H.S. soccer roundup: Magowan leads Stonington past Fitch
The Stonington boys' soccer team wrapped up an unbeaten season in Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I play with a 2-1 win over Fitch on Tuesday.
Montville girls' soccer team keeps adding to its inventory of achievements
The inventory of accomplishments in recent days is a substantial one for the Montville High School girls' soccer team, which clinched at least a share of the ECC Division III title Monday night.
Shelton, North Haven face off in matchup of teams ranked in The Day's Top 10 poll
It was a pretty uneventful high school football weekend with most conferences on bye weeks, resulting in almost no movement in The Day's Top 10 state coaches’ poll.
Region's ECC football teams in danger of missing states
The high school football season has reached the halfway point, and the region’s Eastern Connecticut Conference teams are all in danger of missing the playoffs.
Turnovers plague NFA in 51-14 loss to No. 6 Newtown
Unbeaten Newtown turned four Norwich Free Academy turnovers into 17 points as it mashed its way to a 51-14 football victor on Saturday.
SCHEDULES
COLUMNS
We need to learn from Friday night's ugly scene and never repeat it
I've made it a career to view New London through a cheerier prism, not a city in despair. And then...
The Lonesome Polecat (state variant): Completely self-indulgent discussion of The Manly Discipline of the Running Arts with North Haven and Newtown, and other jibber-jabber
The criss cross counter is the greatest play in football.
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
H.S. roundup: Waterford tops East Lyme in field hockey
Waterford scored twice in a four-minute span and handed East Lyme its first Eastern Connecticut Conference loss of the season, beating the Vikings 2-1 in field hockey on Saturday.
Hillhouse routs New London in game marred by postgame fight
Hillhouse defeated New London 26-7 on Friday night in a game that ended with several fights breaking out in the postgame handshake line, leaving coaches and administrators separting the teams.
Local roundup: Stonington, Wheeler boys clinch ECC soccer titles
Wheeler and Stonington put the finishing touches on ECC divisional boys' soccer titles on Friday, the Lions capturing the Division IV crown and the Bears winning the Division I championship.
East Lyme falls to Weston 34-11
The East Lyme football team plans to flip the page quickly and move on after Friday night’s 34-11 loss to Weston of the South-West Conference.
UCONN
UConn football family rallies around hospitalized teammate
During the bye week, redshirt junior Eli Thomas, a 22-year-old linebacker, suffered a stroke prior to weight-lifting workout on Wednesday and was rushed to the hospital.
Hurley finds familiar faces in his new AAC basketball family
UConn's Dan Hurley is new to the American Athletic Conference basketball neighborhood, but hardly a stranger.
UConn women's basketball players embrace ownership role
UConn's Geno Auriemma took a new approach during the offseason, handing over ownership of his women's basketball team to the players.
COLLEGES
Defense sparks Conn men's soccer to another win
When Connecticut College finally scored a break-through goal about midway through the second half on Tuesday, pressure seemed to lift.
Injured Bosa leaves Ohio State to prep for pro career
Injured defensive end Nick Bosa leaving Ohio State to prep for pro career
Alabama hits midway point atop offensive charts
Alabama leads two of four major offensive categories as the college football season enters its second half
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Gathy sparks Waterford past NFA in girls' swimming
Elyse Gathy won a pair of events on Tuesday, leading Waterford to a 98-80 win over NFA in an Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' swimming meet.
Local roundup: New London volleyball team wins fourth straight
New London won its fourth straight with a 25-21, 25-7 and 25-19 win over Norwich Tech in a non-conference volleyball match on Monday.
PROFESSIONAL
Bradley's slam helps Red Sox beat Astros 8-2 in ALCS
Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a grand slam, Nathan Eovaldi hushed Houston a day after some social media trash talk and the Boston Red Sox beat the Astros 8-2 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.
Sale back with Red Sox, tells Cora he's 'good enough' to go
Chris Sale is back with the Boston Red Sox and says he feels well enough to pitch. Whether he'll start Game 5 of the AL Championship Series remains to be seen.
ON THE AIR
Baseball
5 p.m., FS1 — NLCS: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5.
8:30 p.m., TBS, WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — ALCS: Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros in Game 4.
Basketball
7 p.m., YES, WFAN (660-AM) — NBA: Brooklyn Nets at Detroit Pistons.
7:30 p.m., MSG — NBA: Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks.
8 p.m., ESPN — NBA: New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets.
10:30 p.m., ESPN — NBA: Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns.
Golf
4 p.m., Golf Channel — Senior LPGA Championship from French Lick, Ind.
10 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: CJ Cup at Nine Bridges from Jeju Island, South Korea.
Hockey
7 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals.
9:30 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames.
Soccer
8 p.m., FS1 — Women: United States vs. Canada in World Cup qualifying final from Frisco, Texas.
