UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Big East turns on the bright lights to welcome back UConn
Big East Conference commissioner Val Ackerman laid out the welcome mat UConn during a press conference at Madison Square Garden in New York.
UConn Board of Trustees votes to leave AAC and join Big East
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees, as expected, voted Wednesday to accept an invitation to return its athletic programs to the Big East Conference.
Big East votes to extend invitation to UConn
UConn took another significant step toward rejoining the Big East Conference. Big East presidents voted to extend an invitation to UConn during a conference call on Monday, according to CBS Sports Network.
UConn reportedly close to rejoining Big East Conference
UConn is in the process of finalizing plans to return to the Big East Conference
UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL
UConn men's basketball team gets probation for NCAA violations under Ollie
UConn's men's basketball program has been placed on probation for two years and former coach Kevin Ollie has been sanctioned individually for violations of NCAA rules during his tenure.
Hurley says recruiting getting a bump from Big East move
Men's basketball coach Dan Hurley says he's already seen benefits on the recruiting trail from UConn's decision to move back to the Big East
Return to the Big East a game changer for UConn men's basketball
No sport at UConn will benefit more from the move than men's basketball.
COLUMNS
Strecker's trying to drum up interest in football and dispel some myths
Example: A concussion is inevitable, if one decides to partake of high school football.
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Ledyard wins Senior League softball state title
Ledyard rolled to the Senior League (ages 13-16) softball state title with a 15-5 win over Bristol on Sunday night, winning the mercy-rule game in five innings.
Newest Coast Guard Academy Athletic Hall of Fame inductees announced
New London — The Coast Guard Academy will add five members to its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 3 at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet held in the Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence in Billard Hall as part of Homecoming...
Mystic gets all the pitching it needs and then some, captures District 10 Little League title
Dylan Joyce, throwing darts for fastballs along with a sweeping curve, pitched a three-hitter Sunday as Mystic won the district Little League baseball (ages 10-12) title 7-1 over East Lyme.
PROFESSIONAL
Molinari returns claret jug, faces long odds getting it back
Fifty-one weeks after he won the British Open and gazed at his name etched on the silver claret jug, he had to return it.
Red Sox designate INF Eduardo Núñez for assignment
The Boston Red Sox have designated infielder Eduardo Núñez for assignment, likely ending his tenure with the team he helped win the World Series last year.
Djokovic beats Federer in 5th-set tiebreaker at Wimbledon
For nearly five tight, tense and terrific hours, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer traded the lead, playing on and on and on until an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker was required to settle their memorable Wimbledon final.
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