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Green Bay Packers’ B.J. Raji living a dream (VIDEO)

Monday, 24 January 2011 13:08
Green Bay Packers’ B.J. Raji living a dream (VIDEO)

N.J. native helps send team to Super Bowl

BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets won't be going to the Super Bowl, but thanks to Washington Township's B.J. Raji some New Jersey fans might be getting unexpected tickets.

Raji reached up and intercepted a pass from third-string Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie, then the 337 pound defensive lineman ran 18 yards to score the game-winning touchdown in the NFC Championship Game and send the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl.

"I was like, 'Man, he threw this ball to me. I just gotta catch it,' " said Raji, who will enter the NFL's biggest show in just his second season, his first as a starter.

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Craigmeur: New Jersey's first ski area

Monday, 17 January 2011 23:49
Craigmeur: New Jersey's first ski area
BY ERIC MODEL
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
JOURNEYS INTO NEW JERSEY

A winter's Friday is the time for a weekly mass exodus as folks can seen heading out of the area to ski slopes in the Catskills, Poconos, New ...

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Gov. Christie making it a New York Jets weekend

Saturday, 22 January 2011 12:00
Gov. Christie making it a New York Jets weekend
BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

It's going to be a New York J.E.T.S...Jets...Jets...Jets weekend for Gov. Chris Christie

On Saturday, Christie will attend a fan rally for the AFC championship gam...

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New York Jets succeed in building the elusive brand buzz

Friday, 21 January 2011 15:34
New York Jets succeed in building the elusive brand buzz
BY JOE FAVORITO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
ON N.J. SPORTS MARKETING

Kermit the Frog used to croon about how it was not easy being green. However these days if you are even a casual fan in the tri state area,...

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Who really owns the New York Jets?

Thursday, 20 January 2011 16:36
Who really owns the New York Jets?
BY PAM LOBLEY
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
NOW THAT'S FUNNY

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie are enjoying a little good-natured rivalry over which state the Jets "b...

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ESPN will get real competition from Comcast-NBC merger

Thursday, 20 January 2011 14:26
ESPN will get real competition from Comcast-NBC merger
BY EVAN WEINER
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS

If you thought you heard a groan from the Walt Disney offices in Bristol, Conn., Manhattan and LA on Tuesday afternoon after the F...

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What if the N.Y. Jets were bought by Zygi Wilf instead of Woody Johnson?

Monday, 17 January 2011 23:03
What if the N.Y. Jets were bought by Zygi Wilf instead of Woody Johnson?
BY EVAN WEINER
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS

A little more than a decade ago, two New Jersey businessmen decided that they wanted to own a National Football League team. The e...

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Lincoln High School student athletes caught up in grade fixing scandal

Monday, 17 January 2011 17:22
Lincoln High School student athletes caught up in grade fixing scandal
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Lincoln High School is facing allegations of tampering with the grades of student athletes. The Jersey City school district has removed the principal of Lincoln High Sc...

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Lawrence Taylor will register as a sex offender

Friday, 14 January 2011 15:57
Lawrence Taylor will register as a sex offender

Pleads guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute

BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

No prison time is expected for former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor after he pleaded guilty ...

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