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A Rutgers University football player announced that he is leaving the school citing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In a tweet, defensive back Peyton Powell wrote the school has “made the COVID vaccine mandatory to attend school and play football, therefore I have no other choice but to enter my name into the transfer portal.” The Texas native transferred to Rutgers…

A gambling technology company and a virtual mental health clinic are joining with New Jersey’s Rutgers University to study the effectiveness of treatment for compulsive gambling and video game playing delivered in a virtual setting. Playtech, based in Isle of Man, and Kindbridge, the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based telehealth clinic said Wednesday they are teaming up with the Center for Gambling...

College sports fans in New Jersey are a step closer to being able to bet on teams from their state.

A company hoping to build a wind power farm off the New Jersey coast is partnering with Rutgers University and the state’s clam industry to study the potential impacts of wind farms on clams.

Atlantic City is trying to bounce back from the pandemic as more businesses reopen. But hiring remains a challenge especially for casinos. NBC10’s Jersey Shore reporter Ted Greenberg has more on the scramble to staff up.

Hall of Fame women’s college basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep her at Rutgers through the 2025-26 season. Stringer, who is 73, has coached her teams to more than 1,000 wins.

What’s going on with the NCAA v. Alston case before the U.S. Supreme Court? Athletes want to remove caps on education-related benefits, while the NCAA says changes would violate the spirit of amateurism in college sports.

NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports on Rutgers University’s call for students to get the coronavirus vaccine before they can return to campus this fall. There are some exceptions to the new requirement.

Joe Boylan, a popular radio voice for Rutgers basketball and a former coach when the team made its only Final Four appearance nearly a half-century ago, has died.

Quentin Grimes scored 22 points to lead Houston on a frantic second-half comeback in a 63-60 win over Rutgers

The first wave of offshore wind farms are being considered for the Mid-Atlantic between North Carolina and Massachusetts. Advocates are pushing for hundreds of the nearly Eiffel Tower-sized turbines by 2030. Here’s why they are considered key to America’s energy future.

Rutgers is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 30 years, for the Drexel men’s basketball team the drought was 25 years.

Every year we predict our March Madness winners, hoping for the ultimate prize: a perfect NCAA bracket. We know the odds are slim, but how slim are they? We broke it down.

Drexel University is buzzing with excitement as both their Men’s and Women’s basketball teams are headed to the NCAA Basketball Tournament at the same time for the first time in the school’s history. NBC10’s Steven Fisher speaks with excited students and fans.

A new Rutgers study finds that higher airborne pollen concentrations correlate with the potential for increased coronavirus infection rates.

Domestic violence calls went up in various counties in the tristate region since the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed normal life. But an NBC10 Investigation revealed gaps in the reporting process– particularly from the healthcare industry.

After the NBC10 Investigators’ previous reports on the lack of domestic violence data in hospitals, state leaders are responding with action. NBC10 Investigative Reporter Claudia Vargas has the update.

Domestic violence calls went up in various counties in the tristate region since the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed normal life. But an NBC10 Investigation revealed gaps in the reporting process– particularly from the healthcare industry.

This video includes descriptions of domestic violence and abuse that some may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. You can reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233. NBC10 Investigators’ Claudia Vargas reports.

At least two people are dead and several more injured after shots were fired at a house party near the Rutgers University campus early Sunday morning. New Brunswick Police responded to the house on Delafield Street around 1:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting. Responding officers found eight people with varying gunshot wounds, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed....