ECC cross country championships postponed until Monday
Today's Eastern Connecticut Conference cross country championships have been postponed due to wet conditions at Norwich Golf Course.
H.S. football / Week 6 preview capsules
A look at the matchups for Week 6 of the high school football season:
East Lyme girls capture first ECC Division I title soccer since 2016
The goal which finally put the game away for the East Lyme girls' soccer team, bringing with it the first ECC division title since 2016, couldn't have been a more perfect illustration of how Wednesday's game went for the Vikings.
ECC decides cross country titles on Thursday at Norwich Golf Course
East Lyme defends its boys' and girls' cross country titles on Thursday when the annual Eastern Connecticut Conference championship races are held at the Norwich Golf Course.
H.S. soccer: Montville girls beat Griswold 3-2 in ECC Division III
Montville remained atop the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division III girls' soccer standings with a 3-2 victory over Griswold on Wednesday afternoon.
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COLUMNS
UConn leadership has betrayed Edsall yet again
Randy Edsall is not to blame for the disaster that has become UConn football. He was handed a...
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Five high school coaching legends to receive CSWA Gold Key Awards
Five high school coaching legends will be honored next spring as recipients of the Gold Key Award from the Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance.
Bye week makes for quiet week in The Day's state coaches' poll
Half of the top 10 teams in The Day's state football coaches' poll were on a bye weekend, resulting in minor changes after Week 5.
H.S. roundup: Stonington boys beat Fitch as Montalto scores three goals
Sophomore Sam Montalto scored all three goals as Stonington remained unbeaten with a 3-0 boys' soccer victory over Fitch on Saturday.
H.S. soccer: Ian Spracklin's hat trick lifts Wheeler boys
Ian Spracklin scored three goals as the Wheeler High School boys' soccer team remained undefeated in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division IV with a 6-0 win over Putnam on Friday afternoon.
UCONN
UConn's Donaldson dusts off his kicking leg in his new role
Mason Donaldson recently decided to dust off his kicking leg. The UConn redshirt junior approached special teams coordinator Eddie Allen about handling kickoff duties.
UConn women, despite being AAC favorites again, face challenges
Even a program as crazy successful as UConn women's basketball faces its share of challenges.
UConn men ready for one last journey through the AAC
Dan Hurley doesn't expect the American Athletic Conference to throw UConn a going away party.
COLLEGES
Michigan-Penn State, LSU-Auburn key games before Halloween
Michigan-Penn State, LSU-Auburn key games before Halloween
Atlanta businessman spared prison in college hoops scandal
An Atlanta businessman who pleaded guilty in a college basketball scandal that paid bribes to steer top athletes to certain schools and money managers has been spared prison time
The NCAA is still whining about pay to play. It's too late for that.
For many, many years the NCAA has been able to perpetrate the myth of the amateur athlete.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
The Wicke twins traded coasts and became team captains at Coast Guard
Although they're twins, Mark and Arthur Wicke have spent more time together in the four years they've attended the Coast Guard Academy than they did growing up 2,900 miles away in San Marino, Calif.
Local roundup: Montville boys tie Lyman on Rose's goal in final minute
Jacob Rose's goal in the final minute helped Montville earn a 1-1 tie with Lyman Memorial in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division III boys' soccer match on Thursday.
Local roundup: Fitch volleyball team beats East Lyme in ECC Division I match
Nora Ryan had 21 kills, eight digs and four blocks as Fitch beat rival East Lyme 25-13, 25-12, 25-15 in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I volleyball match Wednesday night.
PROFESSIONAL
Astros overpower Yankees and take commanding 3-1 lead
Astros manager AJ Hinch is blowing his own whistle on sign stealing and pitch tipping: He's had enough of allegations about Houston hitters going out of bounds to decipher what's coming at the plate
Sabathia, Yanks come apart as Astros push them to brink
CC Sabathia threw a cutter to George Springer and grimaced, then covered his face with his glove as he walked to the dugout after what was likely the final pitch of his career
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
3 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Xfinity Kansas Lottery 300 practice from Kansas City, Kan.
4 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Monster Cup Hollywood Casino 400 practice from Kansas City, Kan.
5 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Xfinity Kansas Lottery 300 final practice from Kansas City, Kan.
6 p.m., FS1 — NHRA FallNationals qualifying from Dallas.
7 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Monster Cup Hollywood Casino 400 final practice from Kansas City, Kan.
Baseball
7 p.m., FS1, WFAN (660-AM) — ALCS: Houston Astros at New York Yankees in Game 5.
Basketball
7:30 p.m., YES — NBA preseason: Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets.
8 p.m., TNT — NBA preseason: New Orleans Pelicans at New York Knicks.
10:30 p.m., NBA TV — NBA preseason: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors.
Boxing
10 p.m., ESPN — Artur Beterbiev vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a light-heavyweight bout from Philadelphia.
Figure Skating
Midnight, NBCSN — ISU Grand Prix from Turin, Italy.
Football
6:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: Marshall at Florida Atlantic.
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Pittsburgh at Syracuse.
7 p.m., ESPNews — CFL: Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes.
7 p.m., ESPNU — High school: Mandarin (Fla.) at Sandalwood (Fla.).
10 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: UNLV at Fresno State.
Golf
6 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: French Open from Paris.
1 p.m., Golf Channel — Champions: Dominion Energy Charity Classic from Richmond, Va.
10 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: CJ Cup at Nine Bridges from Jeju Island, South Korea.
2 a.m. (Saturday), Golf Channel — LPGA: Buick LPGA from Shanghai.
Hockey
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals.
7 p.m., NESN — NCAA men: Union at Massachusetts.
Mixed Martial Arts
6 p.m., ESPN2 — UFC Fight Night preliminaries followed by Dominick Reyes vs. Chris Weidman from Boston.
Rugby
3 a.m. (Saturday), NBCSN — World Cup: England vs. Australia in a quarterfinal from Oita, Japan.
Soccer
5 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Cornell at Yale.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — Kremlin Cup from Moscow, WTA Luxembourg Open, ATP Stockholm Open from Sweden, ATP European Cup from Antwerp, Belgium.