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• Kearny and Harrison soccer teams, already aiming for championships, think a rematch would be terrific
Ten months removed from the inaugural Hudson County Tournament championship game played between soccer rivals Harrison and Kearny, the prospect of a thrilling rematch looms large as the two West Hudson powers prepare for the 2010 campaign.

• Stevens Ducks open another soccer season by defeating NYU
HOBOKEN - The ball fell right in front of Stevens' Nolan Sandberg as he was making a sprint toward the goal. Once he saw the ball, he tried to push NYU's attackers away from him, and grazed the ball with his right foot just enough to put it into flight, then stood for a second as he watched the ball sink into the back of the net in the 92nd minute for the game-winning goal in Stevens' season opener.

• Two young powerlifters from North Bergen find winning medals is more fun than video games
NORTH BERGEN - Three years ago, Miguel Santana and Damian Velez never thought that they would be lifting weights let alone winning medals and deadlifting over 400 pounds in the AAU Junior Olympics this summer.

• Bayonne Mermaid & Starfish Swim Team honors 43 members with awards at banquet
The Bayonne Mermaid & Starfish Swim Team, along with coaches, family, friends and Mayor Mark Smith, recently held its annual awards banquet at the Polish American Home.

• Biographer will pull no punches tonight at library in recounting Jersey City boxing legend Frankie DePaula's life story and mysterious death
For 40 years, the death of a Jersey City boxing legend has remained a mystery - perhaps until now.

• Mets fall
THE STAR-LEDGER

• Yankees pound A's
THE STAR-LEDGER

• Clemens, in court, tells judge: 'Not guilty'
WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: "Not guilty, your honor."

• Giants sense need to improve
EAST RUTHERFORD - For the past two preseason games, the New York Giants have looked very much like the team that embarrassed the organization at the end of last year, and that is causing some concern.

• Friars honor top campers
Kenneth Jones and LaMont Peeples won MVP awards in the College and NBA divisions, respectively, at the St. Anthony's Basketball camps at the Golden Door Charter School gym in Jersey City.

• Navigators, the Jersey City-based group of teen-age wheelchair athletes, travels world picking up medals in track and field events
Raymond Martin and Wesley Cuevas pushed themselves out of their wheelchairs, and eased their way into the cushioned seats of their respective race wheelchairs. They tucked their delicate legs under, placing their feet through a pouch under the seat, where they were strapped in for security.

• New faces on NJCU team include two Kearny friends
Kearny's Ashley Latushko and Missy Scarpa have been playing volleyball together long enough to know each others' strengths and weaknesses on the court.

• Kuchar wins on first playoff hole
PARAMUS - Matt Kuchar's fortunes took quite a turn yesterday, and so did his golf ball.

• Nova delivers again for Yanks
THE STAR-LEDGER

• Hudson hit with cricket fever, thanks to first tournament
SECAUCUS - Has cricket madness swept over Hudson County?

• Dickey lifts Mets
THE STAR-LEDGER

• Henry scores first as Red Bulls roll
THE STAR-LEDGER

• Jets release WR Coles
NEW YORK - Laveranues Coles' third tour with the Jets ended before it really got started. Now, the popular wide receiver's career could be over.

• 'It's a pure love of the game'
Vinny Ascolese has been patrolling sidelines in Hudson County for 49 years, and all this time his motivation has been the same: it's about helping kids grow into men.

• Woods struggles during second round
PARAMUS - Jason Day can't get a straight answer from doctors on the mysterious health issues sapping away at his energy. He at least knows exactly where he stands after two rounds of The Barclays.

• Girardi: Focus is on Yanks, not Cubs
CHICAGO - Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he has a number in mind, and it's not 1908.

• Sanchez, Jets offense struggle in loss to Redskins
EAST RUTHERFORD - Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets' offense sputtered again.

• Nationals' Strasburg vows strong return
WASHINGTON - Stephen Strasburg had to get through a few hours of anger, confusion and certainly a few more volatile emotions before he was ready to accept the sobering news expressed in three disheartening words.

• City wants to name street in honor of
St. Anthony's Hurley

• From champ to head coach
Former Giant now leads Hudson Catholic Hawks

• Marshall pens book
Hudson Catholic head football coach Leonard Marshall has a book coming out Sept. 1 titled "When the Cheering Stops." He authored the book with CBSSports.com writer William Bendetson. The book, which includes a foreward by former Giants and Jets coach Bill Parcells, chronicles the 1990 Super Bowl season for the Giants. It is being distributed by Triumph Books. The book can be found online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

• Peahens kick off season tonight
The soccer season is set to begin at St. Peter's College.

• Best round of year for Woods
PARAMUS - Yes, that really was Tiger Woods' name atop the leaderboard.

• Reyes hurt in Mets' loss to Marlins
THE STAR-LEDGER

• TOUCHING ALL BASES
JERSEY NATURAL'S TRAVEL TEAM

• NJCU's men's soccer team welcomes new players
A new era is taking shape for NJCU's men's soccer team.

• Manning expects to play
EAST RUTHERFORD - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has a new helmet and is ready to play.

• Formery Heavy Weight Champion Mike Tyson plays ball with Jersey City PAL youth
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson traded in his gloves for a dodgeball as he brought smiles to Jersey City children Tuesday morning.

• Furyk oversleeps, is disqualified
PARAMUS - Jim Furyk picked a bad time to sleep in.

• Hughes logs shortest outing of season
THE STAR-LEDGER

• TOUCHING ALL BASES
JERSEY NATURAL'S TRAVEL TEAM

• For NJCU soccer coach, it's more than just a sport, it's about family
Robert Bielan Jr., a Bayonne resident and firefighter who graduated from New Jersey City University in 1995, has always had a strong admiration for the university and community he calls home. When he was a student athlete at the college, he helped his old soccer coach start a women's soccer program before graduating.

• Lofty goals for Ducks
The Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team will enter the 2010 season with much of the same expectations its had for the past decade: to earn the right to compete with the nation's best come November. Under the tutelage of head coach Jeff Parker, the Ducks rebounded from a rough start to last year's campaign, winning six of their final nine matches - including their final three Empire 8 matchups - to finish 5-3 in league play en route to the team's ninth-consecutive postseason appearance.

• New deal makes Jets' Mangold highest-paid center
FLORHAM PARK - Nick Mangold got the big deal he was looking for and a new label that might make Darrelle Revis envious.

• Castillo's single leads to Mets victory
THE STAR-LEDGER

• Giants try Bulluck at OLB
EAST RUTHERFORD - Keith Bulluck may not play middle linebacker for the New York Giants after all.

• Yanks send Vazquez to pen
TORONTO - The New York Yankees are moving Javier Vazquez to the bullpen and will let rookie Ivan Nova start in his place this weekend.

• GLASS STRIKES GOLD
He's coming home with a piece of gold.

• Helmet's still not on, but Eli says he'll play against Ravens
EAST RUTHERFORD - Eli Manning got under the center and everything looked normal, for the most part.

• Jets' Mangold ready to $core
FLORHAM PARK - The anchor of the New York Jets' offensive line is about to get a big payday.

• Stevens women's volleyball squad sets sights on national quarterfinals
Fresh off a 2009 season in which it posted a 26-10 record, the Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team enters the 2010 campaign with its sights on its seventh straight Empire 8 title and NCAA Division III Tournament berth.

• In Singapore games, Najee Glass of St. Peter's Prep is off and running
By MICHAEL COHEN%%endby%%%%bodybegin%% St. Peter's Prep track star Najee Glass has advanced to the youth finals of the boys 400-meter relay at the Singapore Youth Games.

• Bayonne powerlifter makes comeback after injury
Last November, 30-year-old Bayonne native Kevin DiGiorgio was attempting a 640-pound squat in an International Powerlifting Association competition in York, Pa. As he bent down - with the pressure of the weight on the top of his back - DiGiorgio felt a pop.

• Former Pro Bowler enters mix on Giants' offensive line
ALBANY, N.Y. - Two-time Pro Bowl guard Shawn Andrews is giving football one last shot and it's going to be with the New York Giants.

• No. 1-ranked Williams pulls out of US Open
Serena Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open yesterday, saying she still is recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot.