Sun having a quiet offseason
It’s been a relatively quiet offseason for the Connecticut Sun by pro sports standards. It resigned point guard Jasmine Thomas last week, giving them 12 players under contract who will comprise their 2019 roster, barring the unforeseen.
Jasmine Thomas re-signs with Sun
Point guard Jasmine Thomas has resigned with Connecticut Sun, the team announced Thursday. Thomas was named an All-Defensive first-team pick for the second year in a row last season, as chosen by WNBA coaches.
COLUMNS
We might be small in stature, but we're a basketball state
Perhaps it’s the size of our state that gives us the inferiority complex. Maybe we just...
UCONN
UConn men fight to the finish in loss to No. 9 Houston
Small victories are taking the place of bigger ones for the UConn basketball program. In their current state, the Huskies can compete with but not beat top 10 ranked teams.
Younger Huskies giving Hurley hope for the future
These UConn men's basketball players, especially the younger ones, are far removed from the program's basketball glory days. Yet expectations are that they'll eventually help restore the Huskies to elite status with coach Dan Hurley in charge.
UConn men to play two-game series with Florida
UConn and Florida, two men's basketball programs that met in the 2014 NCAA national semifinals, have agreed to play a home and home series.
COLLEGES
Top 25 men's and women's basketball roundup
Sophie Cunningham scored 24 points, Amber Smith added 16 and Missouri upset No. 5 Mississippi State 75-67 on Thursday night
No. 1 Tennessee beats South Carolina 85-73 for 19th straight win
Schofield's double-double helps No. 1 Tennessee beat South Carolina 85-73 for 19th straight win
Top 25 men's and women's basketball roundup
Eric Paschall scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and No. 13 Villanova rebounded from its first Big East loss by running away from Providence 85-67
HIGH SCHOOL
Bauman sets East Lyme career scoring record in ECC tourney win over NFA
With her first two points of the night, East Lyme's Megan Bauman became the girls' basketball team's all-time leading scorer during the Vikings' 54-47 win over NFA in the ECC Division I tournament.
ECC tournament: No. 1 New London girls cruise into D-I semis
Freshman Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick scored 23 points as top-seeded New London cruised to a 67-23 win over No. 8 Ledyard in the quarterfinals of the ECC Division I girls' basketball tournament on Thursday.
NFA's Briones honored as CHSCA Coach of the Year in boys' soccer
Robert Briones, the boys' soccer coach at Norwich Free Academy for the past 22 seasons, has been named Coach of the Year in his sport by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Ledyard boys lose to Granby on two late free throws
Elliyas Delaire made two free throws with three seconds remaining to lift Granby Memorial to a 60-59 non-league boys' basketball victory over Ledyard on Thursday night.
Local roundup: Witkowski leads Coast Guard men past Wheaton
Packy Witkowski scored a game-high 16 points while Tyler Perez added 14 points off the bench, leading Coast Guard Academy's men's basketball team to a 76-57 win over Wheaton College on Wednesday.
PROFESSIONAL
Knicks snap 18-game skid with win over Hawks
The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-91 to snap a single-season, franchise record 18-game losing streak
Wade, Nowitzki share eventful history as honorary All-Stars
Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki share eventful history as honorary additions to All-Star weekend
Logano and Harvick lead Ford sweeps in Daytona qualifying
Ford drivers swept both of the Daytona 500 qualifying races to position the manufacturer for a strong run in "The Great American Race." Kevin Harvick won the first qualifying race and Joey Logano won the second
