Making the playoffs was an added touch for Blue Jays, Walker
"(Making the playoffs) meant a lot, to be honest with you," said Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach and Waterford resident Pete Walker of the 2020 season. "For what we went through and not really having a home, it was special in a crazy year."
Mitchell College's new turf field is a game-changer
The athletic complex, which only needs a few finishing touches, is a significant upgrade for Mitchell and replaces the school's heavily used grass fields.
Kershaw pitches Dodgers to Game 1 win
Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Tampa Bay Rays stuck in neutral to start a most strange World Series played amid the pandemic.
Local roundup: Gustavsen leads Bacon past Stonington
Skylar Gustavsen scored twice as Bacon Academy beat Stonington 2-1 in an Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' soccer game on Tuesday.
Labor Dept: Women basketball coaches at UConn were underpaid
The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven women, including four members of Geno Auriemma's 2014 women's basketball coaching staff, after the U.S. Labor Department found they had been underpaid when...
HIGH SCHOOL
The end result of 'virtual' meet between Waterford, Ledyard? Undecided
Walking up the stairs to the pool at Waterford High School on Monday afternoon, the first audible thing was the voice of Brett Arnold, coach of the Lancers' girls' swimming and diving team, speaking into a microphone.
Waterford boys' soccer returns from hiatus, beats Bacon 1-0
The Waterford High School boys' soccer team played their first game in nine days on Monday and beat Bacon Academy, 1-0, in an Eastern Connecticut Conference game.
H.S. soccer roundup: Montalto leads Stonington past Fitch 4-1
Sam Montalto scored three goals and had an assist as the Stonington boys' soccer team avenged its only loss of the season with a 4-1 win over Fitch in an Eastern Connecticut Conference game on Saturday night.
COLUMNS
ON THE AIR
Baseball
5:25 a.m., ESPN2 — Korean: Samsung Lions at KT Wiz.
8 p.m., Ch. 61 — World Series: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 from Arlington, Texas.
5:25 a.m. (Thursday), ESPN2 — Korean: KIA Tigers at Hanwha Eagles.
Soccer
8 p.m., FS2 — CONCACAF: CA Independiente vs. Antigua GFC from Panama City, Panama.
10 p.m., FS1 — Liga MX: Monterrey at Tijuana.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — WTA Ostrava Open from Czech Republic; ATP European Open from Antwerp, Belgium; ATP Cologne Championship from Germany.
Volleyball
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: Mississippi State at Louisiana State.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Conway leads Wheeler boys' XC to victory
Wheeler freshman Cameron Conway won the race and depth carried the Lions to a 27-31 win over St. Bernard in an Eastern Connecticut Conference boys' cross country meet on Monday.
PROFESSIONAL
Column: Limited in play, Tiger returns to a course he ruled
The Zozo Championship at Sherwood is his sixth tournament in the last eight months.
Indiana Pacers tab Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as coach
Indiana wanted its next coach to take the franchise in a new direction.
AP source: Tagovailoa replaces Fitzpatrick as Miami starter
Tua Tagovailoa now has a role to match his jersey number. He’s the Miami Dolphins’ No. 1 quarterback.
Rookie LB Crowder placed on IR days after scoring winning TD
Two days after scoring a game-winning touchdown in the final minutes, rookie linebacker Tae Crowder was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury by the New York Giants.
Man United wins again at PSG as Champions League play opens
Another trip to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Another late winner for the Manchester United striker.
Inside the stable: A primer on the Rays' fearsome bullpen
The Tampa Bay Rays crossed the desert on no-name horses. To reach the World Series, manager Kevin Cash leaned on a bullpen he describes as “a whole damn stable of guys who throw 98 miles per hour.”
Kershaw's latest World Series chance with Dodgers near home
Clayton Kershaw, the Dodger ace with a losing postseason record, awaits his third start in a World Series opener. This one is close to his Dallas home.
UCONN
Huskies take first step in climb back into the Big East
Prior to UConn's first official basketball practice of the 2020-21 season, the Huskies received a brief history lesson.
UConn's Makurat a veteran at the ripe old age of 20
Anna Makurat is a 20-year-old sophomore for the UConn women's basketball team. But if the Huskies are to be at their best, the Sierakowice, Poland, native can't play young.
COLLEGES
Harbaugh starts season with two years left on deal at Michigan
Jim Harbaugh enters his sixth season as Michigan’s coach with two years left on his contract. That adds another layer of interest to the Wolverines, who open their season this week at No. 21 Minnesota.
STAT WATCH: Offense name of game with scoring on record pace
Scoring and other offensive numbers continue to rise through seven weeks of the college football season, and the weekend showed why.
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Clemson poised for long stay at 1
Clemson slipped all the way to No. 4 without losing last year. This season, the Tigers seem poised to hold the top ranking if they keep winning.
