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1. 'Why I run': New Jersey Marathon participants tell their stories
(Sports/Professional)

... joining Team in Training to raise money to find a cure for cancer.  “To me this race is about learning a new sport at 51 years old, setting an example for my 19 year old daughter that you can do what ...

2. Kentucky Derby handicappers agree: it will be an even race
(Sports/Professional)

... report in the Sporting News, Hansen has a hard party scheduled after the race and a skywriter who'll spell the winning horse's name over Churchill Downs. Hansen has also created small squishy toy horse ...

3. The UFC's and Georges St-Pierre's amazing, viral power
(Sports/Professional)

BY JOE FAVORITO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM ON N.J. SPORTS MARKETING Last Thursday may have been one of the busiest sports days of the year in New York. The Mets hosted the Miami Marlins and their ex-star ...

4. Demystifying Indian cuisine, Mausam Restaurant takes it to a new level
(Life/Style)

... wooden bar seats and comfortable oversized leather seating in the lounge area. With American sports on the large screen TV and a good mix of Indian and American music playing throughout, this is a good ...

5. NFL Hall of Famer Harry Carson, mentor to Junior Seau, makes head trauma a priority
(Sports/Professional)

... the game.” Exceptionally strong players like Seau may have become casualties of a highly-physical contact sport ... perhaps someone who possibly took one too many hits to the head throughout his extensive ...

6. Charity polo event set for Liberty State Park in June aims to attract visitors
(Sports/Professional)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Polo anyone? If you thought politics is the only spectator sport in Jersey City, you may want to be among the 5,000 people expected to attend the prestigious ...

7. Activists give Christie a 'D' for environmental record
(N.J./State)

...  Christie signed Executive Order No. 60 that targets air pollution caused by diesel engines used on major transportation construction projects with the ultimate goal of improving air quality for those ...

8. Rupert Murdoch remains 'fit' to subsidize sports owners
(Sports/Professional)

BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS Do not expect too much in the way of comment from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig or National Football League ...

9. NJDOT revives Adopt-A-Highway volunteer anti-litter effort
(N.J./State)

New Jersey’s Adopt-A-Highway program, a volunteer effort to combat litter, has been revived, state Transportation Commissioner announced Wednesday. The program gives companies and organizations the ...

10. Kentucky Derby 2012: Gemologist ready to 'tackle the bears'
(Sports/Professional)

... to the Sporting News. "This year it is between A, B, C, D and E. I cannot remember a year when it was so close between this many horses." An Associated Press story in The Washington Post reports that ...

11. Republicans and Democrats must compromise to avoid political system crash
(Opinion/Commentary)

... transportation, energy and water systems. If we continue to allow our nation’s infrastructure to deteriorate, we will further destroy our global competitiveness. America is facing very difficult times. ...

12. A match race to rival any Run for the Roses: The tragic story of Ruffian vs. Foolish Pleasure
(Sports/Professional)

On one of the saddest days in sports history, July 6, 1975, the superstar filly Ruffian shattered both sesamoids in her right front leg in a match race with Foolish Pleasure at Belmont Park. She had ...

13. UFC champ George St. Pierre takes break from fighting but not from MMA promotion
(Sports/Professional)

... voice for the positive side of professional MMA, especially as the sport's biggest stage, the UFC comes back to New Jersey this weekend at the IZOD Center, with another Jersey native, Jim Miller taking ...

14. Kentucky Derby 2012 horses Union Rags and Bodemeister may have tight race
(Sports/Professional)

... 4-1. Ferdinand was the last horse to win from the No. 1 in 1986. Despite the traffic at the No. 1 position, the post has seen the most Derby winners, along with the No. 5 position, with 12. Docsports.com ...

15. MLB Week 4 recap: Dodgers’ Matt Kemp steals Bryce Harper’s thunder
(Sports/Professional)

... back till June in a best case scenario. See more of Frank Verde’s sports blogs at frankverde.blogspot.com.  ...

16. You can't cover up your lack of hockey knowledge with sarcasm
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Jeez, I'm waiting for the real analysis here. There's none of it. I get it: You hate the Devils. It's so nice in the sports media to be able to be completely wrong and then just dust yourself off and move ...

17. N.J. Devils' Martin Brodeur thinks Panther fans' rats were fine...just not during play
(Sports/Professional)

... to Yahoo! Sports, he theorized that Devils fans visiting BankAtlantic Center were the ones tossing the rats on the ice in the hope that the Panthers would receive the penalty. Devils fan Lauren Rubino ...

18. Christie’s 'Comeback' increases child poverty 14 percent
(Opinion/Commentary)

... centers Let N.J. voters be charter school decision makers N.J. Pedestrian Safety Law may be most ignored legal measure of all time N.J. Assembly Committee moves to enhance transportation safety for ...

19. Big name athlete spending, Jason Bay, Bobby Holik, Stephon Marbury, does not guarantee wins
(Sports/Professional)

BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY The quandary every sports team faces is creating a formula that will ultimately build a championship team.  Many organizations fall victim to “winning the press conference” ...

20. Perth Amboy School District scuffle illustrates need to end local control
(Opinion/Commentary)

... time N.J. Assembly Committee moves to enhance transportation safety for people with disabilities N.J. Congressman Bill Pascrell needs to endorse Steve Rothman and step down Attempts to discredit ...