Wednesday, May 22, 2013
New York Yankees and Manchester City have teamed up to bring a new professional soccer team to NYC by 2015.
The New York Red Bulls, who call Harrison their home, will not be the only face of professional footy in the metropolitan area for much longer. New York City is planning to kick the ball around in the MLS come the spring of 2015. Major League Soccer Commissioner Dan Garber announced the birth of the newest franchise in the MLS: the New York City Football Club. The new club will be owned by 2012 Barclay’s Premier League champions Manchester City and the 27 time World Series champion New York Yankees. “This opportunity is huge for us and huge for the city. We will work to deliver good, beautiful football to the fans in New York,” said Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano. “We are very happy and honored to have the Yankees as partners.” Yankees…
Jefferson softball dismisses West Milford in opening round of playoffs.
Melissa Jurkiewicz provided seven innings of one-run ball with just enough support to help push the number six seed Jefferson Falcons softball team through to the second round of the NJSIAA playoffs Tuesday afternoon. The Falcons beat number 11 seed West Milford 3-1, according to nj.com, in the North 1, Group 3 opening round, and will face Demarest on Thursday afternoon. West Milford could muster just five hits and an earned run against the Falcons, who, in turn, posted seven hits and got runs batted in from Anna Carslon and Caitlyn Dougherty, nj.com reported. Jurkiewicz struck out seven in the complete game effort.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Jefferson dropped opening round game to Mt. Olive Monday.
Despite entering Monday's competition as the higher seed, the Jefferson Falcons dropped the opening round of the NJSIAA playoffs to Mt. Olive, 2-1. Despite seven innings of two-run ball behind Joe Nadler and Evan Weigmann, the Falcons could only produce one run, which came off the bat of Nadler, according to nj.com. Jefferson went 18-11 on the season. No. 12 seed Mt. Olive moves on to the North 1, Group 3 quarterfinals to face off against No. 5 Demarest on Friday.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Irvington native signed a 3-year, $6 million contract with the Jets in March.
Jets running back Mike Goodson was sent to a Morris County jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges in Denville Friday. Goodson, 25, was the passenger in a GMC Yukon stopped in the left center lane of I-80 West when a tow truck came upon them and called 911 early Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The tow truck driver reportedly was concerned about the intoxicated condition in which he found Goodson and the driver of the Yukon. Goodson was transported to Saint Claire’s Hospital in nearby Boonton and eventually charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun, and possession of a hollow-point bullet, according to ESPN. The driver of the…
Former NBA player Chris Herren shares drug battle, recovery with community.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. It was just a little drinking and smoking on the weekends in high school. It was just a little cocaine offered by a friend in college. It was just one little yellow pill during the offseason. Then it was a career down the tubes. Then it was two drug overdoses, one of which was heart-stopping. Then it was a family that turned away because of too much pain. For more than an hour, Chris Herren, a once-heralded high school basketball star, college hoops standout and second round National Basketball Association draft …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Estimated 400,000 people expected in region; team practices to be held in Florham Park and Media Day in Newark
The 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium is expected to have a $550 million economic impact on New Jersey and New York, with an estimated 400,000 people in the region, according to a report on dailyrecord.com. Businesses should start preparing for the flood of visitors now, according to speakers at The Big Game Huddle, an informational and networking event held Wednesday at Raritan Valley Country Club. “Start the celebration now,” said Wayne Hasenbalg, president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “You don’t have to wait until the week before the game," he told the dailyrecord.com. That impact will be felt in North and Central Jersey, as one of the competing teams will practice at the Atlantic …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Center tells SI.com in first-person account he "didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation.”
Former New Jersey Nets center Jason Collins, who played for six seasons with the team including a championship run in the 2002-03 season, revealed he was gay in a soon-to-be published story. Collins said in a first-person account in the May 6 edition of Sports Illustrated posted on SI.com that he “didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation.” He tells the magazine, “I still love the game, and I still have something to offer. My coaches and teammates recognize that. At the same time, I want to be genuine and authentic and truthful.” In the story, Collins describes how the first person he came out to was his aunt, a Superior Court judge in San …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Jaren Sina, released from his commitment to play at Northwestern University, will stay in state and play for the South Orange school.
I’m a Pirate!!! Ready to play for my state!!!!! #SetonHallPirates That’s the tweet Lake Hopatcong’s Jaren Sina sent out April 17 breaking the news he had committed to play for the South Orange college. Sina, ranked as the 23rd best point guard in the nation entering college in 2013, had previously committed to playing at Northwestern University, was released from the school’s program by request when the team fired its head coach, Bill Carmody in March. Once he was free of his obligation from the school, Sina began being courted by Alabama, who initially tried recruiting the Gil St. Bernard’s standout in 2012, Indiana, and Seton Hall. At the time of Carmody’s firing, Sina became “50-50” on staying with the program, his father told Patch. …
Two squads have weekend of winning.
The first weekend of April won’t be one to forget any time soon for the Northern Elite gymnasts. Two teams, made up of gymnasts from Long Valley, Hackettstown, Mt. Olive, Sparta and Roxbury, made a name for themselves at a state and national competition, bringing home some heavy hardware. The Northern Elite Wildcats All Star Junior team competed in Ocean City, Maryland on April 6 and 7 at the annual National Reach the Beach Competition. Following flawless performances, the team was named National Champions, which earned them a spot in the U.S. Finals in Virginia Beach in May. The Level 7 gymnastics team of Northern Elite Gymnastics and Cheer in Flanders also competed that weekend, this time at Starbound Gymnastics in Vineland, New Jersey. …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Online registration is now open.
On Saturday, April 27 Jefferson Youth Soccer is holding their 2013 Fall Travel Tryouts. In order to tryout all players must be registered and registration is now open online. All tryouts will take place at the Berkshire Valley Road Field and are separated by age groupings. Those planning to attend are asked be there a minium of 15 minutes early to check in and warm up. U8-U9: 9:00-10:00 a.m. U8 Date of Birth between 8/2005-7/2006 U9 Date of Birth between 8/2004-7/2005 UlO: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Date of Birth between 8/2003-7/2004 Ull: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Date of Birth between 8/2002-7/2003 U12: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Date of Birth between 8…
Phil Brooks
5:26 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
James, Why belittle another sport (which I dislike, by the way) in order to make your point? And all my point was that the attempt to market MLS as "major league," given the premiere leagues already in places--a number in Europe--was, to me, a waste of time. Can you go to an MLS game and have a great time and see a competitive, fairly topnotch game? Sure, in the same way you can go see the … more ›