athletics

Five people inside the Oakland Coliseum were hit by bullet fragments from apparent celebratory gunfire taking place outside the stadium on the Fourth of July, the A’s and police said Tuesday.

UConn announced Monday it has launched several new initiatives designed to help its athletes profit from the use of their name image and likeness. The players will receive support from the school’s new “Championship Labs,” part of the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which will help the students create a personal branding plan and mentor them in implementing...

When the University of Hartford announced its decision to transition its athletic programs from Division I to Division III, ten student athletes and managers filed a lawsuit to try and block the move. They also sought monetary damages. A federal judge has dismissed all but one of those claims of fraud and misrepresentation against the university. U.S. District Judge...

After 11 years with Oakland, Bob Melvin is heading to San Diego.

Nearly a third of summer Olympic medal records are held by Americans. See how we stack up to the competition in each sport.

Olympic track and field legend Carl Lewis explains why he was so critical of the U.S. men’s 4x100m relay team after it finished sixth in its semifinal.

After breaking up with Nike and landing the first sponsorship deal with Gap’s Athleta brand, track star Allyson Felix is launching her own shoe business.

According to the Council on Foreign Relations, every city hosting the Olympics since 1960 incurred cost overruns, sometimes by tens of billions of dollars.

The Hartford Athletic’s first supporters group, the 19th Regiment, is refocusing their passion to lend a helping hand. They started a t-shirt drive to raise money for Foodshare. The 19th Regiment’s tagline is “Hold the Line” and they are living by that during these challenging times. “When it became clear there was going to be a big economic impact,...

The Hartford Athletic’s first supporters group, the 19th Regiment, is refocusing their passion to lend a helping hand. They started a T-shirt drive to raise money for Foodshare. The 19th Regiment’s tagline is “Hold the Line” and they are living by that during these challenging times.

The University of Pennsylvania has canceled the remainder of their women’s volleyball season after discovering what the university calls “offensive” posters in the team’s locker room.

How much are a college athlete’s name, image and likeness worth? And who would want to pay for them? The questions are front and center now that the NCAA, pressured by individual states that have started acting on their own, has taken a major step toward allowing athletes to make money off their fame. Deciding to reverse the prohibition on...

Student-athletes, including at Trinity College, are applauding a major move that could allow them to cash in on endorsement deals.

The University of Connecticut has changed the time for next weekend’s football game against USF due to Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) concerns.

A state audit gives insight on how CCSU spends on its sports.

The anticipation from UConn fans is building following recent chatter of college athletics moving back to the Big East Conference.

Ruth Riley Hunter says her journey to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame began in front of her television set more than a quarter-century ago. Ticha Penicheiro’s own dream started when she received a basketball from her parents when she was 6. Both entered the Hall of Fame on Saturday night as part of a class that also included former...

The sports world’s highest court ruled Wednesday that Olympic champion Caster Semenya and other female runners like her with unusually high testosterone must take medication to reduce their levels of the male sex hormone if they want to compete in certain events — a landmark decision with far-reaching ramifications for other women’s sports. In a 2-1 ruling, the Court of...

Dedication, hard work and cash – all could be required of Suffield Public School athletes next year.