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New Jersey Olympians Winning In London
Monday is a big day for Rebecca Soni of Plainsboro who is the favorite to capture the gold in the Women’s 100 meter breastroke.
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Meet New Jersey’s Olympians
Twenty men and women who call New Jersey home will represent the United States at the 30th Olympiad this summer in London, including four members of the women’s soccer team, a three-time Olympian in sport shooting and a wrestling standout who’s favored to win gold. Townsquare Media NJ’s Melissa Katz profiles each athlete.
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5 Olympic Things To Know For Saturday
Here’s what to watch for at the London Olympics on Saturday.
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10 Interesting Facts About New Jersey’s 2012 Olympians
One grew up never watching television. Another ironically embraced swimming after a near-drowning accident as a young boy. Two were raised in households with a league of athletic siblings. Whether playing the guitar, skydiving, or spending time with their kids during their downtime, these Olympic athletes show that there’s more to life than competitive sports
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The Case for South Jersey’s Trout as a Baseball MVP Gets Stronger
In 11 days Mike Trout will finally be of legal drinking age. He should celebrate being 21, but this South Jersey native may have much more to celebrate after this Major League Baseball season comes to an end - maybe post season play, a trip to the World Series, and the league's Most Valuable Player!
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Star-Studded Audience For Olympic Opening Ceremony [VIDEO]
There will be monarchs, presidents, prime ministers — and David Beckham. Friday’s opening ceremony for the London Olympics is an A-list affair.
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5 Potential Breakout Stars From the 2012 London Games
The opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London is now just hours away, and the buzz is increasing before Friday's official kickoff. There always seems to be a few breakout stars from the Summer Olympics, and this time around should be no exception.
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Olympic-Sized Mistake Fuels International Tension
It's no secret North Korea has a bit of a problem getting along with its neighbors to the south, or any other direction for that matter, but one BIG mistake Wednesday nearly set off a war -- literally!
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Looks Like a Phillies Fan Favorite is Sticking Around
According to our friends over at 973espn.com, Phillies all-star pitcher Cole Hamels is staying in Philadelphia.
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The Vault That Could Get U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Gold [VIDEO]
July 24, 2012 It's called the Amanar. And it's fierce. The move consists of a round-off onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the horse, a flip off, with a 2 1/2 twisting layout back flip finish. Only a handful of gymnasts in the world can pull off a vault of this magnitude. Lucky for us, most of them are on the U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics team. McKayla Maroney was chosen to compete in this summer's games because of her strength on this stunt. Check it out!
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Penn State Slammed With NCAA Sanctions – Too Harsh Or Not Enough? [VIDEO/POLL]
July 24, 2012 The picture that you are seeing is construction workers removing Joe Paterno's statue from the campus of Penn State. No one knows yet as to where the statue is going to go.
Meanwhile, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky trial the NCAA reacted swiftly...
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Time for South Jersey’s Darren Ford to be Playing in the Major Leagues
Dave Weinberg from The Press of Atlantic City recently tweeted "What are the Seattle Mariners waiting for? Get Darren Ford to the show!" No truer words could be said for this South Jersey guy who has been hitting at a career high rate in the minors.