of advising their customers of these problems, FieldTurf chose to maximize profits by increasing the intensity of its marketing campaign designed around the false information.”

Carteret seeks immediate relief requiring FieldTurf to repair and replace the synthetic grass fields and to pay damages. Immediate relief is necessary and appropriate because of the risk of injury to those using the deteriorating fields.

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court, New Jersey on December 14th.

What Yankees fans need to know about YES vs. Comcast squabble

TAMPA — If you’re one of the 900,000 residents of North Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania whose cable provider is Comcast, you may have noticed that the YES Network has been blacked out since November. YES provides coverage for the Yankees, Brooklyn Nets, and New York FC soccer club, serving as the Yanks’ regional sports network since…