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A legislative mandate to educate student athletes about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs will bolster New Jersey’s school steroid testing initiative.

Posted Friday, October 03, 2008 4:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Interscholastic Athletics, Education and Schools, New Jersey

Sports | Harrison: New Soccer Stadium Under Way in Harrison

After eight years and many delays, the first pieces of steel for Red Bull Park went into the ground last month.

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 9:36 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Stadiums and Arenas, New Jersey, Area Planning and Renewal, Building (Construction)

Sports of The Times: Challenge to the Tour: Two Shots to Hit the Flagpole

Many of history’s best golfers have slashed divots out of the Ridgewood Country Club’s fairways. But the most memorable shot at the club did not occur on the course.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Golf, PGA Tour Inc, New Jersey, Nelson, Byron

Recreation: Endless Summer, Indeed

A quarter to a half of the surfers in New Jersey may be middle-age or older, according to people who follow the sport.

Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 7:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Surfing, New Jersey, Aged

Cheering Section: An Endless Summer Searching for the Perfect Spike

Ray D’Errico, an account executive for a retail brokerage in Upper Saddle River, N.J., spends most of his summer vacations at beach volleyball stops around the country.

Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: New Jersey, Travel and Vacations, Volleyball

Chasing the Golden Dream

The dream may be almost 7,000 miles away, but to a couple of dozen athletes from the New York City suburbs who hope to compete at the Olympic Games in Beijing, it could not be closer.

Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 12:15 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Connecticut, New Jersey, Suburbs, Long Island (NY)

Fast Cars, Full Tanks

At small racetracks around the country, high fuel prices are putting drivers and their teams in a pinch.

Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 9:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: National Assn of Stock Car Auto Racing, Automobile Racing, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Automobiles, New Jersey, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline

Answers for Any Question, on Any Rule, Any Time

If you have a question about the rules of golf, the United States Golf Association has the answer.

Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Golf, New Jersey, United States Golf Assn

At a New Barclays Venue, Hoping for More Exposure

The PGA Tour event is moving from the Westchester Country Club, where it has been since its inception in 1967, to Ridgewood, N.J.

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Golf, PGA Championship, New Jersey, Barclays Plc|BCS|NYSE, Ridgewood, NJ

Nets 112, Bobcats 108, O.T.: Nets Are Moving, but Their Direction Remains Unclear

The Nets finished their home schedule on Tuesday with an overtime victory against the Charlotte Bobcats, but they will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2001.

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, New Jersey Nets, Kidd, Jason, New Jersey, Trades (Sports)

Coach in New Jersey Cannot Pray With Players

A federal appeals court ruled that a public school district did not violate the constitutional rights of a football coach by banning staff from participating in student prayers.

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Football, Education and Schools, New Jersey, East Brunswick High School, Prayers and Prayer Books

Needing Room to Grow, Jets Build Dream Home

The Jets spared no expense in designing their swank new practice facility under construction in Florham Park, N.J. The address: 1 Jets Drive.

Posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Football, New York Jets, Buildings (Structures), New Jersey