Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap makes a diving catch in front of New York Jets safety Jim Leonhard during a game at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Ravens won 10-9.
A Coast Guard vessel is seen off the coast of Atlantic City, N.J., as Hurricane Earl moves up the East Coast.
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is tackled during a 16-11 loss to the Washington Redskins at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Juan Pablo Angel, center, and New York Red Bull teammates
Fans at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., enjoy a soccer match between Mexico and Ecuador. The game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Age: 18
Height: 6-3, 187
College choice: Signed with Duke
Statistically speaking: Averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals
Favorite teacher/subject: "Mr. (George) Meier in English. I liked the way he approached each class."
Favorite book: Catcher in the Rye (by J.D. Salinger)
First dunk: "In practice my sophomore year. It was in a layup line."
Nickname: "I don't really have one. People call me Kyrie or K."
Weirdest defense: "Triangle and two."
New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez attempts to shoot over Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith during first-quarter NBA action in East Rutherford, N.J. The Hawks won 108-84.
Head coach Greg Schiano leads leads the Scarlet Knights onto the field to play the South Florida Bulls at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, N.J. The Knights gave the Bulls the horns, toppling No. 24 South Florida 31-0.
From left, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono, Adam Clayton and The Edge head to the stage of Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sept. 24, the eighth date on the North American leg of U2's 360° Tour. The band drew a record-setting 84,472 fans, surpassing the 82,948 who turned out for Pope John Paul II in 1995. The two-night stand grossed $16.1 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.
In the course of our voyages this summer, USA TODAY's travel team took plenty of artistic photos using fancy cameras. But we also took fun, candid snapshots using our cellphones. Here are some of our favorites.
Macy's moved its annual Fourth of July fireworks show from the East River to the Hudson this year in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploratory voyage upriver, and I snagged a fabulous view from a waterfront park in Ol' Blue Eyes' old stomping grounds (alas, the Frank Sinatra Museum was boarded up when I stopped by to pay my respects).
In 1986, she landed on the cover of New Jersey magazine.