St. Margaret’s 5th Graders Top Hope; 8th Grade Hornets Win
Area Youth Dust Off Soccer Spikes
      St. Margaret’s fifth grade soccer team opened its season with a 1-0 victory over their closest rival, Our Lady of Hope, it was reported.
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Start/Sit Week Two
     Here are your money plays with a few duds sprinkled in for Week Two. Start Brett Favre (QB-MIN): The old man’s going to party like it’s 1999 versus a helpless Detroit defense.
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Hamlin Finally Wins On Home Turf As Busch Falls 8 Points Short Of Chase
      Virginia native Denny Hamlin finally got a win at Richmond, where he had come so close, several times before. He dominated Saturday’s Rock & Roll 400, finishing nearly two-seconds ahead of Kurt Busch.
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Citi Streaker Jailed For Monkey Business
Barred From Mets’ Events For Life
      A Queens man who disrupted a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves this past May by jumping onto the field naked except for a stuffed monkey strategically clad around his waist has pleaded guilty to interfering with a professional sporting event.
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He Hugged & Kissed His Tennis Idol: QDA
Briarwood Man Surprised Nadal At U.S. Open
      A Briarwood resident who ran out onto the tennis court at the Arthur Ashe Stadium last Monday, Sept. 8 and hugged tennis player Rafael Nadal following his U.S. Open’s Men’s Singles match against Gael Monfils has been charged with criminal trespass and interfering with a professional sporting event.
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When Garity Knights Ruled At Oval And Glendale’s Rizzuto Was A Rook
     Who remembers the Garity Knights? Recently, Don Graham from Bethlehem, Pa. checked in with an e mail and a team photo. Don writes: “With fall fast approaching and football season right around the cor ner, I wanted to share a photo taken by my brother Bob Graham. This photo of the Garity Knights junior team was taken on Dec. 5, 1965.
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Gottschee Sides Find Solid Form In Early Fall Matches
Club Notches Wins As Season Gets Underway
      With the full season not quite underway, just a few Blau Weiss teams saw action this past weekend. The U11 Celtic Boys played in two MAAP’s premier games in the U12 division and won both handily. The opener was against Lehigh Val ley and they fell 3 1. Next up was Freehold and Gottschee shut them down and out 4 0.
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Notre Dame Captain Recalls Fireman Dad’s 9/11 Service
Serves As Inspiration On The Field
by Tom Coyne
      (AP) The tattoo Notre Dame center Eric Olsen had inked on his left arm over the summer features the New York skyline of nearly a decade ago, with the World Trade Center’s twin towers soaring above the clouds.
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