Local Calendar
BASEBALL/SOFTBALLTCB Hammerheads baseball tryouts — For spring/summer teams. Sat. Oct. 27 and Sun. Oct. 28 at The Baseball Academy in Middletown. Players should attend both sessions. Ages 12 and under, 8-9:30 a.m.; 13U and 14U,...
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.
Local Calendar
BASEBALL/SOFTBALLTCB Hammerheads baseball tryouts — For spring/summer teams. Sat. Oct. 27 and Sun. Oct. 28 at The Baseball Academy in Middletown. Players should attend both sessions. Ages 12 and under, 8-9:30 a.m.; 13U and 14U,...
Local roundup: Stonington tops Ledyard in boys' soccer
The Stonington boys' soccer team finished off what it had started 12 days ago, beating Ledyard 1-0 on Sunday night.
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.
MORE LOCAL SPORTS
Local colleges: CGA's Mooney wins Conn College Invitational
Sophomore All-American Kaitlyn Mooney won the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday at Harkness Memorial State Park, leading Coast Guard Academy to a solid fifth-place finish.
St. Thomas More's Jere Quinn to receive Gold Key Award
St. Thomas More men's basketball coach Jere Quinn, who recorded his 1,000th career win in January, has been selected to receive the prestigious Gold Key Award from the Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance.
Local Calendar
BASEBALL/SOFTBALLTCB Hammerheads baseball tryouts — For spring/summer teams. Sat. Oct. 27 and Sun. Oct. 28 at The Baseball Academy in Middletown. Players should attend both sessions. Ages 12 and under, 8-9:30 a.m.; 13U and 14U,...
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.
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
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.
Sargent scores, U.S. gives up late goal in 1-1 tie with Peru
Josh Sargent scored early in the second half and three more Americans made their debuts under interim coach Dave Sarachan before a young United States team conceded an 86th-minute goal to Enrico Flores in a 1-1 exhibition tie against Peru
NHL roundup
Kevin Shattenkirk scored the deciding goal in a shootout to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche
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.
