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The Hartford Wolf Pack has unveiled a 30th anniversary logo showcasing their time in Connecticut since 1996.

“The speedway was great; the speedway was awesome,” says the now-68-year-old Babineau as he continues to work on the car and preserving West Haven history over 700-miles away.

The Sailors were created 90-years ago to join the still very new West Haven Twilight League in 1936. Despite being 90-years old and going through relocations and many changes as the world also drastically changed around them, the team still exists today.

For the second time in a decade, the state of Connecticut and the city of Bridgeport are faced with what to do with their waterfront arena.

What began as a passion project centered around West Haven, Connecticut sports history has quickly evolved into one of the most talked-about local sports books.

The New York Islanders announced Wednesday official changes to their minor league affiliates.

Just a year into Division I status, the University of New Haven has made history again.

Gambardella, 22, has posted a 5.22 ERA in 13 games, which include 12 starts for the Black Bears this season.

In a 2002 interview Cox said, “That team had the talent of a Triple-AAA ball club.” Cox also stated “It was an excellent minor league team with few weaknesses.”

If Olson survives rookie minichamp and isn’t cut, he would likely put up a decent bid

West Haven Yankees minor league baseball only saw one no-hitter in the decade-long affiliate tenure. The no-hit feat came at the right-handed flamethrower of Gil Patterson, on June 28th, 1976.

Sunday saw the Islanders miss-out on making the playoffs and clinch a playoff berth. The New York Islanders were eliminated from making a playoff run for the Stanley Cup as their AHL counterpart Bridgeport Islanders clinched a playoff berth in what was the team’s final regular season home game in Connecticut ever. With that, the Bridgeport Islanders will play at least one more home game in Connecticut before packing up and going to Canada. Sunday marked the final home game at

AJ Duffy is now a graduate student and far from his days with FSU, but after a dominant season in Connecticut it may be safe to say that Duffy is accustomed to the Charger way.

Local West Haven author and sports media personality Dominic Konareski appeared on WTNH News 8’s Good Morning Connecticut show on Thursday, March 26th.

After being named interim head football coach in August of 2025 by a last-minute surprise stepping down by Rich Boshea, the 2026 West Haven Blue Devils football team are now officially Tom Unger’s. Unger has been a familiar face in both the classroom and field. A teacher by school day and a football coach when the dismissal bell rings. Unger brought over two decades of coaching experience to West Haven. He served as a D-line coach at Fairfield University in 2002, an assistant

With the World Baseball Classic firing on all cylinders with pool play, it is partially thanks to West Haven that one particular coach gets to be at one of the biggest heights. Dave Righetti is 67-years-old and is serving as an assistant pitching coach for Team Italy in the WBC. Righetti took the Italian job due to his Italian heritage despite being born in San Jose, California. Righetti’s grandfather was from Liguria, Italy and emigrated in 1907. The WBC doesn’t require the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Haven, CT – The New York Sports Show is proud to announce its sponsorship of Chad Finchum and the No. 55 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet for this weekend’s NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at EchoPark Speedway (formally known as Atlanta Speedway) for the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250. The race marks Finchum’s return to the NASCAR O’Reilly Series for the first time since competing in the 2024 Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will also

West Haven, Connecticut native Gianni Gambardella has officially entered his senior season at the University of Maine as one of the Black Bears’ most experienced hurlers and a hopeful prospect in the upcoming 2026 Major League Baseball Draft. Standing at a towering 6-foot-2, Gambardella has developed into a key contributor for the Black Bears' pitching staff. Graduating as part of the 2022 Class at West Haven High School, Gambardella was already committed to UMaine afte

In an era where extravagant world-class minor league stadiums were nonexistent, there were still modest expectations that the New York Yankees had when they moved their Double-AA farm team from Manchester, New Hampshire, to West Haven, Connecticut. Former Yankees GM Lee MacPhail said that “A lot of work needs to be done around here,” when he referred to then 25-year-old ballpark that was Quigley Stadium. The city of West Haven, which took ownership of the stadium in 1951, rel

Jeremy Smith made it to the NHL briefly for what was a 10 game stint with the Colorado Avalanche during the 2016/17 season. In those 10 games and some 546 minutes of ice time, Smith posted a triple 8 save percentage. Since then he has chased that high of being back at the NHL level. Smith was the Bridgeport Islanders (then Sound Tigers) starting goal tender in 2018, racking up a very respectable 2.92 GAA and a .902 save percentage. Since 2018/19 the Michigan native has been i