Desmond Conner
Hartford Courant
Middletown, CT, United States
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Quinnipiac Stakes Claim As Second-Best Women's Basketball Program In New England
The UConn women may be headed back to the NCAA tournament, but so are the Quinnipiac Bobcats. → Read More
Actions By East Hampton Coach Not Condoned By Some High School Athletics Officials
The East Hampton school superintendent said he considered the actions of the town’s high school boys basketball coach Parker Strong “unprofessional” and “not acceptable by coaches in the East Hampton Public Schools” in a disciplinary letter sent to Strong. → Read More
Boys Basketball: Guilford Back In State Poll, East Hartford Falls In Area; Close Comes Up Big For East Hampton
Weekly installment of state and area top 10 boys basketball rankings, top five performances from the previous week and top games to watch this week → Read More
Fabbri Closing In On Win No. 400 At Quinnipiac
Tricia is set to win her 399th career game Friday as the Bobcats go for their 15thconsecutive win against Canisius at TD Bank Sports Sports Center. Win No.400 could come as early as Sunday on the road at Siena. → Read More
Change In The Wind For Central Athletics With Recommendations To Cut Teams, Scholarships
Central Connecticut task force recommends changes to the school's athletic department. President Zulma Toro talks about them → Read More
Playing Through Partially Torn Meniscus, Windsor's George Gamble Is Committed To Basketball
Windsor senior guard George Gamble sustained a partially torn meniscus during the first practice of the season but he's put off surgery and endures pain on a continuous basis. It's his senior season and he's committed to playing → Read More
Boys Basketball: Weaver's 0-7 Start Highly Uncharacteristic For Storied Program
Weaver is young but is facing some unusual circumstances as it muddles through a winless season so far → Read More
Tom Moore Making Most Of Opportunity At Rhode Island
Former UConn assistant and Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore, still humble, is learning a lot as an assistant coach again which he believes will help him in his next D-1 head coaching opportunity → Read More
Hartford Looks Different With Healthy John Carroll In Lineup
Hartford Hawks redshirt junior forward John Carroll is as healthy as he's ever been and the Hawks are benefiting big time → Read More
Division I Men's Lacrosse At UConn? Not That Simple
Connecticut is loaded with lacrosse talent and there is clamoring going on to add a Division I program at UConn, the state's flagship university. Money to fund the program and really the money to fund another one through equity requirements are the obstacles right now but AD loves the idea. → Read More
Donyell Marshall Returns To Central Following Suspension
After serving a seven-game suspension for a "personnel matter" Central Connecticut State men's basketball coach Donyell Marshall returns apologetic and ready to work → Read More
Suspended CCSU Football Players Facing Breach Of Peace Charges Following Off-Campus Party
Two Central Connecticut State football players face second-degree breach of peace charges following an off-campus party Saturday night that continued into early Sunday morning. → Read More
Donyell Marshall Set To Rejoin CCSU Basketball Team Nov. 27, Status Of Assistant Remains Unclear
Donyell Marshall will rejoin the CCSU men's basketball team on Nov. 27. → Read More
Central Connecticut's Donyell Marshall, Assistant Remain 'On Leave'
Central Connecticut head coach Donyell Marshall and assistant Anthony Anderson will miss their third consecutive game Tuesday due to an investigation into a personnel matter → Read More
Former UConn Star Scott Burrell Only Focused On Coaching SCSU
Scott Burrell is quite familiar with Division I and all that goes with it. It's nothing like Division II but Burrell is doing what he wants to do which is coach. → Read More
Watch: George Springer, Astros Teammates Make Saturday Night Live Appearance
George Springer, New Britain native, former UConn star and MVP of the 2017 World Series, shows up for cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live with teammates Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman → Read More
George Springer's Dad Opens Up About Watching His Son Become A World Series MVP
Game 7 of the World Series, the ninth inning in particular was quite a moment for MVP George Springer III's father. → Read More
Yale's Karl Marback Supports Teammates, Takes Knee Again
Yale senior Karl Marback took a knee with black teammates at Yale Bowl again Saturday but this time he talked about it. → Read More
With Players From Nine Different Countries, The Strength Of Fairfield's Men's Basketball Team Is Its Diversity
Nine of the 17 members of the Fairfield men's basketball teams are from different countries. Their strength is their diversity and they're not afraid to show it to anyone who will watch or listen → Read More
Growing Up In New Britain Springer Played For The Yankees; Now He's Looking To Oust Them
New Britain's George Springer has lot of local support in ALCS against the Yankees → Read More