Tom Brady Leaves the Patriots
Beth Beaudry, Staff Writer
March 24, 2020
Last week, Tom Brady announced he will leave the New England Patriots. Brady posted two statements across his social media accounts: one addressed to his team, Coach Bill Belichick, and the Kraft family, and the second to Patriots fans. Brady said, “I wanted to say thank you to all of the incredible...
Chiefs Have a Comeback, Win Super Bowl LIV
Beth Beaudry, Contributing Writer
February 4, 2020
In a back-and-forth game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV, 31-20. The game took place Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. Prior to this season, the Chiefs had three rings, their last Super Bowl win in 1969. It was...
Kobe Bryant, his Daughter, and Seven Others Killed in Helicopter Crash
Amanda M. Castro, Staff Writer
January 29, 2020
Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash early Sunday near Calabasas, Calif. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, when authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered a bushfire on the hillside...
Patriots, Giants, and Jets Get Their Picks
Kenny Sorrentino, Business Manager
April 30, 2019
The first round of the 2019 NFL Draft has come and gone. We had a few surprises, some good and some bad. Let’s take a look at some of the big acquisitions: The first pick in the draft went to the Arizona Cardinals who drafted quarterback Kyler Murray. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury gets his man. He recruit...
Patriots to Face Rams in Super Bowl LIII
Kenny Sorrentino, Business Manager
January 30, 2019
Super Bowl LIII is set. The New England Patriots (11-5) will face off against the Los Angeles Rams (13-3) inside Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. For the Patriots, coming back to the Superbowl for the third year in a row felt unexpected. Many fans were disappointed by 11 regular season wins, and...
Supreme Court OK’s Sports Betting
Chris DiGeronimo, Sports Editor
May 14, 2018
The decades old argument of whether or not sports betting messes with the integrity of the game has finally become obsolete. On Monday May 14, the Supreme Court struck down the 26-year-old Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act that barred state authorized sports gambling with some exceptions. ...
MLB partners with Facebook to broadcast games
Chris DiGeronimo, Sports Editor
April 9, 2018
Earlier this year Major League Baseball announced that it was partnering with Facebook to exclusively broadcast 25 games on the social network throughout the season. The deal is said to be worth between $30 million to $35 million. This is the first time that a major U.S. league has agreed ...
Former Chargers Ink Professional Women’s Soccer Contracts
Chris DiGeronimo, Sports Editor
March 19, 2018
For the second time this academic year former University of New Haven athletes have decided to take their talents overseas to play professionally. For starters, back in December, it was announced that 2017 graduate Shazzon Mumphrey of the football team signed a contract to play professionally...
Octagon visits Sport Management Department
Kenny Sorrentino, Staff Writer
March 5, 2018
Members of Octagon, the largest sport marketing agency in the world, visited campus this past Wednesday (Feb. 28). The day's discussions were led by Lisa Murray, the company's Chief Marketing Officer, and the Sport Management Department's Executive-In-Residence for this academic year. She and her team...
United States Women Hockey is Bold in Gold
Angela Tricarico, Staff Writer
March 1, 2018
Nearly 20 years to the day after the United States Women’s National Hockey Team (USWNHT) won gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, they were golden once more, defeating neighboring rival Canada in a thrilling and close match. The gold medal returns to the United States, following four straight Olympic...
2018 Winter Olympics Underway
Kenny Sorrentino, Staff Writer
February 21, 2018
With the 2018 Winter Olympics under way in PyeongChang, South Korea, there's been quite a few headlines: At the time of writing, the United States has the fifth most medals of any country, with nine total, behind Netherlands (13), Canada (15), Germany (17), and Norway (22). Four years ago, Am...
Philadelphia Eagles Fly to Victory
Kenny Sorrentino, Staff Writer
February 5, 2018
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII Sunday (Feb. 4) evening, 41-33. On a frigid night in Minneapolis, Minn., the AFC's Patriots and NFC's Eagles faced off in the NFL Championship at the new U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings. The game beg...
The battle on Native American mascots continues
Chris DiGeronimo, Sports Editor
February 5, 2018
Earlier this week it was announced the Cleveland Indians controversial “Chief Wahoo” logo will be retired following 2018 MLB season. The logo will be removed from all aspects of the uniform and will be replaced with the Indians primary block C logo. The team had been pressured by MLB to remove the ...
Are Conference Tournaments Weighted Too Heavily?
Erik Nybro, Staff Writer
February 5, 2018
For some small schools, whether it is Division II or Division I, the conference tournaments are way more important than the regular season. For all schools in NCAA basketball every team’s goal is to make the NCAA tournament, and for a select few, it is to win the tournament. The goal of the...
Connecticut Unveils Whalers License Plates
Chris DiGeronimo, Sports Editor
January 28, 2018
The Hartford Whalers may have left Connecticut 20 years ago, but that didn’t stop the state from honoring their beloved team 20 years later. On Tuesday (Jan. 23) the Department of Motor Vehicles unveiled a new commemorative license plate that conveys the former professional hockey teams iconic...
