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E-mailHeirloom Roses: A Father's Day Tribute To Justin's Dad, And A Gift From His Son
June 19, 2013
On Wednesday, three days after he had conquered Merion and three years after TPC River Highlands had conquered him, Justin Rose settled into his chair and revisited his moment at the 113th U.S. Open.
Chris Williams Latest In Line Of Young Players At Travelers
June 18, 2013
Chris Williams spent the final hours of his amateur golf career as a spectator. He walked five holes Saturday at the U.S. Open following his college teammate, Cheng-Tsung Pan, after he had walked 36 holes at Merion with a club in his hand the previous two days.
Bruins' Game 3 Win As Easy As Paille
June 18, 2013
The T-shirt in support of one of Boston's great role players is as clever as it is profane.
Lefty, Hockey And The Thin Line Between Praise and Over-Glorification
June 17, 2013
The thinnest line in sports writing has less to do with winning and losing, and certainly much less to do with any degree of criticism. It strikes me on this great Father's Day sports weekend that the thinnest line is the one between the appropriate amount of praise and excessive adulation.
Jim Penders: UConn Is Worth The Time For Connecticut Talent, School Is Worth It For All Talent
June 16, 2013
It is a PowerPoint presentation by a college baseball coach to entice top players to choose college baseball. From that perspective, it can be viewed as biased and self-serving.
Jeff Jacobs: George Blaney A New England Treasure
June 14, 2013
Dee Rowe has known George Blaney longer than just about any of us. It must be a hundred years, the godfather of UConn athletics said, before settling on nearly 60. Rowe was coaching Worcester Academy back in those days and he used to play college freshmen teams.
50 Cent Fills The Boxing Impresario Bill
June 12, 2013
When the hands on the clock climb toward midnight at 50 Cent's Birthday Bash on July 5 at the Connecticut Convention Center. When the hands climb toward the actual birthday of Curtis James Jackson III, we may find it appropriate to consider three men who share his July 6 entry into the world.
Boxer's Rebellion: Chad Dawson Doesn't Listen
June 11, 2013
Chad Dawson didn't listen to John Scully when Scully trained him before the Andre Ward debacle last year. So we shouldn't be surprised if Dawson ignored Scully before he climbed into the ring with Adonis Stevenson Saturday in Montreal.
Triple Crown Schedule Too Much For Today's Thoroughbreds
June 8, 2013
ELMONT, N.Y. As Palace Malice began to move easily, powerfully at the three-eighths pole, Gary Stevens, aboard Preakness champion Oxbow, saw Mike Smith. More than that, Stevens saw Smith with way too much horse.
Sun Didn't Impress, In Many Ways, For Mike Thibault's Return
June 7, 2013
Mike Thibault, always thoughtful, always prepared, almost always specific, quantified how many times he had thought about this game.
Trying To Make Sense Of The Holowaty Mess At Eastern
June 6, 2013
On the night of April 25, Bill Holowaty sounded deeply wounded and foreboding.
Injecting Some Truth? Don't Count On It
June 5, 2013
Lance Armstrong lied. Pete Rose lied. Marion Jones lied. Mark McGwire, who alternately saved baseball and trashed baseball, lied.
It Was a Great Day for Bloomfield High School's Demario Gray, but a tough one for Northwest Catholic's Sarah Gillespie
June 4, 2013
He takes a picture. That's right. Demario Gray uses his index fingers and thumbs to form an imaginary camera. He snaps a mental photograph. And then he jumps like nobody else in the state.
Connecticut's First Family Of Baseball
June 3, 2013
Thursday was laundry day for Jim and Joan Penders. And then there was the matter of getting to Walgreen's to extend some medications.
One Mess On Each Side Of The Hudson
June 2, 2013
This is A Tale of Two Messes — well, actually three messes, but three doesn't fit the tired sports writing metaphor. Besides, I'm not sure that "mess" fully describes the inane garbage that comes out of the mouth of Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee.
Sabathia Gets Hot, And Heat Is Off The Yankees
May 31, 2013
— They didn't draw a walk in the three previous games, and that had happened only once since 1916. Already, staring at a five-game losing streak, the more reactionary of Yankee fans were looking for scapegoats to walk the plank.
It's Good To Be Matt Harvey These Days
May 29, 2013
Life is good these days for the big kid from Fitch High. He's king buddies with Rangers goalie King Henrik Lundqvist. He tools around in a spiffy Escalade. On the mound, he's nearly unhittable, so much so even Doc Gooden came out to watch him Tuesday night.
UConn's Anthony Marzi: A Story Of Redemption
May 27, 2013
He wanted the ball. He wanted the freakin' ball.
Krug An Unlikely Hero For Bruins
May 26, 2013
BOSTON — Playoff legends arrive in all sizes and shapes and this one has rolled off the assembly line from Michigan via Providence at 5 feet 9 — maybe — and 180 pounds.
Gay, Lesbian, Does It Really Make A Difference In Recruiting?
May 24, 2013
When Brittney Griner, one of the defining players in women's basketball history, came out as gay in April, the sporting world seemed to yawn, offer a collective shrug and forget about it in one news cycle.
For Francona, The Love Returns
May 23, 2013
BOSTON — He loves the ballpark again. Not Fenway or Yankee Stadium or Progressive Field specifically — Terry Francona loves them all again.
Bruins Fourth Line Powers 2-1 Win Over Rangers
May 21, 2013
NEW YORK — Sometimes the King wins. And sometimes the serfs win.
These 0-2 Rangers Look To Be In Worse Shape Than The Last 0-2 Rangers
May 19, 2013
— The Rangers have been down two games to none before. Heck, the last time it happened was only two weeks ago.
Steady Cano Making Case To Be A Keeper
May 18, 2013
Three times Saturday, Robinson Cano flashed a smile as big as Jay-Z's when he sees his wife, Beyonce, after a long day at the office.
Chara Looms Large As Bruins Take Game 1
May 17, 2013
BOSTON — As each Bruins defenseman goes down, he seems to grow taller and taller.
Ex-Whalers GM Emile Francis Remembers Fierce Rangers-Bruins Rivalry
May 16, 2013
Before there was a Game 1 between the Rangers and Bruins in 1973 at Boston Garden, there was a Stanley Cup Final Game 1 between the teams there in 1972.
Bruins Stunner: 'We Saved The Best For Last'
May 14, 2013
Their hockey souls were lost and so was their hockey season. They were gone. They were history.
If You Want Rangers-Bruins, Look To Lundqvist
May 12, 2013
NEW YORK — They haven't met in the playoffs in 40 years. They haven't meant when it has really mattered since Emile Francis was coach and Glen Sather was one of his Rangers players. They haven't meant since Orr and Espo were in Boston and Don Cherry was still coaching Rochester in the AHL.
Wherever There's Joy, There's Asaph Schwapp
May 12, 2013
He would be named Asaph. In January of 1987, Evelyn Schwapp found in the Old Testament the name of King David's chief musician, one appointed to raise the sounds of God's joy. She had been a member of the Glory Chapel choir in Hartford and more than anything in the world Evelyn loved to raise those joyful sounds.
UConn's New Hockey Coach Says He's Here To Win Championships
May 9, 2013
STORRS — Most guys go to Disney World after they've won championships. Mike Cavanaugh was offered the job as architect of UConn's hockey future as he was pulling into the place with his family.
New UConn Hockey Coach Has A Big Fan
May 7, 2013
When news broke Tuesday that long-time Boston College associate coach Mike Cavanaugh would be the man leading UConn into its hockey future, two names immediately popped into mind:
Verrazano: The Bridge Connecting Connecticut To The Derby
May 2, 2013
Verrazano, an awesome equine bridge between balance and size, was bred to run. Heading into the 139th Kentucky Derby, that part is undeniable. Bryan Sullivan is another story. He still chuckles when he thinks about that day 16 years ago at Monmouth Park.
Celtics Delay Funeral That Knicks Had Planned For Them
May 1, 2013
NEW YORK — They showed up Wednesday at Madison Square Garden wearing black. They left wearing some egg on their faces.
XL's Bedfellows Bring Puzzling Name Change
April 30, 2013
Thoughts and some juicy Connecticut building speculation while we await the American Athletic Conference to announce its move of the annual UConn women's basketball tournament from the XL Center to the Mohegan Sun.
Jason Collins Has No Team, But He'll Always Be A Trailblazer
April 30, 2013
He is smart. He is a Stanford man.
Napier Question Answered; Wolf Question Still Needs To Be
April 27, 2013
A day after the Boston Marathon bombings, Shabazz Napier was looking into a WTNH camera and talking eloquently, soulfully about the pain of his hometown. It was then that Napier paused for a moment and said, "I always tell my close friends that the one thing in life you never do is tell your future."
Celtics Can't Match Pregame Heroics
April 27, 2013
This Friday night began with such emotion, so much genuine emotion, it was a spitting shame to see what the home team had become.
By The Numbers, Mets Have A Gem In Harvey
April 24, 2013
He isn't the kid from Mystic anymore. He is a New York event. He isn't the fresh-faced Fitch High kid in his T-shirt fishing at Watch Hill, not anymore. His face is on T-shirts nowadays, hawked all around Citi Field, the face of hope for the Mets franchise.
Bill Holowaty Must Retire
April 23, 2013
In a 1998 feature story that appeared in The Courant, Bill Holowaty said, "I have never done anything to hurt anybody. I'm a competitive SOB, but I'm not vicious."
Sports No Salvation For Alleged Bomber
April 21, 2013
After a marathon that danced with joy and ended in horror, surely we see what sports can mean to a city. By now, after pregame tributes marked by an anthem singer's fist pumps and the most appropriate f-bomb in New England history, yes, we see how sports can serve as the great stage to unite a region and lift its spirit.
For An Exhibition, UConn Football's Blue-White Game Didn't Show Much
April 21, 2013
There were only a few thousand fans in the stands.
Bombings Hit A Race That Is Peaceful At Its Heart
April 16, 2013
Amby Burfoot was a little more than a half mile from the finish line Monday, running happily with childhood friends from Groton, when suddenly a human traffic jam confronted him.
For Yale's Jeff Malcolm, One Very Happy Birthday
April 14, 2013
Quinnipiac had the Hobey Baker finalist, ECAC player of the year and first-team All-American goalie. Quinnipiac had Eric Hartzell, who coach Rand Pecknold called the best player in the nation, even when this night was done.
College Hockey Star Was Born On Backyard Pond
April 12, 2013
Eric Hartzell had a 4 1/2-acre pond in his backyard growing up in Minnesota. His dad, Kevin, would wake up on frigid Saturday mornings, look out the window and there was Eric, skating around by himself, not as a goalie, just skating and skating, fiddling with a hockey stick and a puck.
Miller Is The Leader Of This Pack
April 11, 2013
— He wore a "C" on his Yale jersey, and on this magical Thursday night in Pittsburgh Andrew Miller would wear a "VM" on his head.
Playing For Connecticut's Hockey Future
April 11, 2013
This is a big day for Yale hockey.
UConn's Greatness Arrives Earlier Than Expected
April 10, 2013
NEW ORLEANS — We heard greatness was coming, as sure as the distant whistle of an oncoming train. As sure as Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore, we all knew it was coming.
Auriemma And Walz? Wiseguys, But Good Fellows
April 8, 2013
He didn't want to talk about equaling Tennessee's eight national championships. He didn't want to talk about catching Pat Summitt, or John Wooden and taking that long, forever arm-and-arm walk with history.
Behold The Metamorphosis Of Breanna Stewart
April 8, 2013
— In a frank and prophetic moment during the NCAA Bridgeport Regional, Geno Auriemma pulled away the curtain on his great freshman's psyche.
UConn Women Will Win This One, In First 39 Minutes
April 7, 2013
They won't win this one in the last minute. They won't have to.
UConn's George Blaney Explains How To Stop Syracuse, Louisville
April 6, 2013
Nobody could be more defensive at the 2013 Final Four than Mark Emmert, but Syracuse and Louisville are going to give it a try.
The Root Of Yale's Trip To The Frozen Four
April 5, 2013
Moments after a handful of Boston College players had finished their NCAA media session last weekend in Providence, they heard a commotion and rushed to watch a replay on a writer's laptop.
Connecticut Hoop Coaches Agree: Rutgers' Mike Rice Was Way Out Of Line
April 4, 2013
Mike Rice had to be fired. He repeatedly demeaned young men. He abused his position of authority. He not only violated the ideals of coaching, he ran roughshod through the boundaries of common human decency.
An Ice Cold Rivalry Hardening In Southern Connecticut
April 2, 2013
There may be, as Kevin Bui claims, a number of Quinnipiac guys who know current Yale players. Yet as six of the Bobcats made their way into the media room Tuesday at TD Bank Sports Center, not one of them admitted it.
Baylor's Loss To Louisville Is UConn Women's Gain
April 2, 2013
On Sunday night, we saw the past and it was Baylor.
Quinnipiac's Pecknold Rewarded For Long Drive To Get Peca
April 1, 2013
PROVIDENCE — Rand Pecknold isn't exactly sure where he went to get him, but he is sure where Matthew Peca is taking the Quinnipiac hockey team.
UConn's Freshmen Rush To Center Stage
March 31, 2013
BRIDGEPORT — As Elena Delle Donne jogged off the court and through the tunnel Saturday, strains of "My Old Kentucky Home" filled a sold-out Webster Bank Arena. And while Delle Donne might have had nothing more to do with Kentucky than facing that commonwealth's great public university in her final college game, there was something fitting and appropriate in the wistful melody played by its school's band.
Quinnipiac Hockey Out To Earn Some Respect
March 29, 2013
Quinnipiac is the No. 1-ranked hockey team in the nation, yet it seems as if none of the experts are picking the Bobcats to win the national championship.
Hartford's Rohan Brown Enjoying Run With La Salle In Sweet 16
March 27, 2013
The farther the La Salle basketball team has gotten from Philadelphia the louder and livelier the celebrations have gotten on the other end of cellphones, Instagrams and the rest that 21st century social media have to offer.
Mosqueda-Lewis Coming To Grips With Greatness
March 25, 2013
The last time the UConn women's basketball team failed to get to the Sweet Sixteen was March 1993. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis wasn't born yet.
Elena Delle Donne Is Not One For 'What Ifs'
March 25, 2013
If she had played at UConn, Elena Delle Donne would have been a rock star, not only in Delaware, but everywhere. If she had stayed at UConn for more than two days, she not only would have had won two national championships, she could have run the table.
For Quinnipiac Women, Strong Start, Poor Finish, Valuable Lesson
March 23, 2013
Lisa Lebak hit a three. Ellen Cannon hit a three. Cannon stepped back and hit an even longer three with such a high, looping arc that meteorological patterns around our nation's capital surely had to be altered.
Bobcats At Their Worst; Bears At Their Best
March 23, 2013
One coach said his team hadn't played any better all season. The other said his team hadn't played any worse.
In Torrington, Social Media Make Horrific Incident Even Worse
March 21, 2013
Don't fool yourself. Steubenville, Ohio, is in all our backyards.
LeBron Was Just Too Much For The Celtics
March 19, 2013
— With Kevin Garnett out sick, Jeff Green was making the Miami Heat sick. Green drove it down the Heat's throats for 43 points. The Celtics not only went on a 17-0 run in the first half, they led by as many as 17. With the TD Garden reaching near deafening heights, the Celtics led by as many as 13 with only 8:27 remaining.
Quinnipiac: Becoming A Giant
March 17, 2013
— No matter how many times you make the drive, whether it's the first time or the hundredth, you turn off I-91, travel a few miles west on the connector road. You look up and …
The Kid From NYC Comes To Granby, Helps The Little School That Did
March 17, 2013
John Buser wanted to make a point to his son, Brett, about a basketball game, and he ended up with one of those intensely personal moments that help carve a young man's future.
An Intense Court House: Busy Weekend For Fabbris And Saccas
March 15, 2013
Calling from the car late Friday afternoon on her way to Albany, the mom said this weekend is going to be crazy. Ten minutes earlier, her daughter used the same word.
Biggest Drop Of Offseason For Pats? Welker
March 13, 2013
Robert Kraft said the other day that he loved Wes Welker and hoped he'd remain a Patriot for life — "just like Tom Brady." On Wednesday, we found out the Patriots' love for the best slot receiver in football didn't even extend as far as a two-year contract that would have given Welker $3.5 million less annually than he made last season.
An Irish Win, And A Wake Of Sorts
March 12, 2013
UConn's final possession may have been the worst in a big moment in the history of the program. Skylar Diggins stole the ball. Notre Dame stole UConn's heart. Again. Again. Again.
UConn vs. Notre Dame, One Last Time
March 11, 2013
In the greatest rivalry in women's college basketball history, UConn and Tennessee played 22 times in the 12 years between 1995 and 2007.
Hartford's Two Basketball Coaches Set The Example
March 10, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. — John Gallagher stood there at halftime Sunday inside SEFCU Arena, warmup pants, sneakers, black Hartford hoodie, sipping a cupful of coffee and two teaspoons of wisdom.
Napier Key To UConn's Future Hopes
March 9, 2013
As everyone at Gampel Pavilion watched a video tribute to a team that, on paper, had little to play for and instead gave and gave each game as if it had everything in the world to play for, Shabazz Napier began to feel the shiver of emotions.
I'm Thinking Of A Number
March 8, 2013
We know an awful lot about the numbers. What we don't know about are the numbers.
Hoosiers: The Real Story Is Just As Sweet
March 6, 2013
The sign on I-74 jumped out of the darkness at a lonely Connecticut traveler Saturday night only hours after UConn had lost in Cincinnati, 40 miles to the southeast.
UConn Doesn't Have What It Takes In Big Games
March 5, 2013
You say you want a defining stat? OK, we'll give you a big, fat, sweaty, disgusting defining stat. UConn turned the ball over 35 times.
UConn Lets It Get Away At The End
March 2, 2013
CINCINNATI — This was a UConn team held together by duct tape, bandages and lots and lots of heart. If any UConn fan wants to stop here, wants to chalk up this game without Shabazz Napier as proof positive that these Huskies always play with determination and perspiration, well, you can stop reading after the next sentence.
Big East's Breakup Not The End Of The World For UConn
March 1, 2013
In my favorite line from one of my favorite movies, "The Shawshank Redemption," Morgan Freeman's character Red goes on about how he has been in prison so long that he didn't think he could ever make it on the outside. Tim Robbins' unforgettable character, Andy Dufresne, thinks for a second, stares at his buddy, and says to Red:
Daniels Does It All, But UConn Falls Short
February 28, 2013
STORRS — It was a night, a crazy, nutty, heart-pounding night, when we found out again how good Otto Porter Jr. is.
Bobby V: New Frontier For A Well-Traveled Pioneer
February 26, 2013
FAIRFIELD — We know why Bobby Valentine is here. This is one more step on his path to spiritual enlightenment, a path that includes doing everything, everywhere in one lifetime, culminating one day with Bobby V's repainting Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel and becoming The Most Interesting Man in the World in Dos Equis commercials.
Squash World Spinning On Its Axis Again As Trinity Reclaims The Title
February 24, 2013
— A lifetime of competitive emotion can be squeezed into that claustrophobic, glass-encased rectangle. And for Johan Detter of Trinity, so much of that thrill and agony has been found on squash court No. 3 — Shen Court — on the fourth floor of Payne Whitney Gymnasium.
Quinnipiac Hockey's Jordan Samuels-Thomas Owes It All To 'The Mighty Ducks'
February 23, 2013
Jordan Samuels-Thomas had to leave home to find out how much he missed home. And if that sounds like something out of a Disney movie, well, that's probably a good a place to start.
Coach Faris' Daughter
February 22, 2013
It would make for a delicious metaphor to assert that Kelly Faris plays as if there is no scorebook.
Napier's The Joyful King Of Overtime
February 21, 2013
There is a certain, unmistakable joy that Shabazz Napier has brought to this UConn basketball season. During what could have been a dour year when the Huskies play for nothing more tangible than a strong regular season record, Napier has played as if his life depended on each January and February outcome.
UConn's Downfall Was Giving Baylor A Second Chance
February 19, 2013
HARTFORD — He warned us that this was never about Stefanie Dolson trying to beat Brittney Griner. He warned us that this was always about UConn beating Baylor, about the help Dolson would have to get from her teammates.
Baylor's Kim Mulkey Guilty Of Underplaying This One
February 18, 2013
Yes, this game is an important measuring stick. No, it is not the national championship. Yes, this game is wonderful showcase for women's college basketball. No, it is not the national championship.
Napier And Boatright Struggle In Loss To Villanova
February 16, 2013
Something good was going to happen for those two UConn guards. The 15,165 fans knew it. Shabazz Napier knew it. Heck, Jay Wright knew it.
UConn Carving Out A Memorable Season
February 13, 2013
To get too wrapped up in the lost rivalries is to miss what is in front us now.
UConn's Kevin Ollie Faces Landmark Decision In Enosch Wolf Case
February 13, 2013
On the September day he was introduced as the UConn basketball coach, a day he carried in a most impressive and emotional way, Kevin Ollie needed to fight back tears when his attention turned to his daughter Cheyenne.
Unstoppable Team, But Conference Realignment Is Worse Than Any Storm
February 10, 2013
— If only it were as easy as one team bus getting stuck in the snow Saturday night. If only it were as easy as some of the boys vainly trying to push the bus free. If only it were as easy as getting a second bus and a long five-hour, 15-minute ride.
Flacco's Branford-Based Agent Joins Post-Super Bowl Whirlwind
February 10, 2013
"Hang on one second," Joe Linta says suddenly over the phone the other night from his Branford home.
Bruce Marshall At Peace With Decision To Step Away From UConn Hockey
February 8, 2013
For years, Bruce Marshall dreamed of his players' receiving athletic scholarships. For years, he dreamed of UConn's upgrading its hockey program and joining the elite schools in his sport.
A Good First Step In Improving The XL Center
February 7, 2013
Global Spectrum won control of the XL Center for the next decade and Rentschler Field for the next seven years because of a superior capital investment structure.
Tommy Myers: A Purebred Husky
February 6, 2013
— It was summer camp 1982 and Norm Myers was walking back from the old UConn football facilities to McMahon Residence Hall. Peggy Walsh, who still holds the UConn women's basketball record for most rebounds in a game, was moving in for her freshman year.
Secrecy On XL Center, Rentschler Plans Isn't Helping Matters
February 3, 2013
— The lack of substantive public debate on the future of two of the state's most public structures worries me. In fact, it bothers the hell out of me.
Down Early, Quinnipiac Hockey Gets Up Big Time For 6-2 Win Over Yale
February 2, 2013
Yale scored one on the power play. Yale scored another one on the power play.
News And Views From Half-Baked Jake, Super Bowl Edition
February 1, 2013
This is Half-Baked Jake, Super Bowl edition. Warning: Numerals subject to appear in their Roman form.
For A Team With Heart, Postseason Ban Weighs Heavy
February 1, 2013
— You watch a team so badly outrebounded. You watch a team destroyed on the offensive boards. You watch big man after big man head to the bench with five fouls. You see that team outscored by 13 points on the free throw line.
What Should UConn Do? Sit Tight
January 29, 2013
If conference realignment has taught us anything, it's this. Believe nothing you hear, half of what you read and even after the news conference, hold your breath. More change is coming.
It's Too Soon To Heal The Ray Allen Hatred
January 28, 2013
Ray Boucher of Fitchburg, Mass., was leaning against one of the posts inside North Station late Sunday morning when he looked up from his cellphone.
College Hockey's Hottest Goalie Also A Hot Prospect
January 27, 2013
He has kept his net cleaner than anyone in college hockey. Yet when it comes to filling the net, Eric Hartzell admits he is no match for his mom.
Time For NCAA To Start From Scratch, Chart A New Course
January 26, 2013
This isn't about the good guys and the bad guys anymore. There always will be good guys and bad guys.
Geno Auriemma Calls Kelly Faris' Effort 'Game For The Ages'
January 21, 2013
— Geno Auriemma, a Hall of Fame coach who has seen it all, done it all over nearly three decades in Storrs, knew when he had witnessed something special.
Ravens Crush Patriots' Second Half Miracle
January 21, 2013
— He had never lost a game when leading at halftime at home. Tom Brady was 67-0 in such situations with the Patriots and, really, there was little reason to believe the quarterback who has won more playoff games than any in NFL history wasn't going to be 68-0.
Napier Gives It A Go, But Pitt Is Able To Stop Him
January 19, 2013
This was not the cheerleader Kevin Ollie of his first few months on the job. This was not the Ollie of Ollie-isms. There was no talk of stairs and escalators on this day. There was no talk about a time to seed and a time to harvest.
Ray Lewis Has Grown, But Never Escaped His Past
January 19, 2013
There is the suit we see, and the suit we do not see. It has been that way for 13 long years now. And with Ray Lewis' retirement party scheduled for Sunday in Foxborough, it figures to remain that way forever.
Manti Te'o Story A Hoax, Not A Tragedy
January 18, 2013
Let's back up a moment to early October and a piece Gene Wojciechowski did for ESPN's "College GameDay." To this moment, it remains one of the most powerful voices in spreading the gospel of Manti Te'o's strength and love and virtue.
Jeff Jacobs: No Sympathy For Lance's Tour de Fraud
January 16, 2013
Nobody on Earth could tell Lance Armstrong's story better than Lance Armstrong. Nobody on earth is less morally and ethically qualified to tell it than he is.
Siva's Foul Mood Didn't Last Too Long
January 15, 2013
Peyton Siva doesn't particularly like Louisville's latest national ranking. The Cardinals' senior point guard doesn't like the view from on top, doesn't like looking down at the rest of college basketball, not in January anyway.
The Winning Team: As Always, It's Brady-Welker
January 14, 2013
— J.J. Watt may have spit on the Patriots' midfield logo before this AFC divisional playoff game, but it is Wes Welker who continues, game after game, year after year, to spit in the face of football convention.
Ollie, After Win Over Irish, Talks About Reaping What Is Sown With Olander
January 13, 2013
Flush with a most fruitful victory over a ranked team on the road, Kevin Ollie, that noted farmer out of South Central Los Angeles, was talking about reaping what is sown.
Jeff Jacobs: Reign Delay - Nobody Gets In Hall This Year, And That's Good
January 9, 2013
In the 144-year narrative of our national pastime, five men have hit 60 home runs in one season. Henry Aaron never did it. Willie Mays never did it. One did it three times.
Boatright Going At The Season In High Gear
January 9, 2013
There was a Boat Show, but he swears that on the play of the night there was no showboat.
Soccer Stars Give Newtown Kids Something To Smile About
January 8, 2013
This was Chris Canetti's idea. This is Marcus Tracy's hometown.
From The Orphanage To Punt, Pass & Kick Finals
January 7, 2013
— A year ago, he was still sitting in an orphanage in Addis Ababa, one of five million Ethiopian orphans and vulnerable children. To be honest, sitting is probably the wrong word. For as the one-line description of Matiwos in his adoption portfolio read, "Lives to play, not to sit."
Notre Dame Shows Its Tough Side, And UConn Doesn't
January 6, 2013
STORRS — If Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis hadn't missed the wide-open three with six seconds left, we're not having this conversation.
Despite Famous Dad, UHart's Nate Sikma Is His Own Man
January 4, 2013
— Nate Sikma does impersonations.
At Casino, Sun Betting On Anne Donovan
January 3, 2013
There is a small yet uncomfortable — even agonizing — difference between winning big and winning it all. On Thursday, a day when she was named the coach of the Connecticut Sun, Anne Donovan insisted she's comfortable squeezing all 6 feet 8 of her frame into that tight space.
Foul Poll: Coaches, Experts On Both Sides Of Issue After UConn Loss
January 3, 2013
The officials blew it at the start of overtime. They met and discussed it. They still got it wrong. Afterward, they admitted it. No argument.
2012: A Year For Skepticism In Sports
January 1, 2013
With varying degrees of failure over a decade and a half, I have used my Half-baked Jake, ellipsis-pocked humor for my year-in-review, year-in-preview column. For example …
Dolson Sets The Tone For Powerful Win
December 29, 2012
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The beauty of the Stanford women's offense is rhythm and preparation. When it works it looks as in sync as the San Antonio Spurs and the Radio City Rockettes. On those days, the Cardinal could be sponsored by Arthur Murray Dance Studios.
Stanford vs. UConn Gets Short Shrift From ESPN Networks
December 28, 2012
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Is it a slap to the face of women's college basketball that the No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between Stanford and UConn ended up being relegated to ESPNU?
Watch Ogwumike's Right Hand And Watch For Bruises
December 28, 2012
Watch the right hand of Chiney Ogwumike.
Northwest Catholic's Mike Golic Jr. Riding Success At Notre Dame
December 27, 2012
Mike Golic Jr. has been growing the beard since training camp in August. It has gotten long. It has gotten bushy. You could hide the Notre Dame leprechaun in there. Heck, you could almost hide Golic's old man.
Newtown Coach's Whiteboard's Moment Of Fame Captures A Nation's Grief
December 24, 2012
NEWTOWN — Steve George had used that whiteboard to diagram his plays. He had used it to draw X's and O's to score on Oxford. He had used it to draws X's and O's to defend against Masuk.
Jen Rizzotti Keeps Her Options Open, Shuts Doors When She Wants To
December 22, 2012
Jen Rizzotti had just finished talking to reporters about Hartford's extraordinary pregame ceremony, about the Newtown massacre and was still dabbing tears from her eyes when she sat down at Chase Family Arena.
Kevin Ollie's New Year Might Very Well Start With A New Deal
December 21, 2012
When UConn began a national search for a new athletic director last January, President Susan Herbst used two words when asked what qualities she was looking for in that person.
UConn Is Down, But Jim And Geno Still Fighting
December 20, 2012
The UConn women had routed Oakland by 72 points Wednesday night, and now here was Geno Auriemma talking about how he had planned to teach at the school's international branch campus in Florence, Italy, this spring.
Athletes Who Use Guns Must Use Their Influence In Wake Of Newtown Massacre
December 17, 2012
Some of the best hunters and anglers in the world are to be found on the rosters of American professional sports teams. Some of the best hunters and anglers in the world are to be found enshrined in Cooperstown, Canton and Springfield. They are respected as both sportsmen and sportsmen.
Let's Have Hugs, Prayers And No More Need For Tributes
December 17, 2012
John Prior saw the news flash across CNBC on Friday and it staggered him.
Hey, Cooperstown! Here's One Hall Of An Explanation Of My Ballot
December 15, 2012
First, my 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame vote:
No Sympathy For Big East
December 13, 2012
If the Big East football schools had shown a modicum of foresight over the years, if they had demonstrated any sense of committed leadership and the backbone to follow their own collective dream, we wouldn't be writing this in December 2012. But we are, and here it is:
Patriots Turn Texans From Contenders To Pretenders
December 11, 2012
We probably should have guessed the Houston Texans were in trouble when Andre Johnson called the game the biggest in the history of his franchise. We definitely should have guessed the Texans were in trouble when they decided to wear matching letter jackets for the road trip to New England.
Arnold Dean: A Kinder, Gentler Era Of Sports Talk
December 10, 2012
Arnold Dean never called himself the "Dean of Sports." It was radio hucksterism, it was presumptuous, and he knew it. If the three-word brainchild of a station producer was to be his legacy, well, it would be an orphan from his lips.
Hand-Madison Deserves No. 1 Ranking
December 9, 2012
EAST HARTFORD — They are the first team in Connecticut history to win the state title twice in one season. And if they aren't, man, nobody has ever proved their worth more definitively, more vividly, over the course of a season than the Hand-Madison Tigers.
Half-Baked Jake Rocks The Vote, Hall And Heisman
December 7, 2012
Half-baked Jake is back in all his half-bakedness …
Weight Can Be A Touchy Subject For Female Athletes
December 7, 2012
On my first day as sports columnist for The Courant, after 15 years covering the NHL, I approached one of the most admired women's basketball players in the world. I had a question.
Herbst Battles To Get UConn Into Big East Tournament
December 4, 2012
NEW YORK — Susan Herbst says she isn't giving up.
NFA Flies From Under The Radar
December 4, 2012
EAST HARTFORD — He has a junior running back who is being recruited by many of the Top 10 colleges in the nation. He has a team that until recently wasn't even ranked among the Top 10 in the state.
Feeling The Crushing Pain Of 'A Cruel Game'
December 3, 2012
For five minutes, maybe even 10, they were scattered across the field at Morrone Stadium.
Season Ends In Disappointing Fashion
December 2, 2012
EAST HARTFORD — The day started with renewed hope and the temporary traction gained by the first victory ever against a Top 25 team on the road.
UConn, And Its Supporters, Must Make The Program Bigger
November 30, 2012
If you ever have been on the Duke campus, you have appreciated the dramatic illustration of Gothic architecture known as the Crowell Quad Clock Tower. Well, forget it, Connecticut.
The Difference? It All Comes Down To Football
November 28, 2012
They had the television market, the province of 21st century greed, and they had the academics, the province of 19th century purity. Those in power at Connecticut's flagship university were hopeful that they would help carry the day for admission into the ACC.
Rooting For Johnny McEntee
November 27, 2012
— He walked in as a walk-on, he'll walk out as a walk-on. Johnny McEntee started 12 games at quarterback for the UConn football team. He finished the only road victory over a Top 25 opponent in program history.
Giants Answer Critics With Rout Of Packers
November 26, 2012
— As the days and hours of the Giants bye week lingered, the pressing question became one of comparative fatigue. What was more tired? Eli Manning's throwing arm? Or the Giants' performance every November?
UConn's Defense Carries The Day Against Louisville
November 24, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After this game was over, after Teddy Bridgewater's wrist was fractured and he could barely walk, after UConn had enjoyed one of the finest football victories in program history, sackmaster Trevardo Williams made an observation that spoke to both his unit's resilience and its joy.
Donn Cabral — Our Guy In The Manchester Road Race
November 22, 2012
— Thousands of bystanders stood there curbside, yelling and holding up signs and cups of ale and playing electric guitars. In other words, they were doing what they do every Thanksgiving at the Manchester Road Race.
Every Tweet Sets Off Rumors About Conference Expansion
November 21, 2012
On Monday, Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News tweeted, "Realignment source: UConn to ACC could happen as soon as Tuesday."
Thibault Did Almost Everything For Sun
November 20, 2012
He didn't do what Van Chancellor did four times. He didn't do what Bill Laimbeer did three times, Michael Cooper did twice or seven others did once.
In Storrs, Waiting By The Phone For The ACC
November 18, 2012
The sun rose high over eastern Connecticut on Sunday. Storrs had a different look to it. Storrs had a different feel to it.
Connecticut Kids Living Their UConn Soccer Dream
November 17, 2012
Their families and coaches brought them to Storrs when they were 9, 10, 11 years old. Long before they grew their first whiskers, Max Wasserman, Colin Bradley, Sean Weir — Connecticut's kids — wanted to play soccer at UConn for the coach with all the whiskers.
Trying To Figure Out Who Will Manage XL Center
November 16, 2012
As a sports story, this isn't as sexy as Howard Baldwin's loud, failed notion that if you give him a remodeled XL Center, he'll bring you the NHL. Nor is it nearly as blah as management behemoths bidding against each other for the right to turn the lights on and off at the state's largest sporting arena.
Let's Dial Down The Ugly MVP Discussions
November 16, 2012
Miguel Cabrera led the American League in batting average. Mike Trout was second. Advantage, Miggy.
R.J. Evans Steady As A Rock Of Ages
November 14, 2012
Do his teammates tease R.J. Evans about his age?
Before Ollie Gets Extension, Let's See Him Extend Winning Ways
November 13, 2012
— If there is a cautionary tale in this early basketball season, surely it is to be found in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. UConn didn't have one vote in the preseason balloting among the national media.
Bills' Easley Continues To Show Amazing Patience
November 12, 2012
— Marcus Easley stepped out of the shower in the cramped visitors' dressing room late Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. He maneuvered past Steve Johnson, squeezed around reporters interviewing Donald Jones, stepped over his equipment bag and, finally, the former UConn star found his locker.
A Battle Of Wits As Quinnipiac Beats Hartford, 65-61
November 11, 2012
Tom Moore was talking about marbles. A hyperkinetic basketball coach talking marbles? You've got to think he was talking about losing them, right?
Keep Feeding The Bear, UConn
November 10, 2012
It doesn't matter if Pittsburgh had its heart broken in a three-overtime loss last weekend at Notre Dame. It doesn't matter if initially it looked as if the Panthers forgot to pack their hearts for the flight to Connecticut.
Big Start For Ollie; Big Finish For Pasqualoni?
November 9, 2012
This weekend is the beginning of the end and the end of the beginning for UConn.
Every Move She Makes Is Worth Watching
November 8, 2012
We're paraphrasing Sting and the Police here, not the sting of the UConn campus police. Still, it is scant exaggeration to say that every breath the UConn women take, every move they make, every step they take, we'll be watching them.
NYC Marathon Would Do Well Without CEO Mary Wittenberg
November 4, 2012
I cry at marathons.
A Depressing Loss To The Usually Hapless Bulls
November 4, 2012
Two years ago, with Dave Teggart holding his hands aloft in the grandest of poses, this had been the scene of the greatest moment in the history of UConn football.
Central's Vinales Works Hard Every Day To Get Better
November 2, 2012
Out of nowhere Thursday at the Connecticut 6 Tip-Off Breakfast, Howie Dickenman dropped the Walter Ray bomb.
Kevin Ollie Takes The Steps, Not The Escalator
November 1, 2012
STORRS — The words arrived 11 minutes into Kevin Ollie's introductory speech and they have carried so much impact since the day he was named UConn basketball coach that even his captain is taking them literally.
In Battle Of Unbeatens, Numbers Go Bantams' Way
October 28, 2012
The numbers were impressive, even a little scary. Middlebury led the NESCAC with 479 yards offense per game. Middlebury led the NESCAC with an average of 35 points. Middlebury led the NESCAC by a mile with 384 yards passing. And …
Hundreds Simply Hoping To Help Save A Life
October 27, 2012
They showed up Tuesday at the Eastern Connecticut Sports Center. There were a hundred of them, students and student-athletes, and they wanted to help one of their own.
Raising Rates (Men) And Lowering Rims (Women)
October 27, 2012
Don't lower the rim of expectations.
DeLeone On Defense About His Offense
October 25, 2012
For 26 minutes and 10 seconds Thursday, I worked over George DeLeone pretty good. Pressed him on why his line hasn't blocked and his team can't run. Asked him straight out if the dual job of UConn offensive coordinator and line coach is too much for him.
Red Sox Go With Safe Choice In Farrell
October 23, 2012
I wonder. Will the Red Sox ultimately be remembered for hiring the wrong manager from Connecticut?
McCourty Doesn't Fumble Gratitude For Teammates
October 21, 2012
— We figured that Devin McCourty owed some of his teammates dinner. A nice cut of prime rib for Mr. Prime Time Tom Brady maybe, for impeccable efficiency in answering his critics on that last-minute drive in regulation. A big Maine lobster, surely, for Steve Gostkowski for nailing a 43-yard field goal to send the game into overtime and then a 48-yarder to win it.
Yankees Need To Get Younger, Better
October 21, 2012
Curt Schilling was saying the other day on ESPN that he has seen thousands of players sign baseballs with their telephone number and toss them to pretty women in the stands.
After Loss To Syracuse, UConn's Offense Getting More Offensive
October 20, 2012
This one was worse than any bar stool argument over play-calling. This one was worse even than the offensive line's inability to block anyone with a pulse.
For Now, UConn-Bound Walsh And Hand-Madison Sitting On Top Of The World
October 18, 2012
MADISON — He scored five touchdowns last week in the most-anticipated Connecticut high school football game in years. His Hand-Madison Tigers beat the No. 1 team in the state hands down in the second half, ending Xavier-Middletown's 30-game winning streak.
Kevin Ollie Receives Highest Of Praise From Rick Pitino
October 17, 2012
If Kevin Ollie is looking for the highest endorsement possible, he needn't stop at Jim Calhoun. He can find it with one of Calhoun's natural-born adversaries.
Geno Auriemma Talks About Expectations For New Basketball Season
October 16, 2012
STORRS — Geno Auriemma's media sessions, especially the ones near the start and end of each basketball season, are an Italian meal. The tasty stuff just keeps coming and the meal lasts forever.
Bad Calls Only Go So Far To Explain Yankees' Malaise
October 14, 2012
— Early Sunday, Derek Jeter broke his ankle near second base and he screamed in pain. Later Sunday, umpire Jeff Nelson broke open the game with a botched call at that base and New York screamed in disgust.
UConn Kicker Has Bad Day, But Stands Tall In Defeat
October 13, 2012
EAST HARTFORD — He had worn pink socks pulled up almost to his knees during this afternoon. And now those pink socks, reminders of the fight against breast cancer, seemed pale next to Chad Christen's cheeks.
CC Sabathia Proves He's The Yankees' Ace
October 12, 2012
CC Sabathia stands nearly as tall and probably twice as wide as the Yankee Stadium right-field foul pole that Nate McLouth did or did not hit in the sixth inning of this early October night.
Sun Stink Out Casino In Season-Ending Loss To Fever
October 11, 2012
This was not the supposed to be the story line. This was not supposed to be the story line at all.
Masterful Move By Girardi The Genius
October 11, 2012
At 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, Joe Girardi became a genius. Either that, or like millions of other Yankee fans, he finally had seen enough of Alex Rodriguez. Maybe the bigger truth is Joe Girardi just couldn't take it anymore.
Who's Sorry Now? McCombs Apologizes; Pasqualoni Meanders On
October 9, 2012
STORRS — Steve Addazio was talking the other day about how he, Paul Pasqualoni and a cadre of young coaches at Western Connecticut used to work deep, deep into summer and autumn nights in the '80s.
Great QBs, But Pats' Running Game Is Real Story
October 8, 2012
The comparisons not only are inevitable, they seem absolutely necessary. You cannot put Tom Brady in one uniform and Peyton Manning in the other on a given Sunday without drawing contrasts, without arguing who is greater and why.
More Trouble For Lyle McCombs
October 7, 2012
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — At one end of HighPoint Solutions Stadium, behind an end zone UConn could only dream of reaching on this frustrating Saturday, are printed the words, "Birthplace Of College Football." And since that November day in 1869 when Rutgers beat Princeton 6-4, one matter always has rung true.
Catchings Contained, And Big Night For White
October 5, 2012
Seventy-five seconds into the WNBA Eastern Conference finals, Tamika Catchings was going to score 75 points, grab 75 rebounds and block 75 shots.
Bobby V.: You Knew From The Start It Would End Badly
October 4, 2012
Many great ideas have sprung from our town since Adriaen Block arrived on the Connecticut River in 1614. Larry Lucchino's idea to bring Ben Cherington along to meet Bobby Valentine at the Hartford Club last Nov. 3 wasn't one of them.
Two Teams — One Held It Together And One Simply Broke Apart
October 3, 2012
NEW YORK -- Bobby Valentine was making his last weekly radio appearance of the 2012 baseball season on ESPN New York when Michael Kay asked him if he believed Wednesday also would be his last game as manager of the Red Sox.
Wrecking Ball: Huskies From Jersey Want To Destroy Rutgers
October 2, 2012
STORRS — Dwayne Gratz grew up in Piscataway, five minutes from Rutgers' football stadium. He needed five seconds to bare his feelings Tuesday about his state university.
Sox Fans Just Praying This Season Will End
October 1, 2012
Bobby Valentine has a better guess where he'll be Thursday than the Yankees do.
A Win, But Not Much Excitement
September 30, 2012
EAST HARTFORD — Ho.
Goaltender Andre Blake Has No. 2 UConn Off To Fast Start
September 29, 2012
The numbers are as wild as the hair. And, make no mistake, the numbers are pretty wild.
Marlins Give Adam Greenberg Of Guilford A Chance
September 28, 2012
Adam Greenberg found out late on Sunday. That's when Marlins general manager David Samson offered him the chance to play against the Mets Tuesday in Miami. That's when Greenberg knew he would get the one official at-bat that had eluded him since he was struck down by the first major league pitch he faced. Hit in the head that hot July night in 2005, this pitch from Samson would hit the kid from Guilford in the heart.
Some Real Heroes Visit The UConn Football Team
September 26, 2012
Some messages are about resilience. Some are about teamwork. And then there are messages a man like Mike Zacchea can deliver.
Goodell's NFL Vision Fades, And The Replacement Refs Are Lost
September 25, 2012
The situation with the scab officials has grown so bad, so profoundly ugly, that Roger Goodell has resorted to a charade as his No. 1 strategy. His league, once the best sports league anywhere, has become a laughingstock and Tuesday the NFL commissioner demonstrated he is willing to add to the farce.
No-Win Situation, So UConn Didn't
September 23, 2012
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — This was a game of mistakes, starting with scheduling the game in the first place. This was one of those no-win games, and UConn went ahead and accepted permission not to win.
Asjha Jones' Health Important For Sun To Make Playoff Run
September 21, 2012
UNCASVILLE — Their Achilles' heel could be the Achilles' heel. Or it could be a collective lack of past playoff success.
Jeff Jacobs: UConn Needs To Look Beyond East Hartford
September 21, 2012
UConn football could use the Green Monster. UConn football could really use the green monster.
No Longer Coach, Jim Calhoun Will Still Be Paid Nicely At UConn
September 19, 2012
Jim Calhoun isn't going to stomp the sidelines at any more UConn games, but he will continue to be paid as if he were among the highest-paid basketball coaches in the nation. In fact, he will earn more not to coach the Huskies this season than he did to coach them last season.
In A Month Of Wild Assumptions, Girardi's Feeling Good About Yankees
September 16, 2012
— Joe Girardi sat there Sunday at Yankee Stadium, rubbing his head, considering Eduardo Nunez, considering Derek Jeter, considering Rafael Soriano's 40 saves after Mariano Rivera was lost. And then the Yankees manager, who doesn't smile enough, broke into a smile.
Dealing With Ex In Sickness And In Health
September 16, 2012
Maybe there was no escaping the imposing vision of Randy Edsall, 20 feet tall on the two giant video boards at Capital One Field. Maybe there was no escaping Edsall's voice booming as Paul Pasqualoni tried to speak over the former UConn football coach during their postgame interviews.
Calhoun: Guts And Glory
September 14, 2012
STORRS — The reality of 40 cold New England winters are behind him. We begin with the Jim Calhoun legend now, and when legend becomes fact, they say, print the legend.
Calhoun's A Legend; Get A Legend To Replace Him
September 12, 2012
We knew the toughest man in the room, the most competitive man in the gym, the greatest college basketball coach in New England history would battle until the end. We knew he'd go the full 15 rounds.
Randy Edsall, 'The Deserter,' His Usual Rehearsed Self
September 12, 2012
Randy Edsall had his one-liner as ready as that inside handoff on first down that used to go for 2 yards and a cloud of vanilla.
Jets' Shocker Involves Tim Tebow, Of Course
September 10, 2012
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — You knew a Jets quarterback was going to get booed in the season opener. You just knew it. But who could have guessed it would be Tim Tebow when the home team was ahead by two touchdowns in the first half?
Any Good Lines Lately?
September 9, 2012
EAST HARTFORD — It starts with the offensive line. And it starts with a good line.
Saturday Might Cap Off The Summer Of Serena
September 7, 2012
NEW YORK — Obviously, it was some of the loudest tennis ever played. There was more sustained shrieking than at a Justin Bieber concert. Yet in enduring the late summer heat, humidity and a swirling wind, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova also gave New York the sort of gritty and competitive match that would do both of them proud.
Big Job For UConn Coaches? Get Nick Williams The Ball
September 6, 2012
— It was during a special teams meeting last September that George DeLeone emphasized a point many UConn football fans already had made since the days of Randy Edsall.
It's Back Down To Earth For Giants
September 6, 2012
Tom Coughlin wants to "Build The Bridge." That was his calling card in the preseason. That has been his clarion call for the 2012 Giants season.
A Heel And A Cheat
September 5, 2012
As a consolation prize, maybe UConn can play in a make-pretend national basketball tournament for players who attend make-pretend classes and earn make-pretend grades.
McIlroy Takes Another Bite Of Fame
September 4, 2012
The ball hung on the right lip of the cup. It refused to drop. Absolutely refused to fall.
Yankees Refuse To Panic As Orioles Stay Close
September 2, 2012
Curtis Granderson and his team-leading 34 home runs left in the second inning for New York Presbyterian Hospital. Tight hamstring was the word.
Welcome To The Next Level UMass
August 31, 2012
I don't think we're in the Yankee Conference anymore, UMass.
I Think, Therefore I Scam
August 29, 2012
This is a philosophical debate on Lance Armstrong. We'll be getting into Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, David Hume …
Dawson Fighting Ward, And Perceptions
August 28, 2012
He agreed to drop to Andre Ward's weight class.
UConn QB Chandler Whitmer Seeing A Childhood Dream Come True
August 26, 2012
— It turns out his first spoken word wasn't "mama" or "dada." So when Chandler Whitmer was asked Sunday about when he first dreamed of becoming a Division I starting quarterback, his explanation wasn't entirely surprising.
After Blockbuster Trade, Time For Patience
August 26, 2012
Can you handle it, Red Sox fans?
Wozniacki Retires From Semifinal Match Without Showing Much Pain
August 24, 2012
NEW HAVEN — The only discernible wince of pain on this Friday would be on the face of tournament director Anne Worcester. She was disappointed. Understanding, but disappointed. And who in Worcester's position wouldn't be?
New Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco Proud Of Connecticut Roots
August 23, 2012
Mike Aresco's sister Joanne thought he might be a sports writer.
Roger Clemens: An Annoying Skeeter
August 22, 2012
There are three places I have no interest in seeing a 50-year-old Roger Clemens: Cooperstown, N.Y.; on a pitcher's mound; or in front of a microphone … unless he finally has decided to hold a press conference to apologize for being a juicer.
Fame Can Be Fleeting In World Of Gymnastics
August 21, 2012
At the invitation of Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics, Chuck Steedman joined the whirlwind media tour by the "Fierce Five" last week in New York. Fresh off a flight from London, America's gold-medal darlings did the "Today" show. They lit the Empire State Building red, white and blue and had their photos taken on the 103rd floor parapet.
Equality? Yes. Five Sets For Women? No
August 20, 2012
NEW HAVEN — Petra Kvitova recoiled at the question. Should women play five sets in the tennis majors like the men?
Lester Wins, Helped To A Degree By Yalies
August 18, 2012
In a season when the greatest rivalry in sports has been the Red Sox vs. themselves, let this stand as more than a left-handed compliment:
Valentine Fiddles While Fenway Burns
August 17, 2012
NEW YORK — Bobby Valentine said he doesn't read it and he doesn't listen to it.
Give Howard Baldwin Credit For Trying, But The NHL Dream Is Dead — For Now
August 6, 2012
Major league dreams, it turns out, came with minor-league bills Howard Baldwin could not pay. And 2 1/2 years after Baldwin stuck his hockey banner back into downtown Hartford's soil, we can safely say the NHL isn't walking through his door.
This Seals It: Calhoun Will Be Back
August 5, 2012
The way I figure it, the scalpel used on Jim Calhoun's fractured hip during surgery Saturday night may as well be used to engrave in stone that he'll 100 percent, for sure, take-it-to-the-bank return for his 27th year asUConn men's basketballcoach.
Big East Conference Needs To Find Some Stability
August 1, 2012
You look at the schools that will play football in the Big East beginning in 2013. You look at the final Associated Press poll from last season.
Red Sox Awash In Disconnects
July 29, 2012
Carl Crawford says he needs Tommy John surgery.
There Was Nobody Faster In 1952 Than Hartford's Lindy Remigino
July 28, 2012
Holding two Olympic gold medals in his 81-year-old hands, Lindy Remigino breaks into laughter. The medals show their age. The stories do not. The stories never grow old.
Ichiro, Meet The Bleacher Creatures
July 28, 2012
Ichiro didn't get it the first time. After he had been traded by the Mariners earlier in the week, visiting Yankee fans at Safeco Field began their familiar Roll Call.
Jeff Jacobs: In Nailing Penn State, Did NCAA Open Pandora's Box?
July 24, 2012
NCAA justice was swift for Penn State, conveniently swift, unprecedented and not all together blind to public relations. There also could be no misunderstanding the severity of the punishment.
Walter Harrison Cites Fairness In Defending NCAA's APR Reporting Process
July 18, 2012
This will not be another exercise in tearing down the NCAA or UConn. This will stand as Walter Harrison's rebuttal to people like me who argued that not only are the latest academic data the fairest data, the implementation of the latest data is entirely feasible.
Finally, A Day To Celebrate Hockey In Hartford
June 29, 2012
It was 1989 and Todd Krygier, a little-known NHL newcomer, was sitting among a handful of Canadian teammates on the Whalers team bus. They wanted to know where he was from, so the American kid told them.
Touching Moments At NBA Draft
June 28, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. — Andre Drummond held his mom's hand.
Jeff Jacobs: Never A Doubt Webb Simpson Was Coming To Travelers
June 20, 2012
CROMWELL — He passed on Letterman. He passed on Leno. He didn't pass on the Travelers Championship.
Michael Thompson Is Rising Toward Top Of PGA Tour
June 19, 2012
Michael Thompson lived last week on the crookedest street in the world, which is entirely fitting given his profession. He arrives in Connecticut this week all too aware that no sport puts you on the crookedest street of emotions like golf.
Nov. 23: Bobby Valentine Will Be Fun With Red Sox, But It Won't End Well
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April 13, 2011
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December 22, 2010
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November 19, 2010
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September 21, 2010
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- thestampingbug said...
Oh Laura, Your card just reminds me of floating along the river as a kid and drinking root-beer. LOVE the BIG gingham ribbon!
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- Margo said...
Love the big bow - fun card!
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Oh snap this is just too freakin cute! TFS CallyAnn
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- Sparkle Smith said...
This is just darling!
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Very cute! I love your coloring on this piece! :)
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Laura your card brought a smile to my face. It is just sooooooooo cute. I love the ribbon you chose, too.
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That big bow is the perfect accent to an adorable card with great layers and coloring. Fantastic!
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Wow, she's cute! I love the way you colored her in- it's terrific!
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Great job on the card.
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Cute!!! Love the big bow!
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So cute! I want to be floating in the water, drink by my side right now, too. :) Great bow!
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Stunning! Looks just like summer fun!
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So beautiful, Laura! LOVE the big bow!
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The Ohio Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss phase two of the I-75 reconstruction project in Allen County. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. at Howard Johnson on Roschman Avenue just east of the Ohio 309 interchange with I-75. Phase Two consists of reconstructing the existing lanes of 75 from Fourth St. to just north of Ohio 81 in Lima, the reconstruction of the Ohio 81 and Ohio 117/309 interchanges, a safety upgrade to Ohio 309 east of the 75 interchange and the reconstruction and realignment of Ohio 81 from Neubrecht to Stewart Road.
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