Lori Riley

UConn's Aaliyah Edwards grabs the ball during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

UConn women grind out Final Four victory over Stanford; will meet South Carolina in return to the national championship game

April 2, 2022 at 6:09 p.m.

The UConn women's basketball team has never lost a national championship game, but the Huskies have had trouble getting there the last few years. It's been a long drought since...

UConn's Olivia Nelson-Ododa (20) drives around North Carolina State's Elissa Cunane (33) in the second half of an NCAA Bridgeport Regional final at Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, March 28, 2022. UConn won in double overtime, 91-87, to advance to the Final Four. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant

Paige Bueckers steps up as UConn hangs on, beats NC State in two OTs to advance to 14th straight Final Four

March 29, 2022 at 1:29 p.m.

When UConn's Dorka Juhász went down midway through the second quarter of the NCAA Tournament Bridgeport Regional championship game against North Carolina State, crumpled against the basket standard and crying,...

Yale transgender swimmer Iszac Henig drowns out the noise and is here to swim fast and have a good time

January 25, 2022 at 8:30 p.m.

Yale swimmer Iszac Henig knew at 14 that he identified as a boy. He told his mother that he wanted to be her son instead of her daughter, but he...

Members of the U.S. women's soccer team embrace after Lindsey Horan's goal in the first half against Mexico. The U.S. won 4-0 in its final tuneup before heading to Tokyo for the Olympics. Photograph by Sofie Brandt | sbrandt@courant.com

U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Mexico 4-0 in final tuneup before the Olympics

July 6, 2021 at 2:11 a.m.

The U.S. women's national soccer team had a rousing sendoff Monday before departing for the Tokyo Olympics, beating Mexico 4-0 in an international friendly match in front of a raucous...

Louis Goffinet, right, a middle school teacher from Mansfield, started shopping for some elderly friends who were nervous about going to the grocery store.

This Connecticut teacher was trying to help his neighbors with groceries, but when he raised over $40,000 on Facebook, he ended up with a $16,000 tax bill

April 22, 2021 at 8:08 p.m.

Last April, Louis Goffinet, a 27-year-old middle school teacher from Mansfield, started grocery shopping for elderly neighbors who were afraid to go to the store at the start of the...

Title IX advocates, former Olympians put forth recommendations for transgender female athletic competition, but transgender advocates are not happy

February 5, 2021 at 6:55 p.m.

A group of female athletes and women's sports advocates, including Olympic gold medalist swimmer and Title IX lawyer Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Title IX expert and former CEO of the Women's Sports...

Veterinarians balance social distance, supply shortages with caring for pets during coronavirus shutdown

April 21, 2020 at 5:45 p.m.

Veterinary hospitals and practices are dealing with their own set of issues due to the coronavirus pandemic. Veterinarians have limited all but emergency services and have set up curbside service,...

Rhea, a 12-week-old cattle dog/Pitbull mix, recently joined the family of Allison O'Brien and her fianc? Cody Forrest, and her big fur-sister, Luna.

Animal shelters are seeing a surge in adoptions, as rescue pets and their new owners help each other cope with the coronavirus pandemic

April 7, 2020 at 5:46 p.m.

As more and more folks find themselves isolated at home, some are turning to shelters for furry companionship, or to find a way to give back in this time of...

Transgender athlete Chris Mosier’s advice: “Be the person you needed when you were younger”

November 20, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Chris Mosier's motto is "Be the person you needed when you were younger." Mosier, 39, of Chicago is the first transgender athlete to make a US national team (in triathlon)...

Ducks’ Magical Run Leaves Them Hungry For More

December 11, 2018 at 4:32 p.m.

The Oregon women's basketball team, so full of youthful exuberance as it upset the No. 7 seed and the No. 2 seed and the No. 3 seed in its surprising...

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