H.S. roundup: Stonington boys beat Fitch as Montalto scores three goals
Sophomore Sam Montalto scored all three goals as Stonington remained unbeaten with a 3-0 boys' soccer victory over Fitch on Saturday.
H.S. soccer: Ian Spracklin's hat trick lifts Wheeler boys
Ian Spracklin scored three goals as the Wheeler High School boys' soccer team remained undefeated in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division IV with a 6-0 win over Putnam on Friday afternoon.
Fitch boys' soccer remains unbeaten in ECC Div. II with 3-1 win over Ledyard
When you look around the Fitch gymnasium, there are no boys' soccer banners to be found, which could explain why the Falcons spent several moments high-fiving each other following their 3-1 victory over ECC Division II rival Ledyard.
H.S. cross country: Ledyard boys sweep key ECC Division II meet
Ledyard completed a perfect regular season in Eastern Connecticut Conference Division II boys' cross country by sweeping a tri-meet from host Bacon Academy and Waterford on Tuesday afternoon at Zagray Farm.
St. Joseph changes some voters' minds in The Day's coaches' poll
It takes something pretty big to cause a Top 10 voter to switch his number one vote without their previous No. 1 team losing. St. Joseph’s 58-14 decimation of then-No. 10 New Canaan last Friday more than qualifies as pretty big.
LOCAL SCHEDULES
COLUMNS
If only New London shared the same passion for politics as sports
There are segments of New London that just aren't in the game. It needs to change. Bonnie Raitt...
PHOTO GALLERIES
MORE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Lyman Memorial volleyball wins final three games to top Waterford 3-1 in ECC Div. II
It was more the relentlessness from the Lyman Memorial volleyball team following a Game 1 loss than anything Waterford might have done wrong.
H.S. football notebook: NFA receivers are a formidable bunch
Norwich Free Academy players were none too pleased about something they heard during Friday's livestream of the Waterford/Bacon Academy game.
High school roundup: Fitch falls to Killingly, 21-17
Jacob Nurse threw a go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass to Josh Heaney in the fourth quarter as Killingly beat Fitch on Saturday, 21-17, in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I opener for both teams.
Whalers beat Colonels 12-7
New London held on for a 12-7 win over Ledyard on Saturday at Cannamela Field, making three big defensive plays in the final minute to come away with the victory.
UCONN
Tulane makes quick work of UConn 49-7
Justin McMillan completed 18 of 24 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 37 yards and another score as Tulane routed UConn 49-7 on Saturday in an American Athletic Conference football game at Yulman Stadium.
Another Saturday, another daunting challenge for the UConn football team
Five games into the UConn football season, reality is setting in. While the Huskies are making progress in some areas, they're still not as competitive as they need to be to dig out of their massive hole.
Hurley confident his UConn men's basketball program is on the rise
After receiving a rousing standing ovation following his introduction, Dan Hurley delivered the first of several memorable lines during his entertaining talk Thursday morning. "You shouldn't stand and clap that long, we went 16-17 last year," Hurley...
COLLEGES
Colletti's block provided highlight material for Coast Guard football's freshman class
Jared Colletti helped mark the freshmen's arrival to the 2019 football season at the Coast Guard Academy in a 20-14 double-overtime victory Saturday over Catholic, authoring one of the game's highlights.
Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun accused of sex discrimination
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sexual discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where Calhoun now works.
All-America Watch: No. 2 Clemson reloads on D-line
All-America Watch: No. 2 Clemson reloads on D-line
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local colleges: Conn College edge Bowdoin 2-1 in NESCAC
Mya Johnson's goal in the 56th minute snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted Connecticut College a 2-1 victory over Bowdoin in a New England Small College Athletic Conference women's soccer game on Saturday at Freeman Field.
Local roundup: EL boys, girls complete perfect cross country regular seasons
East Lyme completed a perfect regular season in Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I with a 19-44 victory over Woodstock Academy in a boys' cross country meet on Friday at Rocky Neck State Park.
PROFESSIONAL
Yankees top Astros 7-0 in ALCS opener
Those Baby Bombers from New York getting another AL Championship Series shot at Astros
NHL roundup
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl lead Oilers past Rangers 4-1 for season-opening 5th straight win
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
2 p.m., Ch. 30 — NASCAR Monster Cup 1000Bulbs.com 500 from Talladega, Ala.
2 p.m., FS1 — NHRA Carolina Nationals from Concord, N.C.
Baseball
8 p.m., FS1, WFAN (660-AM) — ALCS: New York Yankees at Houston Astros in Game 2.
Basketball
3 p.m., NBCSB, NBA TV — NBA preseason: Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics.
6 p.m., NBA TV — NBA preseason: Milwaukee Bucks at Washington Wizards.
Football
9:30 a.m., NFL Network, WFAN (660-AM) — NFL: Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers from London.
1 p.m., Ch. 3 — NFL: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs.
1 p.m., Ch. 61 — NFL: Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings.
4:25 p.m., Ch. 3 — NFL: Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets.
8:20 p.m., Ch. 30 — NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers.
Golf
6 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: Italian Open from Rome.
1:30 p.m., Golf Channel — Champions: SAS Championship from Wake County, N.C.
4 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Houston Open.
Gymnastics
11 p.m., NBCSN — FIG: World Championship from Stuttgart, Germany. (taped today)
Rodeo
6 p.m., NBCSN — PBR: Greensboro (N.C.) Invitational. (taped today)
Rugby
6:30 a.m., NBCSN — World Cup: Japan vs. Scotland from Yokohama, Japan.
Running
11 a.m., NBCSN — Chicago Marathon.
Soccer
2:30 p.m., ESPN — Euro 2020 qualifier: Croatia at Wales from Cardiff.
3 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Michigan at Indiana.
5 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: Texas A&M at Auburn.
Tennis
4:30 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: Shanghai Masters from China.
2 p.m., Tennis Channel — USTA Men's Pro Circuit from Fairfield, Calif.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: ITA All-American from Tulsa, Okla.
Volleyball
Noon, NESN, YES — NCAA women: Florida State at North Carolina.
1 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: Yale at Princeton.
2 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: Michigan at Nebraska.
2:30 p.m., NESN, YES — NCAA women: Pittsburgh at Boston College.
4 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: UCLA at Colorado.