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Danbury High School sophomore Alanna Smith speaks during a news conference at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, Feb, 12, 2020. Smith, the daughter of former Major League pitcher Lee Smith, is among three girls suing to block a state policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)

High School & Youth

Connecticut girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressFebruary 12, 2020

Connecticut's Crystal Dangerfield, right, shoots over Cincinnati's Antoinette Miller in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

No. 4 UConn extends AAC streak with 80-50 win over Cincy

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressJanuary 31, 2020

Wichita State's Ashlei Kirven, left, and Connecticut's Olivia Nelson-Ododa, right, reach for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

No. 1 UConn beats Wichita St. 83-55, stays undefeated in AAC

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressJanuary 2, 2020

Newtown's Riley Ward (13) reacts and looks back at his teammates after scoring the winning touchdown as the Newtown Nighthawks beat the Darien Blue Wave in the final play of the Class LL state football championship at Trumbull High School Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Trumbull, Conn. Newtown won 13-7. Newtown marked the seventh anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School with vigils, church services and a moment of joy when the community's high school football team, with a shooting victim's brother as linebacker, won the state championship Saturday in a last-minute thrill. (Kassi Jackson/Hartford Courant via AP)

High School & Youth

Newtown celebrates football title, but continues to grieve

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressDecember 16, 2019

Connecticut's Aubrey Griffin, front is pressured by Virginia's Dani Lawson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

No. 4 UConn routs Virginia 83-44, extends home winning

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressNovember 19, 2019

FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photo, Jim Calhoun, men's basketball coach for the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Conn., accepts the best coach award at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Calhoun has been accused of sexual discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where he now works. Jaclyn Piscitelli filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Oct. 9 in U.S. District Court against the school, which began admitting men in 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun accused of sex discrimination

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressOctober 9, 2019

Washington Mystics' Elena Delle Donne, right, celebrates a play with Ariel Atkins, left, and Natasha Cloud, center, during the second half in Game 4 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Connecticut Sun, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

WNBA Finals comes down to a decisive Game 5 in Washington

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressOctober 9, 2019

Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault gives instructions from the bench during the second half in Game 3 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Mystics want to clinch in Connecticut for coach Thibault

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressOctober 7, 2019

Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne stands on the court in the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Connecticut Sun, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Delle Donne, Atkins question marks for Game 3 of WNBA Finals

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressOctober 6, 2019

Connecticut Sun's head coach Curt Miller, right, greets his players during a timeout in the second half of Game 3 of a WNBA basketball playoff game against the Los Angeles Sparks, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Long Beach, Calf. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Connecticut Sun relish role of underdog in WNBA Finals

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressSeptember 27, 2019