WESTERLY — Playing the No. 1 spot on the tennis team is almost never an easy day at the office when you play in Division I.
Head coach: Chris Piasczyk (1st season). Assistant coach: Rafael Gonzalez.
Head coach: Corey Downey (9th season). Assistant coaches: Adam Champlin, Tim Lyons (volunteer), Brock Taylor (volunteer).
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut athletic director David Benedict gave football coach Randy Edsall a vote of confidence Sunday and said it would not be fair to evaluate his program after three losing seasons.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn players had heard the narrative that Sunday's game against rival Notre Dame would be a match-up of two programs in down years.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — E.J. Anosike and Cameron Parker posted double-doubles and Sacred Heart rallied in the second half to beat Hartford 79-62 on Sunday.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Nathan Knight had 21 points and 10 rebounds as William & Mary narrowly beat Fairfield 62-58 on Sunday. Andy Van Vliet added 20 points for the Tribe. Van Vliet also had 10 rebounds for the Tribe.
Boston Bruins (20-4-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (12-17-1, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Cleveland Cavaliers (5-17, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (16-5, second in the Eastern Conference)
KINGSTON — Fatts Russell has made a habit of encouraging the Ryan Center fans to get involved. He was slapped with a second technical foul and ejection after doing just that in a win over Manhattan last week.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Paul Atkinson had 16 points and 11 rebounds to carry Yale to a 78-65 win over Lehigh on Saturday night.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Olaniyi came off the bench to score a career-high 30 points and Stony Brook rolled to a 79-63 victory over Brown on Saturday.
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Rich Kelly poured in a season-high 36 points and sparked a late run as Quinnipiac defeated New Hampshire 75-67 on Saturday.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Andrew Fleming scored 18 points and Maine made enough free throws down the stretch to hold off Central Connecticut 66-64 on Saturday.
Stonington won its first state title since 1993 with a 1-0 win against Ellington on Nov. 23. Wynn Hammond scored the game’s only goal heading in a corner kick from Tyler Fidrych in the second half.
EXETER — Ben Gorman scored 13 points and the Westerly Middle boys basketball team defeated Exeter-West Greenwich, 59-41, on Thursday.
PROVIDENCE — Cradling a basketball in one hand, Luwane Pipkins was asked if he knew his career win-loss record against the University of Rhode Island.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Mikail Simmons’ steal and dunk with 7 seconds remaining lifted Bryant to a 67-65 victory over Columbia on Friday night.
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Fatts Russell had 24 points as Rhode Island defeated Providence 75-61 on Friday night.
Rob Gronkowski is enjoying life in retirement — one piece at a time.
William & Mary (6-3) vs. Fairfield (2-6)
Sacred Heart (5-4) vs. Hartford (4-6)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Students from Harvard and Yale universities, along with others who staged a climate change protest on the field during last month's football game between the Ivy League schools, were sentenced Friday to perform community service.
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — While Brian Cashman was descending the outside of a building Friday, the New York Yankees’ general manager came across a message taped to a 10th-floor window from a fan: Please sign Gerrit Cole.
Brown (5-3) vs. Stony Brook (6-3)
Yale (7-3) vs. Lehigh (3-6)
Colorado Avalanche (18-8-2, second in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (20-3-6, first in the Atlantic Division)
Denver Nuggets (14-5, second in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (15-5, second in the Eastern Conference)
NORTH STONINGTON — Much in the way Wheeler High baseball alumni Tom Gavitt and Troy Stefanski did earlier this decade, Lions' senior Bowen Baker proved a lot of baseball pundits wrong.
WESTERLY — Jesse Samo scored 16 points as the Westerly Middle boys basketball team opened its season with a win, 54-51, against Gaudet Middle Wednesday.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Aubrey Griffin took a look around Walsh Gym on the campus of Seton Hall, knowing she would recognize a few names.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Chauncey Hawkins had 23 points as St. Francis (NY) defeated Hartford 84-78 on Thursday night.
New Hampshire (5-4) vs. Quinnipiac (2-4)
Maine (2-6) vs. Central Connecticut (0-8)
Providence (5-4) vs. Rhode Island (5-3)
Columbia (3-6) vs. Bryant (5-4)
Sponsored by Antonino Auto Group: This school year The Westerly Sun will be selecting a high school Athlete of the Week. Voting closes on Monday and the selection will be announced on Thursday. The nominees for the week ending November 30th are:
STONINGTON — Stonington High's Nate Gonzalez and Ryan Gruczka were ready to go when this boys cross country season started.
STONINGTON — Stonington High's Lily Anderson was the veteran of this year's girls cross country team, and Bobbie Doherty was the new kid on the block.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jordan Bruner scored 17 points, making 5 of 7 3-pointers, as Yale topped Albany 61-52 on Wednesday night.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Josh Carlton isn't the most demonstrative of players.
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — E.J. Anosike had 21 points and Cameron Parker had another strong game as Sacred Heart defeated UMass Lowell 89-86 on Wednesday night.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brandon Anderson had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Brown romped past Merrimack 82-55 on Wednesday night.
St. Francis (NY) (2-5) vs. Hartford (4-5)
Miami Heat (15-5, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (14-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago Blackhawks (10-12-5, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (20-3-5, first in the Atlantic Division)
Chicago Blackhawks (10-12-5, seventh in the Central Division) versus Boston Bruins (20-3-5, first in the Atlantic Division)
Chicago Blackhawks (10-12-5, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (19-3-5, first in the Atlantic Division)
Miami Heat (14-5, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (14-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Xzavier Malone-Key hit a free throw with 12 seconds left to allow Fairleigh Dickenson to hold off Quinnipiac, 78-77 on Tuesday night.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The European Championship is returning to U.S. network television for the first time since 2008.
Sacred Heart (4-4) vs. UMass Lowell (4-5)
Iona (2-2) vs. UConn (5-2)
Yale (6-3) vs. Albany (5-3)
Merrimack (5-4) vs. Brown (4-3)
Carolina Hurricanes (16-10-1, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (19-3-5, first in the Atlantic Division)
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Benson Lin had a career-high 19 points as Bryant defeated Navy 60-45 on Monday night.