Alexandria
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UVA Grad Makes Big Announcement After Australian Open Loss To Netflix Show Star UVA Grad Makes Big Announcement After Australian Open Loss To Netflix Show Star
UVA Grad Makes Big Announcement After Australian Open Loss To Netflix Show Star Danielle Collins fought hard. But Iga Swiatek fought harder. Collins, 30, a UVA grad, won the second set of the Australian Open match against the Polish powerhouse, who starred in Season 1 of Netflix's "Break Point," and whom she beat at the AO in 2022. But it was all for naught. Ultimately, Collins lost 6-4 3-6 6-4, taking only the second set, and now she is reflecting on her time in the pros. "This is going to be my last season, actually, competing," ESPN reports, citing Collins during the postmatch press conference. "I don't really know exactly when, but this will be my last …

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by Cecilia Levine
Middlesex NJ
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Perth Amboy Hoops Player, Brain Cancer Survivor Honored By Rutgers Scarlet Knights, RWJBarnabas Perth Amboy Hoops Player, Brain Cancer Survivor Honored By Rutgers Scarlet Knights, RWJBarnabas
Perth Amboy Hoops Player, Brain Cancer Survivor Honored By Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Rwjbarnabas A Perth Amboy High School basketball player and brain cancer survivor was recently honored as the "Shining Knight of the Game" at Rutgers University. Yadielis Gonzalez, 17, got to hang out with players from the Rutgers women's basketball team before their Jan. 5 game and stand with them during the National Anthem. She was later honored at center court during halftime joined by the Scarlet Knight mascot and her sister, Jossie. The "Shining Knight of the Game" is a collaboration between Rutgers Athletics and RWJBarnabas Health spotlighting patients battling healthcare challenges. Yadiel…

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by Jon Craig
Alexandria
Sports
Former Wizards Guard On $1.7M Contract Stole Household Items From Alexandria Target: Report Former Wizards Guard On $1.7M Contract Stole Household Items From Alexandria Target: Report
Former Wizards Guard On $1.7M Contract Stole Household Items From Alexandria Target: Report Now it all makes sense. Days after being cut from the Washington Wizards, it came to light that guard Ryan Rollins was caught shoplifting from Target, according to The Athletic. The 21-year-old was cut from the team Monday, Jan. 8, three days before The Athletic's John Robbins wrote citing court documents out of Alexandria that show he stole small household items and groceries from Target stores seven different times between September and November. “We just recently learned of the charges against Ryan,” Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger told The Athletic. “We cannot comme…

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
Sports
Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims
Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims Aaron Rodgers does not believe Jimmy Kimmel is a pedophile. That was about the nicest thing the Essex County resident had to say about the late night talk show host. Rodgers appeared on his weekly spot on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," on Tuesday, Jan. 9, where he attempted to clarify his previous comments where he implied Kimmel was a patron of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier and a convicted sex offender. The New York Jets quarterback, who purchased a mansion in Cedar Grove following his trade to Gang Green, said by saying Kimmel didn't want Epstein's client list to be released, he w…

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by Sam Barron
Essex NJ
Sports
Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Over False Epstein Claims Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Over False Epstein Claims
Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Over False Epstein Claims Jimmy Kimmel has hit back at New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers after Rodgers implied the late-night talk show host was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During his opening monologue on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, Jan. 8, Kimmel called for Rodgers, a New Jersey resident who bought an Essex County mansion in Cedar Grove after his trade to Gang Green, to apologize for saying on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" last week that Kimmel would be on a list of clients who flew on the disgraced financier's private jet. Aaron Rodgers warns ESPN's audience about "the alphabet g…

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by Sam Barron
Essex NJ
Sports
Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers 'Made Dumb, Factually Inaccurate Joke About Jimmy Kimmel': ESPN Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers 'Made Dumb, Factually Inaccurate Joke About Jimmy Kimmel': ESPN
Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers 'Made Dumb, Factually Inaccurate Joke About Jimmy Kimmel': ESPN Aaron Rodgers will continue to appear on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" after setting off a firestorm when he implied late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following Rodgers' comments on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Kimmel took to Twitter and threatened a lawsuit against the quarterback, who bought a mansion in Cedar Grove after he was traded to the Jets, and McAfee apologized for the exchange the next day.  Mike Foss, an ESPN senior vice president who oversees “The Pat McAfee Show,” issued a statement to several media outlets on Friday, …

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by Sam Barron
Essex NJ
Sports
Panthers Livingston Owner Hit With Fine After Tossing Drink At Fan Panthers Livingston Owner Hit With Fine After Tossing Drink At Fan
Panthers Livingston Owner Hit With Fine After Tossing Drink At Fan David Tepper, who owns the Carolina Panthers and runs a hedge fund in one of New Jersey's wealthiest towns, was fined $300,000 by the NFL after he was caught tossing a drink at a fan on Sunday, Dec. 31. Tepper, who lived in Livingston and moved back to the Garden State in 2020, tossed the beverage while watching his league worst Carolina Panthers lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars.  A bit different of a mood from him after the game https://t.co/DP68vKx1U5 pic.twitter.com/llOqHXS4yI — Med (@Kahuna_Med) December 31, 2023 Tepper, who owns Short Hills-based Appaloosa Management, ap…

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by Sam Barron
Essex NJ
Sports
Jimmy Kimmel Threatens Lawsuit Against Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Over Epstein Claims Jimmy Kimmel Threatens Lawsuit Against Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Over Epstein Claims
Jimmy Kimmel Threatens Lawsuit Against Cedar Grove's Aaron Rodgers Over Epstein Claims Aaron Rodgers' big mouth might have finally gotten him in trouble. The New York Jets quarterback, who bought a New Jersey mansion in Cedar Grove after he was traded to Gang Green from the Green Bay Packers, went on "The Pat McAfee Show" on ESPN on Tuesday, Jan. 2 and implied late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Aaron Rodgers caps off a busy Pat McAfee Show spot by addressing a Super Bowl logo-based conspiracy and again suggesting ABC host Jimmy Kimmel will be on the Jeffrey Epstein client list... pic.twitter.com/eQ62mbVSbM — Awful…

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by Sam Barron
South Passaic
Sports
Sean Stellato Makes 11-Year-Old Boy's Day, Stops For Photo On Hawthorne Street Sean Stellato Makes 11-Year-Old Boy's Day, Stops For Photo On Hawthorne Street
Sean Stellato Makes 11-Year-Old Boy's Day, Stops For Photo On Hawthorne Street Two weeks ago, Sean Stellato was almost the most-hated man in New Jersey. If you recall, he was scorned across the Garden State for doubling Tommy DeVito's meet-and-greet fees just before an event at a Morristown pizzeria. But Stellato is apparently working his way back into the good graces of NY Giants fans. And on Tuesday, Jan. 2, he won two of them back. The NFL agent was on Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne when Robin Johnson spotted him on the way to the movies with her 11-year-old son, Christopher Reindeau.  The boy approached him and politely asked for a photo, she said. "He…

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by Cecilia Levine
Stafford
Sports
UVA Track Star Smokes BF's Buddy Who Thought He Could Outrun Her In TikTok With 10.4M Views UVA Track Star Smokes BF's Buddy Who Thought He Could Outrun Her In TikTok With 10.4M Views
UVA Track Star Smokes BF's Buddy Who Thought He Could Outrun Her In TikTok With 10.4M Views A man who challenged a Division 1 track star to a foot race has become a national laughingstock after video of the event went viral on social media last month. More than 10.4 million people have seen the TikTok clip posted by University of Virginia track star Alahna Sabbakhan that shows her embarrassing her boyfriend's friend, who mistakenly thought he could keep up with the DC native on the track. "He refused to believe that a woman could beat him in a race," she said. @lahnazak Just to clarify, I did NOT want to race this man😂 I was already at the track with my bf doing a wor…

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by Zak Failla
Paramus
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Meet Tommy DeVito At Westfield Garden State Plaza Meet Tommy DeVito At Westfield Garden State Plaza
Meet Tommy DeVito At Westfield Garden State Plaza Tommy DeVito may be done as the starting quarterback for the New York Giants, but he's not done signing autographs in North Jersey. The Don Bosco graduate, who lives with his parents in Cedar Grove, is signing autographs at Westfield Garden State Plaza on Wednesday, Jan. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  To meet the rookie quarterback, shoppers must spend $150 or more at select sports and fitness retailers or specific restaurants between Friday, Jan. 5  and Jan. 10., bring their shoppers receipts and RSVP here.  The mall said the signing is to celebrate DeVito's breakout signing, bu…

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by Sam Barron
South Passaic
Sports
Victor Cruz Spreads Holiday Cheer At Eva's Village Victor Cruz Spreads Holiday Cheer At Eva's Village
Victor Cruz Spreads Holiday Cheer At Eva's Village A Giants legend made sure some Paterson residents had a happy holidays Victor Cruz, a native of the Silk City who won a Super Bowl as a wide receiver with Big Blue, visited Eva's Village on Thursday, Dec. 21. The athlete brought winter coats, serving lunch in the community kitchen and donating $5,000 to the nonprofit organization through the Victor Cruz Foundation. Former New York Giants Victor Cruz returned to Eva’s Village for his fourth annual coat drive through the Victor Cruz... Posted by Eva's Village on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 View this post on Ins…

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by Sam Barron