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

BY ADELE SAMMARCO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NFL football great, Harry Carson, and Meridian Neuroscience spokesperson, made a surprise visit Thursday to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. ...

2. 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 ...

3. London Olympics 2012: Giant McDonald's plan sparks obesity debate
(World/International)

... is about half the size of a football stadium. That's a lot of Big Macs, fries and soft drinks. The Daily Mail reported that the more than 12,000 people who applied for a job were put through an X Factor-style ...

4. Rutgers' Eric LeGrand calls Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing a 'blessing'
(Sports/Professional)

... from an 18-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man. Through football, Schiano taught his players how to battle through adversity. A lesson LeGrand needed more than ever after his injury. “It’s hard when ...

5. Rutgers football players cheer for new Nike Pro Combat uniforms
(Sports/Professional)

... hearing back right now. It was exciting...It was like Christmas. Getting that great gift.” For more Rutgers football coverage follow Matt Sugam on Twitter @MattSugam and on Facebook.  ...

6. Monmouth safety Jose Gumbs signs with New Orleans Saints as undrafted free agent
(Sports/Professional)

BY JEREMY SCHILLING NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Seven rounds and 253 picks came and went, and Jose Gumbs’ name was not called in New York. Thankfully for Gumbs and the Monmouth University football community, ...

7. Rutgers football's biggest story lines heading into training camp
(Sports/Professional)

... come August. For more Rutgers football coverage follow Matt Sugam on Twitter @MattSugam and on Facebook.  ...

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

... in his career, Mr. Hughes coached for two decades in professional and intercollegiate football where he served under five Hall of Fame coaches: Bo Schembechler (Michigan), Chuck Noll (Pittsburgh Steelers), ...

9. Rutgers football players enjoying Kyle Flood's coaching style
(Sports/Professional)

BY MATT SUGAM NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM PISCATAWAY – A casual observer of Rutgers' football practices over the last few years wouldn’t think much has changed since Kyle Flood took the reins from Greg Schiano. ...

10. NFL 2012 Draft: Socialism at its finest
(Sports/Professional)

... draft. Owners don't want to bid for players but the sports media plays up the draft as a necessary tool for teams. Major League Baseball did not have a draft until 1965. The National Football League's ...

11. NFL 2012 Draft: Socialism at its finest
(Sports/Professional)

... draft. Owners don't want to bid for players but the sports media plays up the draft as a necessary tool for teams. Major League Baseball did not have a draft until 1965. The National Football League's ...

12. Monmouth football: Callahan in booth, Gumbs to NFL?
(Sports/Professional)

... interception. So it was good to see his side of things and see that I’m far from the mind of a Division I football coach.” 2) Occhipinti, who besides being the lead color commentator for Hawks football ...

13. SNL alum Jon Lovitz curses off Obama, makes Kevin Smith uncomfortable
(Opinion/Commentary)

... wealthy (most of whom obtained it from inheritance, can throw a football or fast ball, or in the case of Mitt Romney have rich benefactors in his daddy’s wealthy friends) to expect those who have had it ...

14. Deion Sanders' tweets about wife's alleged attacks make divorce uglier
(Sports/Professional)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Lawyers for Pilar Sanders, estranged wife of Deion, said that the former football star’s posts on Twitter about Pilar’s alleged domestic violence toward him might ...

15. Rutgers football: Jawan Jamison and Savon Huggins to likely form running back by committee
(Sports/Professional)

BY MATT SUGAM NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM PISCATAWAY – As the game of football has evolved, so to has the role of the running back. The proverbial workhorse running back is becoming fewer and farther between. ...

16. Former Eagles safety Brian Dawkins, 'Wolverine,' set to retire after long NFL career
(Sports/Professional)

... this organization. He was the unquestioned leader of our defense. He will go down as one of the greatest Eagles of all-time and I have no doubt we’ll be celebrating his induction into the Pro Football ...

17. Love tap
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Yeah, true that. But I think they still wear HELMETS in football and everyone out there expects to get hit really hard. Not so in basketball. Head hunting went out with the middle ages. This dude is ...

18. MWP
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I can tell no one one on here watches football, that was a love tap.. ...

19. New Jersey loses Nets for second time tonight
(Sports/Professional)

... franchise has played 36 years in New Jersey. That is as many years as the New York Giants National Football League team has played in New Jersey. The Americans-Nets franchise has been in a constant ...

20. 'Fairhaven' at the Tribeca Film Festival: Males bonding over joints, booze, and Tom Brady
(Entertainment/Movies)

... first time in 10 years, for his estranged father’s funeral. Mr. O’Brien plays Jon, a former high school football star, who now works on the local fishing docks but aspires to be a writer. Rich Sommer ...