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Federal drug agents launch surprise inspections of NFL teams following games

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Federal drug agents launch surprise inspections of NFL teams following games

By Sally Jenkins and Rick Maese November 16 at 7:13 PM  

Federal drug agents conducted surprise inspections of National Football League team medical staffs on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation into prescription drug abuse in the league. The inspections, which entailed bag searches and questioning of team doctors by Drug Enforcement Administration agents in cooperation with the Transportation Security Administration, were based on the suspicion that NFL teams dispense drugs illegally to keep players on the field in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, according to a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation.

The medical staffs were part of travel parties whose teams were playing at stadiums across the country. The law enforcement official said DEA agents inspected the medical staffs of multiple teams but would not specify which ones were inspected or where.

The San Francisco 49ers said they were inspected by federal agents following their game against the New York Giants in New Jersey but did not provide any details. “The San Francisco 49ers organization was asked to participate in a random inspection with representatives from the DEA Sunday night at MetLife Stadium,” team spokesman Bob Lange said in an e-mailed statement. “The 49ers medical staff complied and the team departed the stadium as scheduled.”

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Rutgers players soak in celebration, enjoy historic victory over Michigan

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Rutgers players soak in celebration, enjoy historic victory over Michigan

By Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on October 05, 2014 at 12:38 AM, updated October 05, 2014 at 12:52 AM

PISCATAWAY — Betim Bujari has been on the winning end of 33 games since arriving at Rutgers, but the fifth-year senior center has no trouble ranking Saturday night’s 26-24 triumph over Michigan.

“Best moment of my life tonight, just being out there on the field, first Big Ten win, having the student section run out and celebrate with us, can’t describe it,” Bujari said. “It’s electrifying.”

Rutgers’ second Big Ten affair was not unlike its first: a tradition-rich college football powerhouse, a raucous capacity crowd, a lead for much of the game.

And then, in the time it takes to read this sentence, Michigan had rallied from a 26-17 fourth-quarter deficit, threatening to take the lead as it set up for a long field goal in the waning minutes.

It had all the makings of the 13-10 gut-punch at the hands of Penn State three weeks ago until Kemoko Turay jumped high in the air to bat down a 56-yard field goal attempt, preserving a 26-24 triumph that figures to live for the ages.

“It’s something you remember forever,” Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova said after throwing for a career-high 404 yards and three touchdowns on 22-for-39 passing. “The reason why you play college football is for moments like that.”

When it was over, after the Scarlet Knights (5-1, 1-1) moved within one victory of bowl-eligibility with their first Big Ten win, thousands of black-clad fans stormed the field to soak in the celebration.

https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2014/10/rutgers_players_soak_in_celebration_enjoy_historic_victory_over_michigan.html

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Ridgewood High School Football delivers head coach his 200th Maroon win

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Ridgewood High School Football delivers head coach his 200th Maroon win

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY JIM MCCONVILLE
CORRESPONDENT
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

RIDGEWOOD — Taking the football field before the season-opening game against Passaic last Friday, Ridgewood High School head coach Chuck Johnson had no idea what to expect. With a team that had little varsity experience, there was a sense of the unknown.

Four quarters later, there was a different sense — one of joy. Not only did the Maroons take care of business, but they accomplished a piece of history in the process.

Their 53-6 trouncing of the Indians was surprising in the margin of victory, but it also marked the 200th win of Johnson’s Ridgewood tenure. In his 31st season at the helm, the coach is now 200-105-1 at RHS and 235-124-2 overall, including his six seasons as head coach at Bogota (1978-83).

“I would have been happy with a 28-0 or 35-7 win,” he said. “To do this was more than I expected. We came out without any injuries, too, which is wonderful.”

That means the Maroons (1-0) will be real close to full strength Saturday when they travel to Fair Lawn for a 1 p.m. kickoff. The Cutters (1-0) had a surprising win of their own last week, 22-0 over Clifton.

Ridgewood senior Mitch Campbell, who sat out last game with an injury, will be back at cornerback and running back. Sophomore Jack Kiernan is likely still a week away, and sophomore Alec Jacobson could also be back in a week.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/sports/high-school-sports/football/team-delivers-coach-his-200th-rhs-win-1.1091481#sthash.IfhJaxCA.dpuf

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Ridgewood H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame: 1913 football “Invincibles” to be honored

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Ridgewood H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame: 1913 football “Invincibles” to be honored

September 19, 2014    Last updated: Friday, September 19, 2014, 12:31 AM
The Ridgewood News

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of stories profiling the 2014 inductees into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

RIDGEWOOD — In the era of the “leatherhead” and the infancy of the forward pass, there were few football teams in New Jersey that could match the ability of the Ridgewood High School gridiron standouts of 1913.

Their story would become a legend amongst sports fans who followed the Maroons in those days and beyond. The newspapers called them “Ridgewood’s Invincibles,” and over the last century, their story had been lost but was brought to light again through coincidence. It surfaced after the 2013 Maroon football squad suffered the same fate — 100 years later, almost to the day — as the stalwarts who, in 1913, put on their pads and battled courageously for the honor of RHS.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/sports/high-school-sports/football/induction-for-invincibles-of-1913-1.1091621#sthash.UjLc37v3.dpuf

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Ridgewood residents catch World Cup fever

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“Thank you berry much. Baseball been berry, berry good to me. Thank you. God bless you. Gracias!”

Ridgewood residents catch World Cup fever

JULY 2, 2014    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014, 2:35 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG AND JODI WEINBERGER
STAFF WRITERS

America’s dream of winning the World Cup was dashed on Tuesday when the team was eliminated 2-1 by Belgium. With no goals on either side until overtime, tension remained high through the last 15-minute halves of the game, with the hope that U.S. could tie it up and go to a shootout.

Although the bars might not have the same feverish soccer crowds now that the U.S. is not in the competition, there’s still at least one place in Ridgewood where spirits remain high.

At Heidi’s Finest Bavarian Bakery last Thursday, the pastries, tortes, cakes, and buns went unattended with all eyes on the flat screen TV on the back wall at the East Ridgewood Avenue eatery.

This was much the scene throughout the village as fans, and those new to the soccer bandwagon, united for 90 minutes to cheer on the United States players competing on the fields of Brazil.

It was a long shot for the U.S. to win against Germany on June 26, but despite a 1-0 defeat, the team advanced when Portugal ousted Ghana in a concurrent game.

Heidi’s owners Agron and Edita Sadikaj perched on stools behind the glass cases of German goods, Edita holding their daughter, Lorena, and Agron bouncing the almost 2-year-old Liron on his lap, while the toddler played peek-a-boo with an adult-sized Deutschland cap in the colors of the German flag: black, red and yellow.

Asked about her thoughts on the German team’s strong reputation, Edita Sadikaj said the Germans “started very early.” Germany takes on France in the quarterfinals on July 4.

“I think to the U.S., it’s kind of a new sport. It’s not so popular. [In Germany] it’s like football in the U.S.A,” she said.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/soccer-kicks-patriotic-passion-into-gear-1.1044793#sthash.dGmXA9cA.dpuf

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Prices plummet for Super Bowl tickets

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Prices plummet for Super Bowl tickets
Updated: January 24, 2014, 6:35 PM ET
By Darren Rovell | ESPN.com

Two hungry fan bases and the wealth of the New York metropolitan area had some guessing that Super Bowl XLVIII would turn out to be the most expensive ticket in Super Bowl history.

However, judging from the reaction of the resale ticket market in the past 24 hours, it could turn out to be one of the least expensive.

On Friday, nine days before the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks meet at MetLife Stadium, the cheapest ticket to buy for the Super Bowl was $1,779 on NFL Ticket Exchange, the league’s official resale site. That’s $409 cheaper than it was on the site with this many days left last year and $809 cheaper than the year before.

Since the conference championship games ended, ticket prices have steadily plummeted. The get-in price on the NFL Ticket Exchange was $2,700 on Monday.

A sign of concern for brokers?

Julia Vander Ploeg, general manager of Ticketmaster’s resale business, which runs the NFL Ticket Exchange, said the number of tickets on the market has increased by 10 percent in the past 48 hours. And that’s before the NFL has even given the physical tickets to the majority of people the league is taking care of.

“What we have now is like a panicked stock market,” said James Kimmel, owner of Epic Seats, a ticket brokerage in Seattle. “The buyers have frozen, and the sellers are panicking.”

https://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10346582/2013-nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-ticket-prices-continue-plummet

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Ridgewood’s BIG GAME Celebration – January 26 to February 1

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Ridgewood’s BIG GAME Celebration – January 26 to February 1

Ridgewood’s Pre-Game Celebration

January 26-Februrary 2, 2014.

To help you celebrate

shopping and dining in Ridgewood

Super Sales:

Bookends – 20% off on all SPORTS books

Lucky Brand – 20% off regular price

Kate Spade – 10% discount-

(not to be combined with any other discount/Ridgewood only)

LaBottega – Super Bowl Specials

(check out the Nachos/sliders/Buffalo Chicken/

Sausage Peppers onions)

WATCH FOR THE UPDATES OF SPECIALS WITH SHOPS & RESTAURANTS

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Let the “fun” begin for everyone-

families, friends, something for all ages.

Here are the latest updates:

There will be four Huddle Zones:

Huddle Zone #1: Ridgewood Library

125 N. Maple Ave. 201-670-5600 x110

Football on the big screen-great movies

-Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:30pm 1/28/14-1/30/14

Sporty Story & Craft-Pigskin

Ages 4-7yrs – Tuesday, 1/28/14 4:00pm

Magic Cube presents – Trivia Mania

Saturday 2/1/14 – 2:00pm

all family fun!

Huddle Zone #2: YM/YW building

112 Oak Street – 201444-5600 x375

Sunday, 1/26/14 – 11:00am-3pm

“Tailgate- Taste-Off”, vote for the best snack.

Magician, music, football bloopers, raffle off two sign footballs, football giveaways, fun workouts

and much more.

*Huddle Zone #3: 54 E. Ridgewood Ave.

(old bank) Call 201-445-2600

www.experienceridgewood.com

Business District

Friday 1/31/14 – 4:00pm-10:00pm

Family Sport Arcade Games, Kids Corner arts & crafts,

Big Vault Treasure Hunt –

banks old safety deposit boxes filled with fun (for charity)

Declan Power Band 8-10pm and much more

Saturday 2/1/14 – 11:00am-4:00pm

*Chili Cook-off, Carlo’s Bakery, Sports Arcade Games,

Kid’s Corner Arts & Crafts

12Noonish

“Half Time Show”

RHS Maroons Men’s Chorus, RHS Marching Band, RHS Cheerleaders do a great show,

Huddle Zone #4: Graydon Park

Maple and Linwood Ave.

Saturday, 2/1/14, 4:00pmish-8:00pmish

“Come Alive Outside” winter activities include

Ice Skating, Snow Shoeing, Hiking,

15 Bonfires, Ice Sculptors, Music, Vendors

and much more fun!

Let’s bring the community to Ridgewood

to celebrate this once in a life time event.

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All week super sales!

We are planning for retailers and restaurants to take part in the

“Super Sales Week”

and

“Big Game” restaurant specials

call your local shop and/or restaurant

to find out what specials they are having during this week!

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Ridgewood offering a run-up to Super Bowl

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Ridgewood offering a run-up to Super Bowl
MONDAY JANUARY 20, 2014, 3:02 PM
BY  CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Ridgewood will celebrate the arrival of the Super Bowl with waterside bonfires, chili cook-offs, live music and discounts galore — family-fun events designed to attract out-of-town visitors.

Ridgewood’s Pre-Game Celebration will run for a week before the big game and was organized by the Chamber of Commerce with involvement from various other village organizations.

The village had initially been singled out as a destination for Super Bowl attendees by the game’s local host committee, but “frankly, things didn’t work out,” according to Mayor Paul Aronsohn.

Ridgewood remained determined to do something to commemorate the Feb. 2 game in East Rutherford.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/community/241179611_Ridgewood_offering_a_run-up_to_Super_Bowl.html#sthash.8w7nyCZy.dpuf

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Super Bowl? The big game’s economic impact will be smaller than advertised

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Super Bowl? The big game’s economic impact will be smaller than advertised

The New York Daily News recently ran an article with this assertion about the Super Bowl: “As many as 400,000 fans are expected to descend on the Meadowlands for the Super Bowl.”

Perhaps. But if they do, 320,000 of them will spend the evening standing around in the swamp. MetLife Stadium holds a mere 80,000.

This is typical of the hype surrounding the Super Bowl. Also typical is the claim that the big game will bring more than $500 million into the regional economy.

Not even close. That’s the conclusion of a study titled “Super Bowl or Super Hyperbole?”co-authored by economist Victor Matheson. The study runs for 32 data-packed pages, but the conclusion is simply stated: “The evidence indicates that at best the Super Bowl contributes approximately one-quarter of what the NFL promises.”

When I called Matheson at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, he told me the NFL typically overestimates the value of the game to the local economy. As for those 400,000 fans, for example, “that’s beyond the capacity of the local hotels to host,” he said. “Most estimates are that about 100,000 people come to a city for the Super Bowl.” (Mulshine/Star-Ledger)

https://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2014/01/super_bowl_the_big_games_econo.html