BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 22 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: All four days of Ladies' and Gentlemen's singles qualifying for The Championships, Wimbledon, will stream exclusively on ESPN+, with all-day action from one of the grass courts at the Community Sport Centre Roehampton, near Wimbledon and the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Qualifying for the coveted few open slots in the Wimbledon draws - 16 each for Gentlemen and Ladies - begins at  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, issued a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/june-20-2024-ag-letter-to-aba-and-fortune-100-companies.pdf) to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and progr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: In briefs filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong sought rate decreases for both Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) customers following millions of dollars in over-earnings by CNG. In 2023, earnings reports for CNG showed $8 million in over-collections from Connecticut families and busines  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on June 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-915_8o6b.pdf) in United States v. Rahimi upholding the federal law prohibiting individuals with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns. "This decision affirms what we have said all along--do  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 19 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker and the Connecticut State Department of Education are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual PK-12 School Staff Appreciation Digital Backpack Program. As in prior years, this program will provide special discounts to all PK-12 public and private school staff, including Adult Education program staff, over the summer months. Thi  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 19 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: ESPN's exclusive coverage of the Boston Red Sox decisive 9-3 victory over their longtime rivals the New York Yankees on June 16 averaged 2,070,000 viewers, peaking with 2,532,000 viewers at 9:15 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen. It marks the second consecutive week that Sunday Night Baseball Presented By Capital One has drawn more than two million viewers on average. The June 16 audi  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 22 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN+ will stream select events from the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games, hosted by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, live from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort from June 24-30. The annual event, first held in 2010, celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill and injured active duty and veteran U.S. military service members. The commentator  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 22 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural, and organic food in the United States, announced a new, multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Southeastern Conference and SEC Network to be the "Official Grocer of the SEC." The deal - which officially kicks off on July 1 - will surround the SEC's marquee women's sports   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 18 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: ESPN today announced that New York Knicks three-time NBA All-Star forward Julius Randle will serve as a guest analyst on ABC's NBA Countdown Presented By DoorDash show for NBA Finals Game 5. Randle, a two-time All-NBA Team member, will provide analysis for pregame, halftime and postgame shows on ABC. NBA Countdown on ABC starts at 8 p.m. ET tonight, June 17, from TD Garden in Bosto  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 21 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: Top Rank Boxing on ESPN, presented by AutoZone, Espinoza vs. Chirino streams this Friday, June 21, at approximately 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT exclusively on ESPN+. The event takes place inside BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. In the main event, Rafael "El Divino" Espinoza will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight world title against Sergio Chirino. Espino  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 21 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: * * * * Enhanced Main Feed includes world No. 1 Scheffler, Homa on Thursday; Hovland, Morikawa on Friday * Expanded Marquee and Featured Groups include four more top 10 players: Schauffele, Aberg, Clark, Cantlay * Also major champions Lowry, Spieth, Day, Matsuyama, Fitzpatrick, Bradley * Coverage starts Thursday, June 20, at 8 a.m. ET * Subscribe to ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 22 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz today joined Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes and Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Commissioner Michelle Gilman for a ribbon-cutting and tour of DEEP's new Western District Headquarters in Watertown. The new headquarters is the first net zero executiv  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 22 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut hedge fund executive and mega-millionaire David McCormick's job killing record is back in the spotlight after a new report from Keystone Newsroom caught him making multi-million dollar bets against American steel companies. Keystone Newsroom: Dave McCormick's hedge fund made bets against American steel companies * ...tax documents filed with the US Department of Labor shows that Bridg  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 22 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: * * * * 15 Games from the 18U Girls Tournament and the 15U Boys Tournament; Two Games Featuring International Teams * Robert Griffin III and Tedy Bruschi Headline ESPN's Commentating Teams in Canton, Ohio * Chest Cameras Worn by Athletes, Mic'd up Coaches Add to Viewing Experience * ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, NFL+, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+ an  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 18 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: * * * * Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid Aim to Keep Cup Final Hopes Alive Against the Florida Panthers and Matthew Tkachuk in Primetime * The Point Continues Tuesday as Stanley Cup Final Lead-In Show at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * * * 2024 Stanley Cup Final action presented by GEICO continues Tuesday, June 18, in a potential Game 5 elimination showdown between the Edmonton O  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 21 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: 2024 Stanley Cup action presented by GEICO continues Friday, June 21, in a high-stakes Game 6 between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. Sean McDonough will be on the call with analyst Ray Ferraro, reporter Emily Kaplan and rules analyst Dave Jackson from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. As a lead-in to the game, Steve   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 22 -- UFC, a part of ESPN, issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov, UFC's inaugural event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live from the Kingdom Arena on Saturday, June 22. The main card will be available on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 starting at 3 p.m. The prelims will start at 12 p.m. on ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156. Main Ev  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 18 -- Yale University issued the following news on June 17, 2024: By Lisa Prevost Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a playwright and a professor in the practice of Theater and Performance Studies in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), on Sunday won his first Tony Award for the play "Appropriate." Written by Jacobs-Jenkins and produced by Second Stage Theater, the drama won for Best Revival of a Play at the awards ceremony at Lincoln Center. The play premiered at the  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 18 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Lisa Prevost One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book "Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital" (Wesleyan University Press), Michael E. Veal probes deeply into just what it was the two legendary jazz musicians w  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 22 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on June 21, 2024, with Porras Valverde, Heising-Simons postdoctoral fellow in Department of Astronomy: * * * By Jim Shelton When he's not searching for links between black holes and galaxy formation, astrophysicist Antonio Porras Valverde likes to build bridges between young scientists from marginalized communities and the wider world of academia. Porras Valverde, a Heising-Simons postdoctoral fellow in Yale's Depart  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 19 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Jim Shelton Not many people know which way the wind blows better than Alexey Fedorov. Fedorov, a professor of ocean and atmospheric sciences in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has made a life's work of sorting through some of the dynamics of atmospheric moisture, rainfall, wind, temperature, and ocean circulation that combine to create dramatic climate and weather events. He has conducted leading-e  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 21 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * An enzyme engineered by Yale researchers prevented lupus in mice and shows promise for patients with the disease. * * * By Terence Corcoran An enzyme-based treatment developed by Yale researchers mitigated autoimmunity and reduced death rates in both genetic and non-genetic mouse lupus models, a new study reveals. The findings, which were published June 17 in the journal JCI Insight, represent a si  more