Darren Cooper is a journalist at The Daily Journal. He has been covering the world of sports since 1998, with a focus on competitive and professional sports, as well as the intersection of sports with culture and society. Darren's insights and analyses have been featured in numerous publications, including PlayUSA, Yahoo Sports, and Forbes.
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Darren Cooper primarily covers local sports events, particularly football and high school sports in North Jersey. His focus is on event coverage and announcements related to the local sports scene.
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There are days until we get college football every Saturday for months. Today's preview focuses on the preseason top five.
By: Greg Mattura, Andy Mendlowitz, Darren Cooper, Tom Rimback, Steven Falk, Robert Aitken, Tom McGurk
With the high school football season getting started later this week for most teams, it's time to unveil the first New Jersey Super 25 rankings of the 2026 season.
Diane Weiss vividly remembers the sight of first responders charging down the street in full gear at the Never Forget 5K Run/Walk in Covington.
By: Darren Cooper
It was a too-short, too-sad summer. Welcome back to the North Jersey high school football season.
Darren Cooper, Contributor Nobody is perfect. College football, as much as I love it, is now far from perfect. At some level, we love it because of the flaws.
I've been previewing plenty of football betting odds the last few weeks, but in college football, there is one big question looming over the entire sport.
By: Darren Cooper
Darren Cooper, Contributor We're switching gears back to the NFL. The preseason is winding down (thankfully) and a couple of things stick out.
By: Darren Cooper
CHICAGO – Greeted with cheers and hugs by a group of parents and supporters, the two buses carrying the St. Joseph football team delivered its powerful cargo around 9:30 p.m.
By: Zach Miller, Darren Cooper
Zach Miller and Darren Cooper, NorthJersey.com St. Joseph (Montvale) makes its national-TV debut on Friday with a season-opening game against Mount Carmel (Illinois) in Chicago, live on ESPN.
By: Darren Cooper
The first quarter of play might have been the greatest 12 minutes in the long history of St. Joe's football.
