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Ilya Kovalchuk staying in the N.J. Devils’ fold

Monday, 19 July 2010 12:38

Russian left winger to resign after flirting with several other teams

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Unrestricted free agent Ilya Kovalchuk has decided to re-sign with the Devils, his agent and the team announced this morning.

NorthJersey.com said the Devils will be holding a news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Prudential Center to make the official announcement.

"Ilya's excited to be continuing his career with New Jersey and knows first-hand the team's dedication and commitment to winning," Kovalchuk's agent, Jay Grossman, stated in a release posted on his agency's website.

Kovalchuk, 27, had been an unrestricted free agent since noon on July 1.

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A potential sports financial fiasco in the making just north of the New Jersey-New York border

Monday, 19 July 2010 08:27

BY EVAN WEINER

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

THE POLITICS OF SPORTS BUSINESS

About eight miles north of the New Jersey-New York border after Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale turns into Route 45 in New York State ...

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Amir Mansour returning to ring after 8 years in prison

Friday, 16 July 2010 16:31

Promising heavyweight boxer was 9-0 after his last fight in 2001

Former Pennsgrove boxer Amir Mansour is trying to get his life on track after an eight-year prison term, and in his case that means goin...

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Thierry Henry and Barclay’s Soccer Challenge will bring buzz to N.Y. Red Bulls

Friday, 16 July 2010 09:51

BY JOE FAVORITO

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

ON N.J. SPORTS MARKETING

The World Cup and its record American viewership and buzz will now slowly sink into memory, so what does the sport on the professional side ...

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Thierry Henry loves New York City

Thursday, 15 July 2010 17:57

N.J. will be all new experience for French star

BY MIKE VORKUNOV

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Thierry Henry loves New York City. He said so often enough during the Thursday press conference that introduced him ...

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English national team player Aaron Geramipoor signs with Seton Hall basketball

Thursday, 15 July 2010 15:04

Seton Hall men's basketball head coach Kevin Willard announced Wednesday that Aaron Geramipoor (Manchester, England) has signed a national letter of intent to attend the University and play basketball...

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