Eddie Pells, Author at Greenfield Recorder

UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60

by Eddie Pells AP National WriterApril 9, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination. Take one guess who finished off a romp through college basketball again. You bet, it’s UConn — a program built to win now, and often, and by a lot every time the…

Florence’s Gabby Thomas advances in 200 meters at World Athletics Championships

by Eddie Pells Associated PressAugust 23, 2023

Wyndham Clark celebrates with his caddie after winning after the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Wyndham Clark’s US Open win on Father’s Day is also a tribute to his late mom

by Eddie Pells Associated PressJune 19, 2023June 19, 2023

Connecticut players celebrate after the men's national championship college basketball game against San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn March Madness steamroller could be start of a new era

by Eddie Pells Associated PressApril 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Michigan's Fab Five from left, Jimmy King, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Jalen Rose and Ray Jackson pose in November 1991, in Ann Arbor, Mich.

A San Diego St-UConn title game brings Fab Five memories

by Eddie Pells Associated PressApril 2, 2023

FILE - St. Peter's Doug Edert celebrates after defeating Monmouth in an NCAA college basketball game during the championship of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Atlantic City, N.J. St. By the time he and the Peacocks made history by becoming the first 15 seed to advance to the Elite Eight, Edert's mustache had its own Twitter handle and Edert himself had deals hawking chicken wings and a few other products. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Social media madness gives opportunities to Edert and others

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMarch 15, 2023March 15, 2023

FILE - New Mexico State's Ivan Aurrecoechea shoots against New Mexico during an NCAA college basketball game Nov. 21, 2019, in Las Cruces, N.M. New Mexico State indefinitely suspended its men's basketball program Friday night, Feb. 10, 2023. The school also placed first-year coach Greg Heiar and his staff on administrative leave for what it said were violations of university policy. (Nathan J. Fish/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)

N Mexico St AD gets vote of confidence after hoops shutdown

by Eddie Pells Associated PressFebruary 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Winter Olympics focus on climate change, rotating hosts

by Eddie Pells Associated PressDecember 14, 2022December 14, 2022

Karsten Warholm, of Norway,reacts after winning a semifinal in the mens 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

McLaughlin’s next move among key stories on road to ’24

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Kansas players celebrate after a college basketball game against North Carolina in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Kansas comes back, wins NCAA title 3 years in the making

by Eddie Pells Associated PressApril 5, 2022