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THE DOWNS AT MOHEGAN SUN POCONO

Sunday’s Entries; Post time: 5 p.m.

First w4-7PM $17,000 Trot

1. Castyourcrown (Ma Kakaley) 4-1

2. Divine Spirit (Ge Napolitano Jr) 5-1

3. Focus Pocus (Ma Miller) 9-2

4. Bc’s Rose (An Napolitano) 3-1

5. Moon Bridge (Br Boyd) 10-1

6. Cupid Hanover (Ja Pantaleano) 7-2

7. Tricky Dick (Ja Morrill Jr) 12-1

8. Dagon Hanover (Ty Buter) 8-1

Second nw4PM FM $15,000 Pace

2. Brookdale Jessie (Ma Kakaley) 10-1

3. Gettin Gone (Ja Morrill Jr) 8-1

4. Some Kinda Angel (Ge Napolitano Jr) 7-2

5. Catie Faye Hanover (Ji Taggart Jr) 5-1

6. Tsm Princess Teddi (Ma Miller) 12-1

7. Make A Scene (An Napolitano) 9-2

8. Elegant Blue (Ja Bartlett) 4-1

Third Game17.5CL $12,500 Trot

1. Prescott (Ma Miller) 6-1

2. Horns For Three (Ge Napolitano Jr) 9-2

3. Mosconi Hanover (Si Allard) 7-2

4. Master Class (Ma Kakaley) 3-1

5. Buzz (Ja Pantaleano) 5-2

6. Piercewave Hanover (An Napolitano) 8-1

7. Vanishing Act (Mc Sowers) 12-1

Fourth Mnw3300L5 $7,000 Pace

1. Juxta Cowgirl (Br Boyd) 5-2

2. Silverhill Misty (Ty Buter) 4-1

3. Blood In Blood Out (Ja Morrill Jr) 12-1

4. Kck Girlies (Ma Kakaley) 5-1

5. Bullvillekarla (Ma Miller) 10-1

6. Morrockin K (Ge Napolitano Jr) 7-2

7. Sweet Rockin Gia (Re Morales III) 6-1

8. Yes Double Down (Ja Pantaleano) 8-1

Fifth Game17.5CL $12,500 Trot

1. Nice Stuff (Ma Miller) 6-1

2. Willie B Worthy (Ty Buter) 9-2

3. Mayday Volo (An Napolitano) 5-2

4. Puerto Rico (Ja Pantaleano) 12-1

5. Prime Power N (Si Allard) 3-1

6. Scirocco Patrick (Ja Morrill Jr) 7-2

7. Voss Volo (Ma Kakaley) 8-1

Sixth nw1PM CG $12,000 Pace

1. Hunting For Miles (Ja Morrill Jr) 12-1

2. Bullville Frank (Ky DiBenedetto) 10-1

3. Brave Element (Ja Bartlett) 9-2

4. Party Central (Ge Napolitano Jr) 4-1

5. Huntsville Place (Ma Miller) 3-1

6. Captain Cook (Ma Kakaley) 7-2

7. Gibor (Th Jackson) 8-1

8. Greg The Leg (Ma MacDonald) 5-1

Seventh Game17.5CL $12,500 Trot

1. Daytona Dreamin (Ge Napolitano Jr) 6-1

2. Lionbacker Kidd (Re Morales III) 8-1

3. B Yoyo (Ma Kakaley) 7-2

4. Powerful Yield (Ty Buter)…

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After releasing their second album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, last year, Greta Van Fleet are staring down a massive 2022 with 42 new arena tour dates on the books in the United States and Canada.

The run, which has been dubbed the “Dreams in Gold Tour,” is a big look for the still-rising young rockers, who found quick success on the strength of their Black Smoke Rising EP, which was released in 2017 and contained the huge hit “Highway Tune.”

Up first are two stadium dates supporting Metallica, after which Greta Van Fleet will embark on a lengthy string of headlining stops with a number of different opening acts, which includes The Pretty Reckless, Hannah Wicklund, Houndmouth, Robert Finley, Durand Jones & The Indications, Crown Lands and Fruit Bats, each at various stops as designated through different symbols on the tour dates listed further down the page. Check listings carefully.

A fan pre-sale and local venue pre-sale are set for March 2 and 3, respectively, followed by the general public on-sale on March 4 at 12PM local time. Get tickets here (note: the page is not active at the time of publication) and sign up for pre-sale access at this location.

Greta Van Fleet 2022 U.S. + Canada Tour Dates

Aug. 11 — Buffalo, N.Y. @ Highmark Stadium*
Aug. 14 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PNC Park*
Aug. 16 — Quebec City, Quebec @ Centre Videotron†
Aug. 18 — Montreal, Quebec @ Centre Bell†
Aug. 19 — Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena†
Aug. 22 — Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Canada Life Centre†
Aug. 23 — Regina, Saskatchewan @ Brandt Centre†
Aug. 26 — Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome†
Aug. 27 — Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place†
Aug. 29 — Kelowna, British Columbia @ Prospera Place†
Aug. 30 — Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena†
Sept. 02…

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Justin Bieber, here attending The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City, is the subject of a new documentary, “Justin Bieber: Our World.”

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 22: In this image released on November 22, Justin Bieber performs onstage for the 2020 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/AMA2020/Getty Images for dcp)

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Grammy-winning artist Justin Bieber comes back to Connecticut for his sold out Justice World Tour at Mohegan Sun on June 18.

This is the “Ghost” singer’s first time performing at the Mohegan Sun Arena, but not his first time in the state.

“Our venue has had many firsts and this is one that we were always looking forward to,” said Tom Cantone, President of Sports and Entertainment at Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment.

Bieber,…

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February 26, 2022 is a day I will remember for the rest of my life. The last time I was this excited to see a band for the first time was for Phish in June 2012. Just over two years since the 1/25/20 “Hot Tea” earwormed me and I dove into the Goose rabbit hole, I was finally able to see them live – and not just any show. The eighth annual Goosemas celebration at and their first ever show in an arena, at Mohegan Sun.

Mohegan Sun was absolutely bursting at the seams from the beginning of the day. I spent most of the afternoon at the PhanArt “The Hometown Flodown” show (shoutout to the El Goose Times and GrooveSafe crew) before heading into the venue a little before showtime. I was stationed with one of my Always Almost There co-hosts Neal on the floor Peter side.

Goosemas VIII was not about massive jams. It was about a single statement: this band is built for arena rock.

Three sets with nary a ballad, two debuts, and a distinct shift away from the expected songs (I hit just two of my Fantasy Goose picks that were largely comprised of longtime setlist staples). Percussionist Jeff Arevalo even remarked how he was glad they had to reschedule Goosemas from December – this gave the band the opportunity to incorporate many of their more recent songwriting efforts that had yet to be debuted in 2021.

The lights dropped around 8:15 and thousands of people simultaneously yelled “GOOOOOOOSE!”. The band walked on stage and started into holiday classic “Linus and Lucy,” Peter’s special grand piano shining from the get-go. Ripping a hot “Yeti” next, the energy in the venue seemed to grow with each note as I basked in finally hearing one…

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UNCASVILLE — Heading into Tuesday’s ECC Division II tournament final, Stonington boys basketball coach Jay Wosencroft had acknowledged that defense was not the master key to the Bears’ near-perfect run through the conference.

The Bears allowed too many points for his liking in a number of victories and missed opportunities to upset higher-division powers New London and St. Bernard because of defensive lapses in an otherwise impressive season.

But with 20 seconds left in the D-II final against Windham, and with his Bears clinging to a three-point lead, Wosencroft trusted his senior-laden team to play defense to secure the program’s first ECC tourney championship.

And it did just that. Windham missed 3-point attempts with five and one second left, and top-seeded Stonington emerged with a 65-62 victory — its 15th in a row — in front of about 1,690 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

With three fouls to give before No. 2 Windham would reach the one-and-one bonus, conventional strategy called for fouls to delay an opponent’s offensive attack and prevent a potential tying 3-pointer. Wosencroft, however, instructed his players not to foul and instead play tight defense. The strategy worked.

“We talked about giving fouls, we’ve practiced those late-game situations, but I wasn’t comfortable with us deliberately fouling,” he said. “I wanted us to play tough defense and see what happened.”

Windham’s top two shooters, Travis Mangual and Malcolm Hunter, missed game-tying 3s. Yes, defense evidently does win championships.

It was a well-earned championship for the Bears (19-3), their first in three finals appearances after losing in 2011 and 2019.

The young Whippets (16-7) showed up playing fast and confident. Paced by Mangual, their lead guard, Windham used a 14-0 run to lead 25-13 after one quarter. Mangual already had 11 points. Stonington allowed a number of offensive rebounds, turned the…

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The CIAC boys basketball state tournament is back for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with games slated to start Monday with first-round games in Division II and IV and conclude March 19-20 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Can Bristol Central and UConn men’s basketball recruit Donovan Clingan win the school’s first title since 1990? How far will the other top CCC teams — Northwest Catholic, Windsor, East Catholic and Conard — go? And can Cromwell win its first title since 2018?

Here is a quick breakdown of the divisions.

Division I

This tells you what you need to know about Division I: Eighth-seeded East Catholic (16-6) and ninth-seeded Farmington, both excellent CCC teams, will play each other on March 10 at East Catholic. In 2019, East Catholic was the Division I state champion, and Farmington won the Division III title. The two teams played each other not long ago with Farmington (15-6) beating East Catholic 85-76 on Feb. 18. East Catholic played a tough schedule. Four of the Eagles’ losses were to Windsor in overtime, Northwest Catholic by three points, Mater Dei (California) and Bristol Central. Farmington had to play Northwest Catholic twice (and lost twice).

Windsor, another top team that advanced to the CCC semifinals before losing to Bristol Central, is the sixth seed. The Warriors (18-4) will face the winner of the Manchester vs. Glastonbury game in the second round. If Windsor gets past the second round, the Warriors could face third-seeded Ridgefield, which beat Windsor 65-62 on Jan. 22.

Division II

Can anybody stop top-seeded Bristol Central and Clingan, its 7-foot-2 star? So far, no one has been able to. Windsor, one of the best teams in the state, had two shots at the Rams and came up short both times, including a 57-37 loss in the CCC tournament semifinal…

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Connecticut Wednesday, the day after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address, toured parts of the state and met with members of the Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to discuss investments in Tribal communities.

She met with leaders from the Mohegan Tribe and toured the Tantaquidgeon Museum and later traveled to Mashantucket to tour the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and meet with Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Tribal Council members, youth leaders, and community members about the issues impacting the community, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

I’m excited to head to Connecticut to meet with Tribal leaders and share the President’s vision for the year ahead as we continue to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and make historic investments in Tribal communities. https://t.co/x0Hn4QNHRz

— Secretary Deb Haaland (@SecDebHaaland) March 2, 2022

“Today it was an incredible honor for our Tribal Council, Elders Council, and Youth Council to welcome to Mashantucket the first Native American woman to ever serve as U.S. Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland. A longtime friend of Mashantucket, Secretary Haaland is the first sitting Secretary of Interior to ever visit our reservation. There was no better way to kick off Women’s History Month than hosting a woman who has broken so many barriers and has an unparalleled commitment to this country and all Native Americans,” a statement from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation says.

Haaland, Gov. Ned Lamont, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams visited the Stewart B. Mckinney National Wildlife Refuge in Westbrook while she was here.

The Department of the Interior said the infrastructure law would help strengthen Tribal economies, bolster community resilience, replace aging infrastructure, expand access to clean drinking water, and ensure that everyone has access to…

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