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Former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott is accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a girl in 1987 at a team event at her school

The University of New Haven announced Tuesday it is joining the Northeast Conference (NEC) and will move up to play NCAA Division I sports, according to a release on its website. The school will officially join the league on July 1 and will begin its transition to Division I during the 2025-2026 academic year. The University of New Haven Chargers…

Rocky Hill native Justin Barron started his NFL journey this week with the Dallas Cowboys after signing as an undrafted free agent. It’s a dream opportunity for the former Suffield Academy Tiger and Syracuse Orange linebacker. Getting the call and the chance to prove himself at the highest level is the result of years and years of hard work....

Sports agent Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured over the weekend in a golf cart accident in the Riverside County community of La Quinta.

Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 golfer, said Tuesday he is looking forward to returning this June to defend his title at the Travelers Championship. Scheffler virtually attended a news conference held at the TPC River Highlands. He won the 2024 Travelers Championship in a playoff over Tom Kim. The Travelers was one of seven wins for Scheffler in 2024,…

From Scott Hamilton to Johnny Weir, the International Skating Center of Connecticut has hosted some of the top figure skating talent from around the world in the 30 years since they’ve opened.

The Giants got their quarterback of the future by trading back into the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft to take Jaxson Dart No. 25 overall.

Women’s sports have captured the attention of many globally. That attention is now on UConn’s women’s basketball team as it comes home with its 12th national championship.

Novak Djokovic faced a series of obstacles Sunday in the Miami Open final: a delay of more than 5 1/2 hours before the match, an eye infection and a slippery court due to high levels of humidity following the rain. But the largest roadblock was the youth and power of 6-foot-4, 19-year-old phenom Jakub Mensik, who outdueled the 37-year-old Serbian...

Doctors and family members are searching for answers after Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees baseball star Brett Gardner, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 21. The boy’s cause of death has not been announced, but he became ill along with several other family members while on vacation, his parents wrote in a statement posted on social media. Miller “left us...

Ayoka Lee had 17 points and 10 rebounds in her return to the lineup, and fifth-seeded Kansas State beat Fairfield 85-41 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament. Lee went seven for 10 from the field in her first game since she played just four minutes in a 90-60 victory over Kansas on Feb. 22. The…

The boom coincides with the soaring viewership and popularity of professional and college women’s sports.

It’s officially the start of March Madness and with games tipping off, people are busy placing bets on their lucky teams. At Mohegan Sun’s FanDuel Sportsbook, Thursday and Friday are their busiest of the year. “This year is definitely going to be bigger than the Super Bowl. So, I think people are realizing now, I don’t have to fly...

Two Connecticut teams will be facing off in the Division III men’s basketball Final Four. Trinity College will be taking on Wesleyan University at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Thursday night. This is the second year in a row that the Trinity Bantams will compete in the Final Four and the Wesleyan Cardinals’...

The Los Angeles Marathon’s Legacy Runners have walked, run or used a wheelchair in every race since the event began in 1986.

John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, has died unexpectedly, according to his brother.

A Virginia high school track athlete is facing a misdemeanor charge following a viral video of her at a meet where her competitor gets struck in the head with a baton.

Yankees ace pitcher Gerrit Cole is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2025 season, NBC New York has learned.

From Michael Jordan to Frankie Muniz, a surprising number of high-profile figures have ties to auto racing.

From Michael Jordan to Patrick Mahomes, here’s a look at some celebrities and their connections auto racing.