49ers' Chris Culliver Uses Super Bowl Media Day to Bash Gays: Says 'They Have no Place in NFL'

BY MICHAEL HAYNE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

Sports stars aren't exactly famed for their penetrating insights on societal conventions and that's to be expected. After all, do football spectators really care what a QB's thoughts are on a viable two-state solution in Israel. We mostly don't want them to throw interceptions or take excessive sacks. However, Ravens player Brendon Ayanbadego instantl...

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"Angel Investor' Tax Incentives Now Law in New Jersey

Legislation sponsored by Senator Fred Madden, Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Senator Paul Sarlo that would provide a tax credit incentive for investment groups and individuals to provide capital to emerging technology businesses has been signed into law.

Also known as the “New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act,” the law (S-581) creates specific gross income and corporate business tax credi...

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Marvin Miller Did Change Baseball

BY EVAN WEINER

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Marvin Miller memorial on January 21 and when I say fortunate, I really do mean that. Much of my professional attitude towards sports came from interviewing people like Marvin Miller, Peter Ueberroth, Pete Rozelle, Larry O'Brien, Larry Fleisher, John Ziegler, Don Fehr, Gene Orza, Harry Usher, Ed Garvey, Jack Donlan, Gen...

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Jersey Scams since Superstorm Sandy: Beware of Buying Flood-Damaged Vehicles

With a nearly 6,000 percent spike in flood-damaged and salvage vehicle titles processed in the past three months, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and Division of Consumer Affairs today announced a partnership to educate the public and prevent consumers from unknowingly inheriting the problems of a vehicle damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

The most notable component of the partnership is the creat...

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Brick Man Allegedly Harasses Woman He Dated 20 Years Ago

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

There is such a thing as letting go.

A 49-year old New Jersey man was arrested for making harassing phone calls to a woman he had last dated in college.

The Stamford Times reported that Donato Anthony Minicozzi of Brick began calling the woman and her husband at their home in New Canaan, Connecticut. Minicozzi reportedly had large orders of food sent to the couple’s hom...

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Academy Awards: Who Will Lose

BY WARREN BOROSON

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Come Feb. 24, when the winners of Academy Awards are named, there will be a lot of losers. What these losers should tell themselves, to mitigate their pain and suffering, is that losers not infrequently turn into big winners. Judges sometimes make foolish choices.

The biggest losers, as far as the Academy Awards are concerned, include actor Peter O’Toole, nomi...

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Deer Antler Spray Called "Weird," and a "Trick of the Devil"

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

PGA Masters champion Bubba Watson said the idea of using deer antler spray is “kind of weird.”

Watson was reacting to fellow golfer Vijay Singh’s admission that he has used the performance-enhancing hormone IGF-1, or deer antler velvet extract, which is banned by the Professional Golf Tour and the NFL.

According to USA Today, Watson said, "I know that it's obvious...

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N.J. Citizen Action Protests Corporate Tax Loopholes at Annual Chamber Train Trip to D.C.

BY ANN VARDEMAN

SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA) members protested the annual NJ Chamber of Commerce’s “Walk to Washington” today. The protest was held at Newark Penn Station. Protesters held signs calling for “Fair Taxes, Not Cuts” highlighting corporations who pay no federal income tax and passed out flyers designed as an IOU check from corporations to taxpayers. ...

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The Cardio Myth Exposed; Jersey Athletes should try the HIIT Technique

BY MICHAEL W. SMITH, MS, CPT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

There are certain fitness myths that just won't die.

These ideas are passed from one unsuspecting person to the next, a little tidbit of misinformation that does more harm than good.

I've heard them all.

There's the myth about ab crunches melting off belly fat. (Sorry folks, spot reduction doesn't exist. You've got to burn the fat from your b...

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Len Berman on Sports: Petition White House to Make Day After Super Bowl a Holiday

BY LEN BERMAN

TOP 5 FOR JAN. 31, 2013

1. Quick Hits

Golfer Vijay Singh admits to using deer antler spray but he says he wasn't aware that it included a banned substance.

The man behind the Manti Te'o hoax, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, told Dr. Phil he was in love with Te'o. I just thought you'd like to know.

37-year old soccer star David Beckham will join a French team, Paris Saint-Germain.

Will there be a dry e...

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