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New JerseyPISCATAWAYRutgers defeats Drexel 58-56 on last-second layup
Rutgers ran the play it wanted and Drexel played the inbounds defense it needed, but Gregory Echenique executed a little better than Yannick Formbor in the end.Gregory Echenique scored the game-wining layup as the clock expired to lift Rutgers to a 58-56 win over Drexel on Friday night.
EAST RUTHERFORDGiants LB Pierce out indefinitely with neck injury
New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck.The Giants said their defensive captain underwent the test in New York and was examined by team physician Dr. Russell Warren and Dr. Frank Camissa, chief of the spinal surgical services at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
EAST RUTHERFORDAll-Star Harris expected to play Saturday for Nets
Devin Harris is expected to play Saturday, a sorely needed boost for the winless New Jersey Nets.A team spokesman says Harris will come off the bench Saturday when the Nets (0-12) host the New York Knicks.
FLORHAM PARKJets' Revis up to task of shutting down Moss again
Darrelle Revis has heard enough about his last matchup with Randy Moss. The New York Jets cornerback just wants to move on to the next one."No more Randy Moss and Bill Belichick questions," Revis said Friday, shaking his head. "This game is bigger than egos here. It's bigger than me, it's bigger than Randy Moss and it's bigger than Belichick. Our goal is we want to get this win Sunday."
BELVIDERENJ man charged in fatal fire captured in Florida
Florida authorities have captured a man who allegedly set a fire that killed his elderly parents in their northwestern New Jersey home.The Warren County Prosecutor's Office said 58-year-old Carmine Salerno of Oxford was arrested Friday morning by Collier County sheriff's officers. New Jersey authorities had notified them that Salerno might be in their area.
FRANKLIN LAKESBecton Dickinson buys test maker HandyLab
Becton Dickinson and Co. said Friday it bought molecular diagnostic test maker HandyLab Inc. for $275 million.The company first announced the acquisition in October.
NEWARKJayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver. State Superior Court Judge Edward M. Coleman indefinitely delayed a hearing in Somerville in which Williams was expected to plead guilty. A person with direct knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of a gag order imposed by Coleman, told The Associated Press that the delay was partly because of travel problems Williams experienced getting to New Jersey from his home in South Carolina.Another person with knowledge of the case told the AP on Thursday that Williams would plead guilty to aggravated assault. The person wasn't authorized to talk about the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
FLORHAM PARKJets' Leonhard questionable, Gholston out vs. Pats
New York Jets safety Jim Leonhard is questionable for the team's game at New England after being limited in practice Friday with a broken right thumb.Leonhard, injured in last Sunday's loss to Jacksonville, returned to practice and participated in individual drills as well as some team activities while wearing a cast on his hand.
WAYNEToys R Us subsidiary closes $725M notes offering
Toys R Us said Friday that one of its subsidiaries has completed an offering of $725 million in senior secured 8.5 percent notes due in 2017.Its Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC, formerly known as Giraffe Properties LLC, issued the notes at a price equal to 98.573 percent of their face amount at maturity.
NEWARKTravel problems delay Williams plea hearing
Travel problems delayed retired NBA star Jayson Williams from being in a New Jersey courtroom to enter an expected guilty plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver.State Superior Court Judge Edward Coleman indefinitely delayed Friday's hearing in Somerville.
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