BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: * * * * ESPN announces commentator teams for all 8 sites * All games streaming on ESPN+ * Squeeze Play Presented by Capital One returns Saturday & Sunday * * * ESPN's exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division 1 Baseball Tournament continues Friday, June 7, with coverage of every pitch of the NCAA Baseball Super Regionals Presented by Capital One as eight teams look to punch their   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: * * * * Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid Face Off Against the Florida Panthers and Matthew Tkachuk in Primetime Throughout the Stanley Cup Final * The Point Continues as Stanley Cup Final Lead-In Show * "NHL in American Sign Language" Alternate Telecast Available on ESPN+ * "Stanley Pup" Rescue Dog Competition Available on ESPN+ June 7 at 8 p.m. ET * ESPN Chaos Run featured in  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: On the anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, which protected the right to use contraception, Republicans in the U.S. Senate killed the Right to Contraception Act. In the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the so-called "Freedom Party" broke with the majority of Americans and blocked a bill that would have protected access to birth control across the country. "Republicans  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM), and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) proudly hosted the annual GreenerGov Awards Ceremony today. This event celebrated the exceptional work taken on by agency staff to reduce their agencies' environmental impact and a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM), and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) proudly hosted the annual GreenerGov Awards Ceremony today. This event celebrated the exceptional work taken on by agency staff to reduce their agencies' environmental   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced the release of a series of grants totaling $10 million that will support the planning, building, expansion, and improvement of 45 multi-use trails located in towns and cities throughout Connecticut. The grants are being awarded through Connecticut   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of the new website, CTMakeItHere.com, which will serve as the hub for the next phase of the State of Connecticut's "Make It Here" campaign. The campaign launched in October 2023 with a robust advertising plan featuring linear TV and OTT commercials, out of home, digital, and experiential marketing. The website CTMakeItHere.com highli  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont, who serves as chairman of the State Bond Commission, today announced that he has scheduled the commission to vote at an upcoming meeting on the approval of an allocation of $187,500 in state funding that will be used to install pumps at Jobs Pond in Portland to address an ongoing situation in which rising groundwater has been causing flooding in nearby neighborhoods. The pum  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is establishing a working group consisting of members representing various political affiliations and tasking them with exploring options and developing a comprehensive legislative proposal to create a system that enables municipalities and political parties in Connecticut with the ability to use ranked-choice voting in caucuses, convent  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 4, 2024: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the executive actions President Joe Biden announced today on border security: "The executive actions President Biden announced today underscores his commitment to securing our border - a commitment that Congress must now support through bipartisan action. To be effective, his executive actions need more border sec  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release: On May 15, 2024, the Accountability and Support Committee of the State Board of Education (SBE) heard from the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) and the superintendent of Hartford Public Schools (HPS) on the impact of the reductions included in the proposed 2024-25 HPS budget, particularly the reductions to staff. On June 5, 2024, the Connecticut State Board of Education (  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Four days after Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts, George Logan has reacted with complete and utter radio silence. This isn't the first time Logan has gone to great lengths to avoid his Republican Party's leader - he refuses to give a clear answer on whether or not he supports the convicted felon for president every chance he gets. But George Logan isn't shy about cozying up t  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: A week after Donald Trump was found guilty for committing 34 felonies, George Logan is continuing to dodge all questions about his loyalty to Trump. When asked at a recent event if he would vote for Trump, Logan refused to answer the question and claimed "no one on the campaign trail has asked" him - despite reporters repeatedly posing the question over and over again the la  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, June 4 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Three Eastern Connecticut State University faculty members were recognized at the conclusion of the 2023-24 academic year as part of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) annual Board of Regents Faculty Awards. Assistant Professor of Education Kwangwon Lee of Norwich won the statewide faculty research award; David Ballena of Vernon, lecturer in the Music Department, was honored   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: ESPN Deportes announced today the launch of Entre Copas, a daily studio show that will provide in-depth news and information coverage of the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa America USA and UEFA EURO 2024. Entre Copas will debut on Monday, June 10, and air daily from 4 - 6 p.m. ET through Sunday, July 14, the finals of the two international competitions. The daily program will serve as ESPN Depor  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, has unveiled its schedule of 17 owned and operated bowl games for the 2024-25 college football postseason, which will feature 10 FBS conferences and two FCS conferences. Bowl Season will begin Saturday, Dec. 14, with ESPN Events' Cricket Celebration Bowl (noon ET, ABC) as the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conferenc  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: ESPN's 2024 UFL kickoff season coverage culminates on Saturday with the USFL Conference Championship game at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. The defending USFL Champion Birmingham Stallions (9-1) will host the Michigan Panthers (7-3) in a rematch of just a week ago, where the Stallions came away with a thrilling one-point victory in Week 10. The Stallions and Panthers als  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 4 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: ESPN today announced an update to its 2024 Sunday Night Baseball Presented By Capital One schedule. On June 23, the Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger host the New York Mets and Pete Alonso at 7 p.m. ET. In addition, on September 1, the first place Philadelphia Phillies and Bryce Harper will host the Atlanta Braves and Matt Olson at 7 p.m. ET. Karl Ravech, the voice of Sunday Night Bas  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: The June 2 edition of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Presented By Capital One - the St. Louis Cardinals at the Philadelphia Phillies - averaged 1,653,000 viewers, up three percent from the comparable game last season (New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers). The Cardinals vs. Phillies game peaked with nearly two million viewers (1,981,000) at 9:45 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen. The J  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: A look back at the success of the inaugural UFL regular season across ESPN platforms in advance of the USFL Conference Championship game between the Michigan Panthers and Birmingham Stallions - Saturday, June 8, at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, which kicks off the league's postseason. Tim Reed, vice president, ESPN programming & acquisitions, on the 2024 UFL Kickoff Season: "The inaug  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 4 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: * * * * Mike Breen Extends Record by Calling 19th Consecutive NBA Finals; Joined by Burke, Analyst JJ Redick and Reporter Lisa Salters to Form New NBA Finals Broadcast Team * Malika Andrews Hosts NBA Countdown Pregame Show for First Time at NBA Finals; New York Knicks Guard Josh Hart to Serve as Guest Analyst for Games 1 and 2; Expanded four-hour pregame coverage for Game 1 in Bost  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Top Rank Boxing on ESPN, presented by AutoZone: Zayas vs. Teixeira, will be presented live this Saturday, June 8, at 11 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The event takes place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. It marks the 19th anniversary of Top Rank's parade weekend tradition, which started when Miguel Cotto defended his junior welterweight  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, June 6 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: * * * 50% Of Voters Agree With Guilty Verdict In Trump NYC Trial * * * Less than one week after former President Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a felony, he holds a slight lead over President Joe Biden 49 - 44 percent in a head-to-head matchup in the battleground state of Georgia, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University Poll  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 8 -- NBA, a part of ESPN, issued the following news release: The 2024 NBA Finals Presented By YouTube TV - the Boston Celtics 18-point victory over the Dallas Mavericks - delivered the largest Game 1 audience share ever on ABC with 20.3 percent, quadrupling the viewership of the closest competition on television, according to Nielsen. Additionally, the audience share in the coveted 18-34 demographic - 49.6 percent - is the largest ever for an NBA Finals Game 1 on ABC  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Lisa Prevost Yale Law School's Tom R. Tyler, whose research focuses on how people interact with and perceive legal authorities -- especially the police -- will travel to Sweden this month to receive the Stockholm Prize, the world's highest honor in criminology. The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in criminological research or in the application of research for the reduction of crime and advanceme  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As Republicans threaten the right to contraception, DNC National Press Secretary Emilia Rowland released the following statement: "This week, Senate Republicans showed where they stand on birth control by voting against protecting access to essential contraceptive care. Today, on the 59th anniversary of the Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision, Americans have fewer reproductive freedoms than th  more

NEW YORK, June 7 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: On May 28th, a delegation of Italy's leading venture capital funds and venture-backed companies attended a Connecticut Innovations roundtable panel discussion in Stamford, Connecticut moderated by Mark Pedretti, Global Chair of Reed Smith's Private Equity Group. Twenty-five members of the Italian delegation also attended the 2024 Yale Innovation Summit sponsored by Yale Ventures. The panel discussion focused on fore  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: * * * * Enhanced Main Feed includes Scheffler, Aberg on Thursday; McIlroy, Thomas on Friday * Expanded Marquee and Featured groups include six other top 10 players in the world: Schauffele, Clark, Hovland, Morikawa, Cantlay, Homa * Also major champions Lowry, Spieth, Day, Matsuyama, Rose * Coverage starts Thursday, June 6, at 7:30 a.m. ET * Subscribe to ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ES  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: * * * * Futbol Americas Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar to call TST Men's and Women's finals * 27 TST matches to stream on ESPN+ * * * ESPN's exclusive live coverage of The Soccer Tournament (TST), the 7-v-7, $1-million winner-take-all world soccer championship, will kick off Wednesday, June 5, from the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The first match of the 48-team, World   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN's unparalleled commitment to the college football postseason is on full display this winter with a wide-ranging slate in December and January, including 17 ESPN Events owned and operated bowls as part of 33 Bowl Season games which combine with ESPN's coverage of the new, expanded era of the College Football Playoff to make ESPN the home for college football's postseason. In its entirety, the 2  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 4 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: The 32nd season of The Ultimate Fighter--The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko--debuts next Tuesday, June 4, at 10 p.m. ET, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. This season of The Ultimate Fighter will feature UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso coaching opposite former champion and No. 1 contender Valentina Shevchenko, as the two prepare to square off for the third time  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 4 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following transcript of an NBA Finals media conference call with its broadcast team on June 3, 2024: * * * ESPN hosted an NBA Finals media conference call with its broadcast team, including Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame analyst Doris Burke and ESPN NBA analyst JJ Redick, a 15-year NBA veteran serving to preview the 2024 NBA Finals. The booth of Mike Breen, Burke, Redick along with sideline reporter Lisa Salters will b  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- UFC, a part of ESPN, issued the following news release: UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov live from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY on Saturday, June 8. The main card begins at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+, ESPN & SiriusXM Fight Nation. Prelims begin at 5 p.m. on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation. Main Event: * The main event features a middleweight battle between former title challenger and perennial contender Jared Cannoni  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 6 (TNSres) -- Yale Law School issued the following news: Yale Law School announced that 40 public interest postgraduate fellowships were awarded for 2024-2025 and 2024-2026. Of this number, 24 fellowships were awarded directly by the Law School, while 16 were awarded by external fellowship programs. The postgraduate fellowships offered by the Law School and outside organizations support one to two years of work in public interest law, jumpstarting the careers of Y  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 6 -- Yale University issued the following news: Like excited hydrogen atoms returning to the ground state, hundreds of Yale chemists, past and present, recently renewed their personal bond with a venerable campus lab building. On May 10, multiple generations of scientists converged on Sterling Chemistry Laboratory (SCL), whose turreted facade has prominently peered over the Science Hill section of campus for 101 years. The celebration included campus tours, an exhi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 6 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers feature prominently in a global carbon dioxide removal competition and provide needed data on a group of childhood skin diseases. * * * This month, we marvel at cutting-edge carbon sequestration research and look at a new study that deepens our understanding of disfiguring skin diseases. We also take a moment to honor a batch of fellowship-winning graduate students and an undergraduat  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * In a new study, Yale researchers employed fuzzy cognitive mapping to better understand how volunteering benefits poor women in Jordan. * * * By Mike Cummings In the global South, volunteer programs are framed by policymakers and scholars as an effective vehicle for empowering women living in poverty. But this narrative often rests on scant knowledge of the perspectives and experiences of a key set of  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Lisa Prevost In 2008, Regina Kunzel learned of an extraordinary collection of case files that had been salvaged from Saint Elizabeths Hospital, a federal institution for the mentally ill in Washington, D.C. These were records of people who had been in treatment with one of the hospital's psychiatrists, Benjamin Karpman, for being gay or gender-variant, primarily in the 1940s and '50s. What made the files   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 -- Yale University issued the following news: Deepak Cyril D'Souza, a leading expert on the pharmacology of cannabinoids, and the pharmacologic treatment of schizophrenia, has been appointed the inaugural Vikram Sodhi Professor of Psychiatry. The appointment, which is effective immediately, is for a term of 10 years, renewable by the dean of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM). D'Souza is also the inaugural director of the Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis an  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 8 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Lisa Prevost For many workers in Venezuela, artificial intelligence has become an economic lifeline. Digital platform companies need workers to generate, curate, and verify the enormous amount of data that powers AI technology. And amid a protracted and severe economic crisis, the South American country supplies an eager labor pool. But new research by Julian Posada, an assistant professor of American Stu  more