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Squashing the Competition

By Robert Strauss - Lifestyle - 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. more

Dirt Dogs

By Ashley J. Cerasaro - Lifestyle - November 15, 2011
No snow? No problem. These Jersey mushers run their sled races on the sand. more

Smooth Sailing

By Dervela O'Brien - Lifestyle - 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. more

Pond Skating

By Natalia Knochowski - Lifestyle - November 15, 2011
When temperatures drop, these ponds beckon hockey enthusiasts from all over. more

Tougher Than Mud

By Mary Ann McGann - Lifestyle - October 10, 2011
Tough Mudder, an endurance challenge that features daunting military-style obstacles, comes to Raceway Park in Englishtown. more

Living the Good Life At Oak Knoll

By Dave Kaplan - Lifestyle - August 15, 2011
Oak Knoll, a small private school in Summit, is fast becoming a national powerhouse in field hockey. more

Tri and Tri Again

By Tammy La Gorce - Lifestyle - 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. more

Playoff Payoff

By Evan Rothman - Lifestyle - July 11, 2011
The Barclays professional golf tournament returns to New Jersey's 95-year-old Plainfield Country Club. more

Punch Bowl

By Jim Waltzer - Lifestyle - June 13, 2011
Ninety years ago, Jersey City provided the site for a watershed heavyweight title fight. more

Eric LeGrand: Best of the Best

By Steve Adubato - Towns & Schools - June 13, 2011
Steve Adubato admires the powerful and dramatic example set by genuine Jersey hero Eric LeGrand. more

The Derby’s Jersey Twist

By Brett Savage - From the Editors - May 11, 2011

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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Go Fish

By Dave Jamieson - Jersey Shore - May 9, 2011
A fisherman's guide to the best and most pristine fishing spots on the Jersey Shore. more

Roll the Dice

By Steve Adubato - Towns & Schools - May 9, 2011
Steve Adubato debates whether legal sports betting in New Jersey will add significantly to the state's coffers. more

Eminence Green

By Evan Rothman - Lifestyle - April 11, 2011
Golf course designer Rees Jones chats about redoing two of New Jersey's most prestigious courses—Baltusrol and Montclair Golf Club. more

The Boys of Spring

By Tom Wilk - Lifestyle - February 15, 2011
As WWII raged overseas, Jersey towns played host to baseball’s training camps. more

Tall Order

By David Caldwell - Lifestyle - 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. more

Newark Shoots—and Scores!

By Candace Wells - Lifestyle - 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. more

New Issues to Tackle

By Nick DiUlio - Lifestyle - 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. more

Leaping to Number One

By Allen St. John - Lifestyle - December 13, 2010
America’s top high school hoops prospect is Somerdale’s Michael Gilchrist. more

Fans Go Nose to Nose on New Stadium

By Drew Anne Scarantino - Lifestyle - 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) more

All the Tools

By David Caldwell - Lifestyle - August 16, 2010
Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci brings intelligence and an instinct for the game to his coverage of baseball. more

Take Her Out to the Ballgame

By Ken Schlager - Lifestyle - 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. more

Different Strokes

By Jessica Remo - Lifestyle - 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. more

Trading Secrets

By Brett Savage - Lifestyle - 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. more

Almost Super

By Brett Savage - Best Of Jersey - 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? more

Queen of the Alley

By David Caldwell - Best Of Jersey - 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. more

Shell Game

By Robert Strauss - Lifestyle - March 15, 2010
Crew is on the rise at Jersey high schools. Here’s why kids and parents love the sport—and the food. more

Bull Pen

By Jessica Remo - Lifestyle - 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. more

Bat Man

By Bob Seligman - Lifestyle - March 15, 2010
A Chatham resident tries to revolutionize the way bats are created and manufactured to ensure optimal safety. more

Getting His Kicks

By Alicia Staffa - Lifestyle - December 14, 2009
Jordan Wolf, of Hillsdale, gets a kick out of his kickboxing fitness program. more

Boot Camp

By Jen A. Miller - Lifestyle - December 14, 2009
Princeton University program manager in applied and computational mathematics Howard Bergman, of Branchburg, enjoys the Boot Camp workout. more

Q&A With Steve Smith

By Mallory Gelert - Lifestyle - 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. more

Cool Kid, Hot Start

By Chuck Gormley - Lifestyle - November 9, 2009
Middletown native James van Riemsdyk skates to a quick start in the National Hockey League. more

New York Giants Intercept Hunger

By Brett Savage - From the Editors - October 21, 2009

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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Cool Runnings

By Jen A. Miller - Southern Scene - July 17, 2009

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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Good Sport

By Robert Strauss and Yogi Berra - Lifestyle - 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. more

The Day the Surf and the Music Died

By Jen A. Miller - Southern Scene - April 2, 2009

A minor league baseball team and a beloved music festival are South Jersey’s latest recession casualties.

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The Strange Sports Scene

By Jessica Kitchin - From the Editors - December 30, 2008

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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Best Of Jersey: Sports

Best Of Jersey - March 10, 2008
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The Tide is (Maybe?) Turning

By Jessica Kitchin - From the Editors - January 21, 2008

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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Being There

By Jessica Kitchin - Lifestyle - January 11, 2008
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Can Cricket Click Here?

By Jessica Kitchin - Lifestyle - December 19, 2007
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