BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: With final Nielsen reporting completed, Sunday's epic title bout between No. 1 women's seeds Iowa and South Carolina scored 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-viewed women's college basketball game ever and ESPN platforms' most-viewed college basketball game (men's or women's) on record. The showdown peaked at 24.1 million viewers in the game's final 15 minutes as South Carolina stormed to th  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after Judge Maximino Medina's decision to hear further input regarding Nancy Burton's thirty days of Accelerated Rehabilitation (AR). "I am pleased and encouraged that the State's Attorney advocated for, and Judge Medina granted, the State the opportunity to make a statement on this matter in court on   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding approximately $35.5 million in state funding to nonprofit providers across Connecticut for capital improvement projects that support each respective organization in their mission of delivering services to some of the state's most vulnerable residents. The grants are being released through the state's Nonp  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding an announcement made today by the White House that the Biden-Harris administration has approved a new federal rule implementing a key provision of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 that clarifies who must register as a federally licensed firearms dealer and requires anyone who sells firearms to conduct criminal and mental health bac  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 11 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN has reached a long-term, multi-platform media rights extension with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions, extending the existing, unprecedented partnership into 2034. The deal will see the continuation of the Emmy award-winning Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli and additional Omaha original content such as Peyton's Places and Eli's Places. ESPN's newest agreement with Omaha Productions  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 11 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: ESPN BET, the official sportsbook of ESPN, today debuted, "It's The Playoffs," a new commercial featuring ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Scott Van Pelt ahead of the playoffs season. Every April, excitement builds as sports calendars turn from the regular season to the playoffs. This year, fans have the opportunity to get in on the action with ESPN BET while watching the playoffs unfol  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 11 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN's storied coverage of the 2023-24 women's college basketball season concluded Sunday, following the championship tilt between top seeds South Carolina and Iowa which capped a campaign for the record books. Sunday's clash scored an impressive 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-watched women's college basketball game ever. The heavyweight bout was also ESPN platforms' most-viewed college b  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Analysts to Discuss Emerging Enterprise Applications at Gartner Application, Innovation & Business Solutions Summit 2024, May 14-16 in Las Vegas * * * By 2028, 75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants, up from less than 10% in early 2023, according to Gartner, Inc. Sixty-three percent of organizations are currently pilo  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 12 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University will welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Madeline Miller for a virtual presentation on April 17 at 5 p.m. in the Student Center Theatre. The talk will focus on Miller's award-winning novel "Circe" and is the culminating event of this year's National Endowment for the Arts-sponsored "Big Read" program at Eastern. Miller will present live and virtual  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Governor's Race: Stein Leads Robinson 52% - 44% * * * In a state considered pivotal to the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are locked in a race that is too-close-to-call with 48 percent of voters supporting Trump and 46 percent supporting Biden, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of register  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut mega-millionaire and Wall Street hedge fund CEO David McCormick is back in the spotlight for selling out America's national security to China. A new report from Bloomberg details how David McCormick oversaw the investment of tens of millions in Chinese military companies making malware, missiles, bombers and more. Bridgewater's sizable investments helped the Chinese military-industria  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 12 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: Three Yale College juniors -- Hannah Barsouk, Molly Hill, and Parisa Vaziri -- are among the 438 U.S. college students awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year (along with another 70 sophomores awarded the scholarship last year, who will receive a second year of support). The scholarships, named for the late U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, encourage students to pursue research careers in   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 10 -- Trinity College issued the following news: In 2020, Henry Mallari-D'Auria '83, a member of Trinity's Board of Trustees and co-chair of the All In campaign, made a generous commitment that has expanded the College's ability to recruit the best students. The Henry Mallari-D'Auria '83 Scholarship, a permanent endowment at the College, is funded with that 2020 gift of $5 million. Four years later, Mallari-D'Auria has chosen to lead again. In fact, he has re-upped  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, April 9 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: A partnership between the Western Connecticut State University Department of Biology and the Danbury Public Schools benefits the local watershed, middle and high school educators, and future scientists. Finding Our Way, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education outreach program developed by WCSU, offers, among other benefits, an Environmental Stewardship Competition to get  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Pennsylvanians are calling out Connecticut hedge-fund CEO and mega-millionaire David McCormick for lying about living in Pennsylvania and being out of touch with everyday Pennsylvanians in letters to the editor across the Commonwealth. Here's What Pennsylvanians are Saying: Daily Item: How to protect farmers (https://www.dailyitem.com/opinion/how-to-protect-farmers/article_9bcc287a-eb5a-11ee-80b  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 11 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The WNBA and ESPN today announced that the league's 28th regular season, set to tip off on Tuesday, May 14, will be highlighted by 25 national broadcasts during the regular season across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ESPN Deportes, ESPN's Spanish-language network, will air select games throughout the season. During the upcoming season, the WNBA will collaborate with ESPN to present up to  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSres) -- Yale Law School issued the following news release: * * * Long before ChatGPT became a household name, Yale Law faculty were immersed in learning about legal pathways to regulating AI -- as well as the technology's potential. * * * "At Yale Law School we don't just teach students the law, we teach students how to teach artificial intelligence models the law," said Scott Shapiro '90, Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy.  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 -- Yale University issued the following news: A Yale College junior was awarded a 2024 Davis Projects for Peace grant, which provides funding for innovative, community-centered projects that address the world's most critical issues. Nishah Jaferi was among 129 awardees from 94 partner institutions to receive funding to pursue a project, typically between June and September in the award year. Projects focus on issues related to health and well-being, the quality  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 -- Yale University issued the following news: By Mike Cummings Michael Morand, director of community engagement for Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, has been appointed New Haven's official city historian by Mayor Justin Elicker. A New Haven resident since 1983, Morand brings a demonstrated passion for local history and a devotion to the Elm City to the unpaid role. His initial five-year term runs through Dec. 31, 2028. "[E]very time I speak   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Mike Cummings Seven Yale faculty members are among the 188 artists, writers, scholars, and scientists awarded 2024 fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Ned Blackhawk, Marta Figlerowicz, Ben Hagari, Elizabeth Hinton, Tavia Nyong'o, Douglas Rogers, and Travis Zadeh were selected through a rigorous peer-reviewed process from a pool of about 3,000 applicants. Fellows are chosen for   more