Youthful Rangers focused on getting better after changes
Chris Kreider and the New York Rangers have put last season's struggles behind and are just focusing on the future
Sharks acquire Erik Karlsson from Senators
The Sharks acquired two-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators on Thursday for a package of young players and picks, adding a world-class player to a team now expected to contend in the ultra-tough Western...
Bruins head to China for exhibitions against Calgary
The Bruins left Tuesday for China, where they'll play exhibition games against the Calgary Flames on Sept. 15 in Shenzhen and Sept. 19 in Beijing. This is the second year the NHL has played exhibition games in China. The Los Angeles Kings and...
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...
MORE PRO HOCKEY
Teams re-sign stars a year ahead of free agency
The Coyotes, Kings, Sharks and Lightning all made sure they wouldn't fall into the same trap as the Islanders with John Tavares by re-signing top players a year before they could hit free agency
James Neal signs 5-year, $28.75 million contract with Flames
The Calgary Flames have landed the top free agent still on the market by signing forward James Neal to a five-year, $28.75 million contract
Homeward bound: Star center John Tavares chooses Maple Leafs
John Tavares needed to post only one picture on his Twitter account to explain the grip the Maple Leafs have had on him since he was a youngster growing up in suburban Toronto.
UCONN
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
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.
Calhoun officially named head coach at DIII St. Joseph
Jim Calhoun has officially been named the head coach at Division III University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut.
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
Red Sox celebration put on hold by Yankees' Walker
Neil Walker hit a three-run homer, Zach Britton started a game-ending double play on New York's third try in the ninth inning and the Yankees kept the Boston Red Sox from a bubbly celebration in the Bronx for at least another night with a 3-2...
Rain forecast pushes Yankees-Red Sox to night game
Rain in forecast pushes start of Yankees-Red Sox from afternoon to night game
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CT SUN
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.
ON THE AIR
Baseball
7 p.m., NESN, WCTX, WFAN (660-AM), WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees.
7 p.m., SNY, WOR (710-AM) — MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies.
7 p.m., NBCSN — Minors: Memphis Redbirds vs. Durham Bulls in Triple-A Championship from Columbus, Ohio.
7:30 p.m., ESPN — MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves.
10 p.m., MLB Network — MLB: Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers.
Equestrian
6 p.m., NBCSN — World Equestrian Games from Mill Spring, N.C.
Soccer
12:55 p.m., TNT — UEFA Champions League: Eindhoven at Barcelona.
3 p.m., TNT — UEFA Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain at Liverpool.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: St. Petersburg Open from Russia.
