Connecticut high school spring sports postseason tournaments have been canceled, but the fate of the season rests with whether state schools will re-open. That decision will effectively be made by Gov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
A couple of months ago, Rick Ley drove across the Florida peninsula to spend a day with his old teammate, Tom Webster. “He was in good spirits, and we sat on the couch, him and I, and chatted all afternoon,” Ley said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The coronavirus shutdowns are going to have a significant impact on college athletics everywhere. At UConn, where the move to the Big East was expected to help the balance sheet over time, the impact will be felt on several levels, starting with the loss of more than $1 million due to the cancellation...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe fate of the high school spring sports season will likely be decided at the next CIAC Board of Control meeting on April 23. The announcement came Thursday via an emailed release from the CIAC in response to Gov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The University of New Haven is launching an esports bachelor’s program this fall, the latest indication that competitive gaming has commanded the attention of colleges throughout the state and beyond.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Megan Walker became a consensus All-American on Thursday when the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association named her to its 10-person All-American team. Walker is the 23rd player in UConn history to make a WBCA All-America team, an honor that makes her eligible to be included in the Huskies of Honor...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareJimmy Wang joined the UConn baseball team as a true walk-on. Unrecruited, unheard of, from halfway around the world, he came to Storrs to study actuarial science. But baseball was in his system.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Batouly Camara recalls UConn’s morning practice on Thursday, March 12 going just “okay.” Friday’s would be better, Camara told herself. That’s the beauty of what tomorrow brings. Well, usually. Camara didn’t know it at the time, but that Thursday practice would be her last as a college basketball...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFor many Connecticut high school seniors competing in winter sports, there was no warning, no time to prepare and almost no closure. When they stepped off the court, the ice or out of the pool a couple long weeks ago, it would be for the last time.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Tom Brady is officially moving on. The future Hall of Fame quarterback posted his goodbyes to Patriots fans on social media Tuesday morning, revealing his appreciation for building a dynasty in Foxborough.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Six Super Bowl rings may get you special treatment in a lot of places but former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady learned Monday that it won't get you anything when you're caught working out in a park that is closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The University of Bridgeport was set to host a regional in this year’s NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament. Instead, not only was the tournament canceled amid the coronavirus outbreak, but athletic staff and some coaches ended up being furloughed at the end of March, with the hope of bringing...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMatt Peart was looking across the line of scrimmage, looking at the fronts of the jerseys and seeing Florida, Auburn, Alabama. “My mindset was proving that I had a right to belong,” Peart says.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
It would be hard to imagine a bigger story, yet it was buried in the middle of page 7 of The Courant on Sept. 21, 1918. The headline: Spanish grip has spread over the city.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Christian Anzeveno has goals and aspirations for his sophomore season of football at Trinity, and he was hitting obstacles. The campus was closed, of course. The gyms around his home in North Providence are all closed.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Quinnipiac women’s basketball team was about to head out for warmups for its first game of the MAAC Tournament when coach Tricia Fabbri came in and told them to stay in the locker room.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The WNBA draft will be a virtual event this year. The league announced Thursday that its draft will still be held April 17 as originally scheduled, but without players, fans or media in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The alarm sounded and there was nothing to do but rush outside. That’s where Dan Iassogna spotted another freshman, Jim Reynolds, in a South Catholic football jacket. “We were both living in ‘The Jungle’ in Tolland,” Iassogna says.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Christian Foxen took a dream to UConn. He had a season of prep school basketball behind him, some interest from Division III schools, a long-burning passion for the Huskies — but no scholarship.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
UConn made it official, canceling all spring sports competition due to restrictions in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. “Today’s move to cancel competitions was done in conjunction with guidance from public health experts and UConn leadership,” reads UConn’s statement.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The state should be particularly well represented in the 2020 NFL Draft, which will be conducted virtually at the end of this week. Connecticut has produced several interesting offensive line prospects, and a star running back, among other hopefuls.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
It wasn’t all too long ago that high school athletes around the state were left shocked, heartbroken and perhaps even angry by the CIAC’s decision to cancel winter sports state tournaments.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Henry G. “Hank” Steinbrenner, the oldest and most outspoken of George Steinbrenner’s sons, died Tuesday morning at his home in Clearwater, Fla., after a long illness. He was 63 years old.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
After the conclusion of his rookie season on the NASCAR Cup Series in 2019, Berlin native Ryan Preece decided to make an investment for both professional preparation and fun. Preece purchased a WR1 Sim Chassis, which among the ranks of iRacing competitors is considered one of the top of the line...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe UConn men could fill one of their open roster spots as early as Tuesday, when Tyrese Martin is expected to announce his decision. Martin, a 6-foot-6 guard, is transferring from Rhode Island, where he was recruited by current UConn coach Dan Hurley in 2018 and played two seasons for Hurley’s...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareAfter a couple of self-described “subpar” running years, Donn Cabral had finally rediscovered his groove in December and was getting excited over what the future held — in his mind, a strong chance at qualifying for a third Olympics appearance to close out his career.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dan Hurley was a bit late checking in on a scheduled teleconference last week. “Sorry,” he told reporters, “actually, I just had to go and check the portal.” Coaches across the country are spending a lot of time checking the NCAA’s transfer portal, which now has well over 200 men’s basketball players...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareTwo Thursdays ago, Kyla Irwin was getting ready to go to her first practice since fracturing an elbow in the semifinals of the AAC Tournament, holding onto a silver lining.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
As she embarks on her professional basketball career, Megan Walker tied a bow on her time in Storrs by picking up one of the most prestigious honors that can be given to a college basketball player: First-Team All-American.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet’s most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share