Grammy award-winning artist Kelly Clarkson will host this year’s Clear the Shelters special, a 30-minute show recapping the NBC and Telemundo stations annual pet adoption drive. The program will air on NBC stations beginning Aug. 23 (check local listings).

Redskins rookie Wes Martin is committed to dog rescue as much if not more than football.

Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy and his family have adopted a Labrador retriever mix that was a Michigan animal shelter’s last remaining dog following a pet adoption day.

During LA Lakers exit interviews, Nick Young shares that Kobe Bryant refused to sign his Adidas shoes and threw them in the trash and Metta World Peace talks about Kobe’s speech pregame. Recorded on April 14, 2016

There was a show of incredible support for a high school hockey coach Saturday night.

Spokesperson Amanda Sirica showed us the deals you can expect.

With a breakaway layup at the overtime buzzer, Stephen F. Austin pulled off a shocker for the ages and did what no team outside the ACC had done in almost 20 years — topple mighty Duke at home.

Tolland football coach Scott Cady was diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare cancer on the lining of the abdomen.

In the same week his Clemson Tigers won the National Championship, equipment manager David Saville was in New Haven to accept the Walter Camp Football Foundation American Hero Award.

Professional athletes in town for the Walter Camp Weekend spoke to students in New Haven and visited children at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford on Thursday.

Junior point guard Bruna Vila Artigues is from Spain.

A Massachusetts man has been identified as one of the victims who died after an avalanche rushed down a mountainside at a New Mexico ski resort on Thursday. The avalanche near the highest peak of Taos Ski Valley happened around 11:30 a.m. NBC10 Boston has confirmed Matt Zonghetti, the man who was killed, was a graduate of Mansfield High School.

A week after Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout fell apart, disagreements and distrust about it remain on issues such as its timing, who was invited and who could film the quarterback. In conversations with The Associated Press, representatives from both sides blamed each other for what went wrong on Nov. 16. Kaepernick’s side said the NFL orchestrated a workout as a...

Licensed Psychologist and Collaborative Divorce Coach Dr. Elaine Ducharme shared tips to help navigate the holidays after divorce.

Myles Garrett’s goal was to be NFL’s top defensive player this season. He won’t finish it. Garrett’s indefinite suspension for smashing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with a helmet was upheld Thursday by an appeals officer who decided the severe penalty on the Cleveland Browns star defensive end is fair. One of the league’s most dominant edge...

Myles Garrett looked composed and casual, a stark contrast to the last time he was seen in public. Stylishly dressed in a bright blue suit and black turtleneck, the Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end met Wednesday with an appeals officer in New York in hopes of getting a reduction to an indefinite NFL suspension that has temporarily ended Garrett’s season...

R&B crooner John Legend has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. The Grammy-winning singer known for his silky-smooth vocals was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on NBC’s “The Voice.” He serves as a coach on the singing competition series with Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton.

Major League Baseball has expanded its investigation into the Houston Astros after The Athletic website reported the team stole signs during home games in 2017 by using a camera positioned in center field. The report Tuesday quoted pitcher Mike Fiers, who played for the Astros that season, and three other unidentified people with the club. The Astros won the World...

A college gymnast from Milford, Connecticut has died after sustaining a serious injury during gymnastics training last Friday, according to a statement from Southern Connecticut State University.

Track and field is facing a painful and public reckoning with the treatment of some female athletes. Former teen running star Mary Cain’s account this week of alleged physical and emotional abuse at the recently disbanded Nike Oregon Project is prompting more top athletes to come forward. Amy Yoder Begley, a 10,000-meter runner, said Friday she was told she had...