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Balanced UConn women start NCAA Tournament with win over Mercer, 83-38

STORRS, Conn. — Defense usually doesn’t go into slumps or droughts and, if you have enough players, it doesn’t get tired.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2022

Warrant: Police were already watching arson suspect before synagogue, church fires in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. — Even before March 11 fires at a New Britain synagogue and church led to her arrest on arson charges, Kimorah Parker was on the radar of police, according to a warrant for her arrest.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022

New details released in case of Connecticut judge who hasn’t shown up for work for 2 years while collecting $350K in pay

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dozens of pages of new details became public Monday about the strange standoff between the state Judicial Branch and Superior Court Judge Alice Bruno, who has collected more than $350,000 in salary while missing nearly two-and-one-half years of work for what she describes as health-related reasons.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2022

Dom Amore: UConn, with Paige Bueckers and everyone back, has the look of a juggernaut

HARTFORD, Conn. — That monster of a team everyone was envisioning during the dark, dreary days of December and January arrived.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

Paige Bueckers returns with a shout, a standing ovation and a few buckets as UConn routs St. John’s, 93-38

HARTFORD, Conn. — At 5:52 p.m., Paige Bueckers jogged out to the XL Center court with her teammates, letting out a yell. “Woooooo,” reverberated through the empty arena.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

R.J. Cole points the way as UConn stays on roll with 72-61 win over Xavier

STORRS, Conn. — Xavier had cut an 18-point UConn lead to just four with 10:11 left in the game. On the next possession R.J. Cole dribbled a bit, waited for his moment, and drove strong, finishing with a tough layup over the outstretched hands of the Musketeers defender.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2022

Adama Sanogo responds to Dan Hurley’s challenge, UConn men defeat Seton Hall and move into third place in Big East

STORRS, Conn. — After two straight quiet games, UConn coach Dan Hurley finally challenged Adama Sanogo, pushing his star to stay out of foul trouble and make his presence felt on the floor. On Wednesday the Huskies’ best player answered the call.

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022

Dom Amore: Pitcher Ken MacKenzie came out a winner with baseball’s most loveable losers, the 1962 New York Mets

GUILFORD, Conn. — The magazine was slipped across the kitchen table. Ken MacKenzie picked it up and stared at it smiling and chuckling.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022

Sandy Hook families agree to $73 million settlement with gun maker Remington

HARTFORD, Conn. — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

Sandy Hook families agree to $73M settlement with gun maker

HARTFORD, Conn. — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in 2012.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022