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Greek Turmoil Causes More Losses on Wall Street

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:38:18 +0000

More turmoil in Greece caused fallout across the financial markets.

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The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the fourth day in a row. Oil closed at its lowest level since November. The euro fell to a four-month low. And the price of gold hit the lowest level since December.

As investors fled to safer U.S. government bonds, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note hit its lowest this year.

New elections were called in Greece for June 17 after coalition talks to form a government fell apart.

The Dow closed down 33 points at 12,598. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was down six at 1,325. The Nasdaq composite fell 20 to 2,874.

Volume was slightly above average at 4.2 billion shares. Declining stocks outpaced advancers 2-to-1.

Phillies Back at .500 with Win Over Cubs

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:32:07 +0000

Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies used Hector Luna’s first career grand slam to pull away for a 9-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

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Kyle Kendrick pitched six sparkling innings in his first start in 12 days as Philadelphia returned to .500 for the first time since it beat Atlanta 4-0 on May 3. He also singled and scored the tying run in the fifth.

Hunter Pence opened the eighth with a long fly ball off Shawn Camp (2-2) that left fielder Alfonso Soriano caught on the warning track, delighting the Wrigley Field crowd of 38,678. But Ruiz followed with a bit longer drive that reached the bleachers in left for his seventh homer.

RFK Jr's Estranged Wife Found Dead in NY

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:25:56 +0000

An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife has been found dead in New York.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mary Kennedy (Brian Snyder, Getty Images)

Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died on Wednesday. He says he doesn’t know the cause of her death.

Police confirm a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s property in Bedford, north of New York City.

Lawrence had represented Mary Kennedy in a drunken-driving case.

Robert Kennedy Jr. is a prominent environmental lawyer. He’s the son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, both assassinated in the 1960s. Mary Kennedy was his second wife. They had four children.

Yankees Get Blasted By Blue Jays

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:14:41 +0000

Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night.

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Jose Bautista and Kelly Johnson added solo home runs as the Blue Jays tagged Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda for seven runs, matching a career-high.

Blue Jays right-hander Kyle Drabek (3-4) snapped a four-start losing streak, scattering three hits over seven innings to win for the first time since April 15 against Baltimore. He walked four and struck out five.

Arencibia had three hits and scored twice, helping Toronto snap a three-game losing streak and giving the Blue Jays their seventh win in their past 11 home games against the Yankees.

Kuroda (3-5) allowed eight hits and a season-high three homers in five-plus innings. He walked two and struck out six.

Mets Lose to Reds as NJ-Native Frazier Homers Twice

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:08:45 +0000

Todd Frazier homered twice, Brandon Phillips hit a tying single off Jon Rauch in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-3 Wednesday night.

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Pinch-hitter Jay Bruce drove in the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly one out after the Reds put together three straight hits off Rauch (3-2), ending with Phillips’ single. Rauch retired Chris Heisey on a popup before left-hander Tim Byrdak came on to face the lefty-hitting Bruce. After that, D.J. Carrasco came on and gave up Frazier’s second homer on his first pitch.

Jose Arredondo (3-1) pitched a perfect inning of relief for the Reds. Mike Leake struck out a season-high five in six innings.

Sixers Fall to Celtics; Now Trail Series 2-1

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:01:47 +0000

Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Whistled for a costly illegal pick late in a Game 2 loss, Garnett crushed the Sixers early and never let them think about a fourth-quarter rally.

Garnett scored 13 of Boston’s 32 points in the second quarter and the Celtics became the first team to win by double digits. Game 1 and Game 2 were each decided by one point.

Rajon Rondo had 23 points and 14 assists. Paul Pierce, playing with a banged-up knee, had 24 points and 12 rebounds.

Game 4 is Friday in Philadelphia.

Devils Edge Rangers in Game 2 to Even Series

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:55:10 +0000

David Clarkson’s deflected goal 2:31 into the third period snapped a tie and lifted the New Jersey Devils to a
3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece on Wednesday night.

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Clarkson built off the momentum created by Ryan Carter’s goal late in the second period that tied the game, 2-2. Ilya Kovalchuk had given the Devils a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal in the first. Defenseman Bryce Salvador added two assists, and Martin Brodeur stopped 23 saves for the win.

Marc Staal and Chris Kreider scored in the second for the Rangers, who lost their third straight Game 2 after winning the series opener. Top-seeded New York, which had 24 saves by Henrik Lundqvist, hasn’t had a two-game lead at any point in these playoffs.

Game 3 will be Saturday in New Jersey.

Bamboozle – The Timing Couldn't be Better

Steve Trevelise — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:36:12 +0000

How lucky is Asbury Park that 3 days after Pt Pleasant voted to stop serving alcohol after midnight starting in July, Bamboozle comes in this weekend. “Bamboozle” in case you’ve been living a cave (or someplace where you thought stopping drinking after midnight was a good idea is a 3 day festival of great music, great food and great partying in a place that has been trying to rebuild itself since Bruce was just a local hero.

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The Jersey shore is in a battle for you vacation dollar and in that battle, Pt Pleasant just blinked. If I’m Asbury Park, I take full advantage and I start the push this weekend when hundreds of thousands of people are coming to check me out. I’d be like the announcers at the 4 o’clock game welcoming in the Giants crowd that just saw their team win. If I were in charge of marketing Asbury Park, I’d make it known that in the summer, the party is just getting started after midnight. I may even buy the old Eric Clapton “After Midnight” song to use in my commercials. Perhaps midnight “happy hours” just to get things started.

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Asbury Park has just been handed a major break. Not only do they get a music festival complete with Bon Jovi and the Foo Fighters, but they get it 3 days after they vote to stop serving alcohol after midnight in Pt Pleasant. Granted Pt Pleasant could amend their law when they meet again on June 12, but if I’m Asbury Park, I wouldn’t be waiting until the midnight hour, I would use Bamboozle to bamboozle the Point. Let the competition begin!

NJ and NY Senators Make Bet Over Devils-Rangers Series

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:28 +0000

There’s more than a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals at stake in the Round 3 series between the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers.

New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

The U.S. senators from New York and New Jersey are wagering pizza on the outcome.

If the Devils win the Eastern Conference Finals, Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand will have to buy a piece for Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg at the New Jersey pizza place of their choice. If the Rangers win, Menendez and Lautenberg will have to buy a pie at the New York pizza place chosen by Schumer and Gillibrand.

New York won Game 1 on Monday, 3-0.

Devils or Rangers – Where Do You Stand?

Steve Trevelise — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:45:19 +0000

When the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994 after 54 years, you would have thought the world had stopped. I remember being at my girl friends apartment , watching the finals on ESPN and before the puck was dropped with little over a second left, going out to my car so that I could hear Marv Albert say the words I’d longed for since childhood. “The Rangers win the Stanley Cup” Who will ever forget the parade down the Canyon of Heroes? The New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup and held their parade in the parking lot. One thing we need to consider in New Jersey is now that we’re having championship teams like Giants and possibly the Devils, Can we please get a decent parade route?

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But the other thing, as far as hockey goes, Where do you stand? Are you a Devils fan once the Rangers are out of it? Are you a Rangers fan because you grew up in the city? Do you worship the red and blue because of your father, and his father and his father? Were the Devils your team because Dad didn’t want to take you to the Garden on the weekend and it was more convenient to just go up the turnpike? Or were you the young rebel who said “Screw the Rangers, I live in New Jersey and the Devils are my team! They have won 3 Stanley Cups , have they won your heart? As a New Jersey resident, do you feel you have to root for the Devils or can you let your inner Ranger fan out. Please take our poll..