Hatajik becomes "Barstool Athlete" while finishing football career at Georgtown
A 2018 East Lyme High School graduate, Dylan Hatajik is a senior wide receiver on the Georgetown University football team, which competes in the Patriot League at the FCS level. That makes him eligible, according to an NCAA policy enacted this...
Local roundup: New London boys roll to 5-1 ECC soccer win over Lyman
Jose Hernandez and Moise Sanchez-Melgar scored goals two minutes apart in the first half and New London used the quick burst as a springboard to Thursday's 5-1 victory over Lyman Memorial in an ECC Div. III boys' soccer match.
Local roundup: Ledyard knocks off Lyman in girls' soccer
Jess English had a goal and an assist as Ledyard knocked off unbeaten Lyman Memorial on Wednesday, 3-0, in a girls' soccer game.
Coast Guard men's soccer team off to a strong start
Seven games into the season, the Bears have proven they're a strong team. They're unbeaten, going 6-0-1 for their best start since 2014 when they went 13-3-3 and earned an NCAA tournament bid for the first time since 1981.
Local calendar
BASEBALL/SOFTBALLWaterford Babe Ruth — Annual meeting for election of officers and board members is on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at the field beginning at 7 p.m. If you are interested in serving as an officer or board...
COLUMNS
The Lonesome Polecat (state variant): Wethersfield! Wackiness! Words!
Them Wethersfield Eagles are off to a swell start.
MORE LOCAL SPORTS
Local roundup: Fitch rolls to 6-1 field hockey win over NFA
Bridget O'Leary three goals as Fitch rolled to a 6-1 Eastern Connecticut Conference field hockey victory over Norwich Free Academy on Tuesday.
Paul Menhart named to Western Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
Paul Menhart, the ex-Fitch High School great who went on to become pitching coach for the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals, has been selected for induction into the Western Carolina University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Local roundup: Conn College blanks Colby in women's soccer
The Connecticut College women's soccer team beat Colby 2-0 in a NESCAC game on Sunday
UCONN
UConn announces 2021-22 Big East men's basketball schedule
UConn will be tested early and often during the 2021-22 Big East men's basketball season.
Phommachanh earns right to lead UConn offense for second straight Saturday
True freshman quarterback Tyler Phommachanh will make his second straight start for UConn when the Huskies host Wyoming on Saturday at Rentschler Field.
COLLEGES
College Football Playoff expansion enters negotiation stage
College Football Playoff expansion has entered the negotiation stage
CFP expansion stalls as commissioners sort through issues
A plan to expand the College Football Playoff has stalled
CT SUN
Sun forward Jones, coach Miller win major AP WNBA awards
Jonquel Jones is no stranger to winning Associated Press WNBA awards
Sun's Miller earns back-to-back WNBA Coach of the Month honors
Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller was named WNBA Coach of the Month for September on Monday, his second monthly honor in a row and the third of his career.
PROFESSIONAL
Darnold, defense lead Panthers past Texans; McCaffrey hurt
Sam Darnold threw for 304 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and the Carolina Panthers eased past the Houston Texans 24-9 despite losing Christian McCaffrey to a hamstring injury early in the second quarter
MLB roundup
The Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-card race
WNBA roundup
Brianna Turner made the winning free throw with less than a second to play, giving the Phoenix Mercury an 83-82 win over the New York Liberty in a first-round WNBA playoff game
NHL training camps open with several big-name stars missing
Some of the NHL's stars are not on the ice for the start of training camps
ON THE AIR
Australian Rules Football
5 a.m. (Saturday), FS2 — AFL playoffs: Melbourne Demons vs. Western Bulldogs in Grand Final from Burswood, Australia.
Auto Racing
4:25 a.m., ESPN2 — Formula One Russian Grand Prix practice from Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
7:55 a.m., ESPNU — Formula One Russian Grand Prix practice from Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
7 p.m., FS1 — NHRA Midwest Nationals qualifying from Madison, Ill.
9 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Truck Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 from Las Vegas.
4:55 a.m. (Saturday), ESPN2 — Formula One Russian Grand Prix practice from Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Baseball
2 p.m., ESPN — MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs.
7 p.m., Ch. 61, NESN, ESPN, WFAN (660-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: New York Yankees at Red Sox.
8 p.m., SNY, WCBS (880-AM) — MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers.
10 p.m., ESPN — MLB: Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres.
Boxing
10:35 p.m., Showtime — Jarico O'Quinn vs. Saul Sanchez in a super flyweight bout from Broken Arrow, Okla.
Football
6 p.m., theday.com — High school: Fitch at New London.
6:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: Middle Tennessee at Charlotte.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Wake Forest at Virginia.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Brown at Harvard.
10 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: UNLV at Fresno State.
10:30 p.m., ESPN2 — CFL: Saskatchewan Roughriders at British Columbia Lions.
Golf
8 a.m., Golf Channel — Ryder Cup from Kohler, Wis.
9 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: NW Arkansas Championship from Rogers. (taped today)
11 p.m., Golf Channel — Champions: Pure Insurance Championship from Pebble Beach, Calif. (taped today)
Horse Racing
12:30 p.m., FS2 — Racing from New York.
Rugby
5:30 a.m., FS2 — NRL playoffs: South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Mangy-Warringah Sea Eagles from Milton, Australia.
Swimming
2 p.m., CBSSN — International Swimming League from Naples, Italy.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP Moselle Open from Metz, France; WTA J&T Bank Open from Ostrava, Czech Republic; ATP Astana Open from Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.