Patriots release Antonio Brown after another accusation
The New England Patriots have released receiver Antonio Brown after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.
Bakken, Sutman lead Waterford to rout of Montville
Waterford's Ryan Bakken has thrown for 10 TDs in two weeks, five more during the Lancers' 62-20 victory over Montville on Friday.
Griswold airs it out against Ledyard in 35-12 win
Andrew Koziol passed for three touchdowns and 270 yards in a 35-12 win over Ledyard on Friday.
Valley/Old Lyme gets best of Cromwell/Portland 21-0
Valley Regional/Old Lyme scored on back-to-back drives against Cromwell on back-to-back plays Friday night, going on to an eventual 21-0 victory over Cromwell in the Pequot Sassacus Division.
Turnovers contribute to Stonington's demise in loss to Bacon
With each mistake and missed opportunity, Friday's football game gradually slipped away from Stonington.
ND transfer Morgan making immediate impact at UConn
D.J. Morgan always knew he could be an impact player on the major college football level.
Yankees fall to Blue Jays 4-3
Star second baseman Gleyber Torres prompted an audible gasp from the Yankee Stadium crowd when his right leg buckled while fielding a grounder and made an early exit Friday night as New York lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3.
HIGH SCHOOL
H.S. football / Week 2 final scores
Valley/Old Lyme 21, Cromwell/Portland 0 Bacon 35, Stonington 7, final Griswold/Wheeler 35, Ledyard 12, final Waterford 62, Montville 20, final
H.S. football / Week 2 preview capsules
A look ahead at the Week 2 matchups involving local high school football teams.
Dubreuil has written her athletic history in East Lyme ... and rewritten it
There are times Jack Biggs, who coaches baseball and volleyball at East Lyme High School, thinks of asking Sophie Dubreuil, an outside hitter on the volleyball team, if she still has her baseball glove kicking around from her days as a Little League...
LOCAL SCHEDULES
COLUMNS
Polecat AFTER DARK: Hey, Adam Biernat, nice kick
Is this going to be a thing every Saturday? Beats us. We can't focus for more than a few seconds.
Alyssa Thomas: The hardest working woman in show biz
Alyssa Thomas finally came off the floor after 74 straight minutes.
ON THE AIR
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: East Lyme boys beat Woodstock in ECC D-I soccer opener
East Lyme scored the final three goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over Woodstock Academy on Friday in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I boys' soccer opener for both schools.
Coast Guard at Norwich football preview capsule
When: Saturday, 2 p.m. Where: Sabine Field, Northfield, Vt. Records: Coast Guard Academy 2-0 overall, 0-0 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference; Norwich 2-0,...
Local roundup: Ledyard girls edge St. Bernard 2-1 in ECC Div. III soccer
Abby DiRico scored the game winning goal as Ledyard defeated St. Bernard 2-1 in an early-season matchup of undefeated Eastern Connecticut Conference Division III girls' soccer teams on Thursday afternoon.
PROFESSIONAL
Defending champ Red Sox eliminated
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox were mathematically eliminated in the late innings, then lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Friday night when Willy Adames had an RBI single in the 11th.
Alonso, deGrom lead Mets
Pete Alonso hit his major league-leading 50th home run, Jacob deGrom pitched shutout ball for seven innings and the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 Friday night.
Major League Baseball roundup
The Atlanta Braves clinched their second straight NL East title as Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 41st homer in a 6-0 win over San Francisco that eliminated the Giants from postseason contention in Bruce Bochy's last year as San Francisco manager.
Is Antonio Brown's NFL career over? Likely for 2019 at least
So many factors went into Antonio Brown's release by the Patriots on Friday. It would be stunning if he draws interest from any other teams as the league's investigation continues.
Kyle Busch looks to rebound as NASCAR playoffs move to Richmond
The NASCAR playoffs didn't start the way Kyle Busch wanted. An early swipe of the wall at Las Vegas and slow lapped traffic relegated him to a middle-of-the-pack finish that dropped him from first to fourth in the championship race.
Panthers' Cam Newton ruled out for Sunday's game vs. Arizona
The Panthers will be counting on second-year quarterback Kyle Allen to help them climb out of an 0-2 hole to start the season.
Giants' Sterling Shepard played after concussion, says wanted to win
Speaking on Friday for the first time since sustaining the concussion on Sept. 8, Shepard said he didn't start feeling normal until this week.
UCONN
UConn men to face tough tests to start AAC basketball season
UConn's final men's basketball season in the American Athletic Conference features a challenging start.
UConn releases 2019-20 women's basketball schedule
The UConn women's basketball team will play Baylor, Notre Dame and Oregon — the other three teams to join the Huskies in the 2019 NCAA Final Four — as part of their 2019-20 schedule, which was released on Thursday.
Hurley on the road to recovery from spinal surgery
The first few days following spinal surgery were the hardest for Dan Hurley.
COLLEGES
Backup QB Matt Fink leads USC past No. 10 Utah, 30-23
Matt Fink took over on the third play of the game and passed for 351 yards in Southern California's 30-23 victory over No. 10 Utah.
Big second half leads No. 20 Boise State past Air Force 30-19
Hank Bachmeier threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, Robert Mahone rushed for a pair of TDs in the fourth quarter, and No. 20 Boise State pulled away in the second half for a 30-19 win over Air Force.
'Hopalong' Cassady, Ohio State Heisman winner, dies at 85
Cassady also played baseball at Ohio State and was a longtime coach in the New York Yankees organization. It was the late owner and friend George Steinbrenner who was the first to tell Cassady he had won the Heisman.
