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Mike DiMauro: Of Dave Nilsson and the days when Bank Street buzzed
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 2—WATERFORD — Their very first advertisement ran in The Day, late winter 1966: Olympic Sporting Goods, 116 Bank Street, operated by Denny and Dave. Come in and see us. Refreshments will ...
Mike DiMauro: The day is coming for 'Tooch,' our Field Hockey Whisperer
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 19—WETHERSFIELD — Our corner of the world, like many others, bears certain names most associated with particular sports. Examples: football (Buonocore or Mignault), basketball (Roggero, ...
Mike DiMauro: Saluting the legendary life of Spencer Lancaster, the sunshine on a cloudy day
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 2—NEW LONDON — This was a few years ago now, just outside the Regional Multicultural Magnet School, always buzzing like Times Square at pickup time. And there he was, a 90-year-old gentleman ...
Mike DiMauro: With Charles in charge, the Falcons soared
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 26—GROTON — The everlasting gift of high school sports is not always quantified in goals scored, home runs or touchdowns. It's the people, the connections, the moments that can choke you ...
Mike DiMauro: Is Fitch grad Goff the next UFC champion?
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 31—Mike Tyson, whose oratories rarely hearken Churchill, has become a bit of a sage nonetheless, especially for the day he famously observed, "everybody has a plan until they get punched ...
Mike DiMauro: The greatest night in EL baseball history?
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 24—Town historians may have the institutional knowledge to disagree, what with memories made in the days when Jim Littlefield was winning state championships at the high school, or the ...
Mike DiMauro: Jackson Poulton: The Little Quarterback Who Could
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 17—LEDYARD — Picture it: Your first day on the job at Netflix. You are assigned to brainstorm a high school football movie. And you need to cast a quarterback. Ah, yes. Strong and strapping ...
Mike DiMauro: Defending The Hill and saluting program history
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 5—DEEP RIVER — There are other football settings throughout Connecticut, pristine and palatial, with newly turfed lawns surrounded by the new track and the new bleachers and the lights ...
Mike DiMauro: The 2023 college football all-name team
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoAug. 1—The very happiest of news: August will not end without college football's beginning. And so for those of us who define heaven as a Saturday night in the fall flipping among 22 televised ...
Mike DiMauro: How come the Dodgers aren't 'bad for baseball' too?
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoDec. 28—Remember those days of yore when the Yankees were "bad for baseball?" Of course you do. You might have even uttered it a time or three, if you happen to root for the Red Sox, Mets, or ...
