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Edison, NJ
Sports
2024 NFL Draft: New Jersey Prospects Hoping To Reach Their Pro Football Dreams
Several football players from the Garden State are hoping to hear their names called in downtown Detroit at the 2024 NFL Draft and reach their dreams of playing pro football. Rutgers cornerback and Mays Landing native Max Melton is looking to be the highest-drafted Scarlet Knight since defensive end Kemoko Turay was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd overall pick in 2018. While 14 Rutgers players worked out during the team's pro day on Thursday, Mar. 28, Melton is the only Scarlet Knight listed on the NFL.com prospects list. According to his NFL.com draft profile, Melton was g…
New Rochelle, NY
Sports
Covid-
19: Iona College Men's Basketball Forced To Cancel Remainder Of Regular Season
Iona College will have a more difficult shot to make the NCAA Tournament this year after being forced to cancel the remainder of its men’s basketball regular season due to COVID-19. The college announced on Monday, Feb. 22 that the five remaining scheduled regular-season games have been canceled after another Tier 1 member of the team tested positive, requiring quarantines, which left the team with too few student-athletes to fill out the roster. Iona, which is 8-5 overall and 6-3 in the conference, is scheduled to begin its conference tournament on Monday, March 8. The Gaels are coming off…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Sports
NJ Sports Betting Nears $1B Monthly Record
There's a silver lining during the coronavirus for sports bookies and online casino betting who neared a record $1 billion in legal gambling in November, analysts said. Year-over-year growth in New Jersey has been striking for what is now the nation’s largest sports betting market. New Jersey became the first state in history to post a sports betting wagers of more than $900 million, as the Garden State’s online and retail sportsbooks put the first $1 billion month clearly in their sights in November, according to analysts for PlayNJ. “Even if New Jersey can’t quite reach $1 billion …
Paramus, NJ
News
Wasps Released In Delaware Water Gap Will Kill Beetle Found Eating North Jersey's Ash Trees
Several species of small wasps that attack the eggs of a tree-eating beetle found in North Jersey were released last weekend within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, according to a recent report. The adult and pupae wasps are native to Asian areas where the emerald ash borer (beetles) are from. The Asian-native emerald ash borer beetles attack ash trees and have been detected in parts of New Jersey, as well as across the U.S. This year, the EAB has been detected in the following areas of New Jersey, according to the state's agricultural department: BERGEN: Glen Rock CAMDEN…
New Rochelle, NY
Sports
Back For More: Iona Earns Record Fourth Straight Trip To NCAA Tournament
Not one… Not two… Not three… The Iona College men’s basketball team is going dancing once again, claiming its record fourth straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship after topping Monmouth on Monday night to take the title. The Gaels become the first team in MAAC basketball history to claim four straight championships and it is their league record 12th title. Their appearance at the NCAA Championship will be their sixth in nine seasons under head coach Tim Cluess. To get their spot in the NCAA Tournament, the top-seeded Gaels downed the sixth-seeded Hawks 81-60, led by senio…
Hackensack, NJ
Sports
Super
Bowl
Liii
: New Jersey Players To Watch For
Maybe you're just here for the food or the actual game, there are several New Jersey players to watch for in Super Bowl LIII. The Los Angeles Rams will face the New England Patriots on Feb. 3. There are athletes with New Jersey ties on each team. RAMS Sebastian Joseph-Day, NT; Rookie season; Went to Rutgers Jamil Demby, OG; Went to Vineland HS; second season with Rams Garrett Sickels, LB; Went to Red Bank Catholic; injured reserve on Rams since August PATRIOTS Duron Harmon, DB; Went to Rutgers Chris Hogan, WR; Wyckoff native, went to Ramapo, Monmouth Ryan Izzo, TE; Went …
