WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands WNBA Stay Out of Connecticut's Negotiations for The Sun * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today wrote the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) regarding their reported interference in the Mohegan Tribe's negotiations with competing bidders for ownership of the Connecticut Sun women's basketball team. After more than two decades of ownership,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Encore Casino Workers Join Teamsters Local 25 * Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: MDrumm@teamster.org (BOSTON) - A group of 85 cage cashiers at Encore Boston Harbor has voted overwhelmingly to unionize with Teamsters Local 25. They join 140 Teamsters already employed by the casino. "We joined the Teamsters because we believe in fairness, respe  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Grove City Takes Down Cortland * Grove City used a stingy defense to upset then-No. 11 Cortland, 31-14. The Wolverine defense picked off seven Cortland passes, returning one for a touchdown, and held the Dragons to 3-of-11 on third down conversions. The win vaults Grove City to No. 15 in this week's AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl. The loss dropped Cortland   more

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL fantasy football waiver wire, Week 2: Hollywood Brown, Trevor Lawrence among top targets * If you are arriving in this space after a rough Week 1 in fantasy football, don't fret. First off, you're not alone. There's plenty of time to get back on track, but it might take some shrewd maneuvering on the waiver wire to kick-start your season. Here are my suggestions heading into Week 2,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire posted the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 51 Months for Leadership Role in Drug Trafficking Organization A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Concord to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Antonio Aguasvivas, 30 years old, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 51 m  more