Star-Ledger wins general excellence award, numerous other top honors from state press association
Updated Feb 21, 2021;
It was the eighth time in the past 11 years The Star-Ledger won the award. Journalists at NJ Advance Media provide the majority of the locally produced content for The Star-Ledger, NJ.com and other affiliated papers.
In addition to the general excellence award, The Star-Ledger also took home top honors in various editorial, advertising and photography awards with much of the coverage focused on the devastating effects the coronavirus pandemic has had on New Jersey.
“Year in and year out, we have proven that we have the best team of journalists in New Jersey,” said Kevin Whitmer, the organization’s lead editor. “The pandemic pushed our journalists to new levels of service and quality journalism. That shows in these results and the fact that millions of readers every day now rely on our work to keep them safe and informed.”
2021 NBA Draft watch: USC and Evan Mobley vs. Arizona State and Josh Christopher
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This weekend, the Pac 12 presented us with a nice matchup of some of its most interesting prospects as 4-4 Arizona State Sun Devils hosted 7-2 USC Trojans. Since, as Troy Weaver said, “good scouts do their work early,” we decided to give this prospect-heavy game a closer look.
The visiting USC team is led by 7-footer (with 7-4 wingspan) 210-pound specimen Evan Mobley. The freshman’s supporting cast consists of his brother, Isaiah (6-foot-10, 235 pounds), senior 6-foot-2 guard Tahj Eaddy and 6-foot-8 junior wing, Drew Peterson.
Best of Rutgers: NJ.com writers pick their favorite stories of 2020
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
2020 wasn’t without its share of storylines on the Rutgers sports beat.
From the rebirth of the Rutgers football program in the first season of Greg Schiano’s second go-around to the improbable rise of the men’s basketball team under Steve Pikiell, NJ Advance Media’s team of reporters was there every step of the way to deliver the news from the best that the Scarlet Knights had to offer.
In October, just when the college sports world was waking up from a six-month hibernation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we launched Rutgers Sports Insider a subscription-based service that delivers fans breaking news, exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting and hundreds of feature stories for $5.99 per month or $59.99 for a full year.