Newark is located directly east of the Maryland state line, adjacent to the unincorporated community of Fair Hill, and is less than a mile south of the tripoint where Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania meet, known as The Wedge.

The Delaware 87ers played in the NBA G League (formerly the NBA D-League) as the affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers. They played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on the University of Delaware campus until 2019, when they moved to nearby Wilmington and rebranded as the Delaware Blue Coats.