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Fall Sports Kick Off in Hamden as Quinnipiac Funds Middle School Athletics

Hamden Middle School sports begin after a donation from Quinnipiac University saved its programs from the town’s budget cut.

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Special Olympics Connecticut host its annual Unified Sports Fall Festival 

Special Olympics Connecticut hosted a golfing event on Sunday, Sept. 15 as part of their Unified Sports Fall Festival at the Sleeping Giant Golf Course.

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Hamden Natives Set World Record for Longest Pickleball Volley Rally

Angelo and Ettore Rossetti, 56, have been playing racquet sports their whole life, but the twins have been putting their own spin on the game — setting world records.

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More Than An Athlete: Student Athletes & Mental Health

Student-Athletes & Mental Health Information on Texas Southern Case: “Competing Against COVID-19: Have We Forgotten About Student-Athlete Mental Health” Article: https://bjsm-bmj-com.libraryproxy.quinnipiac.edu/content/55/17/950 5 NCAA Student-Athletes Article: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/five-college-athletes-die-by-suicide-since-march-columbus-experts-address-mental-health Graphics Information: https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/7/22/student-athletes.aspx https://www.athletesforhope.org/2019/05/mental-health-and-athletes/ https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0607-suicide-prevention.html

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What is sports gambling and how will it change Connecticut?

In 1992, Foxwoods Casino opened in Ledyard, Connecticut, and it hasn’t closed its doors since. Four years later, Mohegan Sun opened in Uncasville, just 15 minutes away. Both locations have been staples for both residents and visitors in Connecticut and have only grown more popular due to the influx of gambling.  Until this past October however, sports gambling has…

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Children experience behavioral changes after COVID-19 takes away youth sports

Southern Connecticut families share similar stories of how losing youth sports negatively impacted their kids’ social skills, emotions and behavior at home.

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Hamden High School athletes are “psyched” as the CIAC announces spring sports plan

There’s a good chance local high school athletes won’t be cooped up at home for long. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) announced its plan for the 2021 spring high school sports season last week. The CIAC approved it March 10 and met virtually with athletic directors across the state the following morning for a…

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MAAC announces revised men’s and women’s basketball schedules for 2020-21 season

After months of uncertainty, something just became very certain. There will be MAAC basketball this season. The MAAC conference, home of Quinnipiac University men’s and women’s basketball, announced a revised schedule for the 20-2021 season. The season tips off Nov. 25, with the men’s team playing Fairleigh Dickinson and the women’s team playing Central Connecticut…

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CIAC high school sports set to play on Oct. 1

For the first time this year, sweat, yelling and competitive 11-on-11 boys soccer was the sight at Hamden High School. The boys junior varsity and varsity teams played against each other in what was both teams’ first full-squad practice. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) officials cleared all schools within the conference, which includes Hamden High…

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Quinnipiac Athletics finally getting practices underway

After months of uncertainty, Quinnipiac sports teams are beginning to resume practice.