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Two players named Yastrzemski took the baseball spotlight this week, but a third was hardly mentioned

Carl Yastrzemski and his grandson Mike shared a special moment at Fenway Park over the weekend, but...
From the bullpen to the White House and from hoops to baseball; Mariano Rivera is the latest athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom

By Joel Alderman On the heels of Bob Cousy and Jerry West, President Trump switched sports, going...
It’s the ultimate put-down for USA basketball: playing for 7th place in the World Cup

By Joel Alderman No matter that it was not a star-studded team. It still represented the United...
Jerry West becomes the second ex-NBA player to receive nation’s highest civilian honor

By Joel Alderman Quick. What do Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bob Cousy, and Jerry West...
Fields of mud and little grass are now a thing of the past at the Yale Bowl

By Joel Alderman It may have been a portent of things to come, but when the long...
Kevin Ollie’s lawsuit against UConn takes a bounce in his favor; Ray Allen thinks he was mistreated at a deposition

Like a basketball game with several lead changes, the nearly $11 million lawsuit by Kevin Ollie against...
Is UConn taking financial risk in moving to Big East?

The year did not start well for University of Connecticut athletics in financial terms. On Jan. 17,...