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After beating out Arlington, Texas in their pitch to FIFA, MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford won the right to host the 2026 World Cup final. Eight games will be played…
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SportsRutgers Alum Casey Murphy Heads to Olympics with U.S Women’s National Soccer Team
When the Olympic games begin next week in Paris, France it will be another seminal moment in the young career of Bridgewater’s very own Casey Murphy. Murphy grew up around…
Michael Cohen
SportsA Fantastic Weekend For The Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games
“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt” With this simple oath said by 2500 SONJ competitors on Friday night at TCNJ college,…
John Myatt
WMTRD.J. LeMahieu to Rehab for Patriots this Week
D.J. LeMahieu is coming to Somerset Yankees infielder D.J. LeMahieu will make a rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots, but it will happen with the Patriots on the road when…
Michael Cohen
WMTRAgustin Ramirez Powers Patriots to Season Opening Series Victory
Agustin Ramirez might be the next Yankees prospect to star in Somerset. The Yankees Double-A affiliate, Somerset Patriots kicked off the 2024 season on the winning note, taking two of…
Michael Cohen
Beasley NJInside the Stadium Series: NJ Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers
This past weekend, I attended the 2024 NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium! As a diehard New Jersey Devils fan, I have been waiting for this day since they announced…
WMTRRaul Dominguez Returns as Somerset Patriots Skipper
The New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, Somerset Patriots announced that Raul Dominguez will return for his second season at the helm of the Patriots from the top step of the…
Michael Cohen
WMTRTrio of Patriots Named to Eastern League All-Stars List
A trio of stars in the Yankees system have been named to the Double-A Eastern League All-Stars. Outfielder Jasson Dominguez, and pitcher’s Clayton Beeter and Richard Fitts received the honor…
Michael Cohen
WMTRGomez is First Ever Patriots Player to Go Directly to Majors
A bit of history was made Friday afternoon, as right handed pitcher Yoendrys Gomez has been called up to the New York Yankees after spending the entire season in Double-A…
Michael Cohen
WMTRSomerset Season Ends in Shutout by Rumble Ponies
There will be no defense of the League Championship after all. The Somerset Patriots fell to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2-0 in Game 2 of a best-of-three division series in…
Michael Cohen
WMTRPatriots Stumble In Playoff Opener To Binghamton, “Must Win” Thursday
The Somerset Patriots backs are to the proverbial wall following a 9-2 loss to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in Game One of the Double-A Eastern League Division Series. The defending…
Michael Cohen
WMTRDouble-A Subway Series Highlights Playoffs TONIGHT
Twenty-three years ago we had the Subway World Series between the Yankees and Mets, a series the Bronx Bombers won in five games. Now we get the the Double-A version…
Michael Cohen
WMTRCould Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll Get Rob Gronkowski Out Of Retirement?
Is future Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski planning a Big Blue comeback? Well, on Kay Adams’ Fan Duel program “Up and Adams” the former New England Patriots legend…
Michael Cohen
