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ECC will crown tournament champs in eight sports this week
First up is track and field.
That begins a jam-packed week in which eight Eastern Connecticut Conference sports will crown champions, from track and field Monday, boys’ a...
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Manchester, England — Manchester City fans could hardly stand the wait for the final whistle.
Not because they feared a last-minute twist and the unlikeliest of comeback...
Rome — The Italian Open was where it all began for Alexander Zverev with his first Masters Series title seven years ago.
On Sunday, another Rome trophy signaled a career ...
Imola, Italy — In the real world or the virtual world, Max Verstappen remains the driver to beat.
The defending Formula 1 champion held off a challenge from McLaren’s Lan...
Hartford — Simone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin.
The gymnastics superstar began her bid for a third...
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The Mitchell College baseball team scored one of its biggest wins in program history on Saturday.
And the Mariners did it at a perfect time.
Riding senior righthander Cam...
Norwich — Norwich Free Academy rallied from a 7-0 deficit to beat Waterford 8-7 in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I baseball game on Saturday.
NFA scored fou...
Baltimore — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishes offering congratulations....
Louisville, Ky. — The cheers were endless Saturday in the PGA Championship, and when another record day of scoring finally ended at vulnerable Valhalla, so were the possi...
New York — Juan Soto had his first multihomer game with the Yankees, Luis Gil struck out a career-high 14 and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday to exten...
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision on Sunday to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years.
Usyk (22-0) ...
Miami — Josh Bell hit a tying homer off Edwin Díaz in a four-run ninth inning, the latest costly meltdown by the struggling New York Mets closer, and Otto Lopez singled h...
It didn't take Nelly Korda long to put another tournament within her grasp.
Korda shot a 7-under 65 Saturday and will take a two-stroke lead over Hannah Green into the fi...
Rome — If Iga Swiatek can keep up her form, it's hard to imagine anyone preventing her from winning a fourth French Open title.
The top-ranked Swiatek dominated in her la...
New York — Breanna Stewart scored 24 points to lead a balanced New York offense as the Liberty beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 91-80 on Saturday in front of a se...
Indianapolis — Kyle Larson kept calm when something seemed amiss in his first qualifying attempt for the Indianapolis 500.
So did everyone else at Arrow McLaren.
They kne...
NASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro, N.C. — NASCAR is hoping a repaved track and some softer tires will make for more competitive short track racing for Sunday night’s All-Star race at Nort...
Old Lyme — Emma Bayor struck out nine in three innings, including the 700th strikeout of her career, as the Old Lyme HIgh School softball team blanked Portland 14-0 Frida...
Babson Park, Mass. — By the eighth inning of a tight NCAA Division III regional baseball game, Mitchell was long overdue for a game-changing hit.
The Mariners had strande...
Mohegan — DeWanna Bonner had 22 points and six of Connecticut's 14 steals, DiJonai Carrington added 21 points and the Sun used a big fourth quarter to beat the Washington...
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Local roundup: Avery Point baseball to play for a trip to the NJCAA Division II World Series
Red Hook, N.Y. — Derrel Mitchell of New London pitched a complete game and John Bureau of East Lyme had a key two-run double as the UConn Avery Point baseball team defeat...
Schauffele stays out front at PGA Championship as Scheffler caps a wild day by staying in contention
Louisville, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler...
Siakam helps Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6 to send Eastern Conference semifinals to the limit
Indianapolis — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle challenged his team to play more physically and more tenaciously Friday night.
His desperate team responded with one of ...
Nootbaar, Winn hit 2-run homers, Cardinals drop Red Sox below .500 with 10-6 win
St. Louis — Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn hit two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston 10-6 on Friday night to drop the Red Sox below .500 for the first tim...
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