Sports & Outdoors

The Hartford Yard Goats will head into the 2026 season with a revamped coaching staff, an expanded lineup of college baseball games and a promotional schedule built around the 10th anniversary season of Dunkin’ Park, team officials announced.

New Haven-based Arvinas Inc. on Thursday named longtime executive Randy Teel as its new president and chief executive officer, succeeding John Houston, who is retiring after nearly a decade leading the biotechnology company.

Jordan’s Furniture is known for its wacky marketing campaigns, but fans of the University of Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball teams may view its latest as a slam dunk.

The Connecticut Sun will bring WNBA regular-season basketball to Hartford in 2026, playing two home games at PeoplesBank Arena.

In a year when the women’s basketball team won its record 12th NCAA national title, UConn Athletics announced another increase in total revenues, though the department still also saw an increase in institutional support.

ESPN said the talks have been described as positive, though no agreement has been reached.

The NBA Rookie of the Year is among the latest backers of the CT Sports Group, the company planning to build a soccer stadium in Bridgeport.

For UConn’s new head football coach Jason Candle, the move from the University of Toledo has resulted in a significant salary boost.

The University of Connecticut football team has Wasabi on its holiday menu again. The 9-3 Huskies will face the 6-4 Army Black Knights in the fourth annual Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 27.

The 29-acre plan for what's being called the Northern Forest would be the first publicly accessible phase of the park.