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High school football practices are well underway, and Coastal Broadcasting Systems has announced its broadcast schedule for the 2020 season.  The first game will be next Friday, October 2nd as Pitman visits Wildwood.  Brian Cunniff and Buddy Tarbotton will provide the coverage.  This is the 16th consecutive year of high …

The Battle by the Bay basketball tournament in Atlantic City will not happen this winter.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that the tournament has been scrubbed due to uncertainty over the Covid-19 pandemic.  The tournament annually features some of the best teams in the area and raises scholarship funding.

The annual Boardwalk Basketball Classic in Wildwood will not be held this year due to coronavirus. Tournament organizers announced Tuesday that a “variety of factors” surrounding the pandemic has resulted in the tournament being scrubbed.  The annual basketball tournament is traditionally held in the Wildwoods Convention Center around the holidays.

Your face could be at Lincoln Financial Field for an Eagles game..that is, your face on cardboard.  The Eagles are following the lead of the Phillies and other teams by charging $100 to have a cardboard cutout of yourself at the field for football games, until further notice.  Proceeds support …

The Philadelphia 76ers fired head coach Brett Brown Monday afternoon.  Brown was let go after the Sixers were swept out of the NBA Playoffs by the Boston Celtics.  Brown coached the Sixers for seven seasons. The post NEED A NEW PROCESS: PHILADELPHIA 7...

Indoor fall sports will not happen in New Jersey this year.  The NJSIAA announced that outdoor sports will continue as planned, for now, but indoor fall sports like girls’ volleyball and gymnastics are off.  There is the potential for a fourth se...

New Jersey schools who offer only remote learning can still have their students participate in sports.  Governor Phil Murphy and state lawmakers announced the agreement on Monday.  The Governor says it will ultimately be up to the NJSIAA to decide if f...

Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson is back at the NovaCare Complex.  Pederson had previously tested positive for Covid-19 and has been cleared to rejoin the team. The post BACK WHERE HE BELONGS: DOUG PEDERSON BACK AT WORK FOR EAGLES appeared...

It looks like there will be no Penn State football this fall. TMZ.com reports that the Big Ten and the Pac 12 both decided Monday that fall football will not occur this year.  Over the weekend, Temple’s football season was also cancelled for the ...

Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson has coronavirus.  ESPN reported Sunday night that Pederson had two tests, and he was positive both times.  Pederson is reportedly asymptomatic and feeling fine.  He is 52 years old. The post REPORT: EAGLES ...