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It's Time To Look At Legalized Sports Betting In Connecticut

Jeff Jacobs — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

The state of New Jersey played host to Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark. And if Gov. Chris Christie and two-thirds of his constituency had their way, they would have been able to drive over to the Meadowlands or down to A.C. and to put some cold cash on Marty Brodeur's Devils.

Hamden's Jonathan Quick Has Kings 4 Wins From Stanley Cup

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 30 May 2012 00:09:02 GMT

Jonathan Quick had his baseball cap pulled down to his eyes. His hoodie was thrown over his cap.

Athlete Forgoes Revenge And Tastes Sweet Victory

Jeff Jacobs — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:42:40 GMT

Great victories of the spirit are not dyed ugly with the stain of retribution. The purest joys in athletics, as in life, are not satisfied by cheap words of payback.

Athlete Forgoes Revenge, And Tastes Sweet Victory

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 27 May 2012 20:17:00 GMT

Great victories of the spirit are not dyed ugly with the stain of retribution. The purest joys in athletics, as in life, are not satisfied by cheap words of payback.

At Go-To Time, Ray Allen's The Guy

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

An 11-point lead dissolved to one in the closing seconds of the third quarter, and suddenly questions were sprouting all over the quieted TD Garden.

Devils Don't Make Guarantees: They Just Execute

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 26 May 2012 04:52:05 GMT

Memories Of 1994 Series With Rangers Gone Just Like That

NEWARK, N.J. — Joe Namath made guarantees. Mark Messier made guarantees. Nowadays, half of the NBA and NFL make guarantees. Henrik Lundqvist would sooner have laid pickled herring in his crease to feed the hungry New Jersey forecheck than to have publicly assured a victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Torts Asks Rangers For One More Comeback

Jeff Jacobs — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

He asked for prayers before Game 5. Yet after the Devils had the final amen on this crazy night of playoff hockey, John Tortorella asked for only one thing from his team.

From The Archives, Oct. 21, 2011: Geno Auriemma Risks Wrath Of Football Gods

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:27:00 GMT

There a story floating around that, according to Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds, the Big 12 Conference has talked to Notre Dame about dumping the Big East for the Big 12 in every sport but football. Back at Big East women's basketball media day in October, UConn's Geno Auriemma spoke frankly - does he speak any other way? - about his thoughts on the Fighting Irish. Courant columnist Jeff Jacobs jumped on it and told the story this way:

Brandon Bass, Your Newest Celtics Hero

Jeff Jacobs — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:49:38 GMT

Incredible Third Quarter Takes Pressure Off Others, Helps Boston To 3-2 Series Lead

BOSTON — The Celtics' postseason keeps popping in and popping out faster than Avery Bradley's left shoulder. So when it became apparent Monday to Doc Rivers that his young starting guard would not be able to play in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, it grew equally apparent that somebody would have to, ah, shoulder more of the burden.

For Best Friends, Trinity Lacrosse Championship Was Always The Goal

Jeff Jacobs — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:16:44 GMT

— This is what senior co-captains do.

He's Henrik Lundqvist, And They're Not

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Rangers Goalie Is Simply At Another Level

NEWARK, N.J. — Goalies have remarkable powers, made all the more remarkable by the intense pressure of a playoff spring.

Girardi And McDonagh Emerge As A Formidable Defensive Pair

Jeff Jacobs — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:30:00 GMT

NEW YORK — After the Wolf Pack captured the Calder Cup in 2000, eight players from that AHL championship team played a total of only 151 manpower games for the Rangers the following season. Those, of course, were the Broadway days when free-agent money for big names flowed much faster than playoff success.

Manning, Coughlin Stand As Giants

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:57:00 GMT

On Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots, 21-17, to claim the franchise's fourth Suepr Bowl title. Here's how Courant columnist Jeff Jacobs told the story:

Celtics Confident Despite Showing Their Age

Jeff Jacobs — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

If the Celtics were a movie and Kevin Garnett were its lead actor, they would be Clint Eastwood in "Gran Torino." They are old. They are crotchety. And, yes, they are liable to kick your rear end if you suggest they are too old.

Time Away Hasn't Lessened Pettite's Appeal To Yankees Fans

Jeff Jacobs — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

— They cheered for the memory of that October night in Atlanta when he so masterfully outdueled John Smoltz in Game 5 of the 1996 World Series.

Beckett's Churlishness Grows Tiresome

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

No baseball fan, certainly no Red Sox fan, should have been surprised by Josh Beckett's postgame performance the other night.

At Central, Journalism Students Are Worthy Of Our Admiration

Jeff Jacobs — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

But Coach Shaun Green's Silence Is Disturbing

I walked out of Shaun Green's office that last day of November in 2007, touched, impressed he was a man of real perspective. The Central Connecticut soccer coach had talked about the massive heart attack he had a year earlier and how he had flat-lined.

Whale Draw Legends (Mess, Bourque And Mr. Hockey), But What Does Future Hold?

Jeff Jacobs — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

UConn Could Be The Hockey Team To Watch

— Three of the 15 greatest players in hockey history found their way to Webster Bank Arena Wednesday night for Game 5 of the AHL Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Marinatto Had Troubles, But Big East Presidents Must Be Accountable

Jeff Jacobs — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Mike Tranghese convinced me that it was a wise decision, and, oh, the whispers otherwise were already out there …

Knicks End Playoff Losing Streak, But Series Hole Still Deep

Jeff Jacobs — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

— Melo poured in 41. Amare, had a double-double and literally, metaphorically no longer had blood on his hands. The Knicks, mercifully, ended the longest playoff losing streak in NBA history.

How Many Concussions Are Enough?

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:17:00 GMT

We know there is more than enough courage around to sustain the NFL. We know there is more than enough testosterone, painkillers and, if need be, performance-enhancing drugs to keep the game running through Super Bowl MD … with or without the consent of sober and caring MDs.

Rondo Atones With A Triple-Double

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 05 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

He had waited outside the team bus late Tuesday night in Atlanta. He had shaken hands and thanked each of his Celtic teammates for bailing him out, for winning Game 2 without him.

Sun Guard Dawn Evans Is An Inspiration

Jeff Jacobs — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Dawn Evans scored 38 points to beat Virginia 75-73 that Sunday in late 2009. She broke the John Paul Jones Arena scoring record, banking the decisive jumper in the final minute. She led James Madison to its first triumph over the Cavaliers in 23 years.

For Rainy Day AT TPC River Highlands, Freddie Jacobson Gets A Paddle

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

CROMWELL — Freddie Jacobson got a pingpong paddle as a present Tuesday at TPC River Highlands.

Not One For The Ages, But Chad Dawson Comes Out Looking Good

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:32:31 GMT

— When the first score was announced, the immediate thought was that the 7,705 fans jammed inside old Boardwalk Hall were extras on the set of "Boardwalk Empire."