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When Notre Dame football takes the field against Ohio State in the NCAA National Championship game on Monday, Connecticut native and true freshman Matt Jeffery will be suiting up.

Ohio State on Monday won the national championship after taking down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23. It is the program's ninth claimed title and the first since the 2014-15 season.

Working from morning until midnight, staff at Zuse Inc. are sharing in the Buckeyes’ Monday night win, putting a Connecticut touch on a now sought-after hat by fans in the Midwest.

Maryland got a big-time commitment from the transfer portal on Monday when Rahtrel Perry, a 6-7, 323-pound offensive lineman from Central Connecticut State comm

A judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against El Paso Children's Hospital in Texas that was filed by the parents of 3-year-old Ivanna Maria Saucedo, who died at the hospital in 2019 after alleged care delays. ( KFOX14)

UConn head coach Dan Hurley has spent his last 24 hours discussing his viral ref incident. But responded with honesty about his actions.

This year’s group, Brood XIV, will emerge in numbers in the lower billions this spring, said Gene Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari.

NBA Rivalry Week, with the NBA on TNT Thursday schedule featuring Bucks vs. Heat at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by Lakers vs. Celtics at 10 p.m. ET. FanDuel is running a no-sweat promotion involving the NBA on TNT games in which bettors can create a three-plus leg same-game parlay with a payout of at least +400.

On Tuesday, a city judge found Pastor Chris Avell guilty of violating zoning and fire codes in a criminal case. But his battle is not over. His attorneys, who last year filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city of harassing and humiliating the church and its congregants, have vowed to appeal the conviction.

Yost, 68, seeks to succeed two-term Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a fellow Republican, who is term-limited in 2026. He had teased his plans in a somewhat ominous black-and-white video posted to the social platform X in November.

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller,