Sports - Shore Local Newsmagazine

Eagles encouraged by draft picks

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Sports

By David Weinberg For the 50th consecutive year or so, the Eagles were thrilled with their acquisitions during last week’s NFL Draft. Just as their predecessors did in the previous decades, general manager Howie Roseman, coach Nick Sirianni and the various assistant...

Cam Jurgens and Brent Celek to Highlight Sports Memorabilia Show

by Julia Train | Apr 22, 2025 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey, Sports

Two Super Bowl champions with the Philadelphia Eagles — Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and former tight end Brent Celek — will be part of the seventh annual Sports Memorabilia Show on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, at the Ocean City Music Pier. They will greet...

Ennis, A.C. deliver knockout

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Sports

By David Weinberg Big-time boxing returned to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Saturday night for the first time in 11 years. It was worth the wait. A roaring crowd of approximately 8,000 watched Philadelphia welterweight Jaron Ennis deliver a spectacular performance that...

Cam Jurgens and Brent Celek to highlight Sports Memorabilia Show

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Sports, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, Ocean City, Ocean City, South Jersey, Wahoo

Two Super Bowl champions with the Philadelphia Eagles — Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and former tight end Brent Celek — will be part of the seventh annual Sports Memorabilia Show on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, at the Ocean City Music Pier. They will greet...

Big-time boxing returns to A.C. Saturday

by Michael | Apr 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Sports

By David Weinberg The drought is finally over. Big-time boxing finally makes its return to the main arena of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Saturday night when undefeated welterweight world champions Jaron “Boots” Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) and Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs)...

The magic of baseball

by Michael | Apr 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, Sports

By David Weinberg Throughout a sportswriting career that has spanned 40-plus years, I’ve had the good fortune to witness hundreds, if not thousands, of games and events in venues across the country. I’ve been to Bowls (Rose), Coliseums (L.A., Oakland), Domes (Georgia,...