A 2008 graduate of Bridgeton High School has earned a position on the New York Jet’s Roster. Running back Dominique Williams earned a spot on the Jet’s 53-man roster after playing in only one preseason game. Williams sustained a concussion in the first preseason game, in which he rushed for just 17 yards on three…
Millville’s Mile Trout was involved in a serious car crash on an Orange County highway Wednesday night after his game with the Los Angeles Angels. Trout was unhurt, but two people were sent to hospitals in two separate, related accidents on the 55 freeway according to local emergency personnel. Trout did not play in Wednesday’s…
Former Wildwood Catholic High School basketball standout Anthony Raffa will continue his international career in Italy in October. Raffa has signed to play with the Virtus Roma team of the Italian Serie A2 League. Last year, Raffa played for a team in Qatar and averaged nearly 20 points per game. He was also part of…
Former Barnegat High School pitcher Jason Groome pitched in his first professional baseball game Monday in the Gulf Coast League. Groome went two scoreless innings with three strike-outs in a 6-3 victory by his Red Sox over Tampa Bay at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. The Red Sox organization says that Groome could soon…
Southern Regional and Penn State grad Frank Molinaro fell just short of victory in the bronze medal freestyle wrestling match at 65 kilograms at the olympics on Sunday. Molinaro, 27, lost to the reigning world champion Frank Chamizo of Italy 5-3 and nearly scored a match-tying takedown with seconds remaining in the match. Molinaro won…
Joe Maloy was the top American to finish the Olympic triathlon event on Thursday in Rio de Janiero. Maloy finished in 23rd place among the field of 55 triathletes, after starting the 1oK run portion of the race in 40th place. The race was won by Alistair Brownlee, who won his second consecutive gold medal…
1-2-3, that’s how the U.S. women finished in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles Wednesday night at the Olympics. Pleasantville grad Nia Ali finished in second place, winning the silver medal, behind Brianna Rollins, who won the first gold medal for the U.S. track and field team at this year’s games. Ali still holds the…
Pleasantville High School graduate Nia Ali advanced to the semifinal round in the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio on Tuesday. Ali won her heat in 12.76 seconds, to advance to the next round of races tonight at 7:45 p.m. The finals of Ali’s event are scheduled for 9:55 tonight.
The Philadelphia 76’ers will once again hold their training camp at Stockton University this fall. It was announced on Monday that the Sixers will hold practices from September 27-30 at Stockton, as they have for the past two years, but are not expected to open their workouts to the fans. The team cannot practice at…
Lower Cape May Regional alumni Matt Szczur used his speed to score the winning run on a wild pitch for the Cubs on Wednesday. The Cubs trailed the Miami Marlins 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth, when Szczur got a pinch-hit walk to load the bases and advanced to third base after a sacrifice…