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1. N.Y. Knicks' Jeremy Lin and NASCAR's Danica Patrick: How they are similar
(Sports/Professional)

... Only NASCAR icon Richard Petty voiced a negative opinion of Patrick when he has said “I just don’t think it’s a sport for women.” “Who doesn’t want to see a female driver come in here and be able to ...

2. Ditch diet for IHOP National Pancake Day: It's for charity!
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Today is a holiday that doesn’t show up on a lot of calendars, but it’s okay to put away your calorie counters for one day and celebrate anyway. According to IHOP’s ...

3. Poll finds GOP U.S. Senate challenger Joe Kyrillos unknown even to Republicans
(N.J./State)

... whether a voter wants to throw out an incumbent, or wants a candidate of one party or the other, it really doesn’t matter if there isn’t a strong alternative to the incumbent on the ballot.” Results ...

4. Kobe Bryant lit up NBA All-Star game, got beat up in process
(Sports/Professional)

... the first time and I didn’t release the ball,” James said. “When I tried to throw it late … that’s what usually happens – it results in a turnover.” According to a source, Bryant doesn’t expect to miss ...

5. N.Y. Knicks' Jeremy Lin: My Chinatown viewing experience
(Sports/Professional)

... is not afraid to drive against any team. Yeah, he has a lot of turnovers, but even against Miami he plays confidently and doesn’t seem afraid.” Ackerman was quick to add that the atmosphere from the ...

6. Sex and lust in 'Downton Abbey' and 'Clinton' documentary
(Life/Style)

... of Lord Grantham, is at the heart of a cover-up that doesn’t get resolved until the very last hour of the second season of the series. When asked by Matthew Crawley, the man with whom she has had an off-again, ...

7. Senior walk-on Pete Dill gets first start in final Seton Hall home game
(Sports/Professional)

... doesn’t know which of his teammates is behind it, but since he doesn’t have his own Twitter account, he likes having one in his honor. “I think it’s cool,” Dill said. “It’s funny. Like one of my cousins ...

8. Rutgers defeats Seton Hall, hurting the Pirates' NCAA Tournament chances
(Sports/Professional)

... A lot of my shots were in and out like that one. I thought the basketball gods were going to give me that one, but it doesn’t always going in.” And as the three-pointer rimmed out, so may have Seton ...

9. Troy Aikman on football's future: Concussions, limited TV viewing will hurt sport
(Sports/Professional)

... somewhat in question as far as what this game is going to look like 20 years from now,” Aikman said. Although Aikman doesn’t have a son, he added, “If I did, I wouldn’t tell him he couldn’t play football. ...

10. N.J. Devils score big using 'The Other Guys'
(Sports/Professional)

... hope Lou would seek out an acquisition to bolster this problem instead of hoping it will mysteriously improve in the postseason. The Devils are sitting pretty right now, but that doesn’t mean they don’t ...

11. For Danica Patrick, big crash is part of Daytona 500 learning experience (VIDEO)
(Sports/Professional)

... of the 2012 season. Other NASCAR chimed in and told SportingNews exactly what they think of Patrick. “Who doesn’t want to see a female driver come in here and be able to race with the guys and do well ...

12. Gov. Christie misses the point when ignoring property taxes
(Opinion/Commentary)

... rich at the expense of the middle-class. Gov. Christie just doesn’t get it. His zeal for tax breaks for the wealthy while middle-class families struggle with the highest property taxes in the nation ...

13. Tax talks in Trenton are merely a tease
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the Christie 10 percent income tax cut doesn’t amount to much for most people. When the full reduction is implemented in three years, the average guy or gal will realize a few extra bucks each week — say ...

14. NYPD found no trace of terrorism while spying on Muslims, says report
(U.S./Nation)

... in this country since the 9/11 terror attacks. What he doesn’t understand, though, is why the New York City police department secretly spied on and compiled a report on him, his wife and customers at ...

15. Oakland A's sign Manny Ramirez: Billy Beane's 'Moneyball' at work
(Sports/Professional)

... overall. He’s a career .312 hitter with 1,831 RBIs. How much he has left isn’t determined, since Ramirez will turn 40 on May 30. But Melvin told Slusser that he doesn’t “know why he wouldn’t” be the ...

16. N.J. Democratic leaders to focus on middle class when reviewing Christie's budget
(N.J./State)

... budget, declaring it political theater, and describe his call for a 10 percent state income reduction, a tax cut for the rich at the expense of the middle-class. “Gov. Christie just doesn’t get it,” ...

17. Sex in the news: Quanitta Underwood gets tip of the hat, Rick Santorum wag of the finger
(Life/Style)

... also procreative.” Colbert often gives “a wag of the finger” to people whose ideas he doesn’t like. I would definitely give Santorum a wag of my finger, because he assumes that his views about sex, contraception, ...

18. Bruce Springsteen fan Chris Christie takes care of his own
(Opinion/Commentary)

... at home doesn’t match the rhetoric. Month in and month out, New Jersey continues to lag the rest of the nation when it comes to jobs. Property taxes continue to skyrocket, while residents receive diminished ...

19. Poll finds New Jerseyans want property taxes cut before income taxes
(Money/Economy)

... little difference: 54 percent of men and 50 percent of women say they favor the tax cut. “While those at higher income benefit more in terms of dollars, that doesn’t seem to make much difference,” Redlawsk ...

20. Hope is in the air as Mets meet in Florida
(Sports/Professional)

... Television ratings may drop, too. That’s the side of rebuilding that strikes fear into sports executives. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Put a team on the field that plays like its baseball life ...