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Legendary Hartford and Eastern CT State hoopster, Charles “Duffy” Jernigan, mourned by countless after COVID-19 death

By Joel Alderman His brief college basketball career ended as the runner-up high scorer his freshman year...
Matt Gras of Siena, yet another former college star whose coronavirus passing is mourned by many

By: Joel Alderman The word “star” is often used in sports reporting rather generously, but in the...
Ted Vartelas, native of Connecticut who played basketball for UConn, has succumbed to coronavirus

By Joel Alderman Ted Vartelas of Ansonia, CT lived much longer than the other former college basketball...
Arnold Obey, hoop and track star at Wagner in late 1960s, is another casualty of Covid-19

By Joel Alderman In a previous article we noted the passing due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) of...
With no live sports on TV, fans want their cable and satellite costs lowered

By Joel Alderman There is an old saying “You get what you pay for.” But in at...
A third ex-college basketball player, Jonathan Duck (Iona) is victim of coronavirus

By Joel Alderman About a week after the first two former college basketball players died of the...
NCAA will not give college basketball players another season of eligibility, but baseball and other spring sport athletes get the benefit

By Joel Alderman Basketball fans who hoped some college players would get an extra year of eligibility...