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The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven women, including four members of Geno Auriemma’s 2014 women’s basketball coaching staff, after the U.S. Labor Department found they had been underpaid when compared with men in similar positions. A total of $249,539 will go to the women, who were identified by the Labor…

There are no fans at Levi’s Stadium this season, but when the 49ers score a touchdown, you’ll hear 70,000 of them cheering on TV. The NFL’s fake crowd noise system features the sounds of each home team’s actual fans, recorded at games over the past 3-4 years.

UConn men’s basketball participated in its first full team practice of the 2020-2021 season on Friday. Head Coach Dan Hurley said the team practiced for two hours, with about 45 minutes of “live” 5-on-5 competition. “That practice today, we got after it,” said Hurley. “We played and it had the intensity of a first practice.” “It felt as close to…

“It’s an honor to have played here, and only here, for 16 years.” That was the central theme New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning wanted to get across during the press conference he held Friday to formally announce his retirement after 16 years with the Super Bowl-winning team. The event kicked off with a video highlighting Manning’s career and accomplishments — both...

After significant delays due to COVID-19, ABC’s “Shark Tank” returns for its twelfth season. Mark Cuban joined LX News to talk about the challenges of filming the show during quarantine and shares why other sharks called him “Mother Theresa.”

If you want to see the best bring their best, legends go head to head and the biggest stars on the biggest stage, see you Sunday night.

This season, each team swam at their home pools, compared the numbers and got their results the next day.

For a moment at Cheshire Swim and Dive’s meet on Saturday, things felt normal. “When it’s time to swim fast, they swim fast,” said Cheshire swim coach Dave Modzelewski. “When they get excited, they get really excited.” It was senior night. They rolled out the red carpet at the Cheshire community pool. Parents and athletes posed for photos. “They...

Iga Swiatek has beaten Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the French Open final to become the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles championship

With fall sports on hold until the spring at Trinity College and the University of Hartford, teams are using this time to give back to the community. “We’re focusing on becoming better soccer players but I also think with this extra time, we can focus on engaging more with the community around Trinity,” said Trinity women’s soccer assistant coach...

New Britain native Steve Dalkowski is known as the hardest thrower in baseball history. A new documentary on the life of the left-handed pitcher is set to premiere this weekend on Connecticut Public Television. Executive producer Tom Chiappetta, who is a baseball historian and former Connecticut sportswriter and sports TV executive, has been working on the film for the last…

Executive producer Tom Chiappetta, who is a baseball historian and former Connecticut sportswriter and sports TV executive, has been working on the film about Dalkowski for the last 30 years

All Jets players and staff were sent home Friday following a presumptive positive player test, according to ProFootballTalk and other reports. The team did not immediately respond to the reports on Twitter; multiple sources told ProFootballTalk the player was retested. They did, however, release a statement Friday evening after learning all players, coaches and personnel tested negative. Prior to the…

Officials are postponing fall sports in Worcester, citing the city’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The disrupted season, titled Fall 2, will be held between the winter and spring. The city has seen coronavirus clusters in long-term care facilities, restaurants, group gatherings and at the local fire department. Health officials have reported 6,550 total positive cases, an increase of 141…

It has been two and a half weeks since Albertus Magnus basketball star Jaqhawn Walters was shot and killed on Hartford’s North End. In the days following, his closest friends not just honoring his memory, but his future that should have been. “When we played ball at the rec, nobody really wanted to guard him,” said Chuck Reese, who...

Jaqhawn Walters was a standout athlete on the basketball court. He made a name for himself at Albertus Magnus College and turned that into a professional career in Argentina.

High school sports are back on the field. “Soccer is soccer, no matter how long, if you have the love for the game, you’re going to be alright,” said Jacob Conde, the Bloomfield boys soccer coach. Six months since the winter season was cut short, fall sports are getting to play games. There’s plenty of differences, notably, no football...

It’s been a rather charmed first three weeks for the National Football League as the NFL, operating under stringent safety and testing protocols, has been able to operate largely unencumbered by the COVID-19 pandemic....
That appeared to change overnight Tuesday with the announcement that several members of the Tennessee Titans had tested positive for COVID-19, forcing both that club and the...