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Standout Goalie Leads USA Women's Hockey To Gold Shot — And Rates Salads On The Side Standout Goalie Leads USA Women's Hockey To Gold Shot — And Rates Salads On The Side
Standout Goalie Leads USA Women's Hockey To Gold Shot — And Rates Salads On The Side As the US women's hockey team storms through the Olympics and prepares to face Canada for gold, a goalie from New York has been nearly impossible to beat — all while becoming a well-known Caesar salad critic.  Aerin Frankel, a 26-year-old goaltender for the Professional Women's Hockey League's Boston Fleet who grew up in the Westchester County, NY village of Briarcliff Manor, has been dominant in the net for the US women’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games.   She was a key factor in Team USA's advancing to the gold medal game with a 5-0 semifinal win over Sweden on …

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by Ben Crnic
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Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Steps Down, Citing Health Reasons Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Steps Down, Citing Health Reasons
Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Steps Down, Citing Health Reasons Yale football coach Tony Reno is leaving the team after 14 seasons for health concerns, the university announced Tuesday, Feb. 17. Reno did not disclose his condition, but Yale said he believes the decision is in the Bulldogs' best interest. He took a medical leave of absence from the program in December. The Oxford, Massachusetts, native's decision is effective immediately. Yale hired him as head coach in January 2012, and he leaves as one of the program's most successful coaches in its long history. “When I arrived at Yale 14 years ago, I could never have imagined what this journey …

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by Josh Lanier
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College Football Star Charged With Rape College Football Star Charged With Rape
College Football Star Charged With Rape One of the leading players in Division I college football has been charged with rape. Parker Kingston, a 21-year-old BYU redshirt junior wide receiver, was charged with first-degree felony rape this week, following a year-long investigation into an incident alleged to have occurred on Feb. 23, 2025, in St. George, Utah. According to court documents, a woman alleged Kingston raped her after she repeatedly told him to stop. Kingston has maintained that the encounter was consensual. Kingston was initially held without bail but was granted a $100,000 bond on Thursday, according to ABC affiliat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Netflix Ice Dancers Denied Gold? Married Olympians Consider Score Appeal After Silver Finish Netflix Ice Dancers Denied Gold? Married Olympians Consider Score Appeal After Silver Finish
Netflix Ice Dancers Denied Gold? Married Olympians Consider Score Appeal After Silver Finish A fraction of a point stood between Team USA and Olympic gold on Wednesday night — and now Madison Chock says an appeal is not off the table. Team USA’s Chock, who is a three-time reigning world champion with partner and husband Evan Bates, said she would consider an appeal after earning silver in the Olympic ice dancing final, following a narrow loss to France. Chock and Bates finished second behind France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron in the free dance final on Wednesday night at the Winter Olympics. Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron began skating together less than a year…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CT's Tage Thompson Scores As Team USA Takes 3-1 Olympic Lead Over Latvia CT's Tage Thompson Scores As Team USA Takes 3-1 Olympic Lead Over Latvia
CT's Tage Thompson Scores As Team USA Takes 3-1 Olympic Lead Over Latvia Tri-State hockey talent took center stage as Team USA locked in a 5-1 victory Latvia Thursday, Feb. 12 at the 2026 Winter Olympics. New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes delivered a key assist, Orange, CT's Tage Thompson scored on a power play, and former Islander Brock Nelson, the team's oldest member at 34, added two goals to power the United States ahead. Team USA struck first in the opening period when Brady Tkachuk found the back of the net, but Latvia answered to even the score at 1-1 on a goal by Renars Krastenbergs. The Americans thought they had more momentum in the first 20 minut…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Southington's Austin Florian Sets Olympic Start Records in Men’s Skeleton at 2026 Winter Games Southington's Austin Florian Sets Olympic Start Records in Men’s Skeleton at 2026 Winter Games
Southington's Austin Florian Sets Olympic Start Records in Men’s Skeleton at 2026 Winter Games  Connecticut native Austin Florian made an instant mark at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Competing in the men’s skeleton in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, the Southington native set the Olympic record for start time in both of his first two runs on Thursday, Feb. 12. Skeleton is considered one of the most dangerous events at the Games, as competitors race down a nearly mile-long track headfirst on a sled at speeds of up to 90 mph. Florian's first run opened with a 4.49-second push start, according to the official Olympics website. A couple of hours later, he broke his own record. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Team USA Winter Olympian Seeks Help Bringing Mom To Milan-Cortina Games Team USA Winter Olympian Seeks Help Bringing Mom To Milan-Cortina Games
Team USA Winter Olympian Seeks Help Bringing Mom To Milan-Cortina Games A Team USA Winter Olympian with Pennsylvania roots is asking for help bringing the person who made her dream possible to the biggest stage in sports. Jasmine Jones has been selected to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, as part of the United States two-woman bobsled team. The Winter Games are currently underway, with bobsled competition scheduled from Feb. 15 through Feb. 22. The two-woman event begins Feb. 20. Now, Jones has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover travel, lodging, and Olympic-related expenses so her mother can attend the Games in person. “Making th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Here's How Bad Bunny, Super Bowl LX Stack Up In US TV History Here's How Bad Bunny, Super Bowl LX Stack Up In US TV History
Here's How Bad Bunny, Super Bowl LX Stack Up In US TV History After months of anticipation and political tension, the "Benito Bowl" delivered one of the biggest audiences in the history of the NFL's crowning event. Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX performance is now the most-watched halftime show, averaging 128.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings released on Tuesday, Feb. 10. That outpaced the entire game's average of 124.9 million viewers, which was likely held back by the Seattle Seahawks' defensive domination over the New England Patriots. The second quarter saw the highest peak viewership in US TV histo…

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by Chris Spiker
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CT's Maxim Naumov Honors Late Parents With Emotional Olympic Skate After DC Plane Crash CT's Maxim Naumov Honors Late Parents With Emotional Olympic Skate After DC Plane Crash
CT's Maxim Naumov Honors Late Parents With Emotional Olympic Skate After DC Plane Crash US figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, Feb. 10.  The 24-year-old Simsbury native made his emotional debut at the Milan Cortina Games this week, posting a qualifying score of 85.65, a result that drew a standing ovation, NBC News reported. His American teammate, Andrew Torgashev, who is expected to be a gold medal contender, finished with a score of 88.94.  Naumov's performance comes a little more than a year after his parents died in a plane crash near Washington, D.C.  Former pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova a…

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by Josh Lanier
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How An Actual Wedding Joined Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Show: 'They Wanted Real People' How An Actual Wedding Joined Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Show: 'They Wanted Real People'
How An Actual Wedding Joined Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Show: 'They Wanted Real People' Bad Bunny raps "but there's no wedding" in Spanish at the beginning of "Tití Me Preguntó," but that wasn't the case during his Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. Thomas "Tommy" Wolter and Eleisa "Elli" Aparico were married in an actual wedding during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on Sunday, Feb. 8. The California couple had their nuptials in front of 70,823 fans at Levi's Stadium and hundreds of millions of worldwide viewers. Wolter posted about the wedding on Instagram, referencing the English translation of the song "BAILE INoLVIDABLE." "An unforgettable dance with the love of my…

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by Chris Spiker
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Marist University Alum Makes Super Bowl History With Record Five Field Goals Marist University Alum Makes Super Bowl History With Record Five Field Goals
Marist University Alum Makes Super Bowl History With Record Five Field Goals A former Marist University standout etched his name into NFL history Sunday night, delivering one of the most dominant kicking performances the Super Bowl has ever seen. Jason Myers ’13, now in his 11th NFL season, set a Super Bowl record by drilling five field goals in the Seattle Seahawks’ 29–13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, according to a report by CBS Sports.  No kicker had ever made more than four field goals in a Super Bowl before Myers’ historic night, the outlet reported.  Myers’ kicks came from 33, 39, 41, 41, and 26 yards, with the record-setting f…

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by Ben Crnic
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Real Wedding, Huge Stars Help Bad Bunny Rock Super Bowl LX: 'Together, We Are America' Real Wedding, Huge Stars Help Bad Bunny Rock Super Bowl LX: 'Together, We Are America'
Real Wedding, Huge Stars Help Bad Bunny Rock Super Bowl LX: 'Together, We Are America' The "Benito Bowl" featured many surprises during an energetic celebration of Latin America, including a wedding and a young boy receiving a Grammy Award. Superstar rapper Bad Bunny performed at halftime during Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Feb. 8. The Puerto Rican artist was the first primarily Spanish-language solo act to headline the 13-minute concert on the NFL's biggest stage. The performance started with Bad Bunny walking through a sugarcane field, referencing Puerto Rico's history as a Spanish slave colony with sugar plantations. While singing "Tití Me Preguntó,…

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by Chris Spiker