Category: Mohegan

WILKES-BARRE — Cirque du Soleil’s OVO show comes to Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza with five performances between Thursday, April 3, through Sunday, April 6.

An exciting Cirque du Soleil experience, OVO is a colorful intrusion into a new day in the life of insects. This is a non-stop riot of energy and movement through show-stopping acrobatics, as the introduction of a mysterious “ovo” (meaning “egg” in Portuguese) challenges all creatures to reconsider their role within their tiny world.

Cirque du Soleil: OVO uses the whole stage to enhance their storytelling, and every piece of the set is stunning. Everything is colorful, big, and vibrant with Brazilian-inspired music throughout, not to mention all the incredible high-level acrobatics.

“In the beginning is a huge egg and everything else is so small, you really get into the perspective of the show,” said acrobat and dancer Dani Maloney in an interview with The Weekender. “It is such a world of happiness, and you can see it in the audience reactions too”

Dani Maloney is an acrobat and character in the upcoming OVO shows in Wilkes-Barre, she also helps the artistic director with the show’s choreography.

Cirque du Soleil also includes a love story and there is something delightful for all ages to take away. The ladybug is in love with the blue fly character — and the feeling is mutual. “Every time he sees the ladybug, he freezes. It’s a really fun, lighthearted storyline,” explained Dani Maloney.

Hailing from Northwestern Pennsylvania, Dani Maloney joined Cirque du Soleil: OVO in October 2024 as the Red Spider! This multi-talented superstar has been dancing since she was three years old and runs her own contemporary dance collective in Las Vegas called Dani Maloney…

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CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned LHP Jared Shuster to Charlotte (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Released RHP Ezequiel Ventura.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Will Klein to Tacoma (PCL). Reassigned INF Nick Dunn and INF/OF Samad Taylor to minor league camp. Released RHP Neftali Feliz.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Exercised 2026 option on INF Yandy Diaz.

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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned LHP Tommy Henry, INF Grae Kessinger and OF Jorge Barrosa to Reno (PCL). Reassigned RHPs Jeff Brigham and Juan Morillo, LHP José Castillo, INF Connor Kaiser and OF Cristian Pache to minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned C Hunter Feduccia to Oklahoma (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHPs Brett de Geus and Valente Bellozo to Jacksonville (IL).

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MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned RF Brewer Hicklen to Nashville (IL).

National Basketball Association

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed F Oshae Brissett to a 10-day contract.

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WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Assigned G Colby Jones to the Capital City Go-Go of the G League.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed WR Simi Fehoko to a one-year contract.

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ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed CB Keith Taylor to a contract. Signed DL Morgan Fox to a…

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UNCASVILLE – Three juniors. Three years. Three state titles.

Top-seeded Northwest Catholic, with its core of juniors Abby Casper, Maeve Staunton and Zoey Canning, won its third straight state championship Saturday night, this time in Class L, with a 56-40 victory over Bethel.

Two years ago, they won the Class S championship. Last year it was Class MM.

“It’s an amazing feeling, especially with this team,” Casper said. “I’m super happy to be back here, playing with my sister and all my other teammates.”

Northwest Catholic’s Abigail Casper gestures during the Class L championship game against Bethel at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Saturday, March 15, 2025. Casper had 19 points and 19 rebounds and Northwest won its third straight title. (Jessica Hill/Special to the Courant)

Casper had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds for the Lions (25-2). Staunton had 18 points and scored her 1,000th point in the third quarter (she needed 10 coming in). Canning had six points and five rebounds.

All three are captains. There are no seniors on the team.

“I actually turned to the bench at one point and said, ‘When I was playing at Northwest, we couldn’t even smell this,’” said coach Alison Connors, who graduated from Northwest in 2013. “We were a really, really good team. But for whatever reason, we were always stuck at the quarterfinals.

Northwest Catholic’s Maeve Staunton shoots between Bethel’s Emma Huedepohl, left, and Summer Wish,…

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