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Graham Stewart Transferring From Florida To UConn

By DESMOND CONNER, dconner@courant.com — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:21:00 GMT

There's still no word on whether he will receive a waiver from the NCAA allowing him to play right away but former Xavier-Middletown and Florida reserve linebacker Graham Stewart who once had UConn atop his recruiting list, is officially a Husky, enrolled in school and taking summer classes.

Angels' eight-game winning streak ends in 6-5 loss to Yankees

By Mike DiGiovanna — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:10:00 GMT

Ervin Santana gives up two home runs in a five-run third inning, but New York needs a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to win it after the Angels put up a fight.

It's rare for major leaguers to embrace moral victories, but the Angels, who spent April grasping for any kind of positives, easily wrapped their arms around one Wednesday night.

Kings take Game 1 in OT vs. Devils

By Chris Foster, Tribune newspapers — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:40:00 GMT

NEWARK -- Dustin Penner had the best imagery, likening the arena to a Russian sauna and Dustin Brown said the puck behaved more like a bouncing tennis ball than anything else, all greatly testing their poise and patience.

Heat survive in OT in biggest playoff comeback, 115-111 over Celtics

By Ira Winderman — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:56:00 GMT

At the outset, this hardly had the feel of a comeback for the ages. And it certainly didn't at the end of regulation.

Jeff Jacobs: 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 1 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 put some cold cash on Marty Brodeur's Devils.

Golf Tournament Will Benefit Injured Marine

By MATTHEW CONYERS, mconyers@courant.com — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:26:16 GMT

— Jeff Gentilcore didn't wait long to start piecing things together.

Staples Claims Boys' LL Track Title; NFA Wins Girls'

By MATTHEW CONYERS, mconyers@courant.com — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:18:37 GMT

When Cheshire's Jake Scinto finally walked away from the high jump mat on Wednesday, the calls began to ring out.

Bloomfield Girls Win Class S Track Title

By LORI RILEY, lriley@courant.com — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:55:09 GMT

– It seemed like every time the Bloomfield girls track team had a meet this season, it rained.

Red Sox Rally Past Tigers

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:28:02 GMT

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Brien McMahon's Daniello Named Gatorade Connecticut Baseball Player Of Year

From press releases — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:27:37 GMT

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On The Fly

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:07:48 GMT

The Charlotte Bobcats (7-59) had a .106 winning percentage last season and were the worst team in the NBA by 13 games. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, the losing continued through Wednesday night's draft lottery. The New Orleans Hornets (21-45) won the No. 1 pick, expected to be Kentucky's Anthony Davis . He'll line up next to former UConn Husky Emeka Okafor for New Orleans next season. And where will Andre Drummond make his home? Charlotte, Washington, Cleveland and Sacramento round out the Top 5, so expect the former UConn center to land in one of those spots. … Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports that Michael Jordan has told Patrick Ewing that he's no longer a candidate for the Bobcats' head coaching job. In other Hall of Fame news, Larry Bird says he still wants to run the Indiana Pacers if owner Herb Simon wants him.

Bay State Golfer, 14, Wins Connecticut Women's Open

By TOM YANTZ, tyantz@courant.com — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:20:56 GMT

When asked what reason she gave Rockland (Mass.) High School principal Stephen Sangster for her absences this week, Megan Khang giggled and said, "golf."

Megan Khang Wins Connecticut Women's Open

Wed, 30 May 2012 22:54:00 GMT

Megan Khang is only 14 and stands maybe 5 feet 1 inch.

Freshman Excels For Berlin Girls Golf Team

By MICHAEL RONDON, xcxmrondon@courant.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:49:10 GMT

Berlin's Julia Kemmling stood on the 12th tee at Timberlin Golf Course just trying to get the ball safely on the green.

Report: Brian Banks Gets Invite To Work Out With Seattle Seahawks

Reuters — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:38:32 GMT

Brian Banks might still just get his chance to play for Pete Carroll.

CIAC Boys Tennis Tournament Story Lines

Wed, 30 May 2012 22:17:51 GMT

Story lines to watch during the CIAC high school boys state tennis tournament:

Courtney Ekmark Commits To UConn Women's Basketball

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:59:12 GMT

During his discussion with reporters Tuesday at the Hartford Golf Club, Geno Auriemma said he wasn't concerned about recent decisions that sent high school phenoms Diamond DeShields, Taya Reimer and Karlie Samuelson to North Carolina, Notre Dame and Stanford.

Venus Williams Joins Sister Serena As Early Exit From French Open

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:26:57 GMT

Used to be that Venus Williams was the one who was highly ranked, the one considered a title contender, the one who would dominate foes so thoroughly that matches would be tidily wrapped up in an hour.

4 Corners Daily Debate: Today, Would You Go On 'Hard Knocks'? Vote: Would You Go On 'Hard Knocks'?

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:58:20 GMT

Today's Question: If you were an NFL GM, would you let your team participate in "Hard Knocks"? The Miami Dolphins agreed Tuesday to appear in the HBO series "Hard Knocks."

UConn Women Get Paradise Jam Schedule

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:36:42 GMT

UConn will play Wake Forest, Marist and Purdue Nov. 22-24 in the 2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at the University of the Virgin Islands. The four teams will make up the Island Division tournament bracket.

Angels Beat Pettitte, Yankees

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:27:04 GMT

Angels 5, Yankees 1: Albert Pujols clubbed a two-run home run and Mark Trumbo added a solo blast to power host Los Angeles to its eighth consecutive victory.

Windsor Boys, Girls Take Class L Championships

By MATTHEW CONYERS, mconyers@courant.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:03:44 GMT

— About 10 minutes after the Class L championships ended, Windsor boys track and field coach Kelvan Kearse was bombarded with his team's latest stand-up routine.

Tolland Girls Win Class M Track Title

Wed, 30 May 2012 03:41:36 GMT

NEW BRITAIN — After the Tolland girls track team lost its first conference dual meet in eight years and finished second in the conference championships last week, the Eagles weren't exactly thinking state title.

A UConn-Tennessee Women's Hoop Renewal? Tennessee Says No

By JOHN ALTAVILLA, jaltavilla@courant.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:25:00 GMT

Five years after Pat Summitt put an end to the UConn-Tennessee women's basketball rivalry, the idea of mending the highest impact series in women's basketball seemed appealing to the Huskies and coach Geno Auriemma.

Red Sox Beat Tigers, Move Above .500

Wed, 30 May 2012 03:14:02 GMT

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