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Red Bank, Rumson Ineligible For Baseball Tournament Following Brawl

Dan Alexander — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:01:38 +0000

A bench clearing brawl between Red Bank and visiting Rumson-Fair Haven that ended with both teams ejected has ended their post-season tournament hopes. Larry White, the assistant director for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Sports Association in charge of baseball, tells the Star Ledger that NJSIAA rules state that a team with three or more [...]

Tim Tebow Waived By Jets

Dan Alexander — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:54:06 +0000

The Jets confirm they have waived quarterback Tim Tebow after one season. â€œWe have a great deal of respect for Tim Tebow,â€ said Jets head coach Rex Ryan in a statement posted on the Jets website. â€œUnfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped.Â Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by [...]

Brawl Breaks Out At Red Bank-Rumson Baseball Game

Dan Alexander — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:03:13 +0000

A bench clearing brawl between Red Bank and visiting Rumson-Fair Haven ended with both teams ejected and their post-season eligibility in question. With both teams tied in the bottom of the sixth at 1-1, Red Bank’s Ross Gisondi collidedÂ with Rumson catcher Joey Spernal at home plate while running home from third after a Red [...]

2nd Victim Of Boston Marathon Bombing Identified [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:08:51 +0000

President Obama will visit Boston on Thursday to attend an interfaith service as the investigation continues into Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions that injured 176 and left 3 dead. No details about the service or the President’s visit have been released which was announced at a late afternoon press conference. Boston University has announced that a [...]

Explosions Rock Boston Marathon Finish Line [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:16:43 +0000

Two explosions went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon injuring at least 130 people, and killing at least 3 people according to Boston Police including an 8-year-old. Â Of those 124 people, 15 of them are in critical condition.Â The FBI has taken the lead on the investigation into the bombing as [...]

Coach Tim Osborn's Funeral To Be Held Thursday

Dan Alexander — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:40:50 +0000

A funeral will be held Thursday for Jackson Liberty football coach Tim Osborn who died suddenly on Saturday at the age of 53. The Silverton Memorial Funeral Home located at 2482 Church Road in Toms River will host Visitation on Wednesday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The coach’s funeral [...]

Jackson Liberty Football Coach Dies

Dan Alexander — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:43:52 +0000

Tim Osborn, the coach of the Jackson Liberty football team has died at the age of 55. The retired member of the New Jersey State Police died while working out at the Bally’s in Brick according to the Ocean County Signal. “It’s really disbelief,” senior quarterback Bob Davies told All Shore Sports. “It’s almost like [...]

Tim Pernetti Steps Down As Rutgers Athletic Director [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:27:12 +0000

Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has stepped down as university President Robert Barachi issues an apology to those who were offended by the Mike Rice video and explain his actions and those of Pernetti. In a letter, Pernetti writes, ” I write in confirmation of our conversation earlier today during which we agreed [...]

Mike Rice Fired At Rutgers [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:24:06 +0000

Mike Rice has been fired as head men’s basketball coach at Rutgers University and says he is “deeply sorry” for his behavior. As the dust settles on Rice’s firing, others are raising questions about how Rutgers handled the situation and why nothing was done back in December when the video first came to the attention [...]

Rutgers Under Pressure Over Mike Rice Video [VIDEO/POLL]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:28:55 +0000

Rutgers University is under pressure over how it should react to a video of basketball coach Mike Rice aired by ESPN that shows him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs. The video shows numerous clips of Rice at practice firing basketballs at players, hitting them in the back, [...]

Youth Hockey Coach Goes to Jail for Tripping Opposing Players

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:59:51 +0000

Martin Tremblay is going to spend some time in the legal systemâ€™s version of the penalty box. The youth hockey coach from Vancouver, Canada has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for tripping opposing players during a postgame handshake last summer. Pretty mean-spirited, eh? Tremblay, 48, went from coaching his sonâ€™s team to outright [...]

No Decision on Status of an Autistic Brick H.S. Football Player

Rosetta Key — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:02:15 +0000

The decision on whether an inspirational Brick High school football player with Autism can play another season is still up in the air.[button href="http://shoresportsnetwork.com/a-star-is-born-kicker-with-autism-lifts-brick-video/" title="PREVIOUS: Anthony Starego" align="center"] According to NJ.com, the NJSIAA Eligibility Committee made no decision on whether to grant Green Dragon Place-Kicker Anthony Starego a waiver Tuesday. The matter has been passed [...]

Basketball Game Pits Police Against High Schoolers

Rosetta Key — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:05:50 +0000

Members of Brick’s Police Union take on township high school students for the 23rd annual “Helping Hands Benefit Basketball Game”. The game is put on each year, pitting local police against members of the Green Dragon Football Team. Patrolman Richard Nelson says even though players from the P.B.A are getting older and high school players [...]

Manti Te'o's Fake Girlfriend Rocks the Sports World

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:53:02 +0000

I have never heard the word hoax as much as I have this week. This one is just plain strange. Deadspin turned one of the biggest college football stories of the year upside down when it reported that Notre Dame star Manti Te’o's girlfriend doesn’t exist. In case you don’t know the story, the ND [...]

Rutgers To Announce Jump To Big Ten Today [POLL/VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:23:24 +0000

Rutgers University is expected to announce it is leaving the Big East for the Big Ten today. University officials have scheduled a 2PM press conference to announce the change according to USA Today.The move gives the Big Ten an even 14 teams joining schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin starting with the 2014 season. [...]

High School Sports Delayed Due To Sandy Damage

Dan Alexander — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:38:12 +0000

This weekend’s high school football games and a number of playoff games have been delayed a week due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Many fields & practice facilities are not in any shape to use and players have been evacuated. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has postponed all of this week’s scheduled [...]

Sandusky Sentenced to 30 Years in Child Sex Abuse Case

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:04:42 +0000

Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced today in the child sex abuse case that rocked the nation. Judge John Cleland handed down a sentence of no less than 30 and no more than 60 years in prison for Sandusky, convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse. At 68, Sandusky will likely [...]

Regular NFL Referees Could Return This Week

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:55:16 +0000

After Monday night’s mess with Green Bay and the mounting frustration from players, coaches, and fans about the horrific calls by replacement refs so far this season…the regular refs could return as soon as this week. ESPN reports, ‘The NFL and the NFL Referees Association made enough progress in negotiations Tuesday night that the possibility [...]

Rutgers Opens Big East Play with Win at USF

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:28:34 +0000

Jawan Jamison ran 151 yards and a touchdown and Kyle Federico kicked three field goals to help Rutgers begin Big East play with a 23-13 victory over South Florida on Thursday night. Gary Nova threw for 277 yards and one TD for the Scarlet Knights, who snapped a 13-13 tie on Federico’s 22-yard field goal [...]

Skin Condition Forces Ocean Township to Forfeit Football Game

Kevin Williams — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:40:13 +0000

Ocean Township High School will forfeit its football game against Neptune Saturday after it was discovered this week that members of the football team were diagnosed with impetigo.