Rutgers Scarlet Knights (basketball)
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - APRIL 23: Eddie Jordan, the former Rutgers star, is introduced as the school's head men's basketball coach on April 23, 2013 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Jordan, who starred in the 1970s with Rutgers and made it to the Final Four in 1976, replaces Mike Rice who was fired after a video surfaced showing him physically and verbally abusing his players during practice.
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With the addition of two new programs to the Big Ten Conference and with a new divisional alignment, we embark on a new era of Nebraska football ... Accommodating the changes for the 2014 schedule was challenging for the Conference and for the member schools. Nebraska once again will host seven home games, which will include first-time visitors to Lincoln, Purdue and Rutgers. We are excited for this upcoming season and for the 2014 slate.
Rutgers sought Eddie for the head coach position as a target-of-opportunity hire based on his remarkable public careerMore quotes »
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Rutgers scandal grows as FBI investigates possible extortion, source says
FBI is investigating whether a former Rutgers basketball employee tried to extort the university before he made videos that showed former coach Mike Rice shoving and kicking players and berating them with gay slurs.A person familiar with the situation told Read more »
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AP source: Tim Pernetti out as Rutgers AD
BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A person familiar with the decision says Tim Pernetti is out as Rutgers athletic director.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made yet. The school will hold a press conference on campus Read more »
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Mike Rice fired from Rutgers after abuse video goes public
has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice.The videotape, broadcast Tuesday on ESPN , has prompted scores of outraged social media Read more »
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Jersey City's School 24 deals with tragedy of 12-year-old schoolmate's killing
The reality of death intruded on the lives of School 24 parents and students yesterday in Jersey City. It was the students’ first day back at the Virginia Avenue school since one of their own 12-year-old Gywan Levine Jr. was killed Friday night on Rutger from NJ.com Read more »
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Ex-Rutgers coach Rice gets treatment
Mike Rice, the disgraced men’s basketball coach who was fired from Rutgers last month, has been attending counseling for the past two weeks at John Lucas’ Wellness and Aftercare Program in Texas, according to ESPN. Rice, who was fired after videos of him from New York Post Read more »
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Former Rutgers star Epiphanny Prince signs extension with Chicago Sky
Your weather is now set to . You can change this setting at any time. Your weather is now set to . You can change this setting at any time. High-scoring Chicago Sky guard and ex-Rutgers star Epiphanny Prince (blue) plays defense against Liberty guard Cap from NJ.com Read more »
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Eddie Jordan's hiring at Rutgers sheds light on lack of minority hires in Division 1 men's basketball
Almost four weeks ago, Eddie Jordan was welcomed home to Rutgers. Inside of the building where he made his name, his career and eventually the place where he "always wanted to coach," Jordan became the Scarlet Knights' new head coach. It was a ceremony f from NJ.com Read more »
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12-year-old boy killed, father wounded in Jersey City shooting: authorities
Authorities said the boy, 12, was killed after he was shot on Rutgers Avenue last night. Google Maps A 12-year-old boy was killed last night after he and his father were shot on Rutgers Avenue in Jersey City, authorities said this morning. The boy, Gywan from NJ.com Read more »
