/news/sports Sports News en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:20:58 GMT /news/2024-11-20/uconn-coach-geno-auriemma-breaks-all-time-wins-record-getting-1-217th-career-victory UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma broke a tie with former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, earning his 1,217 career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:20:58 GMT /news/2024-11-20/uconn-coach-geno-auriemma-breaks-all-time-wins-record-getting-1-217th-career-victory Doug Feinberg, Associated Press /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-20/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero This hour, a look at the strange and essential concept of the number zero. Plus: the trend toward zero-sugar sodas. And: 0 (and 00) as a uniform number in sports. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:46 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-20/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero Jonathan McNicol /news/2024-11-10/no-2-uconn-cruises-past-south-florida-as-geno-auriemma-pulls-within-a-victory-of-ncaa-record Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half as No. 2 UConn rolled to an 86-49 win over former conference rival South Florida on Sunday. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:10:45 GMT /news/2024-11-10/no-2-uconn-cruises-past-south-florida-as-geno-auriemma-pulls-within-a-victory-of-ncaa-record Jim Fuller / Associated Press /news/2024-10-08/connecticut-sun-season-ends-with-loss-in-wnba-semifinals Former UConn standout Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sun 88-77 and end the Sun's season short of the WNBA Finals. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 02:48:32 GMT /news/2024-10-08/connecticut-sun-season-ends-with-loss-in-wnba-semifinals The Associated Press /news/2024-08-28/fenway-park-boston-red-sox-female-broadcasters-game-history Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay are broadcasters for the Portland Sea Dogs, but they had never called a MLB game — until now. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:56:28 GMT /news/2024-08-28/fenway-park-boston-red-sox-female-broadcasters-game-history Kana Ruhalter, Arun Rath /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-08-16/extreme-ironing-cheese-rolling-and-shin-kicking-the-world-of-weird-sports Meet an extreme ironer, cheese roller, and shin kicking referee (also called a "stickler") on this weird sports episode of Audacious! Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:59:41 GMT /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-08-16/extreme-ironing-cheese-rolling-and-shin-kicking-the-world-of-weird-sports Khaleel Rahman, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald, Catie Talarski, Chion Wolf /news/2024-08-02/2024-summer-olympics-a-boon-for-fairfield-county-food-donation-nonprofit Food donations tend to level off during the summer months, but the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are helping to buck the trend, especially in Fairfield County. That’s according to Karen Saggese, co-site director for Food Rescue Fairfield County. The group collects donated food from retailers and food service companies and delivers them to local nonprofits. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:16:09 GMT /news/2024-08-02/2024-summer-olympics-a-boon-for-fairfield-county-food-donation-nonprofit Eddy Martinez /news/2024-08-01/bloomfields-dwight-freeney-defied-the-odds-and-scouts-by-spinning-his-way-into-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame Bloomfield native Dwight Freeney — who was a standout at Bloomfield High School — will be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:37:02 GMT /news/2024-08-01/bloomfields-dwight-freeney-defied-the-odds-and-scouts-by-spinning-his-way-into-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame The Associated Press /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-07-29/we-take-your-calls This hour of The Colin McEnroe Show, we take your calls … about whatever you want to talk about. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:00:12 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-07-29/we-take-your-calls Jonathan McNicol /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-07-12/3-things-to-think-about-that-arent-the-election-wimbledon-not-hugging-sloths-and-mapping-apps The Nose is off this week. In its place, we check in with Wimbledon, wonder whether you should hug a sloth, and look at all the ways Google Maps and Waze, etc., are (maybe) letting us down. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:00:37 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-07-12/3-things-to-think-about-that-arent-the-election-wimbledon-not-hugging-sloths-and-mapping-apps Jonathan McNicol /show/disrupted/2024-07-10/preview-paris-2024-from-a-paralympic-shark-attack-survivor-to-an-olympic-sport-rooted-in-hip-hop Hear from a Paralympic swimmer who lost part of her leg in a shark attack last year and a competitor in the first-time Olympic sport of breaking, which has its roots in hip-hop culture. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:30:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2024-07-10/preview-paris-2024-from-a-paralympic-shark-attack-survivor-to-an-olympic-sport-rooted-in-hip-hop Kevin Chang Barnum, Wayne Edwards, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski /2024-06-26/uconns-dan-hurley-celebrates-two-picks-in-the-top-7-of-nba-draft Two UConn players went in the top seven of this year’s NBA Draft Wednesday. Stephon Castle was picked No. 4 by the San Antonio Spurs and Donovan Clingan, a Bristol native, went to the Portland Trailblazers at No. 7. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:57:21 GMT /2024-06-26/uconns-dan-hurley-celebrates-two-picks-in-the-top-7-of-nba-draft The Associated Press