Sports
By Steve Adubato -
May 7, 2012
Christie sees expanded role for new sports authority chief.
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By Robert Strauss -
January 16, 2012
Princeton's Todd Harrity will be the player to watch at this year's College Squash Association National Team Championships at Princeton University.
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By Ashley J. Cerasaro -
November 15, 2011
No snow? No problem. These Jersey mushers run their sled races on the sand.
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By Dervela O'Brien -
November 15, 2011
A frozen river and a stiff wind—that’s all these intrepid boaters need to raise the sails for their favorite winter
pastime.
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By Natalia Knochowski -
November 15, 2011
When temperatures drop, these ponds beckon hockey enthusiasts from all over.
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By Mary Ann McGann -
October 10, 2011
Tough Mudder, an endurance challenge that features daunting military-style obstacles, comes to Raceway Park in Englishtown.
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By Dave Kaplan -
August 15, 2011
Oak Knoll, a small private school in Summit, is fast becoming a national powerhouse in field hockey.
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By Tammy La Gorce -
August 15, 2011
A 60-year-old resident of Union City will help represent the United States at the 2011 Short-Course Triathlon World Championships in Beijing, China.
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By Evan Rothman -
July 11, 2011
The Barclays professional golf tournament returns to New Jersey's 95-year-old Plainfield Country Club.
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By Jim Waltzer -
June 13, 2011
Ninety years ago, Jersey City provided the site for a watershed heavyweight title fight.
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By Steve Adubato -
June 13, 2011
Steve Adubato admires the powerful and dramatic example set by genuine Jersey hero Eric LeGrand.
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Of all the traditional American sporting events that crowd the spring television schedule—the Masters, the NBA and NHL playoffs, Major League Baseball’s opening day—I’ve always favored the Kentucky Derby on my list of required viewing.
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By Dave Jamieson -
May 9, 2011
A fisherman's guide to the best and most pristine fishing spots on the Jersey Shore.
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By Steve Adubato -
May 9, 2011
Steve Adubato debates whether legal sports betting in New Jersey will add significantly to the state's coffers.
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By Evan Rothman -
April 11, 2011
Golf course designer Rees Jones chats about redoing two of New Jersey's most prestigious courses—Baltusrol and Montclair Golf Club.
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By Tom Wilk -
February 15, 2011
As WWII raged overseas, Jersey towns played host to baseball’s training camps.
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By David Caldwell -
February 15, 2011
Anne Donovan, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee with two gold metals, returns to New Jersey and attempts to revitalize Seton Hall University's women's basketball team.
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By Candace Wells -
February 15, 2011
The Prudential Center in Newark prepares to host games during the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight rounds of the NCAA tournament in March.
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By Nick DiUlio -
December 13, 2010
New Jersey's newest addition to the national politics scene is former Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jon Runyan. The player-tuned-Congressman talks about the similarities between professional sports and the political process.
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By Allen St. John -
December 13, 2010
America’s top high school hoops prospect is Somerdale’s Michael Gilchrist.
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By Drew Anne Scarantino -
November 15, 2010
The New Meadowlands Stadium cost a pretty penny ($1.6 billion) to construct, and drew a winning Super Bowl bid (New Jersey will host the event in 2014), but does the stadium actually improve on its predecessor? We ask the fans what they think. (Photos by Colin Archer)
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By David Caldwell -
August 16, 2010
Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci brings intelligence and an instinct for the game to his coverage of baseball.
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By Ken Schlager -
August 16, 2010
Montclair-based writer Emma Span releases her memoir—90% of the Game is Half Mental—about her brief stint covering the Yankees and Mets for the Village Voice.
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By Jessica Remo -
June 15, 2010
Disc golf shares much with that other 18-hole sport—except, of course, the dress code, the expense, and the exclusive clubs. In fact, there are no clubs at all.
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By Brett Savage -
June 15, 2010
The history of baseball card collecting isn't as innocent as the game the cards are derived from. For a fascinating read, pick up Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became An American Obsession.
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By Brett Savage -
March 15, 2010
Our New Jersey Jets went from preseason nobodies to contending for an AFC Championship against the Indianapolis Colts. How did they do it?
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By David Caldwell -
March 15, 2010
This year, Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a Professional Bowlers Association tour title. The Jersey native knows a thing or two about shattering expectations.
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By Robert Strauss -
March 15, 2010
Crew is on the rise at Jersey high schools. Here’s why kids and parents love the sport—and the food.
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By Jessica Remo -
March 15, 2010
The New York Red Bulls have a brand new stadium—in New Jersey, of course. The team will open a new $200 million stadium in Harrison.
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By Bob Seligman -
March 15, 2010
A Chatham resident tries to revolutionize the way bats are created and manufactured to ensure optimal safety.
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By Alicia Staffa -
December 14, 2009
Jordan Wolf, of Hillsdale, gets a kick out of his kickboxing fitness program.
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By Jen A. Miller -
December 14, 2009
Princeton University program manager in applied and computational mathematics Howard Bergman, of Branchburg, enjoys the Boot Camp workout.
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By Mallory Gelert -
December 14, 2009
New Jersey Monthly staffer Mallory Gelert asks New York Giants star wideout Steve Smith the hard questions for our new question and answer feature.
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By Chuck Gormley -
November 9, 2009
Middletown native James van Riemsdyk skates to a quick start in the National Hockey League.
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They may be Giants…but they do much more than simply play football. A Taste of the NFL charity event was held at the Stadium Club at Giants Stadium on Monday night. Fans and players (current and former) mingled amid a sprawling array of food sampling stations from premium metropolitan restaurants.
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Taking up running this summer, or jumping off the treadmill for a road race? Here are some tips on how to stay cool in hot and humid Jersey.
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By Robert Strauss and Yogi Berra -
April 13, 2009
When he was 14, James Fiorentino’s parents took him to see Joe DiMaggio at an autograph show. Fiorentino brought along a prized possession—a painting he had done of the Yankee great from an old photograph.
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A minor league baseball team and a beloved music festival are South Jersey’s latest recession casualties.
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Despite the Rutgers bowl victory last night and the reigning-Super Bowl-champion Giants' spot at the top of the NFC East, New Jersey still isn't quite recognized as a sports powerhouse. Princeton, even less so. (No offense, eggheads.)
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As I watched—and celebrated—the Giants' victory last night, I felt a tingling in my veins that I haven't had since the Knicks' miracle run to the NBA Finals in 1999. In a North Jersey bar where scores of Giants fans were spraying beer, hugging, screaming, jumping, dancing, and crying, it felt good to be a sports fan in the New York City area again.
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By Jessica Kitchin -
January 11, 2008
By Jessica Kitchin -
December 19, 2007
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