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Coldplay to help ESPN market UEFA soccer championships
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Coldplay and ESPN have signed a marketing deal that will have the rock band promoting soccer

Travelers hoping to lure golfers with amenities
Monday, May 05, 2008
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) The Travelers Championship, stuck on this PGA Tour calendar immediately following the U.S. Open this summer,

Sun 94, Mercury 66
Sunday, May 04, 2008
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) The Connecticut Sun, shaking off preseason troubles that cost them last week in Minneapolis, outraced the

Logano wins Carolina 500
Sunday, May 04, 2008
ROCKINGHAM N.C. (AP) Joey Lagano won in his ARCA RE/MAX Series debut, leading 257 of 312 laps and easily

Developer: Atlantic Yards 'moving forward in its entirety',
Sunday, May 04, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) A developer says lawsuits and the wobbly economy have slowed his plan to transform Brooklyn with

Trinity College finishes baseball season undefeated
Saturday, May 03, 2008
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Trinity College has swept a doubleheader at Wesleyan University to finish the regular season undefeated and

NYC's off-track betting parlors say goodbye to Derby Day
Saturday, May 03, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) Floppy hats? Mint juleps? Please. Even on horse racing's biggest day, most of New York City's

Man sentenced to 33 years in murder-for-hire plot
Friday, May 02, 2008
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) A Southington psychologist was sentenced Friday to 33 years in prison for conspiring to murder a

Man sentenced to 33 years in murder-for-hire plot
Friday, May 02, 2008
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) A Southington psychologist was sentenced Friday to 33 years in prison for conspiring to murder a

Washington center to transfer to UConn
Friday, May 02, 2008
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) University of Washington center Jessica McCormack says she's transfering to the University of Connecticut. The 6-foot-5

Darryl Strawberry writing book
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field often were overshadowed by his struggles

Rangers forward Sean Avery hospitalized in NYC
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff

Wounded Iraq veteran plays lacrosse after losing limbs
Saturday, April 26, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) John Fernandez should not have been playing lacrosse in the Army-Navy alumni game at Madison Square

Another guilty plea in NBA referee betting scandal
Thursday, April 24, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) A professional gambler pleaded guilty on Thursday to making bets based on inside tips from disgraced

Auriemma: Summitt accused UConn of recruiting offense
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
STORRS, Conn. (AP) Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma said the regular-season series against rival Tennessee was canceled because



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Joe D'Ambrosio with Geno Auriemma
The Head Coach of the UConn Women's Basketball team joins Joe D to discuss his teams great rally against Rutgers in the Elite Eight and their upcoming Final Four matchup this weekend.
Kevin Nathan with Geno Auriemma
The Head Coach of the UConn Women's basketball team joins Kevin to discuss his teams big win over Texas and their upcoming game Sunday against Old Dominion in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.
Kevin Nathan with Geno Auriemma
The Head Coach of the UConn women's basketball team joins Kevin to talk about his teams opening round matchup against Cornell in Bridgeport and how his team is preparing for their run at a National Championship.
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Federal $$ to Front Street Project
Hartford's "Front Street " Development has been awarded a two million dollar federal grant and a five million dollar loan by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. A spokesman for Congressman John Larson says the money ispart of the "Brownfields Economic Development Initiative."

53 Year-Old Connecticut Archer Qualifies for Fifth Olympics
 Butch Johnson is headed to the Olympics for the fifth time. Khatuna Lorig will represent her third country.     Johnson lives in Woodstock, Connecticut.  Johnson and Lorig are two of the five archers who will represent the United States in Beijing this summer.
Washington Husky to Become UConn Husky
 University of Washington center Jessica McCormack says she's transfering to the University of Connecticut.  The 6-foot-5 freshman, who is currently playing for the New Zealand national team, tells the Hartford Courant that she has accepted a scholarship offer from UConn and is excited about her future with the team.

Red Sox Talk About a New Ball Park (for Spring Training)
The Boston Red Sox have spoken with officials in Sarasota, Fla., about relocating their spring training home from Fort Myers to the facility that will become vacant when the Cincinnati Reds move to Arizona in two years.  Red Sox spokesman John Blake called the talks preliminary.

Big East Particpant in New Bowl Game
A new bowl game is launching in the upcoming football season. The conference announced Wednesday that the NCAA has certified the "St. Petersburg Bowl" to be played at Tropicana Field, with Big East and Conference USA participants. The gamewould be played between December 20th and 23rd.

UConn Women to Face Rutgers Twice Again in 2008-2009
The University of Connecticut women's basketball team will play Rutgers twice again in the 2008-2009 season. The Big East today announced the home and away league schedule, with each team playing 16 conference games -- eight at home, and eight away.   Besides the Rutgers home game, the Huskies have home games against DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Syracuse, and Villanova.
Huskies' Kelly to Transfer for More Playing Time
 Connecticut forward Curtis Kelly is transferring in hopes of earning more playing time at another school.
The sophomore is speaking to other schools and has yet to decide where he will go, UConn announced Tuesday.

Violinist Joshua Bell to Open Hartford Symphony Orchestra Season
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra opens its 65th season September 24 with a guest appearance by world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell. The program will include Tchaikovsky's Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra. Also on the program will be Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, Rossini’s Overture to La scala di seta, and Rouse’s Rapture.

Date Switched for UConn Football Game This Fall
The UConn football Huskies' fifth game of the fall football schedule has been changed. Instead of playing their game at Louisville on Saturday, September 27th, they'll play Friday night instead. The game at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium will bethe fourth meeting of the two teams as Big East members. UConn defeated Louisville in a Friday night game last year, 21-17, at Rentschler Field.
UConn Announces Fall 2008 Football Schedule
The UConn Huskies play six home games at Rentschler field in their fall 2008 football schedule, plus four Big East road games and two out of conference road games.
The season starts at home, with UConn playing host to the Hofstra Pride Thursday night, August 28, and wraps up at home December 6, with the Pitt Panthers travelling to Rentschler.

UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL UPDATE
The word from UConn today is that sophmore guard Doug Wiggins will resume practicing with the men's basketball team late Thursday afternoon. But Wiggins and teammate Jerome Dyson are both still indefinitely suspended from game competition by head coach Jim Calhoun.

The pair have been suspended since last Friday afternoon after an incident involving the duo last Thursday night on

 
 
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