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1. NFL looks to go global: Can Super Bowl thrive in Europe?
(Sports/Professional)

BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY There is no question that football is the most popular sport in America. In February, Super Bowl XLVI between the Giants and Patriots achieved a record high of 111.3 million ...

2. U.S. soccer scores big, narrows gap on global competition
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY Once deemed a sport belonging primarily to the rest of the world, soccer's popularity in the U.S. is booming. The sport made a huge splash in the late 1970s when the legendary ...

3. Rutgers ecology team works to reintroduce American chestnut tree at Duke Farms in Somerset County
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... chestnut. By the 1950s, chestnut blight had nearly wiped out the entire species. “The fungus spread like crazy, and what was one of the most valuable trees in eastern North America became like the Jedi ...

4. Indianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck a natural leader
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY In April, Andrew Luck became the 76th NFL player drafted with the 1st overall pick. Twelve times in 15 seasons, a quarterback has been selected. Expectations are extremely ...

5. Watch out NBA and NHL: MLS is the 3rd most attended sports league in America
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY In just 16 years, the world’s most popular sport has climbed to become America’s third highest spectator sport on average. While soccer's relevance has been questioned by ...

6. Lessons of Little League competition
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY It was a hot, blistery weekend with temperatures ranging in the high 90s and thunderstorms appearing on a regular basis. Our team was in the winner's bracket and appeared ...

7. Penn State scandal: Leadership needs morality
(Sports/Professional)

BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY Moral dilemmas transpire every day across sports, education, government and business. Because sports are entertainment, they generate much more attention than in other disciplines. ...

8. In pro sports, player durability is the greatest ability
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY “Durability trumps ability,” was a motto emphasized by my former boss, Bud Grant, the legendary Hall of Fame coach for the Minnesota Vikings. Coach Grant had a subtle wit ...

9. Sports organizations, NFL, MLB, and more, get political
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY All of the major sports organizations in the U.S. engage in some lobbying. By far, the NFL leads the way, spending more than its three closest rivals combined. In a recent ...

10. 4 major sports leagues handle player compensation, media contracts differently
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY Despite being billion dollar industries, the manner in which the four major professional sports leagues handle revenues are distinctly different. The NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB ...

11. Controversy as Brazil prepares for 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY Just a little more than two years before the preliminary FIFA World Cup matches, Brazil is making preparations for not one, but two, major international events. As the 2014 ...

12. 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” ...

13. Professional athletes like Mariano Rivera and Eli Manning thrive in high pressure situations
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JED HUGHES  COMMENTARY What separates champions from their competitors? Elite athletes are rarely defined based on their skill sets alone, but rather by the combination of physical and mental ...

14. Qatar to host FIFA World Cup: An unlikely 21st century sports powerhouse
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY The 22nd FIFA World Cup in 2022 will take place in Qatar, the smallest, least populous, and the first Middle Eastern country to host the global football tournament.  The ...

15. Sports head and heart injuries can be underestimated
(Sports/Professional)

BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY We have so many clichés in sports about head and heart. "Get your head in the game… Keep your head up… You gotta have heart…They played with a lot of heart today…" However, ...

16. Tebow is NFL distraction: Goodell punishes New Orleans Saints sinners
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY Not all the sinners are Saints, so NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has put the team owners on notice that their squads better not offer bounties in which players are rewarded ...

17. NCAA March Madness, office pools, and the coaching merry-go-round
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY Selection Sunday brings the unveiling of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket. It's an exciting time for major college basketball power houses, such as Kentucky, ...

18. OREO turns 100 years old: Hoboken, N.J. roots for 'Milk's Favorite Cookie'
(Life/Style)

... together in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Dubai for party games and birthday cake, including a celebration at the world’s largest shopping mall in Dubai. The celebrations will be captured through video ...

19. N.Y. Knicks' Jeremy Lin: Not just 'Lin-sanity,' but a true leader
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY The emergence of New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin onto the NBA scene is refreshing. In just a few weeks, he has gone from bench warmer on a sub-.500 team to a bona fide star ...

20. NFL Combine tests at Lucas Oil Stadium: NFL draft Olympics
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY More than 300 of the top college prospects in the country will participate at the NFL Combine in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis during the next week. This event ...