Hard work pays off for East Lyme's Wilson

Norwich - Barbara Wilson belongs to the Frequent Golfer Program.

Wilson plays for East Lyme High School and practices as much as she can in her free time, racking up miles driving to the golf course.

Her reward is an improved...

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Chen pitches O's past CC, Yankees

Baltimore - Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 5-2 Tuesday night.

J.J. Hardy...

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Surprising 76ers sure have Celtics' attention after split

Philadelphia - See ya, Chicago. Thanks for the split, Boston.

These young-and-fun 76ers are loaded with postseason surprises, aren't they?

Who guessed Lavoy Allen, an unheralded...

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Rangers determined to defend their home ice

New York - For the third straight series, the New York Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of "The World's Most Famous Arena."

The Eastern...

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76ers pull even by edging Celtics 82-81

Boston - Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened...

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Hofstra hires Hathaway as athletic director

Jeffrey A. Hathaway has been hired as the athletic director at Hofstra.

Hathaway is the former athletic director at Connecticut and the outgoing chairman of the NCAA Division I men's basketball committee.

Hofstra president Stuart...

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Local college notes

Tracking the Bears

• Three Coast Guard Academy baseball players were recently named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference academic all-conference team.

Senior Nick Peters earned a spot for the third...

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Coast Guard women's crew receives NCAA bid

For the first time since 2008, the Coast Guard Academy women's crew team is heading to the NCAA Division III Championship.

Coast Guard's varsity 8 received an at-large bid on Monday.

The championships will be held May 25-27 at Lake...

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Coast Guard softball ousted from NCAA tourney

Mansfield - Hayley Feindel, who elevated Coast Guard Academy's softball program to elite status during a brilliant four-year career, threw her final pitch on Sunday when the Bears were eliminated from the NCAA Division III tournament's...

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Local Calendar

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

East Lyme 16-18 Babe Ruth League registration - Boys from East Lyme, Old Lyme and Lyme and born between Jan. 1993 and May 1, 1996 are eligible. For registration forms, go to www.eastlymebaberuth.com and look...

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Sun waive point guard Evans

The Connecticut Sun waived point guard Dawn Evans on Tuesday, cutting their roster to 12 players, one over the limit.

The Sun, who open their season on Saturday against the New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden, must be down to the WBNA...

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Sun drops exhibition finale to Washington 83-64

Crystal Langhorne had 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Washington Mystics defeated the Connecticut Sun 83-64 in an exhibition game Monday night in which the Sun were outrebounded 40-26.

It was the final exhibition for the Sun, who finished...

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