Canadian women beat U.S. 2-0 to win inaugural Rivalry Series
The inaugural Rivalry Series was created to give Canada and the United States another opportunity to put the world's best female hockey teams on the ice together.
NHL roundup
Kyle Palmieri had a goal and two assists, and Cory Schneider made 34 saves to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.
COLUMNS
It's Casey Flax's hope that everyone gets to dance, and she's seeing to it
Casey Flax’s angelic voice, a staple at recent New London Youth Talent Shows and the mellow...
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NHL roundup
Thomas Greiss stopped 31 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0
NHL goalies do best to defend the unpredictable at net
NHL goaltenders prepare for the unpredictable, ready for pucks deflecting off sticks, bodies, feet or divot in the ice
NHL roundup
Matt Murray robbed Connor McDavid on a penalty shot for one of his 38 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the struggling Edmonton Oilers 3-1
UCONN
Collier leads No. 4 UConn to rout of UCF
Naphessa Collier had 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals to help No. 4 UConn rout UCF 78-41 on Sunday.
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.
COLLEGES
Top 25 men's and women's basketball roundup
Sabrina Ionescu had 29 points and nine assists and No. 3 Oregon beat No. 9 Oregon State 77-68 for its 17th straight win
No. 1 Volunteers visit No. 5 Kentucky to start demanding stretch
No. 1 Tennessee has demanding late-season schedule starting with trip to No. 5 Kentucky
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Leonard scores 1,000th point as East Lyme wins ECC D-I title again
Luke Leonard scored his 1,000th career point as East Lyme won its second straight ECC Division I boys' basketball championship with a 66-38 victory over Ledyard on Monday night.
Local college notes
A weekly look at The Day's local college programs as well as highlights from former local high school athletes who have continued their careers at colleges outside the region.
Career high from Crawford leads Black Wolves to 17-11 win over the (new) Wings
The New England Black Wolves used to be the Philadelphia Wings before moving their home to Mohegan Sun Arena in 2014 and reinventing themselves as part of the southeastern Connecticut landscape.
PROFESSIONAL
Manfred: Slow market may be 'much ado about nothing'
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred predicts top free agents will all get deals and the second slow free-agent market won't have lasting significance.
Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92
Don Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, has died. He was 92.
CT SUN
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.
ON THE AIR
Basketball
6 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Dayton at Davidson.
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Vanderbilt at Tennessee.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Purdue at Indiana.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Wake Forest at Notre Dame.
7 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Nebraska at Penn State.
7:30 p.m., theday.com — High school girls: New London vs. Bacon Academy in Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I tournament final from Norwich.
8 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Rhode Island at Virginia Commonwealth.
9 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Kentucky at Missouri.
9 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Baylor at Iowa State.
9 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Florida State at Clemson.
10 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: UNLV at Wyoming.
Hockey
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes.
7 p.m., WFAN (660-AM) — NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils.
8 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues.
Soccer
3 p.m., TNT — Champions League: Bayern Munich at Liverpool.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP Rio de Janeiro Open; ATP Open 13 from Marseille, France; WTA Duty Free Championships from Dubai; WTA Hungarian Ladies Open from Budapest; ATP Delray Beach Open from Florida.
