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Babe Ruth is still setting records in 2024. The road jersey the Yankees legend wore when he called his shot in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series against the Cubs sold for $24.12 million at Heritage Auctions, shattering the record as the most expensive sports collectible ever. The previous record, per ESPN, was a mint Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle card — one of the holy grails among card collectors — that was graded 9.5 by SGC, which sold for $12.6 million in August 2022. A month later, Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” Bulls jersey from Game 1 of the 1998...

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has seen a surge in jersey sales, outpacing those of his superstar teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.This spike in sales follows Butker's commencement speech at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, which has drawn sharp criticism and support from various quarters. According to the official NFL Shop, Butker’s No. 7 jersey had become the top seller among Kansas City Chiefs merchandise as of Friday afternoon. CBS Sports confirmed this trend, noting that Butker’s remarks during the graduation ceremony had significantly influenced his jersey’s popularity. Although specific sales numbers were not disclosed, the jersey was...

This week, Harrison Butker, a player on the Kansas City Chiefs football team gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College--a small Catholic liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas. In this speech Butker said to the women graduates "some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world." USA Today featured a column denouncing Butker's "extremist, Neanderthal views." On ABC's The View, the panelists chastised Butker for "not following the example of...

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's commencement address at a private Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas over the weekend has drawn strong reaction. But amid the reaction, demand for Butker's Chiefs jersey seems to have spiked. As of Thursday, Butker's jersey appears to be among the most in-demand fan gear on NFL.com. Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes' jersey is also listed among the league's bestselling jerseys.

Donald Trump Saturday campaigned in New Jersey, but social media was focused on someone he pointed to in the crowd. Trump delivered remarks at a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. The former president's introduction included a mention of his "golfing friends." "He's doing quite a great job. What do you think, Lawrence? Doing a great job!" the ex-president said at his weekend. "Look at those to guys, O.J., Lawrence, my golfing friends. We don't have to agree on everything!" Later in the speech, Trump again mentioned "O.J." and "Lawrence," calling them "great guys" and claiming that they once played football....

The family of a Kansas City DJ and Chiefs fan who was killed during a shooting at the Super Bowl parade had one request for her funeral: they wanted her to be buried with a jersey of her favorite player. He stepped up and delivered.

From the Hearts of Stone album [1978]

Upstate New York is bracing for up to a foot of snow this weekend as New Jersey and Connecticut could see 6 inches and the Midwest gears up for possible blizzard conditions. The Capital Region is preparing to dig out as 8 to 12 inches of snow is about to pile high in the Albany area as the storm system moves through. Six inches or more are possible in parts of Connecticut and New Jersey, especially in Sussex and Morristown, Fox Weather’s Marissa Lautenbacher told The Post Friday. However, coastal regions like New York City and Long Island should keep...

The Cincinnati Cyclones recently came under fire after a video posted to the minor league hockey team's social media account appeared to reference the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The Cyclones play in the ECHL and are an affiliate of the New York Rangers. In a since-deleted video posted to X, formerly Twitter, Cyclones player Justin Vaive wore the team's red throwback jersey as he stood on the ice soaked in red light.

Earlier this year, the NHL banned players from wearing jerseys and other equipment coinciding with their respective team’s theme nights on the ice. But on Thursday, the New Jersey Devils found a way for players to don such sweaters off the ice. The Devils are holding a "Hockey is for Everyone" Night – essentially a Pride Night – on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. The organization had a local designer, Kathryn Kennedy, design Pride-themed sweaters, and members of the team entered Prudential Center wearing them. "Coming out is certainly something that’s not always easy, and it can take a while...

Archaeologists want permission to carry out a new survey of the site of Jersey's largest coin hoard to stop people illegally searching and looting.The Le Catillon II hoard was discovered in the east of the island in 2012 by two metal detectorists after a similar find on the site in 1957.The hoard contains about 70,000 coins as well as valuable Iron Age artefacts.Societe Jersiaise is seeking planning permission to carry out archaeological surveys in the same area of the island.Plans submitted online said the move had been "prompted by recent instances of nighthawking and archaeological looting, which have been reported...

Having grown up in New Jersey, there are plenty of things about the state that I’m not particularly proud of. MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” for example, was not the best look, particularly not for Italian-American New Jerseyans like yours truly. And I remember feeling plenty of secondhand embarrassment watching residents turn every little statewide oddity — from full-serve-only gas, to Action Park’s dismal safety record — into points of burning pride to be loudly squawked about in mixed company. But that embarrassment was just personal. It’s nothing like the professional mortification I’ve felt for the past year watching my home state...

NJ Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour fatally shot outside her home: reports New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was gunned down outside her home late Wednesday, crashing her car after being repeatedly shot while behind the wheel, officials said. Dwumfour, 30, was found dead in her white Nissan SUV after it crashed near the Camelot at La Mer apartment complex in Sayreville, NJ, ABC 7 News reported. The Republican councilwoman was found with multiple gunshot wounds, and pronounced dead at the scene, officials told the outlet. Some locals told RLS Media that the gunman was spotted racing off to the Garden State Parkway,...

A video clip of remarks made during a Labor Day speech in Pennsylvania by U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman (D-PA) has added additional fuel to the controversy surrounding his fitness for office following his stroke earlier this year. The clip comes as Fetterman avoided the campaign trail for most of the summer and has repeatedly sought to wiggle out of having to debate his opponent, U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz (R-PA). “Send me to Washington, D.C., to send–, so I can work with Senator Casey,” Fetterman said during his speech on Monday. “And I can champion the union way...

Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise is resisting calls to resign after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run with a cyclist. DeGise – a self-described “Feminist” on her Twitter bio, who also supported a pro-abortion resolution after Roe v. Wade was overturned – is facing calls to resign after being accused of hitting cyclist, Andrew Black, 29, with her SUV at Forrest Street and Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City on July 19.

The Jersey Shore is not known for having cliffs on its beaches, but after a storm wiped out a massive amount of sand, some cliffs as tall as 6 feet were left. And one town won't be able to open beaches in time for the unofficial start of summer. With the unofficial start to summer quickly approaching and AccuWeather meteorologists forecasting temperatures in the 90s for areas along the East Coast this weekend, the summerlike weather is bound to make many people eager to grab their towels and head to the beach, but one part of the beach on the...

There is a pattern to the coup planners and pandemic promoters that plotted against Trump over the past 5 years. A few of the more important plotters have relatives that have plotted before. Robert Swan Mueller III was one of the first we ran across while looking into "Russiagate." His first cousin (once removed) was CIA Director of Plans, Richard M. Bissell until JFK fired him after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion. In the "Ukrainegate" impeachment plot, Hunter Biden's co-Burisma Board member Cofer Black connects to JFK era CIA spooks Ted Shackley and Pete Bagley, among others. (Cofer Black...

FRANCE threatened to cut energy supplies to Britain and mocked the nation’s fuel ­crisis as the Brexit fishing row turned nasty. Europe minister Clement Beaune vowed to exploit the supply chaos to try to win more access to UK waters.... ...President Emmanuel Macron is angry that the UK and Jersey denied licences to most French boats that applied... ...No10, meanwhile, said it rejected licence applications only of boat owners with no records to show they fished UK waters before Brexit. Militant French fishermen have threatened to blockade Calais and stop the flow of goods to and from Britain in the...

One of the most spectacular bronze age weapons discovered in northern Europe has been found by a metal detectorist on a Jersey beach. The perfectly preserved 35cm long spear head made from copper alloy was found buried point down at the low water mark on one of the lowest tides of the year. It is in such good condition that the finder Jay Cornick thought it must be a modern fishing spear. He put it in his bag and didn’t think much more about it until he showed it to archaeologists from Jersey Heritage. The spearhead was found last August...

The Associated Press says voters in five states have approved measures to legalize medical or recreational marijuana, or both, in Tuesday’s election. Voters in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota voted to legalize recreational marijuana for people ages 21 or older, joining 11 other states and Washington, D.C. South Dakotans also approved a measure to establish a medical marijuana program in the state for “individuals with a debilitating medical condition.” According to the Marijuana Policy Project, that makes South Dakota the first state to legalize medical and adult-use marijuana on the same day. In Mississippi, two versions of a...