For Stonington's Candelet, it's what you'd call a dream
Cory Candelet’s first public singing performance was also the first time his two interests, sports and theater, were juxtaposed against one another.
Waterford's Sutera to accept free agent offer from Phillies
Waterford's Thomas Sutera, less than a week after being named to the Cape Cod League All-Star team, is leaving the Harwich Mariners to sign a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Local roundup: Waterford now 2-0 in New England Babe Ruth tourney
Waterford beat Vermont champ St. Johnsbury 17-0 in five innings to improve to 2-0 at the New England Babe Ruth 15-year-old baseball tournament on Saturday in Augusta, Maine.
Struggling Sun play at ascending Wings
The struggling Connecticut Sun have 10 games left in the regular season and no margin for error in order to make the playoffs. They play at the surging Dallas Wings on Sunday.
Spieth part of three-way tie for British lead as Tiger lurks
Jordan Spieth has a share of the lead in the British Open and a big edge in experience. Still only 24, he already has won three majors, including last year's Open title.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Waterford wins New England tourney opener
Trey Brennan had three hits, two runs scored and two RBI to help Waterford beat host Augusta, 10-5, on opening day of the New England Babe Ruth 15-year-old baseball tournament.
COLUMNS
Sailing teaches lessons of self-sufficiency better than most sports
Ken Shluger is part of the Niantic Bay Sailing Academy, which, among other endeavors, offers...
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
9:05 a.m., ESPN2 — Formula One German Grand Prix from Hockenheim, Germany.
2 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Monster Cup Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 from Loudon, N.H.
3 p.m., Ch. 61 — NHRA Mile-High Nationals from Morrison, Colo.
Baseball
1 p.m., NESN, WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers.
2 p.m., TBS — MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs.
3:30 p.m., WICH (1310-AM) — NYP: Connecticut Tigers at Aberdeen IronBirds in a doubleheader.
8 p.m., ESPN, WFAN (660-AM), WOR (710-AM) — MLB: New York Mets at New York Yankees.
Basketball
Noon, ESPN — The Basketball Tournament from Columbus, Ohio.
3 p.m., NBA TV — WNBA: Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream.
4 p.m., WCCT — WNBA: Connecticut Sun at Dallas Wings.
4 p.m., ESPN2 — The Basketball Tournament from Columbus, Ohio.
6 p.m., NBA TV — WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky.
Cycling
7:30 a.m., NBCSN — Tour de France.
Golf
7 a.m., Chs. 10, 30 — British Open from Carnoustie, Scotland.
4 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Barbasol Championship from Nicholasville, Ky.
Mixed Martial Arts
Noon, FS1 — UFC Fight Night preliminaries followed by Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith from Hamburg, Germany.
Rugby
2:30 p.m., Chs. 10, 30 — World Cup Sevens from San Francisco.
7 p.m., NBCSN — World Cup Sevens from San Francisco.
Soccer
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 — ICC Futures Tournament final from Orlando, Fla.
4 p.m., ESPN — Champions Cup: Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund from Charlotte, N.C.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: Swedish Open from Bastad, Sweden.
3 p.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: Hall of Fame Open from Newport, R.I.
BLOGS
PROFESSIONAL
Iglesias drives in 4 as Fiers, Tigers blank Red Sox 5-0
Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs, and Mike Fiers pitched impressively into the seventh inning to lead the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Saturday night.
Bell tops New Hampshire field for second straight Xfinity win
Christopher Bell held off hard-charging 2012 Cup champion Brad Keselowski over the final 18 laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to win his second straight Xfinity Series race.
Michael Stich, Helena Sukova inducted into tennis hall
Michael Stich and Helena Sukova were inducted Saturday into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.
Mets' Cespedes too sore to play, may need heel surgery
A day after saying he may need surgery on both heels that would require an eight-to-10-month recovery, Yoenis Cespedes missed the Mets' 7-6 Subway Series loss Saturday because of body soreness and New York's front office did not publicly comment on...
UCONN
NCAA announces women's regional hoops sites for 2021, 2022
NCAA announces women's regional hoops sites for 2021, 2022
Jamelle Elliott to lead UConn's National 'C' Club
Former UConn women's basketball standout and assistant coach Jamelle Elliott will lead the school's National "C" Club, the school announced Wednesday.
UConn's Diarra undergoes knee surgery
UConn redshirt sophomore forward Mamadou Diarra underwent surgery Monday morning to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The surgery was performed at UConn Health in Farmington.
COLLEGES
Coast Guard announces 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame class
The Coast Guard Academy will add five new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 11 at the annual Hall of Fame banquet held in the Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence in Billard Hall as part of Homecoming Weekend.
CT SUN
Sun flounder in loss to Storm
The Connecticut Sun didn't shoot well and turned it over 22 times in a 78-65 loss Friday night to the WNBA-leading Seattle Storm before 7,908 at Mohegan Sun Arena.
'Hometown Heroes' are close to the heart of Sun's Rachel Banham
The Connecticut Sun will honor the contributions made by military personnel and first responders as part of Friday's game against the Seattle Storm. The Sun's Rachel Banham can appreciate their sacrifices, having parents who are both police officers.
