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First Tee Connecticut hosts special breakfast at the Travelers Championship

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June 26, 2023

First Tee Connecticut hosts special breakfast at the Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, CT (WFSB) – First Tee Connecticut hosted a breakfast Saturday to thank its donors, give scholarships, and hear from a CBS broadcaster who specializes in golf.

Sports reporter Amanda Renner graced the stage along with the CEO of First Tee Greg McLaughlin.

The pair spoke to a room of people about the importance of empowering young adults.

“Quickly it evolved into youth development and life skills,” McLaughlin said.

First Tee students learn the skills of golf, but it’s more than that.

Through the multiple programs offered, students learn how golf can translate to their everyday life.

“The game of golf in can teach you so many things about confidence, in the way you present yourself, patience when things aren’t going your way and often times they’re not in the game of golf,” Renner said.

First Tee is a national organization with over 100 chapters across the country.

In Connecticut more than 70,000 kids are involved.

In every chapter, the executive director said students use golf as the classroom.

“While they’re learning having fun with their friends and being active, the goal is to create good young people,” said Mark Moriarty, Executive Director.

Moriarty said students involved in First Tee range in age.

During the breakfast, the organization gave out $55,000 worth of scholarships to students.

“We’re going to award 27 young people,” Moriarty said. “So that they can continue their education and that’s for all grade levels.”

Since the Travelers Championship takes place in Cromwell, it’s only fitting the Cromwell chapter hosts a breakfast on the grounds.

year after year, the room grows in size.

“I think what I love so much about the First Tee, they’ve made the game so much more fun at a younger age and make it so accessible to different people,” said Renner.

Rain or shine on day three of Travelers, people were proud to pack the tent to learn about the greater impact golf has on kids across Connecticut.

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Patrick Reusse: A look back at the Connecticut Sun’s unique WNBA journey

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September 30, 2024

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Patrick Reusse: A look back at the Connecticut Sun’s unique WNBA journey

The Lynx’s worthy opponents in the WNBA semifinals that started Sunday night in Target Center are candidates to represent the most unique franchise in a major professional sports league in North America.

The Connecticut Sun, 73-70 winners in Game 1, still would have to settle for No. 2 on that list for me, trailing the Green Bay Packers, headquartering a franchise in the most wildly successful league in history — in a city of 100,000 that wouldn’t exist without the vital importance of toilet paper.

The NBA started the WNBA with eight teams in 1997, added two teams in 1998 and the Orlando Miracle and the Minnesota Lynx were added to make 12 in 1999. The Timberwolves’ commitment to the effort was considerably more determined than that of the Orlando Magic.

The Miracle folded the operation and the franchise was sold to the Mohegan Tribe, to be located at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort. Address: Uncasville, in southeastern Connecticut, surrounded by smallish towns and much water.

This was a complete change of structure for the WNBA — the first franchise that had no connection to the NBA. When the Sun joined as independent owners for 2003, there were 14 teams.

Six of those either folded or moved: Detroit Shock, Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, Sacramento Monarchs and San Antonio Streaks. The Mohegan Tribe has remained steadfast.

Among those with a fond memory of that commitment is Lindsay Whalen. For some, it is easy to forget that there was a lengthy gap for this homestate wunderkind between her stardom for the Gophers and her importance to the Lynx dynastic period.

Whalen led her team from ineptitude to the 2004 Final Four during her four seasons with the Gophers, then was taken fourth overall by the Sun in their Year 2. The Lynx were selecting two picks later and took Nicole Ohlde.

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DiJonai Carrington’s a casual killer in skintight WNBA Playoff fit

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September 29, 2024

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DiJonai Carrington’s a casual killer in skintight WNBA Playoff fit

The WNBA’s Most Improved Player DiJonai Carrington helped lead the Connecticut Sun past Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in the opening round of the postseason. Now, DiJonai and the Sun face a step up in competition when they take on Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx in the semifinals.

On Sunday, September 29, the WNBA Playoffs semifinals got underway at the Target Center and Nai showed up for business.

Throughout the season, DiJonai has pulled off some of the most stellar fits in the W, and Game 1 was no different as she kept it casual but still brought a killer look.

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DiJonai roccked a two-piece, skintight yoga set and completed the look with a Louis V bag.

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You love to see it.

Casual, confident, and coming to handle business.

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Carrington has put together an incredible season for the Sun and has established herself as one of the best perimeter-defending guards in the league. She averaged 12.7 points, 5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game during the regular season.

The Sun and Lynx will be competing in a best-of-five series to see who will advance to the WNBA Finals where they will face the winner of the other semifinal series between the New York Liberty and back-to-back champion Las Vegas Aces, which is a rematch of last year’s finals.

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Grand finale: Cameron Brink wows in strapless minidress, suede boots in final fit

You fancy: Caleb Williams’ new $12.9 million baller mansion in ritzy Chicago suburb

Hot duo: Gabby Thomas, ‘Hot Ones’ Sean Evans pose for ‘spicy’ photo at Athlos NYC

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One person hospitalized after a head-on crash in Plymouth

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September 29, 2024

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One person hospitalized after a head-on crash in Plymouth

A two-car head-on collision with one person entrapped happened on South Street in Plymouth, Connecticut, Saturday evening.

Terryville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a car crash around 9:23 p.m. with a person trapped inside, according to the fire department.

Crews had to remove the roof of the vehicle to safely remove the person from the car. The person was taken to the hospital. The extent of their injuries is unclear at this time.

The roadway was closed for a few hours and reopened around 11:30 p.m.

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