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The Philadelphia Phillies are heading into the All-Star break looking like a team that has been running on pure fumes for weeks, and after...

New Jersey’s high school sports scene is once again commanding statewide attention as the calendar turns from winter championships to the intensity of spring competition. Late March 2026 has delivered a convergence of recognition, transition, and controversy that underscores just how dynamic—and deeply followed—high school athletics have become across the Garden State. From the announcement of elite All-State basketball honors to a headline-grabbing coaching shakeup at the start of baseball season, the current moment reflects both the excellence and the complexity that define New Jersey sports at the scholastic level. As detailed across the Explore New Jersey high school sports section, the postseason recognition of basketball’s top performers has set the tone for celebrating talent, discipline,...

Sharon Hurley Hall and Lisa Hurley, the real-life sisters behind both a growing catalog of nonfiction books and one of the more distinctive podcasts in the wellness and social commentary space, have added four International Book Awards finalist honors to their shared body of work, marking the second major joint literary milestone the pair has reached in under a year following their recognition at the 2025 American Writing Awards. For two sisters who built their public platform around the experience of introversion, the pace at which their individual books and collaborative projects continue to earn national and international recognition tells a very different story, one of two writers whose quieter creative instincts have translated into...