The Day's All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year: East Lyme's Sydney Iannantuono
East Lyme High School senior Sydney Iannantuono, whom coach Jack Biggs mentions in the same rare air as former program greats Madison Bell, Molly Giannattasio, Emily Passman and company, was named The Day's 2018 All-Area Volleyball Player of the...
No. 3 New London girls edge No. 2 East Haven 66-63
No. 3 New London's 66-63 victory over East Haven on Tuesday paved the way for an early-season No. 1 ranking when the new GameTimeCT Top 10 girls' basketball poll is released in the new year, with No. 1 Mercy and No. 2 East Haven both falling.
The Day’s All-Area Swimmer of the Year: Waterford’s Ella Dyjak
Waterford sophomore Ella Dyjak won her second straight Swimmer of the Meet honor at November's Eastern Connecticut Conference swimming and diving championship to repeat as The Day’s All-Area Swimmer of the Year.
H.S. swimming / 2018-19 preview capsules
Following is a team-by-team capsule look at the 2018-19 high school swimming and diving season:
The Day's All-Area teams will be published beginning on Tuesday
As voted on by The Day's sports staff, the newspaper will name an All-Area team from our coverage area in eight different sports, with a Player of the Year honored in each.
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COLUMNS
Sons of G's have learned their lessons well
The kids of G's Fitness and Nutrition learned what the adults haven't merely taught, but lived at...
The Lonesome Polecat: Hand of doom, so you think you can fix the playoffs, rankings, and other jibber-jabber
Hand and Greenwich were both like a T-Rex in a sloth preserve.
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
No. 7 Notre Dame-West Haven rallies to beat East Lyme 64-61
Notre Dame of West Haven rallies from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to beat East Lyme 64-61 in an entertaining non-conference boys' basketball opener on Saturday night.
Eagles take care of local rival Redhawks 7-2
The Eastern Connecticut Eagles hockey team, state champion a year ago, picked up its first win of the new season Saturday 7-2 against the Redhawks.
H.S. wrestling: Waterford has two champions in own Lancer Invite
Host Waterford had a pair of champions en route to a third-place team finish in the annual Lancer Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday.
H.S. girls' indoor track & field / 2018-19 preview capsules
Following is a team-by-team capsule look at the 2018-19 high school girls' indoor track & field season:
UCONN
No. 1 UConn women visit Oklahoma after 11-day exam break
The top-ranked UConn women's basketball team returns from an 11-day break for final exams with a road game at Oklahoma on Wednesday night.
Will UConn men respond to Hurley's challenge against Drexel?
Following a lackluster performance against Manhattan, UConn coach Dan Hurley is anxious to see how the Huskies respond on Tuesday night against Drexel in Hartford.
UConn men return from exam break eager to return to winning ways
Exams end this weekend for the UConn men's basketball team, which resumes non-conference play with an 8 p.m. game on Saturday against Manhattan at Gampel Pavilion.
COLLEGES
Second chance: FIU's Anthony Jones reflective after shooting
'A second chance': FIU's Anthony Jones speaks out about shooting, and his return to the field
AP All-America team: Tide leads with four of 10 CFP players
Playoff semifinalists place 10 players on The Associated Press All-America first team, including four from No. 1 Alabama
Kansas back to No. 1 in Associated Press men's hoops poll
Preseason No. 1 Kansas is again the top-ranked team in the AP Top 25 following Gonzaga's loss to Tennessee
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Waterford boys topple St. Bernard 79-63
JJ Brennan scored 25 points as Waterford rolled to a 79-63 boys' basketball victory over St. Bernard on Tuesday night.
Local roundup: Rajai Davis signs minor league deal with Mets
The New York Mets announced Monday that they have agreed to a minor league contract with 38-year-old outfielder Rajai Davis, who will report to major league spring training.
Local roundup: Garcia leads T-More to victory
Jared Garcia scored 18 points to lead St. Thomas More to a 68-56 win over Montmorency College of Canada in a men's basketball game on Sunday.
PROFESSIONAL
Chargers lead Pro Bowl selections with 7 players
The Los Angeles Chargers placed seven players in the Pro Bowl, including safety Derwin James, one of six rookies across the league to make the game.
Source: Harvey, Angels agree to one-year, $11M deal
Pitcher Matt Harvey has agreed to an $11 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, a person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press
ON THE AIR
Basketball
6 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Princeton at Duke.
6:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Appalachian State at Georgetown.
7 p.m., theday.com — High school boys: St. Bernard at Waterford.
7 p.m., SNY, WXLM (980-AM) — NCAA men: Drexel at UConn from Hartford.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Xavier at Missouri.
7:30 p.m., YES, NBA TV, WFAN (660-AM) — NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets.
8 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Buffalo at Syracuse.
8:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Presbyterian at Butler.
9 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Creighton at Oklahoma.
10 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: Mississippi State at Oregon.
Football
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Alabama-Birmingham vs. Northern Illinois in Boca Raton Bowl from Florida.
Hockey
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers.
7:30 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks.
Soccer
2:30 p.m., FS1 — Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund at Fortuna Dusseldorf.
