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Mohegan Sun Wants Regional Basketball Tourneys, But NCAA Says 'Not So Fast'
The Hartford CourantThe Mohegan Sun Arena looks to be getting the American Athletic Conference women's basketball championships in 2014, but its hopes of getting some NCAA Tournament games were delivered a blow Thursday. The Mohegan Sun, endorsed by coaches and athletic...Tags: NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Gampel Pavilion, Connecticut Huskies, Women's National Basketball Association
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READER SUBMITTED: Hartford Marathon Foundation Partners With Connecticut-based Aspaeris
StatewideThe Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is pleased to announce a continued partnership with Aspaeris, creators of Aspaeris Pivot Shorts (APS). Entering a second year of event sponsorship with HMF, Aspaeris will support the 20th running of the ING...Tags: Charity, Sports, ING Group, Hartford Marathon, Social Issues
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Mohegan Sun (Women), Memphis (Men) Likely Venues For American Athletic Conference Tournaments
The Hartford CourantFor the past 31 years, the old Big East Conference staged its men's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden. For the past 10 years, the conference held its women's tournament in Hartford's downtown arena. So for the administrators in the league...Tags: College Football, Connecticut Huskies, Basketball, Cincinnati Bearcats, Sports
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American Athletic Source Says Mohegan Sun Recommended As Site For Women's Tournament
The Hartford CourantThe new American Athletic Conference will complete its spring meeting Wednesday without choosing venues for its postseason basketball tournament. But all signs point to the Mohegan Sun Arena as the site for the women's tournament that was based in...Tags: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, College Football, Kevin Ollie, Connecticut Huskies, Women's National Basketball Association
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American Athletic Conference Meetings Begin; No Talk On Basketball Sites
The Hartford CourantOn a day that included plenty of handshakes and introductions, coaches and athletic directors began the American Athletic Conference spring meetings by discussing the minutiae. They talked about bylaws and scheduling, heard about officiating and...Tags: Southern Methodist Mustangs, George O'Leary, Kevin Ollie, CBS Corp., Connecticut Huskies
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'We're Going To Be OK': Q&A With AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco
The Hartford CourantThe American Athletic Conference spring meetings begin Monday, the first gathering of its kind for the teams that make up the new league. For area basketball fans, one big question is where the men's and women's postseason tournament will take place. For...Tags: NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, NBC (tv network), Pinstripe Bowl, Memphis Tigers, Television Industry
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CCSU Graduation Celebrates Students' Dreams
The Hartford CourantThe XL Center was nearly packed Saturday morning as almost 2,400 Central Connecticut State University students finished their undergraduate careers. "Actually being done," said Shana Depolo, of Milford, who received her degree in psychology. "It's...Tags: Central Connecticut State University, New York City, Technology, Graduation, Students
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LETTER: Congratulations, Sacramento
I'd like to extend a huge congratulations to the city of Sacramento, and the state of California. In a state that's in more financial disarray than Connecticut, they were able to fend off Seattle to keep the heart of their city -- the NBA's Sacramento...Tags: Connecticut Whale, Sports, Howard Baldwin, National Hockey League, Ice Hockey
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TMI: Andre McClain, Equestrian Singing Ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Andre McClain age: 35 occupation: equestrian singing ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey found at: XL Center Why did you join the circus? I'd never seen the circus before I joined. I wanted to add stilt-walking to my repertoire and I...
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It's Official! Hartford Wolf Pack Now The Name
As was reported Monday on courant.com, the Global Spectrum group has tossed out the Whale and brought back the Wolf Pack. Here's the official release: Wolf Pack to Return as Hartford’s Hockey Team Team name and management change for 2013-14...
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Whale To Officially Be Renamed Wolf Pack Tuesday
The Hartford Courant— The franchise arrived in Hartford in the summer of 1997 and Madison Square Garden initially planned to call the American Hockey League franchise the Hartford SeaWolves. But the prospect of a legal fight with an ECHL franchise in Mississippi...Tags: New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, National Hockey League, Hartford Wolf Pack, AEG
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READER SUBMITTED: CRT Celebrates Head Start Year In Bushnell Park, March To Old State House
West HartfordMore than 1,000 preschool children and their families celebrated the successful end of the Head Start school year by partying with circus performers in Bushnell Park before marching toward the lawn side of the Old State House to watch Asian elephants have...Tags: Entertainment Events, Head Start, Middletown, Circuses, Schools
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