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Thursday 04/01/2021
Red Sox opener against Orioles postponed because of rain Posted: 01 April 2021 [10:14 AM] BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox have postponed Thursday's opener against the Baltimore Orioles until Friday because of rain that was forecast…
Wednesday 03/31/2021
Few fans, many protcols and ... disinfecting robots at Fenway Park Posted: 31 March 2021 [08:11 PM] Today is Opening Day at Fenway Park. Attending that game is a ritual I’ve enjoyed for many years. But this…
Monday 03/29/2021
Travelers extends sponsorship of golf tournament through 2030 Posted: 29 March 2021 [09:25 PM] Travelers announced Monday it is extending its partnership as the title sponsor of Connecticut’s PGA Tour event through 2030. Travelers…
Thursday 03/25/2021
More ESPN employees working on campus, but still small percentage; Bristol mayor says it has little effect on city businesses Posted: 25 March 2021 [01:08 PM] BRISTOL – About a year into the global pandemic, ESPN continues to operate with an on-campus workforce that has been dramatically…
ESPN production model, a staple in recent years, now being used across sports broadcasting Posted: 25 March 2021 [01:07 PM] BRISTOL – Another production approach used by ESPN during the pandemic is known as the Graphics REMote Integration, or GREMI, model.…
Tuesday 03/23/2021
Fan-favorite Bubba Watson commits to play in Travelers Championship Posted: 23 March 2021 [08:50 PM] HARTFORD - Bubba Watson always enjoys coming to TPC River Highlands. After all, it’s the site where he won his first…
Thursday 03/11/2021
CIAC finalizes plan for spring season games, tournaments Posted: 11 March 2021 [08:50 PM] The CIAC finalized its spring sports plan and sent it out to athletic directors Thursday for them to begin preparing for…
Wednesday 03/10/2021
CIAC approves spring season, explores summer options for football and wrestling Posted: 10 March 2021 [08:44 PM] CHESHIRE - The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference board of control convened Wednesday to approve its plan for the spring sports season,…
Tuesday 03/09/2021
Former major winner Patrick Reed commits to 2021 Travelers Championship Posted: 09 March 2021 [04:52 PM] HARTFORD -Another major winner will be playing at TPC River Highlands this summer. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters winner, committed to…
Friday 03/05/2021
Council of New England Secondary Schools Principals' Association: No spring New England Championships in 2021 Posted: 05 March 2021 [06:34 PM] STAFF REPORT CHESHIRE - Sports in Connecticut will be able to play a full schedule, including state tournaments, starting March 19, but…
Thursday 03/04/2021
Gov. Lamont announces all sports can practice, compete beginning March 19 Posted: 04 March 2021 [09:59 PM] STAFF REPORT All sports - both high school and youth - will be allowed to practice and play game beginning March 19.…
Wednesday 02/24/2021
Biden administration withdraws from transgender athlete case Posted: 24 February 2021 [10:07 AM] The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in…
Tuesday 02/23/2021
Bryson DeChambeau, world's 10th-ranked golfer, commits to play in Travelers Championship Posted: 23 February 2021 [05:56 PM] HARTFORD - The Travelers Championship secured another big name for its upcoming event. Bryson DeChambeau, 2020 U.S. Open champion and the…
Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries after California car crash Posted: 23 February 2021 [03:52 PM] LOS ANGELES - Golf star Tiger Woods suffered leg injuries Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in suburban Los Angeles and was undergoing…
Sunday 02/21/2021
Local couple participating in pro-am golf tournament to raise cancer awareness Posted: 21 February 2021 [08:38 PM] March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an important time of year for Wolcott residents Mike Mancini and Carole Motycka. Both survivors…
Thursday 02/18/2021
CIAC updates plans for winter, spring sports seasons Posted: 18 February 2021 [08:54 PM] CHESHIRE - The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference released its latest update on how it is proceeding with the winter and spring…
Wednesday 02/10/2021
World's No. 1 Dustin Johnson commits to 2021 Travelers Championship Posted: 10 February 2021 [03:46 PM] HARTFORD - The world’s current No. 1-ranked golfer will be coming back to Connecticut. Dustin Johnson, a 24-time PGA Tour and…
Sunday 02/07/2021
Brady wins 5th Super Bowl MVP award with vintage performance Posted: 07 February 2021 [11:01 PM] TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady took one final snap, went down on his knee, popped up and hugged his Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
Buccaneers batter Mahomes in lopsided Super Bowl win over Chiefs Posted: 07 February 2021 [10:55 PM] What made the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL over the past three years had been his…
Chiefs lose composure and see red amid a sea of yellow Posted: 07 February 2021 [10:51 PM] Offsides. Unnecessary roughness. Unsportsmanlike conduct. Pass interference. And holding. Lots of holding. The Kansas City Chiefs put on a textbook display…
Brady brings Patriots' championship pedigree to Tampa Bay Posted: 07 February 2021 [10:37 PM] The long-downtrodden Tampa Bay Buccaneers are kings of the NFL again thanks to Tom Brady and the championship pedigree he brought over…
Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7 as Buccaneers rout Chiefs Posted: 07 February 2021 [10:25 PM] TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady made his seventh Super Bowl title look familiar - despite moving south to a new team and…
Tuesday 02/02/2021
NFHS announces it will no longer be put individual sports into risk categories after revising policy Posted: 02 February 2021 [07:21 PM] Nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic began interfering with high school sports, the National Federation of High School Sports announced…
Thursday 01/14/2021
CIAC announces spring high school football, wrestling won't take place this school year Posted: 14 January 2021 [02:54 PM] CHESHIRE – The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference confirmed the start dates for the winter season in a press conference Thursday afternoon,…
CIAC approves plan for high school winter sports to be played with competitions beginning Feb. 8 Posted: 14 January 2021 [02:47 PM] CHESHIRE – In just over three weeks, winter sports will be played for the first time in 11 months. The Connecticut…
Monday 01/11/2021
DPH gives CIAC approval for low-to-moderate-risk winter sports to begin on Feb. 1; wrestling, indoor track to be postponed Posted: 11 January 2021 [03:55 PM] CHESHIRE - The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has received updated guidance from the Department of Public Health which approves low and…
Thursday 01/07/2021
CIAC Board of Control approves mitigating strategies for winter sports, Jan. 19 still targeted start date Posted: 07 January 2021 [06:49 PM] CHESHIRE — The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference board of control greenlit mitigation strategies for the winter high school sports season Thursday…
Monday 01/04/2021
With high school sports set to resume later this month, here's how surrounding states are planning on continuing ahead Posted: 04 January 2021 [06:19 PM] With high schools reopening following the holiday break, the clock is now ticking on what the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has…
Monday 12/14/2020
Women's NCAA Tournament to be played at one site, eyes on Texas Posted: 14 December 2020 [07:20 PM] UConn coach Geno Auriemma wasn't surprised that the NCAA women's basketball tournament will be played in one geographical area. It just makes…
Thursday 11/12/2020
Ivy League cancels winter sports because of covid-19 Posted: 12 November 2020 [07:46 PM] The Ivy League became the first Division I conference this year to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. The…
Thursday 11/05/2020
Lamont shuts down high-risk youth sports for remainder of 2020 Posted: 05 November 2020 [07:37 PM] HARTFORD - High-risk youth sports (K-12) will not be played for the rest of 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont said at his…
Tuesday 10/27/2020
Rise in coronavirus infections may impact winter sports plan Posted: 27 October 2020 [04:06 PM] The organization that oversees high school sports in Connecticut says it may need to wait until mid-November before deciding whether or how…
After positive coronavirus case, St. Paul boys soccer team forced to quarantine, will miss rest of regular season Posted: 27 October 2020 [10:32 AM] BRISTOL – The St. Paul boys soccer team, under normal circumstances, would have spent Monday preparing for its game against Torrington…
Thursday 10/15/2020
CIAC approves start date for winter high school sports Posted: 15 October 2020 [04:00 PM] CHESHIRE – When the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced a tentative plan for spring football last month, it included within that…
Wednesday 10/07/2020
Review: Upcoming Dalkowski documentary puts New Britain at heart of local hero's story Posted: 07 October 2020 [11:43 AM] Tom Chiappetta’s long-awaited documentary on the complicated life of New Britain baseball legend Steve Dalkowski will premiere Saturday night on Connecticut…
Friday 09/25/2020
Department of Public Health releases new guidance, recommendations for organized sports Posted: 25 September 2020 [03:27 PM] The Department of Public Health on Friday released new guidance and recommendations for organized sports, including youth and adult club and private…
Sunday 09/20/2020
Documentary on New Britain legend Dalkowski to air next month Posted: 20 September 2020 [04:14 PM] A documentary chronicling the complicated life of New Britain baseball legend Steve Dalkowski, which has been in the works since the…
Good manners guide vintage baseball series, pandemic and all Posted: 20 September 2020 [03:50 PM] BRISTOL — As the first game of a tripleheader kicked off Sunday morning, masked players stepped onto Muzzy Field to play…
Friday 09/11/2020
MLS club Toronto FC to play next home game at Rentschler Field Posted: 11 September 2020 [01:54 PM] Major League Soccer is coming to Connecticut. Governor Ned Lamont announced on Friday afternoon that the MLC club Toronto FC reached…
Health, CIAC officials meet to discuss high school football Posted: 11 September 2020 [11:22 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont called a huddle Friday with health officials and the organization overseeing high school sports in the…
Monday 08/10/2020
Annual Children's Charities Tennis Classic is once again a big success Posted: 10 August 2020 [06:27 PM] NEW BRITAIN — The 42nd annual Children’s Charities Tennis Classic took place this past weekend at the New Britain High School…
Sunday 08/09/2020
Shuttle Meadow Country Club crowns its annual champions Posted: 09 August 2020 [06:35 PM] Shuttle Meadow Country Club hosted its annual club championships on Sunday, and while the club has been around for more than…
Wednesday 08/05/2020
Annual Children's Charities Tennis Classic to be held this weekend in New Britain Posted: 05 August 2020 [08:51 PM] STAFF REPORT The 42nd annual Children's Charities Tennis Classic is all ready to go. Don Lukowski, founder and chairperson of the charity tennis…
Wednesday 07/29/2020
'I've always been taught to find the positive': Bristol Central pitcher Michael Lorenzetti making the most of his summer with sights set on path to pros Posted: 29 July 2020 [05:43 PM] BRISTOL - Michael Lorenzetti knew he was entering a pivotal year that could have a lasting impact on the trajectory of…
Friday 07/24/2020
Annual Children's Charities Tennis Classic to be held in New Britain next month Posted: 24 July 2020 [12:44 PM] STAFF REPORT Don Lukowski, chairperson and founder of the Children’s Charities Tennis Classic, announced that the 42nd annual tournament will be held…
Thursday 07/16/2020
New Britain chamber enjoys another successful golf outing Posted: 16 July 2020 [01:47 PM] The state of Connecticut may still be easing back into normalcy due to the coronavirus outbreak, but the Greater New Britain…
Monday 07/13/2020
Connecticut High School Coaches Association names Canzanella its new executive director Posted: 13 July 2020 [05:11 PM] The Connecticut High School Coaches Association has its new executive director. Joe Canzanella, the former New Haven public schools athletic director,…
Sunday 06/28/2020
Johnson hangs on in final round, wins Travelers Championship Posted: 28 June 2020 [08:13 PM] CROMWELL- Dustin Johnson won the Travelers Championship on Sunday to end a long drought and extend his career-long season victory streak to…
Mickelson falters down stretch, still encouraged by overall performance at Travelers Championship Posted: 28 June 2020 [05:31 PM] CROMWELL – Phil Mickelson, just a week after turning 50 years of age, entered the weekend as the 36-hole leader at…