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Newark, N.J. (Thursday, July 3, 2008) - The New Jersey Ironmen head into the heated months of summer with a full slate of summer camps throughout the region, and the schedule got underway last week in a very fitting location. In their first camp in team history, Ironmen goalkeeper Tony Meola returned to his hometown of Kearny to headline a week-long camp at his high school alma mater.

"It's always great to return to my hometown," Meola commented. "The people of Kearny have always supported me throughout my entire life and playing career, and I will always have a strong bond to this community."
Alongside Meola, key organizers of the week-long camp were Kearny High School Head Coach Billy Garka, Ironmen Goalkeeper Coach Sal Rosamilia and 2008 College Draft selection of the New Jersey Ironmen, Matt Sleece. Meola and Rosamilia both received All-State accolades while playing for the Kardinals in high school.

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Newark, N.J. (Tuesday, May 20, 2008) - New Jersey Ironmen public address announcer, Ed Kalegi, has been selected to perform vocal roles in two movies set to debut later this year. Kalegi will provide his voice in the upcoming baseball motion picture Sugar and the animated film The Champion.

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Newark, N.J. (Tuesday, April 29, 2008) - The Newark Public Schools System will be holding their 12th Annual Principal for a Day Program this Friday, May 2, and the New Jersey Ironmen are pleased to announce that goalkeeper Tony Meola will be the honorary principal at Rafael Hernandez School. The event serves as a day in which business, civic and community leaders actively participate in the day-to-day activities of a school principal while interacting with students and teachers.
"I am excited to take part in this event," Meola stated. "It is always nice to be able to participate in events that involve the youth of the local community."

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First Round
1. Miami - Jake Long, OT Michigan
2. St. Louis - Chris Long, DE Virginia
3. Atlanta - Matt Ryan, QB Boston College
4. Oakland - Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas
5. Kansas City - Glen Dorsey, DT LSU
6. NY Jets - Vernon Gholston, DE Ohio State
7. New Orleans (From 49ers through Patriots)- Sedrick Ellis, DT USC
8. Jacksonville (From Ravens)- Derrick Harvey, DE Florida
9. Cincinnati - Keith Rivers, LB USC
10. New England (From Saints)- Jerod Mayo, LB Tennessee
11. Buffalo - Leotis McKelvin, CB Troy
12. Denver - Ryan Clady, OT Boise State
13. Carolina - Jonathan Stewart, RB Oregon
14. Chicago - Chris Williams, OT Vanderbilt
15. Kansas City (From Lions)- Branden Albert, G Virginia
16. Arizona - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB Tennessee State
17. Detroit (From Vikings through Chiefs)- Gosder Cherilus, OT Boston College
18. Baltimore (From Texans)- Joe Flacco, QB Delaware
19. Carolina (From Eagles)- Jeff Otah, OT Pittsburgh
20. Tampa Bay - Aqib Talib, CB Kansas
21. Atlanta (From Redskins)- Sam Baker, OT USC
22. Dallas (From Browns)- Felix Jones, RB Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh - Rashard Mendenhall, RB Illinois
24. Tennessee - Chris Johnson, RB East Carolina
25. Dallas (From Seahawks)- Mike Jenkins, CB South Florida
26. Houston (From Jaguars through Ravens)- Duane Brown, OT Virginia Tech
27. San Diego - Antoine Cason, CB Arizona
28. Seattle (From Cowboys)- Lawrence Jackson, DE USC
29. San Francisco (From Colts)- Kentwan Balmer, DT North Carolina
30. NY Jets (From Packers)- Dustin Keller, TE Purdue
31. NY Giants - Kenny Phillips, S Miami (FL)

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Baltimore, Md. (Thursday, April 10, 2008)- The New Jersey Ironmen hit the road today for 1st Mariner Arena to play their first-ever postseason game, a quarterfinal match-up against the Baltimore Blast. Despite scoring the first goal of the contest, New Jersey would come out on the wrong end of a 22-10 decision. The series now heads to Prudential Center this Saturday when the Ironmen play host to the Blast at 7:00 p.m.

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By: Christopher Roche

Whether it is Arturo Gatti, Bobby Czyz or the 2007 Giants, the state of New Jersey is used to being the underdog.

Well, this year we pulled off the impossible. The New York Football Giants (who play in NJ) upset the New England Patriots by a final score of 17-14 in Super Bowl 42.

Bill Belichick (Defensive Coordinator) and Tom Coughlin (Wide-Receivers) were both coaches on the 1990-91 Super Bowl winning Giants, but when Bill Parcells resigned so late in the year, it was too late for the Giants to retain one of those greats as head coach. Belichick went to the Browns, and Coughlin went to Boston College. The Giants were set back at least five years because of the Tuna's actions.

Fortunately, Coughlin eventually came back.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 27, 2008)- The New Jersey Ironmen (10-6) hit the road for Philadelphia today, looking for a key victory against the defending MISL champion KiXX. The stars would not align in favor of New Jersey, and the club dropped a 17-13 defeat. The match up was the second of a two-game weekend for the Ironmen who came up short in a tight 14-10 loss to La Raza de Monterrey Friday night at Prudential Center.

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By: Danny Serratelli

Danny Serratelli, Uncle Manny, Anthony Catanzo, Paulie and Umberto Malignaggi, Samantha, Mike Nicosia

Despite the fact that The New Jersey Ironmen (10-6) were upset by La Raza de Monterrey, and lost 17-12 loss (6-10), the fans at the Prudential Arena were treated to an exciting game and definately got their money's worth. The Brick City fans welcomed special guest and honorary captain IBF Junior Welterweight Champion, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi to Newark.

Malignaggi gladly made the trip over to the Brick City with promoter Lou DiBella and his team from Brooklyn to serve as honary captain and to kick out the ceremonial first kick to Ironmen goalkeeper, another local guy who is almost legendary, Kearny New Jersey's Tony Meola. Malignaggi, a huge soccer enthusiast, recently spent a week in Italy training with A.C. Milan in preparation for his most recent title defense in which he won an exciting unanimous decision over Herman Ngoudjo.

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NEWARK, NJ-The New Jersey Ironmen (10-6) fell short in the final contest of a four-game home stand at Prudential Center, dropping a 17-12 loss to La Raza de Monterrey (6-10). Kicking out the ceremonial first kick as the Ironmen honorary captain was IBF World Junior Welterweight Champion, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi. (More info about Malignaggi's appearance coming soon to Brickcityboxing.com)

Brazilian forward Tiguinho opened the scoring at 8:00 of the first stanza when he finished off a Dizzy Antoniuk assist, giving the Ironmen a 2-0 advantage. A Mauricio Salles to Lazo Alavanja goal extended the New Jersey lead to 4-0 at 10:22, and Salles then netted a score of his own at 12:47 to make it a six point advantage. Rutgers-New Brunswick graduate Donny Gray registered the assist.

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WESTPORT, Conn. (Thursday, January 24, 2008) - The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that the 2008 MISL College Draft will be held via teleconference on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. EST. The Draft will consist of one (1) Territorial Round and four (4) Numerical Rounds. The order of selection was based on each team's win-loss percentage from their last completed regular season (2006-07), plus their win-loss percentage through games of Sunday, January 20, 2008. The draft order is as follows:

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By: Christopher Roche

The New York Football Giants have conquered the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. The Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers for their tenth straight road win, and they will meet the New England Patriots for the Super Bowl Title in Glendale, Arizona.

The Giants pulled out the win in overtime 23-20, off of a Lawrence Tynes 47 yard field goal. Eli Manning played great tonight, in the subzero temperatures, as he went 21-40 for 254 yards. He also suffered several drops, as the football was rock hard.

Brickcityboxing.com congratulates Eli Manning, Tom Coughlin and the New York Football Giants!

By: Christopher Roche

ESPN.com is declaring that there is a "new sherriff in town" as Eli Manning has led the New York Football Giants to the NFC Championship game. Eli was 12-18, 2 TD's, and he made several clutch throws, especially in the final minute of the first half, when the Giants scored a touchdown with seconds remaining.

After going into Dallas and stopping the Cowboys, Manning and the Giants will now travel to the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field in Green Bay to face the Packers.

To read the ESPN.com recap, click here.

By: Christopher Roche

The final NFL week in New York brought two NFL storylines: 1) “Giants’ Fans are Selling Their Tickets for the Regular Season Finale” and 2) “Should the Giants rest their starters because they cannot improve their playoff position?” Despite the Giants playing the undefeated Patriots, the game lacks any urgency beyond the symbolic.

Those two storylines exemplify a huge credibility problem for the League’s regular season, and most of this week’s games are completely meaningless. Unless your rooting interest lies in New Orleans, Cleveland, Tennessee or Washington D.C., week 16 feels like the last week of the preseason.

College Football’s Bowl Subdivision (Division 1) is the only major sport where every single contest has potential life or death meaning, and regular season victories are the gold standard. While this season has been wild, the importance of maintaining the Bowl system is evident, because under the current system, every game is must win, and losing one or two games clouds a team’s destiny and could prove fatal to title hopes.

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From Giants.com newsletter

GAME INFO
Date: October 7, 2007
Kickoff: 1:00 PM (EST)
Site: Giants Stadium
Surface: Field Turf
TV
CBS (Channel 2 in New York)
Play-by-Play: Dick Enberg
Color Commentator: Randy Cross

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From Giants.com Newsletter

Giants (1-2) vs. Eagles (1-2)

SERIES HISTORY - The Giants are 76-66-2 in the regular season series against Philadelphia, which began in 1933, and 2-1 in the postseason series. Last year the two teams split their regular season series for just the third time in 22 years. The Giants won, 30-24 in overtime, in Philadelphia on Sept. 17. Three months later, on Dec. 17, the Eagles picked up a 36-22 victory in Giants Stadium. It was the first time since 1983 that the visiting team won both games in the series. The two teams met up in the first round of the 2006 playoffs in Philadelphia where the Eagles won, 23-20. The Giants are 14-17 against the Eagles in Giants Stadium.

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COORS 4:53 to Happy Hour

Come join Giants Former Player, Joe Morris, and Coors Light at The Waiting Room in Rahway, NJ on October 5th to celebrate 4:53 to Happy Hour. Giants Fans will be able to meet Joe Morris and party with cold, refreshing Coors Lights. The party begins at 6pm.

NEWARK, NJ – September 23, 2007 – Centerfielder Keith Reed hit a walk-off single to give the Newark Bears a 5-4 victory over the Somerset Patriots in Game 3 of the Atlantic League Championship Series on Sunday night at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The win gives the Bears a 2-1 series lead and a chance to clinch their second championship in franchise history on Monday night.

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NEWARK, NJ– The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball announced its post-season awards today with General Manager of the Year going to the Newark Bears’ John Brandt and the Bears’ Victor Rodriguez being voted co-Player of the Year, sharing the honor with Jesse Hoorelbeke of the Bridgeport Bluefish. The Bears also had four players, the most in franchise history, voted to the Atlantic League All-Star team and Corey Smith was selected as the Player of the Month for September.

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NEWARK, NJ-The North Division Champion Newark Bears will take on the South Division Champion Somerset Patriots in the best-of-five Atlantic League Championship Series. The Patriots will host the first two games at Commerce Bank Ballpark beginning on Friday night before the series shifts to Newark for Game Three and, if necessary, Games Four and Five. All five games in the series will begin at 7:05 PM.

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Information from Giants.com newsletter

SERIES HISTORY - The Giants have played the Redskins every year since 1932 and lead the regular season series, 84-60-4. The postseason series is tied, 1-1. The Giants have faced the Redskins 150 times, making this their most frequentlycontested rivalry. Last season the Giants swept Washington for the first time since 2002, earning a 19-3 victory in Giants Stadium on Oct. 8 and a 34-28 win in the season finale in FedEx Field on Dec. 30. It was the 27th time the Giants have swept the season series. The Giants are 4-5-1 against the Redskins in FedEx Field.

GAME INFO
Date: September 23, 2007
Kickoff: 4:15 PM (EST)
Site: FedEx Field
Surface: Natural Grass

TV
FOX (Channel 5 in New York)
Play-by-Play: Joe Buck
Color Commentator: Troy Aikman
Sideline Reporter: Pam Oliver

RADIO
WXRX (92.3FM) will air the pre game show starting at 2:15p.m. At 4:00 p.m. the broadcast with switch to WFAN
(660AM) where the game will be carried live. Chris Carlin and Dave Jennings will handle the pre and post game programming.
Bob Papa will be calling the game with Dick Lynch and Carl Banks providing color commentary. Lynchs 39 years broad-casting for the Giants is a franchise record while Carl Banks moves from the TV to the radio broadcastbooth. Howard Cross will be the sideline reporter.
Fans throughout the Northeast can follow the call of the game on the following stations:

New York: WPYX-FM (106.5) Albany, WIZR-AM (930) Johnstown,
WAAL-FM (99.1) Binghamton, WIRY-AM (1340) Plattsburgh,
WAUB (1590) Auburn.
Pennsylvania: WEEX-AM (1230) Easton/Stroudsburg

NEWARK, NJ– The inaugural season of the New Jersey Ironmen officially began today when the club opened the first day of preseason training camp. The Ironmen will play their first Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) regular season contest on October 26th when they head south to face the expansion Orlando Sharks.

“We will open camp with 30 players, and we will pick the final 20-man roster on October 19th,” Ironmen Vice President of Soccer Operations and Head Coach Omid Namazi stated.

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