The Masters goes from that annual rite of spring to two weeks before Thanksgiving. The U.S. Open now is scheduled in September for the first time since amateur Francis Ouimet took down Britain’s best at Brookline in 1913 to put golf on the map in America.
Khalid El-Amin remembers Connecticut’s resolve to win a program-changing national championship.
Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to validate his greatness: He’s now, officially, a Hall of Famer.
Reaction to Saturday's announcement of the 2020 enshrinement class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:
A look at the newest members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, announced on Saturday:
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett among 9 inductees into Basketball Hall of Fame.
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA season will not start on time next month because of the coronavirus pandemic, and when it begins is unclear.
NBC's Mike Tirico is returning to hosting a daily talk show, which will focus on the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the sports world.
Dion Lewis is in a very familiar role being Saquon Barkley's backup with the New York Giants.
A unique Hall of Fame class will be announced Saturday in a unique way.
After spending much of the past six seasons as a backup quarterback with the Washington Redskins, Colt McCoy knows his job coming to the New York Giants.
MIAMI (AP) — The biggest free agent deal for the Miami Dolphins this offseason has been one they didn't make.
The documentary looking at Michael Jordan’s last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is set for release nearly two months sooner than expected with no sports to air due to the coronavirus pandemic.
BOSTON (AP) — A California woman was sentenced Tuesday to seven months in prison for paying bribes to rig her two daughters' college admissions exams and get one of them into Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit.
Recently signed New York Giants inside linebacker Blake Martinez got a taste of learning remotely during his days at Stanford. It's going to be put to good use with his new team.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN will air NBA doubleheaders on Wednesday nights during April showcasing key NBA Finals games.
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA draft will be a virtual event this year.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The decision to pursue Tom Brady in free agency was a no-brainer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — All but one of Anna Makurat's teammates headed home after the NCAA canceled this year's postseason basketball tournament and the school suspended classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is getting involved in a federal civil rights lawsuit that seeks to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from competing as girls in interscholastic sports.
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Mary Roman, a world-class senior athlete who held numerous national age records in track and field, has died of complications from COVID-19, the mayor of Norwalk said. She was 83.
PROVIDENCE — The newest member of the Providence College basketball program ranked third in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage (18.1%) this past season, according to KenPom.com.
NEW YORK (AP) — Lee Green, a defensive standout who played on two NCAA Tournament teams for St. John's, has died. He was 49.
Shortage of scenarios? When it comes to the still-to-be-determined status of high school spring sports, it’s best to plan and plan some more.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Patrick Harper to a two-year, entry-level contract.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A new look for the NFL: Tom Brady in Tampa Bay pewter and red rather than Patriots red, white and blue.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady says on social media he has signed with with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
PROVIDENCE — The games have come to a screeching halt, though don’t think for a second that Bob Driscoll’s days are now wide open.
The organization that oversees high school sports in Connecticut is arguing in a court filing that it is not subject to the federal law that guarantees equal access to women and girls in education, including athletics.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu has joined an elite group, becoming a three-time All-American.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn point guard Alterique Gilbert is transferring from the program, the school announced Thursday.
Burke Magnus has always had a challenging job as ESPN’s head of programming, trying to juggle live events among ESPN’s various channels.
CHESHIRE, Conn. (AP) — The organization that oversees high school sports in Connecticut says it's not ready yet to pull the plug on the spring season due to the coronavirus.
For two decades, Tom Brady was the face of the Patriots, and even of the NFL. When he turns 43 in August, his home address no longer will be in New England.
BOSTON (AP) — Over the past two decades, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick built the most successful player-coach partnership in NFL history, establishing the core of the Patriots’ championship culture.
It didn’t have to come to this, and for that both Bill Belichick and Tom Brady deserve some blame.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady has posted on social media that he is leaving the New England Patriots after 20 seasons and six Super Bowl titles. Here's what Patriots coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft said Tuesday in statement released by the team:
FOREVER A PATRIOT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown has promoted Heather Marini to quarterbacks coach, making her the first female position coach in Division I football.
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The new ballpark for the Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate reached a milestone Monday in the midst of a nationwide sports shutdown.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Gamblers and vacationers who had planned to visit U.S. casinos expressed a mixture of disappointment and relief over a wave of closings in at least 15 states as officials worked on slowing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW YORK (AP) — When the father of Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell tested negative for the coronavirus, it was “a sigh of relief” to the New York Mets.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rick Pitino was named basketball coach at Iona College on Saturday.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn forward Megan Walker has decided to forgo her senior season and enter the WNBA draft.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon on Friday was postponed for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic, sacrificing the customary Patriots Day start in the hopes of preserving the uninterrupted 124-year tradition of the world's most prestigious long-distance run.
BOSTON (AP) — A former Canadian Football League player pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme by hiring someone take the SATs in place of his two sons.
BOSTON (AP) — Organizers postpone the Boston Marathon until Sept. 14 because of rising concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW YORK (AP) — The stage at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle is quiet. There is no music coming from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the members of Pearl Jam won't tour. There is no one to admire the treasures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
PROVIDENCE — When crunching the numbers that A.J. Reeves has compiled during his first two seasons in a Friars uniform, a few stone-cold truths stand out.
The NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.
The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's affect on sports around the globe (all times EDT):
No. 3 seed Hartford (18-15, 11-7) vs. No. 1 seed Vermont (26-7, 16-2)
No. 4 seed Penn (16-11, 8-6) vs. No. 1 seed Yale (23-7, 11-3)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A look at some of the steps taken in Connecticut on Wednesday in an effort to contain the new coronavirus.
NEW YORK (AP) — The first person to die in New Jersey from the new coronavirus disease was a longtime fixture in the harness racing industry, and his death has prompted the closure of a track outside New York City.
BOSTON (AP) — A year after dozens of prominent parents and athletic coaches at top universities were arrested in a college admissions cheating scheme, some are heading to prison while others are gearing up to fight the charges at trial in Boston. More than 50 people have been charged in the …
No. 5 seed Quinnipiac (15-15, 10-10) vs. No. 4 seed Monmouth (18-13, 12-8)
