Paul Pierce scored 17 points and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lead Boston over Toronto 106-90.

Patrick Moulton has won his second straight ING Hartford Marathon, pulling away early on his way to the win.

A daughter of UConn coach Geno Auriemma says she’s been hired by The Hartford Courant to help cover the team.

Eddie Perez is accused of accepting a bribe from a city contractor.

The Big East announces an agreement that will give the Champs Sports Bowl the choice of any conference team not headed to a Bowl Championship Series game, starting next season.

Rescuers pull 22 people out of the Connecticut River.

Police say a driver blamed a car crash in Hartford on two pet baby snakes that he said escaped from his pants pockets as he was driving.

A new poll says the New York Yankees have regained their spot as Connecticut’s favorite baseball team, displacing the archrival Boston Red Sox

A man has been charged with manslaughter in a hit-and-run accident in Hartford.

The bill stems from the death of an 8-year-old boy at a gun show.

A Connecticut man who was largely ignorned after being struck by a car passes away.

Connecticut’s governor says a Stratford resident has tested positive for swine flu, the first confirmed case in the state.

Doctors say a woman who was nearly killed by a chimp faces two years of surgical procedures.

UConn coach Jim Calhoun says the school could have made mistakes in its recruiting of former basketball player Nate Miles.

Under a bill passed by a legislative committee, Connecticut’s two tribal casinos could face the loss of their state liquor permits if they don’t enter agreements with the governor to reduce secondhand smoke.