COLUMNS
ECC basketball, deservedly so, has state's attention again
More than 20 years after Harold Pressley and Tyson Wheeler graduated, basketball has become our...
The Lonesome Polecat (state variant): BRACKETOLOGY~!
Only one more week of this self-inflicted damage.
UCONN
Syracuse game a measuring stick for UConn basketball
It will never be just another game on the UConn basketball schedule. There's too much storied history, intensity and passion in the rivalry with Syracuse for a regular season meeting at Madison Square Garden,
Depth wearing thin at running back for UConn football
Zavier Scott, a redshirt freshman running back, will miss UConn's final two games after suffering a serious knee injury during last week's 62-50 loss to SMU.
UConn notes: Hurley fondly recalls beating Kemba at Madison Square Garden
Dan Hurley pointed to a banner featuring UConn basketball legend Kemba Walker on the practice facility wall while fondly recalling his last time walking the sideline as a head coach at Madison Square Garden.
COLLEGES
Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan hold steady in CFP
The College Football Playoff rankings held steady at the top, with Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan an unchanged first four from last week
Louisville fires football coach Bobby Petrino
Louisville's seven-game skid was bad enough. Worse were the large margins of defeat and opponents' apparent ease in lighting up the scoreboard.
Conn's season comes to an end with 1-0 loss in NCAA tourney
It was a 1-0 loss, made even more difficult for the Connecticut College men's soccer team Sunday by the fact the Camels kept watching the ball tantalizingly pinball around in front of the opposing goal, actually hitting the left post with about...
HIGH SCHOOL
No. 23 Plainville ousts No. 3 Stonington 2-1 in Class M boys' soccer semis
Plainville scores the game-winning goal with less than seven minutes remaining to defeat Stonington 2-1 in the semifinals of the CIAC Class M boys' soccer tournament on Wednesday night.
Early troubles end New London football's playoff hopes
The New London football team had an awful start to Wednesday's game against Middletown and lost 37-12, ending the Whalers' chance at a CIAC Class L playoff berth.
Immaculate ousts Stonington 4-3 in OT in Class S field hockey semis
No. 3 Immaculate edged No. 2 Stonington 4-3 in overtime in the Class S state tournament field hockey semifinals Tuesday ... but it was a Stonington team which achieved a great deal, finishing 17-2-2.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Waterford's Dyjak swims to two runner-up finishes in Class S
Waterford's Ella Dyjak had a pair of second-place finishes during Wednesday night's CIAC Class S swimming and diving championship at Wesleyan University.
Local roundup: East Lyme finishes fourth in Class M swimming championships
Freshman Nikki Hahn placed in three events to help East Lyme to a solid fourth-place finish in the CIAC Class M swimming and diving championships at Wesleyan University on Tuesday night.
PROFESSIONAL
Mets' deGrom, Rays' Snell win Cy Young Awards
Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets has easily won the National League Cy Young Award, and Blake Snell of the Tampa Bay Rays has edged out two past winners for the American League prize
Steinbrenner on Machado comments: 'That ain't going to sell'
Yankees owner Hal Steinrenner says Manny Machado's comments that he's "not the type of player that's going to be Johnny Hustle" needs are troubling to New York "because that ain't going to sell where we play baseball."
Oakland's Melvin, Atlanta's Snitker voted top managers
Oakland's Bob Melvin was voted Manager of the Year for the third time, winning the American League honor, and Atlanta's Brian Snitker won the National League award
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
6 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR K&N Pro Series from Daytona Beach, Fla.
Basketball
11:30 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Ball State vs. Virginia Tech in Charleston (S.C.) Classic.
11:30 a.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Saint Joseph's vs. Wake Forest in Myrtle Beach Invitational from Conway, S.C.
2 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Alabama vs. Northeastern in Charleston (S.C.) Classic.
5 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Purdue vs. Appalachian State in Charleston (S.C.) Classic.
5 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Valparaiso vs. Western Kentucky in Myrtle Beach Invitational from Conway, S.C.
7 p.m., ESPN2, WXLM (980-AM) — NCAA men: UConn vs. Syracuse from New York.
7 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Ohio State at Creighton.
7:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Monmouth vs. West Virginia in Myrtle Beach Invitational from Conway, S.C.
8 p.m., TNT — NBA: Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets.
9 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Penn State at DePaul.
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Oregon vs. Iowa from New York.
10:30 p.m., TNT — NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Clippers.
11:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Texas A&M at Gonzaga.
Football
6 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: Toledo at Kent State.
8 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Tulane at Houston.
8:20 p.m., Ch. 61, NFL Network, WFAN (660-AM) — NFL: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks.
9:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: Florida Atlantic at North Texas.
Golf
5 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: DP World Championship from Dubai.
1:30 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: RSM Classic from Sea Island Resort, Georgia.
8 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Australian Open from Sydney.
Hockey
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: New York Rangers at New York Islanders.
Soccer
2:45 p.m., ESPNews — Nations League: Iceland at Belgium.
Tennis
7 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP Finals from London.
1 p.m., Tennis Channel — ATP Finals from London.
