Mercury finish off the Sun late to win 96-86
The Phoenix Mercury went on a 15-2 run with less than four minutes left in the game to beat the Connecticut Sun 96-86 Thursday, eliminating the Sun for the second straight season in the second round of the WNBA playoffs.
Sun's Jonquel Jones named WNBA’s Sixth Woman of the Year
Connecticut Sun post Jonquel Jones was named the 2018 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, the league announced Thursday. She received 20 votes from a national panel of 38 sportswriters and broadcasters.
Miller believes in Sun's numbers as WNBA playoffs begin vs. Phoenix
Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller believes the team with the best eight players wins the WNBA title. The Sun will need to establish their eight when they host the Phoenix Mercury in Thursday's second-round playoff game.
Some of Sun fans' loudest cheers are reserved for Courtney Williams
Courtney Williams to the fans: plays with the perpetual smile. More energy than Con Edison. Magnetic demeanor. And, yes, makes frequent baskets. Courtney Williams to her teammates: foil for the jokes. No. 1 needler. And with a lexicon all her own.
Stewart is AP Player of the Year, Sun's Jones Sixth Woman of the Year
Breanna Stewart has taken her game to a new level this year to lead Seattle to the top spot in the league
COLUMNS
We should all be inspired by the gift that is Trevor Hutchins
Ledyard's Trevor Hutchins, whose age belies his deeper sense of obligation to things greater than...
UCONN
UConn men's basketball schedule is released
The UConn men's basketball team released its 2018-19 schedule
Robinson getting the message in his first season at UConn
Oneil Robinson, a Class S all-state player out of Capital Prep Magnet School in Hartford, is yet another member of the freshmen class to make his debut this season. An injury in the secondary gave Robinson an opportunity for his first start and to...
UConn men's basketball secures first commitment of fall recruiting season
James Bouknight had a good feeling about UConn when his official visit ended last weekend.A 6-foot-4 guard from the MacDuffie School in Granby, Mass., Bouknight made it official on Tuesday, announcing his commitment to the UConn basketball program.
COLLEGES
Coast Guard's defense in win over Nichols: 'Not on my watch'
Coast Guard was in the midst of scoring the final 17 points Friday night to beat Nichols, which of course was a credit to the offense. But then there was the defense.
Norton sparks Conn College women's soccer to Whale Cup win
Connecticut College seized a two-goal lead but needed to fend off a feisty challenge from host Coast Guard Academy before securing a 2-1 victory.
Slaying of star golfer from Spain shocks Iowa college town
A star collegiate golfer from Spain was attacked and killed by a homeless stranger while she was playing a round alone near her campus in Iowa, police said Tuesday.
HIGH SCHOOL
H.S. boys' soccer roundup: Ledyard tops Woodstock on Smith's goal
Elliott Smith scored the go-ahead goal off a free kick scrum in the 66th minute to lift Ledyard past Woodstock Academy, 2-1, in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division II boys' soccer game on Wednesday.
H.S. cross country roundup: NFA girls win a pair of close ones
NFA picked up a pair of wins in a tight Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' cross country tri-meet on Wednesday, beating St. Bernard 27-31 and Montville 28-28 on a sixth-place tiebreaker.
St. Joseph, Darien square off this week with No. 1 ranking in Day coaches' poll at stake
Top-ranked St. Joseph hosts No. 2 Darien on Saturday afternoon (1:30) in one of the biggest games of the season. St. Joseph received seven of 13 first-place votes this week and Darien three.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Coast Guard volleyball wins 10th straight
Makenna Martin had a match-high 30 assists and Amanda Dake added 10 kills as the Coast Guard women's volleyball team won its 10th straight match on Tuesday, 25-11, 25-22, 25-14 over Mount Holyoke in a New England Women’s and Men’s...
Local roundup: East Lyme volleyball team beats rival Fitch 3-1
Sydney Iannantuono had 17 kills and eight digs as East Lyme outlasted rival Fitch 3-1 in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I volleyball match on Monday.
Local college notes
Around the region • UConn senior quarterback David Pindell, who accounted for six touchdowns in a 56-49 win over Rhode Island Saturday, was named to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor...
PROFESSIONAL
Hoskins HR sparks Phillies over Mets before key Atlanta trip
Rhys Hoskins became the seventh-fastest player to hit 50 career home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies kept pace in the NL East race with a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets
Passed up: Darnold can show Browns what they're missing
Jets quarterback Darnold gets chance to show Browns what they passed up
Pats tempering expectations as Gordon practices for first time
Patriots excited, cautiously optimistic as new receiver Josh Gordon practices with team for the 1st time
ON THE AIR
Baseball
Noon, MLB Network — MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves.
6 p.m., SNY, WOR (710-AM) — MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies.
7 p.m., NESN, YES, ESPN, WFAN (660-AM), WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees.
10 p.m., ESPN — MLB: Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers.
Equestrian
6 p.m., NBCSN — World Equestrian Games from Mill Spring, N.C. (taped today)
Hockey
7:30 a.m., NBCSN — NHL preseason: Boston Bruins vs. Calgary Flames from Beijing.
7 p.m., MSG — NHL preseason: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers.
Soccer
12:55 p.m., TNT — UEFA Champions League: AEK Athens at AFC Ajax.
3 p.m., TNT — UEFA Champions League: AS Roma at Real Madrid.
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Campeones Cup: Tigres UNAL at Toronto FC.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: St. Petersburg Open from Russia.
