Category: Mohegan

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins avenged last weekend’s loss by blanking the Bridgeport Islanders, 5-0, at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza on Friday night.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (9-4-1-0) put forth a clinic on both the offensive and defensive side of the puck to pick up the team’s third shutout of the season. Emil Bemström led the offense with three points (2G-1A), while Joel Blomqvist backstopped the Penguins with a 23-save clean sheet.

Avery Hayes jumpstarted the Penguins and secured the night’s first goal nearly seven minutes into the game. Hayes sparked a breakaway after a great defensive play and deked Bridgeport’s Jakub Škarek into a split, sliding the puck through his five hole.

Later in the first, Bemström buried another breakaway off a set-up from Ville Koivunen and Boris Katchouk, going bar-down over Škarek’s left shoulder.

Bemström’s second tally arrived at 3:50 of the third period, extended the Penguins’ lead to three. Katchouk found the back of the net shortly thereafter, giving Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 4-0 advantage.

Bridgeport was afforded a full, two-minute five-on-three power play late in regulation. Even though the Penguins already had a four-goal lead with under four minutes to play, the team up forth a sterling effort to stave off the full two-man advantage. As soon as Jonathan Gruden and Hayes escaped the penalty box, the two raced ahead for an odd man rush that culminated in Gruden scoring to make it 5-0.

Joel Blomqvist was perfect in his second game back in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, making a series of brilliant saves when the game was still close. The finest of his 23 stops came when he sprawled to his left for an acrobatic denial of Islanders super veteran Chris Terry.

Škarek stopped 28 of 33 shots faced in defeat.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is on Black Friday,…

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One of the most compelling aspects of the current WNBA offseason is the WNBA Expansion Draft (which is to build a roster for the new Golden State Valkyries franchise) that’s going to take place on December 6.

All 12 of the current WNBA franchises can protect up to six players (meaning these six can’t be taken by the Valkyries in the draft), and Golden State will get to choose one player per team from the pool of remaining available players.

However, while the draft itself takes place on December 6, every team has until Monday (November 25) to submit their list of up to six protected players, which must include both those who finished the season on their roster (including soon-to-be unrestricted free agents) and any other player that the team holds rights to.

On Saturday, the Indiana Fever’s X account posted a graphic that included head coach Stephanie White speaking to six Fever players (Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, NaLyssa Smith, Lexie Hull, and Temi Fagbenle) with the caption, “new era, new energy.

“already making plans for next season “.

The post has since been deleted, but fans took screenshots before it was.

They deleted it!?!? pic.twitter.com/VOb8VZRS7g

— CMSLA[G]LE (@cm_slagle) November 23, 2024

Since there are six players in the graphic and Indiana is protecting six players in the Expansion Draft, Fever fans on social media seem convinced the six included are who the team will protect.

“did you just drop the 6 protected players?,” X user @worldchamp44 wrote in response to the graphic.

Another fan added, “now THIS is how you announce the protected six”.

“Well, we know who our protected 6 are,” a third fan added.

To be clear, it is simply speculation that the…

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The Dallas Wings have won the first pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and the city can’t wait for next season to come around already. UConn Huskies superstar Paige Bueckers, largely expected to be the No. 1 pick in 2025, is the perfect new blood that the Wings need to improve on their disappointing 9-31 season. And the ticket sales for the next season in Dallas are already proving the love for the blue blood guard.

Two days ago, it was reported that the Arlington-based team had completely sold out of their Season Ticket Memberships for the next season. It happened for a second consecutive season but this time, the feat has been achieved five months before the season even starts. Now, another report indicates that the prices of the Wings games have gone up significantly!

A recent post on Instagram by Just Women Sports details the exact $50.49k difference between premium rates as well as starting ticket prices from before and after the news of Paige Bueckers. The then vs. now chart shows the leap in dollars but the sellout has still happened, even with increased prices!

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The difference in the total from then and now comes to $50.49k, a massive rise in greens! While the beginning of the 2024 season was riding on the Caitlin Clark hype, the Indiana Fever did not capitalize on the most famous women’s basketball player. These two were already rivals in the SEC and given Paige ‘Buckets‘ does not play a sixth season and enters her name into the draft, the WNBA will be more exciting than ever.

In a mock draft created by The New York Times, the UConn redshirt senior fits in perfectly in the current Wings roster with her variegated skills. Playing at different positions throughout her career has not…

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Game: UMass Minutemen vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (1-3) are on their way to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Florida State Seminoles (4-1).

The UMass Minutemen stepped onto the hardwood against Hofstra and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-71 in their last contest. UMass walked away from the contest with a 37.3% FG percentage (25 out of 67) and made 11 out of their 29 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Minutemen knocked down 10 of their 20 tries for a rate of 50.0%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 16 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defense, UMass allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the floor on 25 out of 60 shooting. Hofstra doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In addition, Hofstra snagged 38 rebounds (5 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn’t notch a rejection. Hofstra finished the game shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 16 of 20 attempts. They converted 9 of their 25 shots from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Minutemen finished with 21 and Hofstra totaled 20 fouls.

Jaylen Curry is one player who had an impact in the game. He was able to score 22 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He was…

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Indiana Fever guard Erica Wheeler faced one of the toughest adjustments for any player on the team in Caitlin Clark’s rookie season. That’s because Wheeler, who was the highest paid member of the Fever, saw her role and minutes sharply decline.

Wheeler won over fans by taking all that in stride and becoming a veteran leader for the squad, though she did acknowledge her dip in production publicly. And since Clark will dominate the minutes at the position, most don’t expect the Fever’s former lead guard to be amongst those protected from the Golden State Valkyries in the upcoming WNBA Expansion Draft. Despite the sacrifices she made for the team

Of course this hasn’t been confirmed, but speculation in that direction picked up after Indiana’s social media account posted a graphic reading, “new era, new energy. already making plans for next season “. Words that were accompanied by a mocked up image of new coach Stephanie White and six Fever players.

Since each franchise can protect six players from being poached by the Valkyries, fans speculated the since deleted post may have spoiled who those members of the squad are. Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, NaLyssa Smith and Temi Fagbenle were those depicted surrounding White in the graphic.

They deleted it!?!? pic.twitter.com/VOb8VZRS7g

— CMSLA[G]LE (@cm_slagle) November 23, 2024

It appears Wheeler may have seen the talk about this and her exclusion. Because she had a social media post of her own that clearly seemed to be referencing the discourse. Wheeler wrote, “The solid picks to secure ” on her X account Saturday night.

The solid picks to secure

— Erica Wheeler (@EWeezy_For3eezy) November 23, 2024

It looks like Wheeler was just having some fun with the online discussion rather than taking anything too personally. And it remains…

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Wilkes-Barre, PA — The final card of the 2024 harness racing season at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was held Saturday (November 23) afternoon, with an off track, temperatures barely above 40, and snow in the infield.

Closing day features were a trio of $17,000 contests, all of them contested after the track was upgraded from “sloppy +1” to “good +1.”

The pacing division, restricted to males, saw the American Ideal three-year-old pacing gelding Seen Here (Tyler Buter) run his record to two wins and a second since entering the Jeff Cullipher stable with a 1:52.2 score. Buter, who along with Matt Kakaley had four victories on Closing Day, brushed the favored sophomore to command in front of the stands and kept piling on the speed, finishing 1-1/2 lengths to the good of second choice Solid Character for Pollack Racing LLC.

Seen Here captures the featured pace on the last day of the 2024 season at Pocono. Curtis Salonick Photo.

The faster of the trotting headliners went to the International gelding Dark Mind (Anthony Napolitano), winning for the third straight time for trainer Noel Daley and owner Sonja Katrina Booth, here in 1:55.3. Dark Mind was third-over in a good cover flow for driver Anthony Napolitano, went wide and was along late to beat out pacesetter Green Pastures (Buter) by 1-1/4 lengths, with Sapphinerainstar shaking free to get beaten in the photo for the deuce and ending a five-race win string.

In the other diamond gaited split, another altered son of International Moni, Dejerate Hanover (Buter), followed solid cover, tipped wide, got the lead, and then held off the horse on his back, Kovu AS, by a half length in 1:56.1. Buter drove the winner, a ten-time…

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Wilkes-Barre, PA — On a cool fall afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania where the spotlight races were very competitive (four of the five features were decided by a length or less), De La Hoya Hanover took a 1:51 decision over Seen Here in the pacing section of three $17,000 top-purse contests.

The crowd’s wagering was probably based on how each horse had done against a recent common rival named Southwind Celsius: Seen Here had gone-to-wire against “Celsius” last week, while a week before De La Hoya Hanover had to settle for a not-close second, so Seen Here was made the odds-on favorite and De La Hoya Hanover, who also had to contend with the outside post six, was the second choice.

De La Hoya Hanover goes coast-to-coast in taking a featured pace on Saturday at Pocono. Cutis Salonick Photo.

De La Hoya Hanover was sent right to the lead by driver Matt Kakaley and put up fractions of :27.3 and :55.4, then stepped up his game when Seen Here ranged up uncovered from midpack to challenge by the 1:23.1 three quarters. Seen Here (Tyler Buter) had gone his own third split in :26.4 into some wind to gain contention and kept the heat on his rival to the line, but De La Hoya Hanover had a bit more punch coming to the finish and won by three-quarters of a length for trainer Joe Bongiorno and the ownership of Jennifer Bongiorno Stable LLC, Robert Weinstein, and Barbara Bongiorno Stable LLC.

In one of the two $17,000 trots, the Walner three-year-old filly  Sapphinerainstar (Simon Allard), winless in six starts when coming to Pocono in mid-October, ran her local record to five-for-five by holding back pocket-sitter Hankins Hanover (Kakaley) by…

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Sift Bake Shop and A.T.Y Bar & Bon Bons open in the spring 2025.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Mohegan Sun in Connecticut has announced an exciting partnership with A.T.Y Hospitality, introducing Sift Bake Shop and A.T.Y Bar & Bonbons in spring 2025. 

The new locations will be at the Winter Entrance, expanding the popular family-owned French-inspired bakery brand’s presence in New England.

Sift Bake Shop, founded by Pastry Chef Adam Young, has earned a reputation for its scratch-made signature desserts, artisanal breads, pastries and macarons. Each item is crafted daily in-house using the freshest ingredients, blending modern techniques with classic pastry traditions. 

The Mohegan Sun location will mark Sift’s fourth New England establishment, joining locations in Mystic, Watch Hill, and Niantic.

Alongside the bakery, A.T.Y Bar & Bonbons will debut, offering a refined experience with a selection of signature cocktails and hand-crafted bonbons. Presented by Grey Goose®, the boutique cocktail bar emphasizes high-quality ingredients and an elegant atmosphere.

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“We are thrilled to partner with Adam and Ebbie Young to bring Sift Bake Shop and A.T.Y Bar & Bonbons to Mohegan Sun,” said Jeff Hamilton, president & GM of Mohegan Sun. “Their commitment to quality and innovation has impressed us for years, and we look forward to welcoming their new concepts to our guests in 2025.”

Adam Young, the visionary behind Sift Bake Shop and A.T.Y Hospitality, shared his enthusiasm regarding the collaboration. 

“It’s an honor to contribute to Mohegan Sun’s esteemed culinary offerings and to expand our brand into such a vibrant, dynamic environment,” Young said. 

Since opening its first location in Mystic in 2016, Sift Bake Shop has rapidly grown, expanding to Rhode Island and Connecticut. A.T.Y Hospitality, the umbrella company for Sift Bake Shop, Mix Restaurant…

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