Toms River Hockey Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary Season
The Toms River Hockey Club will launch its 50th anniversary season with a community celebration on September 13 at Winding River Skating Center, 1211 Whitesville Road. The nonprofit, volunteer-run Blackhawks program has…
China reports jump in COVID cases among Olympic athletes, officials
(Refiles to remove extra word “athletes” in first paragraph) BEIJING -Daily COVID-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics jumped to 19 on Friday from two a day…
Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China
By Tony Munroe BEIJING – The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that…
Female Swimmer Says She And Her Teammates Are Uncomfortable Sharing Locker Room With Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas: REPORT
A female swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania said the school brushed off her and her teammates’ concerns about sharing locker rooms with a male swimmer, the Daily Mail reported. She and…
NBA-Statue of Kobe and Gigi Bryant placed at crash site on anniversary
By Rory Carroll CALABASAS, Calif. – A sculpture of NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant was brought on Wednesday to the helicopter crash site where they perished alongside…
For Beijing’s chief hockey ice maker, it’s all about the layers
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING – Most fans at an ice hockey game devote their attention to the whizzing puck and crunching body checks. Rick Ragan fixates on the frozen white surface on…
Rice University coach says NCAA athletes should compete in gender they’re born with
Rice University swim coach Seth Huston challenged the NCAA’s transgender athlete policies in an interview with Swim Swam. “Lia has every right to compete,” Huston told the outlet, referring to transgender athlete…
Peng Shuai T-Shirt Ban Reversed At Australian Open After Backlash
The Australian Open reversed its ban on t-shirts that display support for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai after widespread backlash, BBC News reported. Security staff asked spectators Friday to remove t-shirts and…
Move over bobsledders, Jamaica now has an Olympic skier
Benjamin Alexander, Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier, is going to compete at Beijing Winter Olympics just six years after taking up the sport…
NFL-Brady retirement talk shifts into high gear after Buccaneers loss
– The Tom Brady ‘will he, won’t he?’ retirement debate shifted into high gear on Sunday as NFL fans wondered if the future Hall of Fame quarterback had played his last game…
Testa blasts Rutger’s after $73 million athletics budget deficit to be cleared by taxpayers
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Senator Michael Testa blasted Rutgers University for forcing overburdened students and New Jersey taxpayers to pick up the tab for a $73 million deficit after spending on athletics reached a…
First Black NHL Player Ever Set To Receive Congressional Gold Medal
The first black player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) will receive a Congressional Gold Medal after the House unanimously voted in favor of the award Wednesday. The House…
Lakewood basketball players harassed in Barnegat over race, sneakers, report
BARNEGAT, NJ – Lakewood middle school girls basketball players reported they were called racist epitaphs and mocked for not wearing good sneakers during a December matchup against Barnegat Middle School. According to…
Watch Gronkowski make million dollar catch, then be humble about it
TAMPA BAY, FL – Florida wide receiver Rob Gronkowski made a million-dollar catch to end the 2021-22 NFL regular season. Going into Sunday’s game, Gronkowski needed 7 catches and 85 yards to…
Man shot outside the New Jersey childhood home of former New York Giant Victor Cruz
PATERSON, NJ – A shooting occurred outside the childhood home of former Paterson Catholic High School alumni and former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. The former all-state wide receiver who…
Wall Township High School football players charged for locker room hazing incident
FREEHOLD – Juvenile complaints have been filed against a number of Wall Township High School students as the result of two separate investigations conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Acting Monmouth…
NCAA recognizes natural immunity in latest guidance, says recovered patients “fully vaccinated”
The NCAA has announced it’s winter 2022 sports COVID-19 guidelines and has determined that athletes who had COVID-19 in the past 90 days are now considered ‘fully vaccinated’. The NCAA released the…
Tennis Star Whose Father Compared Him To Jesus Christ Wins Legal Battle Over Vaccine, Allowed To Compete
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic will be allowed to participate in the Australian Open despite his visa being pulled earlier in relation to his vaccination status, multiple sources reported. Federal Circuit Court Judge…
NHL to pause season early as COVID-19 surges nationwide
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed to postpone five games Thursday, the day before the holiday break. The two remaining games on the schedule will be played Tuesday; the Washington…
Former USC linebacker arrested for COVID-19 unemployment benefit fraud
LOS ANGELES – A college football player was taken into custody this morning on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme that fraudulently sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-related unemployment…
Man who won free Green Bay Packers tickets in lottery hits big on scratch off during trip
GREEN BAY, WI – John Muenzenberger of La Crosse is no stranger to winning Wisconsin Lottery prizes. On Sunday, November 28, 2021, John and his wife attended the Green Bay Packers game…
Abbot wins third consecutive USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River Intermediate North student has won her third consecutive USATF Junior Olympic championship down in The Toms River School District reported: Intermediate North’s Jessica Abbott– last…
New Jersey Senator leading charge for gender fairness in women’s sports after trans swimmer crushes competition
TRENTON, NJ – A recent article on a University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer and their recent record-smashing performance notes that at least one of her teammates feels extreme pressure to celebrate the…
U.S. Army crushes Navy helmet with M-1 tank to give to Staubach on air, then they lose the game
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Campbell bit off more than their Army football team could chew when they crushed a Navy football helmet under an M-1 Abrahams tank…
Phil Murphy booed, heckled at Army-Navy game as fans chanted “Let’s go, Brandon”
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The annual matchup between West Point and the United States Naval Academy returned to New Jersey this weekend where the Navy midshipmen defeated Army 17-13. While the New…
Military aircraft to be flying into and around New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport ahead of Army-Navy game
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – You might see some military aircraft flying around North Jersey today and that’s in anticipation of tonight’s Army-Navy football game at MetLife Stadium. Bogota Police Department reports: Teterboro…
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