David Weinberg

Los Angeles

Sports Columnist at WENJ-FM (Northfield, NJ)

Blogger at Dave Weinberg Extra Points

Sports Columnist at Shore Local News

Former sports writer/columnist for Press of AC. Blogger for https://t.co/9qBf0QZVoI, columnist for https://t.co/zEu1zes3A1. Also a golf addict and beach bum.

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Articles

LPGA Stars aligning for ShopRite Classic

4 days ago | 973espn.com | David Weinberg

By DAVID WEINBERGGALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - This weekend’s 37th ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament will have plenty of star power. The 144-player field for one of the LPGA’s top events will feature the world’s top-two players in Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitkul. Four other top players – Lauren Coughlin (9th), former world No. 1 Jin Young Ko (10th), Mao Saigo (13th) and Ayaka Furue (14th) – will also be teeing it up on Seaview Hotel and Golf Club’s Bay Course Friday through Sunday.
Extra Points: South Jersey fighter faces big challenge Saturday

1 week ago | 973espn.com | David Weinberg

By DAVID WEINBERGThe crossroad for local boxer Thomas LaManna is the Las Vegas Strip. The Millville High School graduate will be fighting former two-division world champion Jermall Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) in a super-middleweight bout Saturday at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort. A victory puts LaManna (39-5-1, 18 KOs) in position for a world title bout. A loss essentially ends that dream. “This is my final shot at greatness,” LaManna said.
Eagles hopes for another Super season in 2025

3 weeks ago | 973espn.com | David Weinberg

By DAVID WEINBERGIt’s tough to repeat. Only nine NFL teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls in the last 59 seasons. Will the Eagles’ become the 10th? It’s way too early to tell how the season will pan out, but that has never stopped me in the past. The official regular-season schedule was released tonight and as always, here’s my initial prediction as to how the Birds will fare in 2025.
Eagles hopes for another Super season in 2025

3 weeks ago | espnsiouxfalls.com | David Weinberg |Josh Hennig

By DAVID WEINBERGIt’s tough to repeat. Only nine NFL teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls in the last 59 seasons. Will the Eagles’ become the 10th? It’s way too early to tell how the season will pan out, but that has never stopped me in the past. The official regular-season schedule was released tonight and as always, here’s my initial prediction as to how the Birds will fare in 2025.
Boxer finds extra "Juice" in baseball

3 weeks ago | 973espn.com | David Weinberg

By DAVID WEINBERGMAYS LANDING – Anthony Young stepped into the batter’s box for Atlantic Cape Community College’s baseball team against Salem Community College last month while his teammates yelled encouragement from the dugout. “Let’s go, ‘Unc’!”The other Bucs don’t know that Young’s boxing nickname is “Juice,” a moniker given to him as a child. Or that he is one of the area’s top fighters, a welterweight with a 23-3 record.
Boxer finds extra "Juice" in baseball

3 weeks ago | espnsiouxfalls.com | David Weinberg |Joshua Hennig

By DAVID WEINBERGMAYS LANDING – Anthony Young stepped into the batter’s box for Atlantic Cape Community College’s baseball team against Salem Community College last month while his teammates yelled encouragement from the dugout. “Let’s go, ‘Unc’!”The other Bucs don’t know that Young’s boxing nickname is “Juice,” a moniker given to him as a child. Or that he is one of the area’s top fighters, a welterweight with a 23-3 record.
Extra Points: Ennis and Atlantic City deliver a knockout

1 month ago | 973espn.com | David Weinberg

By DAVID WEINBERGATLANTIC CITY – Big-time boxing returned to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Saturday night for the first time in 11 years. It was worth the wait. A roaring crowd of approximately 8,000 watched Philadelphia welterweight Jaron Ennis deliver a spectacular performance that produced a sixth-round TKO over Lithuania’s Eimantis Stanionis in a championship unification fight. “Man, it was incredible,” Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame president Ray McCline said.
Extra Points: Ennis-Stanionis Tale of the Tape

1 month ago | 973espn.com | David Weinberg

By DAVE WEINBERGWhat: 12-round fight for the IBF/WBA welterweight titlesWhere: Jim Whelan Boardwalk HallCoverage: DAZNJaron EnnisAge: 27Weight: 147 (prior to Friday’s weigh-in)Record: 33-0, 29 KOsRecord in A.C.: 3-0, 3 KOsCurrent ranking: International Boxing Federation championHometown: PhiladelphiaBest victory: Defended his title with a 10th-round TKO over Roiman Villa at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall’s Adrian Phillips Ballroom on July 8, 2023.
Extra Points: Big-time boxing returns to Atlantic City Saturday

1 month ago | 973espn.com | David Weinberg

By DAVID WEINBERGATLANTIC CITY – The drought is over. Big-time boxing finally makes its return to the main arena of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Saturday night when undefeated Welterweight World champions Jaron “Boots” Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) and Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) face off. Ennis, from Philadelphia, is the International Boxing Federation champion. Stanionis, from Lithuania, holds the World Boxing Association title.
Local trio excels in boxing card at Tropicana

2 months ago | shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |David Weinberg

By David Weinberg Pleasantville boxing trainer Julio Sanchez has been fighting a cold for a few weeks. He found the perfect remedy at Tropicana Atlantic City last Saturday. Sanchez was in great spirits great after guiding his son, Julio Sanchez III, and heavyweight prospect Bruce Seldon, Jr. to victories on the Boxing Insiders Promotion card at the Trop. “I’ve felt horrible for a while,” Sanchez said in the locker room after Seldon’s first-round knockout win.