East Lyme girls rout Fitch for seventh straight ECC lacrosse title

East Lyme - Kiki Ryan's stick broke during the Eastern Connecticut Conference tournament semifinals on Wednesday. First she didn't realize it and couldn't figure out why something didn't feel right. Then she played with...

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Vikings' Li up to the challenge

Mystic - Joan Li overcame several obstacles to capture her first Eastern Connecticut Conference tournament girls' singles championship Friday.

She had to fight off defending champion and top seed Annika Burgess of Stonington. She had...

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Walker has found a home, but won't rest on laurels

Mohegan - Ashley Walker was pretty sure she'd done enough to earn a job with the Connecticut Sun, but she's learned the hard way to assume nothing.

Walker had been invited to a WNBA training camp the previous two seasons, and both...

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NBA playoffs

Pacers 97, Heat 93
David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.

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Yanks win but suffer more injuries

St. Petersburg, Fla. — Another injury marred a New York Yankees' victory.
Outfielder Curtis Granderson broke the knuckle on his...

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Red Sox beat Indians and the rain

Boston — John Lackey is rolling again after two rough seasons that made his rich contract seem like a waste of money.
Now the...

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Baseball Roundup

American League
Tigers 6, Twins 0
Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball...

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Coast Guard grad Melnick selected to Academic All-America Hall of Fame

Commander Bruce Melnick, a 1972 Coast Guard Academy graduate, will be inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame on Wednesday, June 12 in Orlando, Fla.

The five-member class of inductees also includes the late Pat Tillman, a...

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Martinez sure made the right choice to attend Avery Point

Groton — Before leaving on a marathon bus ride to the NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series on Wednesday, Matt Martinez reflected on his own personal journey.

He says his life would be drastically different if not for his decision...

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NL's Dunn invited to try out of USA Basketball U19 team

For the second straight year, Kris Dunn has earned an invitation to try out for a USA World Championship basketball team.

He hopes his experience ends on a happier note this time. Last summer a shoulder injury prevented the former New...

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For Scalesse, one last hurdle to accomplish

New London —When Adam Scalesse graduates from the Coast Guard Academy next year, he'll leave as one of the most accomplished track and field athletes in school history.

Scalesse also is determined to leave as a national...

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Local roundup: East Lyme advances to ECC softball final

East Lyme - Sydney Swanson's solo homer with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning gave second-seeded East Lyme High School a 6-5 victory over No. 3 Griswold in the semifinals of the Eastern Connecticut Conference...

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