From Sinatra to Soprano, New Jersey is known for its tough guys, real and fictional. Some of the Garden State’s toughest are known for their gridiron heroics. Pro Football Hall of Fame members like Elvis Bethea, Franco Harris, and Andre
NEW EGYPT, N.J. — A tidal wave hit Ocean County, New Jersey on a windy Saturday afternoon. It came all the way from Alaska. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was met by an enthusiastic crowd when she joined The Tea
Rick Barry, the man from New Jersey who became the “Miami Greyhound” in college and went on to help bring the Golden State Warriors an NBA championship, still pays attention to the NBA and has opinions on seemingly every aspect of the game
When Army and Navy collide in their annual football classic this season, the patriots will be playing as well. No, not the New England Patriots but a liberty-loving rock band that seems to shine at sporting events. Madison Rising is known
Still think Jay Cutler’s not tough? If so, there’s no chance you watched Sunday night’s game in Pittsburgh in which the Bears moved to 3-0 on the season with a 40-23 decision over the turnover prone Steelers. One of the
When the Eastern League baseball playoffs started earlier this month in Trenton, New Jersey, there was clearly a New York state of mind engulfing the ball park. I was right in the thick of it. What wasn’t as obvious was
Most Minor League Baseball players spend their time on the farm trying to move up. The same is true for coaches and managers. The idea is to toil in the lower levels of the game they love, proving their mettle
To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, here he goes again. It’s the man who claimed to crack down on Mike Vick and Ben Roethlisberger, when really he coddled both. The same man who is killing our game with rule change after rule
So far so good for Marc Trestman. After his Bears beat the Bengals 24-21 on Sunday, Trestman became only the fourth coach in franchise history to post a victory in his first game. It wasn’t perfect. There was the obligatory
The Chicago Bears enter the 2013 season with some familiar faces and some new ones. All eyes will be on the offense with first year head coach Marc Trestman brining his innovative approach from the CFL and on a defense
As Americans gear up for the NFL regular season where the games actually count, one of the last tune-up contests registered a huge victory this past week. A victory for patriotism. When San Diego hosted San Francisco at Qualcomm Stadium
The time has come Chicago Bears. It’s time to ignore the media. It’s time to upgrade your club at little cost. It’s time. Tebow time. Tim Tebow was cut by the Patriots this weekend despite throwing for two scores in his final preseason game
I was speaking with a colleague the other day about various events we have covered over the years. While some, like playoff games for instance, bring with them an expectation of something big happening, others turn out to feature something
When the X Games were born back in 1995, they were met with skepticism. Sure, skaters and young kids took an interest, but for the hard core sports fan these new extreme action sports looked to be nothing more than a passing
At this time every year, baseball takes a breather. The All-Star break allows teams the chance to gear up for the second half and gives fans the opportunity to see the best players in the game take the field at
My daughter played her first season of Little League Tee Ball this year, and I had the honor of being her coach. We had to pick from a group of Minor League clubs for our team name and uniforms. Since none of the teams I am
New Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cary Williams caught some major flack recently for skipping the club’s voluntary OTAs. A quick look in the dictionary could have saved a lot of people a lot of time on this non-issue. Voluntary is an
As the puck drops on the Stanley Cup Finals, fans of two hard working teams will be hoping for a championship. Both clubs can make a case for a title. Those without any loyalties, however, may be thinking less about
Sarah Palin has referred to small town America as “the soul of our country.” In typical Palin fashion, the former Alaska governor once again did not just talk the talk, but walked the walk, speaking to a small graduating class
With their heart-stopping 2-1 overtime victory against Detroit Wednesday, the Chicago Blackhawks became the first team in sports history to win a Game 7 twice in the same night. Well, not really. But it sure feels that way. With under
Shortly after Rutgers announced Julie Hermann would take over as the university’s new athletic director, reports came out that Hermann herself had been accused of verbal abuse of players while she was the women’s volleyball coach at the University of
It turned out to be quite a Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tony Kanaan drank the milk after years of hard luck. The Brazilian finally captured the Indianapolis 500. To say this win was a popular one would be a
Many of us in the lower 48 spent Memorial Day weekend barbecuing and enjoying time with friends and family. In Alaska, they did that too. They just may have had to sweep a little snow off of the grill before
While Roy Hibbert played at Georgetown, I announced for one of the Hoyas’ Big East foes, Villanova. So, I got to see Hibbert play multiple times. Usually, I’m pretty good at identifying talent. Obviously we can all tell who the
He didn’t have the bloody knuckles of Dick Butkus or the wild eyes of Mike Singletary. From a personality standpoint, he really was kind of vanilla in many ways. What Brian Urlacher did have was incredible drive, freakish skills, and
