H.S. roundup: Ledyard wrestlers win Carl Snitkin Duals
Ledyard defeated host Norwich Free Academy 46-29 in the championship match of the Carl Snitkin Duals wrestling tournament on Saturday.
No. 9 NFA girls hand Bacon first loss
If a defense-first mentality is considered old school, as she hinted Friday night, then Courtney Gomez is just going to have to be old school
Lyman sinks Montville at the buzzer and hands Indians first loss
Lyman Memorial's Dylan Lucey made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Montville its first loss of the season, 39-36, and prevent the Indians from clinching the ECC Division IV boys' basketball title.
H.S. basketball: Vikings' Dubreuil scores 1,000th career point in win
Sophie Dubreuil scored 31 points, including the 1,000 of her career, as East Lyme rolled to a 49-34 girls' basketball victory over Fitch on Friday night.
East Lyme's Fiorillo resigns citing health, family concerns
East Lyme High School girls' basketball coach Sal Fiorillo, in his fourth season, resigned earlier this week to focus on his health and family, school athletic director Steve Hargis confirmed Friday.
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COLUMNS
If you think picking an all-decade girls' hoop team is easy, think again
So much for an all-decade team serving as an amusing distraction. This was hard. And also testimony...
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Morgan Wootten, former DeMatha Catholic High School basketball coach, dies at 88
By the time he retired in 2002, Wootten had won 1,274 games and lost 192.
Killingly wrestling edges Montville 39-33
The Killingly wrestling team won two more matches by pin than Montville to help it win 39-33 on Wednesday night.
No. 9 NFA gets back at No. 3 New London with 52-38 win
Back when Courtney Gomez was the point guard at Norwich Free Academy, she recalls the gym being like this. Packed. Noisy.
It's been a while: Stonington boys' hoop beats New London
Stonington had four players score in double figures during Monday's 64-53 boys' basketball victory over New London.
UCONN
Tulsa outlasts UConn 79-75 in overtime
For the fourth straight game, the Huskies had an upset victory within reach and then watched it slip away, dropping a 79-75 overtime decision to AAC leader Tulsa before 10,509 fans at the XL Center.
Charles returns with Team USA, but also to celebrate her UConn days
Tina Charles is one of five former UConn women’s basketball greats selected for the U.S. national team’s roster to play in Monday’s exhibition against UConn at the XL Center.
UConn men suffer another painful loss
UConn battled back from a nine-point second-half deficit to force overtime only to fall to American Athletic Conference co-leader Tulsa, 79-75, Sunday at the XL Center.
COLLEGES
No. 4 San Diego State remains unbeaten with 71-67 win over UNLV
Malachi Flynn scored 21 points to lead No. 4 San Diego State to a 71-67 victory over UNLV
No. 4 Oregon beats No. 7 Oregon State 66-57
Sabrina Ionescu scored 19 points and Satou Sabally added 16 to help No. 4 Oregon beat seventh-ranked Oregon State 66-57 on Sunday, sweeping the two-game Civil War series
Top 25 men's and women's basketball roundup
DeJon Jarreau had 12 points and six assists, Fabian White Jr. added 11 points, and No. 25 Houston defeated South Florida 68-49
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Black Wolves fall in OT, suffering first loss
The Wolves give away a three-goal lead down the stretch, falling 11-10 to the Swarm on Sunday in sudden death overtime before 4,737 fans at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Local roundup: Pointers fall in OT
Avery Point's bid for a third straight win came up short, as the Pointers lost to Brookdale Community College 77-71 in overtime in a men's basketball game on Sunday.
Clark takes over role Lisk started as Black Wolves GM
In October, the New England Black Wolves' two heads of state, general manager Rich Lisk and head coach Glenn Clark, vacationed together in Key West.
PROFESSIONAL
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, daughter among 9 killed in helicopter crash
Kobe Bryant, who became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career spent entirely with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41.
NBA roundup
Nikola Jokic turned in his ninth triple-double of the season, Jerami Grant scored a season-high 25 points and the Denver Nuggets held off the Houston Rockets 117-110 on a melancholy day as players and fans learned about an hour before the game of...
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Basketball
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: North Carolina at North Carolina State.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women's exhibition: U.S. National Team at UConn from Hartford.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Florida A&M at Norfolk State.
7 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Lehigh at American.
7 p.m., MSG — NBAGL: Raptors 905 at Westchester Knicks.
9 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Kansas at Oklahoma State.
9 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz.
Football
7 p.m., FS1, NFL Network — NFL: Super Bowl opening night from Miami.
Hockey
8 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars.
10 p.m., NHL Network — AHL All-Star Challenge from Ontario, Calif.
Tennis
7 p.m., Tennis Channel — Australian Open from Melbourne.
9 p.m., ESPN2 — Australian Open from Melbourne.