Rangers acquire RHP Ramirez from Yankees Tuesday, March 09, 2010 SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Edwar Ramirez from the New York Yankees for cash. Ramirez
UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game Tuesday, March 09, 2010 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The Connecticut Huskies didn't celebrate after the game. Just another night's work for coach Geno Auriemma's
Grizzlies slip past Nets 107-101 Tuesday, March 09, 2010 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A visit from the team with the worst record in the NBA helped end Memphis' home
NCAA-bound Siena tops Fairfield 72-65 in OT Monday, March 08, 2010 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Not even a daunting halftime deficit could derail Siena. Edwin Ubiles scored 27 points and Alex
UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game Monday, March 08, 2010 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies made women's college basketball history Monday night not that you would have
UConn still No. 1 in women's poll Monday, March 08, 2010 A few more wins and Connecticut is set to become the second team to run through two straight seasons
McGrady skips Knicks' game because of soreness Monday, March 08, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) Tracy McGrady is sitting out the Knicks' game against Atlanta because of soreness. McGrady had played
Coach's Show with Jim Calhoun 3/1
Joe D talks with Coach Jim Calhoun about the team's loss to Louisville and what they expect from Notre Dame.
Coach's Show with Jim Calhoun 2/24
Joe talks with Jim Calhoun about the Men's tough win against West Virginia and what they have to do to prepare for their upcoming game against Louisville.
Details of the Boston Red Sox new spring training complex to be built in Fort Myers, Florida have been released. The 11,000-capacity, $75 million ballpark, is scheduled to open in 2012 about 10 miles from their current stadium, City of Palms. (AP Photo/Populous)
The Connecticut State Dental Association is planning its third straight free dental clinic. Past "Mission of Mercy" events have helped more than 3,000 patients. Organizers say they've delivered more than $1.5 million in free dentistry. 105 dental chairs will be set up at the Aetna Insurance Building in Middletown March 12 and 12.
Naka, Booskin, tigers at Beardsley Zoo (photos by Shannon Calvert)
Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo has chosen Valentine's Day weekend for its first introduction of the zoo's two Amur tigers. Zoo Director Gregg Dancho says it's coincidence that the zoo's attempt to mate the tigers comes during the weekend dedicated to romance. If they're successful, the cubs would be born in the spring.
Government safety officials are recalling drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and otherstores after the death of three infants. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says plastic hardware on Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS cribs can break and allow the drop side to detach.
Federal consumer safety regulators have announced the recall of ``The Princess and The Frog'' pendants sold at Walmart stores because of high levels of the toxic metal cadmium, an unprecedented action that reflects concerns of an emerging threat in children's jewelry.
Starting Monday, and running through at least the end of April, Connecticut consumers who buy certain energy-efficient appliances will be able to apply for rebates under a Department of Energy program using federal stimulus funds. Rebates for "Energy Star" appliances range from $50 dollars for refrigerators, freezers or room air conditioners to $500 for centralair conditioning.
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's voluntary recall of Safety 1st Disney Care Center™ Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard due to a suffocation hazard. The portable play yards include a bassinet attachment and a built-in changing station.
The 2010 editions of the "Connecticut Angler's Guide" and the "Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide" have been issued. The Department of Environmental Protection says the guides are now available online at the DEP website. Printed versions won't be distributed until April, at more than 350 locations statewide.
As the UConn football team prepared for its first game ever against Notre Dame, The UConn Radio Network's Wayne Norman snapped some pictures of the team's visit to South Bend.
Highly flammable women's robes sold by Blair are now linked to nine deaths, and the company is expanding a recall to include more products imported from the Pakistani manufacturer. Since June, Blair LLC of Warren, Pa., has received four more reports of deaths linked to the full length women's chenille robes.
Some Connecticticut residents have reported problems finding locations to obtain flu shots. Click the headline for a list of sites and phone numbers which may help, both with general information on the swine and seasonal flu, and for links to find a clinic near you.
Police in Connecticut raided a Bristol business after 55-gallon barrels of hazardous materials were found dumped illegally at several locations in four towns. State police say they expect to make arrests in connection with the dump sites discovered Friday night and Saturday in Bristol, Plymouth, Burlington and Harwinton.
