Stonington's Smith wins state decathlon title
Stonington's Shane Smith captured the CIAC state decathlon championship on Wednesday at Manchester High School.
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2018 ECC Award Winners / Track & Field
Following are 2018 Eastern Connecticut Conference track & field all-stars, sportsmanship and scholar-athlete award winners: Boys Division I Long jump, Jahiem Spruill (NFA); triple jump,...
Stonington's Dellacono wins State Open singles title with dominating performance
Top-seeded Gabby Dellacono won one for the Stonington High School history books Wednesday, claiming the State Open singles title over No. 6 Alyssa DiMaio 6-1, 6-1 at the Connecticut Tennis Center.
Waterford's Burrows drafted by Pirates in 11th round
Waterford High School's Mike Burrows was selected in the 11th round of Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates today.
Hand beats Waterford in Class M boys' lax semifinal
The season ended for the Waterford boys’ lacrosse team just as it had last season — a tournament loss, albeit after they'd taken the program to new places. They lost to Hand on Wednesday, 15-5, in their first CIAC Class M semifinal.
COLUMNS
Ollie did enough wrong to warrant his firing by UConn
University officials brought him here to clean up Jim Calhoun’s debris, lest we forget that...
PHOTO GALLERIES
MORE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
No. 3 Wolcott ends Ledyard's run with 9-4 in in Class M baseball semis
Ledyard's baseball season came to an end Wednesday with a 9-4 loss to No. 3 Wolcott in the semifinals of the Class M tournament at Palmer Field in Middletown.
Dellacono earns a return trip to State Open tennis final
Stonington junior Gabby Dellacono defeated Wilton's Izzy Koziol on Tuesday in the State Open girls' tennis singles semifinals, reaching the championship for the second straight season.
CIAC postpones today's Ledyard-Wolcott baseball semifinal
The CIAC has announced the postponement off all state baseball tournament semifinal games today, including the Class M game between Ledyard and Wolcott scheduled.
NFA's Weir, Stonington's Whalen earn runnerup finishes at State Open
NFA's Chris Weir had his best day, just about, Monday at the State Open track and field championship at Willow Brook Park, finishing second in the pole vault with a leap of 14-0.
UCONN
UConn football camp provides an opportunity for players to get noticed
Eleven members of this fall's incoming recruiting class, including Khyon Gillespie and Oneil Robinson II of Capital Prep Magnet School in Hartford, previously attended UConn football camp.
UConn: Ollie fired for impermissible contact, workouts
The University of Connecticut fired men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie after finding NCAA violations that included improper training sessions and improper contact with recruits.
Adams building a strong relationship with Hurley
UConn's new men's basketball coach Dan Hurley has great expecations for star guard Jalen Adams ... and that's just fine with Adams.
COLLEGES
Oregon St. stays alive at College World Series
Oregon State used a five-run second inning to build a big lead, Brandon Eisert pitched a season-long 5 1/3 innings of one-hit shutout relief, and the Beavers beat Mississippi State 12-2 in the College World Series on Friday to set up a bracket final...
Gators hold off Texas Tech 9-6 at CWS to make bracket final
Gators hold off Texas Tech 9-6 at College World Series to make bracket final
Clemson's Swinney not worried despite several QB transfers
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney not concerned about losing quarterback depth after several of his passers transferred out of the program this offseason
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: UConn men release non-league schedule
Two former Big East rivals, including defending national champion Villanova, are featured non-conference foes on the UConn men's basketball schedule for the 2018-19 season.
Schooners back for another summer with a new look
One hour before first pitch, there's a flurry of activity at the Shipyard, home of the Mystic Schooners.
Southard promoted to CGA's assistant AD for media relations
Coast Guard Academy's Jason Southard has been elevated to assistant athletic director for media relations after completing his 23rd season as the director of athletic media relations.
PROFESSIONAL
Brian Harman takes lead at Travelers Championship
Brian Harman shot a 66 on Friday to move to 10-under par and into first place after the morning rounds at the Travelers Championship.
Patriots sign first-round draft pick Isaiah Wynn
The New England Patriots have signed first-round draft pick OL Isaiah Wynn, an offensive lineman from Georgia.
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
5:55 a.m., ESPNU — Formula One French Grand Prix practice from Le Castellet, France.
2:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Monster Cup Toyota/Save Mart 350 practice from Sonoma, Calif.
5:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Monster Cup Toyota/Save Mart 350 final practice from Sonoma, Calif.
Baseball
3 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Mississippi State vs. Oregon State in College World Series from Omaha, Neb.
7 p.m., NESN, WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox.
7 p.m., WCTX, WFAN (660-AM) — MLB: New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays.
7 p.m., SNY, WOR (710-AM) — MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets.
7 p.m., WICH (1310-AM) — NYP: Brooklyn Cyclones at Connecticut Tigers.
8 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Arkansas vs. Florida in College World Series from Omaha, Neb.
Basketball
7 p.m., NBCSB — WNBA: Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream.
7:30 p.m., FS1 — Big3 from Houston.
10 p.m., ESPN2 — WNBA: New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces.
Boxing
10 p.m., Showtime — Claressa Shields vs. Hanna Gabriels and Christina Hammer vs. Tori Nelson in women's middleweight bouts from Detroit.
Football
7 p.m., ESPN2 — CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Montreal Alouettes.
Golf
5:30 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: BMW International Open from Pulheim, Germany.
12:30 p.m., Golf Channel — Champions: American Family Insurance Championship from Madison, Wis.
3:30 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Travelers Championship from Cromwell.
6:30 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: NW Arkansas Championship from Rogers.
11 p.m., Golf Channel — Asian Tour: Korea Open from Cheonan, South Korea.
Hockey
7:30 p.m., NBCSN — NHL Draft from Dallas.
Horse Racing
8:30 a.m., NBCSN — Coronation Stakes and Commonwealth Cup from Ascot, England.
Soccer
8 a.m., FS1 — World Cup: Brazil vs. Costa Rica from St. Petersburg, Russia.
11 a.m., Ch. 61 — World Cup: Nigeria vs. Iceland from Volgograd, Russia.
2 p.m., Ch. 61 — World Cup: Serbia vs. Switzerland from Kaliningrad, Russia.
Talk Show
6:05 p.m., WICH (1310-AM) — Sports Talk with Bill Donovan.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: Gerry Weber Open from Halle, Germany; Queen's Club Championships from London.
Track & Field
11 p.m., NBCSN — USATF Outdoor Championships from Des Moines, Iowa. (taped today)
