UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UConn men, women delighted to play before First Night fans
First Night returned after being canceled last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. The student-only crowd arrived early and packed Gampel Pavilion, with roughly 8,000 fans in attendance.
Captain and confidante, UConn's Evina Westbrook back for another season
Last year's seven freshmen, including National Player of the Year Paige Bueckers, referred to Evina Westbrook as "Momma E," an affectionate tribute to Westbrook's leadership role as a captain and confidante for the members of the UConn women's...
UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL
These UConn freshmen have 'wall potential'
Samson Johnson and Jordan Hawkins, freshmen for the UConn men's basketball team, have "wall potential," according to coach Dan Hurley, with the potential to be among the program's greats.
Big East men's notes: PC's Cooley can't wait to kick things off at UConn
UConn and Providence, two long-time New England rivals, will kick off their Big East seasons on Dec. 18 at the XL Center in Hartford. PC coach Ed Cooley can't wait to make the trip.
UConn men No. 24 in AP preseason Top 25 basketball poll
For the first time in five years, UConn earned a spot in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll released on Monday, residing in 24th.
COLUMNS
Panganiban's unsolicited act of sportsmanship was the best I've seen
Kevin Panganiban's compassion and sportsmanship were a welcome sight.
The Lonesome Polecat: Morgan's record-setting comeback and other things
The Huskies trailed by 28 points in the third quarter last Saturday and WON.
UCONN FOOTBALL
Turnovers, breakdowns doom Huskies in loss to Middle Tennessee
UConn is running out of realistic chances to add to its win total before the end of the regular season.
UConn's improved secondary ready for Middle Tennessee challenge
A young, improved UConn secondary is coming off a four-interception game against Yale, something which should give the Huskies confidence as they prepare to host Middle Tennessee on Friday.
Mensah finally enjoyed productive day for Huskies
Senior running back Kevin Mensah showed signs of coming out of his funk in UConn's 21-15 win over Yale rushing for 58 yards on 12 carries.
UConn holds off Yale 21-15 for first win since 2019
UConn defeated Yale, 21-15, to snap an 11-game losing streak in the first meeting between the two in-state schools since 1998.
New London's Roman finally gets to be part of Yale-UConn rivalry
New London's D. Major Roman, now a Yale senior, will play UConn for the first time on Saturday when the two in-state rivals meet in football for the first time since 1998.
COLLEGES
AP sources: Six C-USA schools apply for AAC membership
Six schools from Conference USA, including UAB, Texas-San Antonio and Florida Atlantic, have applied for membership to the American Athletic Conference and are expected to be accepted by the end of the week
Washington State coach Rolovich fired for refusing vaccine
Washington State has fired football coach Nick Rolovich for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19
Brice, Appalachian State upset No. 14 Coastal Carolina 30-27
Chandler Staton kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired and Appalachian State knocked off 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina 30-27 on Wednesday night
At midseason, No. 1 Georgia a rock amid the upsets
No. 1 Georgia is making a case that defense still does win championships, but this isn't a trend outside of Athens
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local colleges: Coast Guard, Conn men's soccer come up with major wins
Mike Daunt scored with just 23 seconds remaining in overtime as Coast Guard Academy rallied for a 2-1 victory over Wheaton in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference men's soccer game Saturday.
Local roundup: St. Bernard boys clinch ECC Division IV soccer title
Jose Pacheco scored a pair of goals as St. Bernard clinched the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division IV boys' soccer championship with a 3-0 victory over Wheeler on Friday.
Local roundup: CGA sweeps Conn College in volleyball
New London — Coast Guard Academy won three competitive games to sweep Connecticut College in a volleyball match on Thursday night.
PROFESSIONAL
García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series
Rookie Luis García showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 Friday night in Game 6 of the ALCS.
Out of the way! NASCAR contenders want traffic to pull aside
A conversation on driver code and on-track etiquette is raging in NASCAR, and with it comes debate about the expectations of non-playoff drivers
Rangers score three in final six minutes, rally past Senators 3-2
Chris Kreider, Ryan Lindgren and Barclay Goodrow all scored in the final six minutes to rally the New York Rangers past the Ottawa Senators 3-2
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
1:55 p.m., ESPNews — Formula One United States Grand Prix practice from Austin, Texas.
3 p.m., Ch. 30 — NASCAR Xfinity Kansas Lottery 300 from Kansas City, Kan.
4:55 p.m., ESPNews — Formula One United States Grand Prix qualifying from Austin, Texas.
Baseball
8 p.m., TBS — NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves in Game 6.
Basketball
7 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers.
10 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers.
Boxing
10:30 p.m., ESPN — Jamel Herring vs. Shakur Stevenson in a junior lightweight bout from Atlanta.
Figure Skating
5:30 p.m., NBCSN — Skate America from Las Vegas.
10 p.m., NBCSN — Skate America from Las Vegas.
Fishing
8 a.m., FS1 — Bassmaster Open from Grove, Okla.
Football
Noon, Ch. 8 — NCAA: Illinois at Penn State.
Noon, Ch. 61 — NCAA: Northwestern at Michigan.
Noon, CBSSN — NCAA: Wake Forest at Army.
Noon, ESPN — NCAA: Oklahoma at Kansas.
Noon, ESPN2 — NCAA: Cincinnati at Navy.
Noon, ESPNU — NCAA: Northern Illinois at Central Michigan.
Noon, FS1 — NCAA: Kansas State at Texas Tech.
Noon, NESN — NCAA: Penn at Yale.
12:30 p.m., YES — NCAA: Syracuse at Virginia Tech.
3:30 p.m., Ch. 3 — NCAA: Louisiana State at Mississippi.
3:30 p.m., Ch. 8 — NCAA: Oregon at UCLA.
3:30 p.m., Ch. 61 — NCAA: Oklahoma State at Iowa State.
3:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: Western Michigan at Toledo.
3:30 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Clemson at Pittsburgh.
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Maryland at Minnesota.
3:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA: Brigham Young at Washington State.
4 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: East Carolina at Houston.
7 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: San Diego State at Air Force.
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Tennessee at Alabama.
7 p.m., FS2 — NCAA: Nevada at Fresno State.
7:30 p.m., Ch. 8 — NCAA: Ohio State at Indiana.
7:30 p.m., Ch. 30 — NCAA: Southern California at Notre Dame.
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: North Carolina State at Miami.
7:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: West Virginia at Texas Christian.
10:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Norfolk State at Howard. (taped today)
Golf
7:30 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: Mallorca Open from Balearic Islands, Spain.
2 p.m., Golf Channel — Champions: Dominion Energy Charity Classic from Richmond, Va.
6 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: BMW Ladies Championship from Busan, South Korea. (taped today)
11:30 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Zozo Championship from Chiba, Japan.
Hockey
1 p.m., MSG — NHL: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators.
1 p.m., NHL Network — NHL: Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals.
7 p.m., NESN — NCAA men: Denver at Boston College.
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils.
7 p.m., NHL Network — NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins.
Horse Racing
12:30 p.m., FS2 — Racing from New York.
Mixed Martial Arts
3 p.m., Showtime — Bellator 269: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Timothy Johnson in a heavyweight bout from Moscow.
Rugby
1 a.m. (Sunday), NBCSN — Premiership: London at Exeter.
Soccer
7:30 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League: Norwich City at Chelsea.
7:55 a.m., ESPN2 — La Liga: Mallorca at Valencia.
10 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League: Wolverhampton at Leeds United.
10 a.m., USA — Premier League: Watford at Everton.
12:30 p.m., NBCSN — Premier League: Manchester City at Brighton & Hove Albion.
7 p.m., YES — MLS: D.C. United at New York City FC.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — Kremlin Cup from Moscow; ATP European Open from Antwerp, Belgium; WTA Tenerife Ladies Open from Spain.