LA, Philly & Storrs: America's Top 3 Cities for College Basketball Fans
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The top three Best Cities for College Basketball Fans: Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Storrs.
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Yale Professor to Lead Session at Sports Statistics Symposium at Harvard Later This Month
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With the demand for data, analytical tools, and a competitive edge on the rise in professional and collegiate sports, the 2023 New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports to be held later this month will feature new findings, applications, and insight into player performance and team success. A Yale professor will lead a key panel session.
Read MoreTravelers Championship Will Be Signature Event in 2024 Following Record-Breaking 2023
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The Travelers Championship will be one of the PGA TOUR’s Signature Events next year, setting the stage for back-to-back stand-out fields and strong crowds. The only PGA TOUR event in New England will once again feature the best players on the PGA TOUR competing for a $20 million purse.
Read MoreCelebrating Title IX with Those Who've Lived the Impact
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The University of Saint Joseph’s Womens Leadership Center WLC feature four women leaders in sport, media, and law reflecting on the ESPN acclaimed docuseries, 37 Words, which outlines the history of Title IX, the 1972 amendment passed by Congress to forbid discrimination based on gender.
Read MoreCT Nonprofits Receive Red Sox Recognition for Mental Health Initiatives
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The Red Sox Foundation has announced recipients – including three Connecticut nonprofits - in the 8th Annual IMPACT Awards presented by the Ruderman Family Foundation. Five nonprofit organizations from each state in New England were nominated for the grant awards, dedicated to raising awareness and improving mental health outcomes.
Read MoreBest College Basketball Cities: Storrs Ranks #2 in USA
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In a new analysis of the Best Cities for College Basketball, the hometown of Connecticut’s flagship university, Storrs, earned a slot as #2 in the nation. Only Durham, North Carolina ranked higher, in the overall ranking of 292 large, midsize and small cities with at least one college (Division 1) team.
Read MoreLive from Beijing, I Mean Stamford, It's the Winter Olympics
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If you’re viewing the upcoming Olympics, taking place in Beijing, China, on NBC and affiliated networks next month, the voices you’ll be hearing announcing the competition will not be on the other side of the world – they’ll be right here in Connecticut.
Read MoreESPN, Doc Wayne and The Village Team Up to Expand Mental Health Services for Youth
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Doc Wayne Youth Services — a Boston nonprofit whose sport-infused therapies improve mental health — along with Bristol, CT-based global sports brand ESPN, and The Village — a Hartford nonprofit dedicated to building a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children — are collaborating to advance mental health initiatives for young people by leveraging the power of sport.
Read MoreReport: 38% of Connecticut’s Wagering Activity Is Along I-95 Corridor
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Dramatic changes in Connecticut’s gaming laws – the most comprehensive in decades - are not going unnoticed just across the border, as New Yorkers drive north on I-95, according to recent published reports, and stop to place bets.
Read MoreUConn Football: The Expensive Adventure Continues...
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On Labor Day, the University of Connecticut announced the change of plans: Head Football Coach Randy Edsall and director of athletics David Benedict had come to a "mutual decision that is in the best interest of the UConn football program for Edsall to step aside immediately."
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