Don’t look now Bridgeport hockey fans but “Your Bridgeport Sound Tigers” (as the announcer would say) are heading into this weekend’s action on the verge of winning the Northeast Division, thereby clinching the third seed in the Eastern Conference, which would mean home ice advantage for at least the first round of the AHL’s Calder [...] Continue Reading…

That big whining sound you just heard. It came from the city of Baltimore. Yes, the denizens of the Inner Harbor are simply flabbergasted that their local darlings were felled by the New England patriots in Sunday’s AFC Championship game and will now be sitting at home eating nachos and chicken wings instead of playing [...] Continue Reading…

The Sacred Heart gridders may be a longshot to win the Northeast Conference (NEC) championship, but they kept their hopes alive with a 27-15 home win versus Robert Morris last Saturday. The Pioneers are now 5-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play. To keep their hopes alive, the Fairfielders need a win Saturday in Staten [...] Continue Reading…

After Bridgeport hockey fans jammed the sold-out Webster Bank Arena for a preseason game between the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders, the National Hockey League affiliate of the Sound Tigers, another raucous crowd packed the building for the team’s opening game against the Portland Pirates. Mathieu Beaudoin scored twice and [...] Continue Reading…

Don’t look now, but a rejuvenated Sacred Heart football team has won three straight football games and threatens to be a force in the Northeast Conference (NEC). After dropping two straight home games to Marist and Bryant to start the season, the Pioneers began their roll with a thrilling 24-21 home win versus Dartmouth. The [...] Continue Reading…

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has announced that Bridgeport Bluefish outfielder Steve Moss, infielders Wes Bankston and Andres Perez, and pitchers Paul Oseguera and Juan Rincon have been named to the 2011 Atlantic League Postseason All-Star Team. Moss and Bankston were honored on the First Team, while Perez, Oseguera and Rincon were named to [...] Continue Reading…

The Sacred Heart 2011 football season got off to a sour note Saturday night as the Pioneers dropped their home opener at Campus Field, losing 20-7 to Marist. The Pioneers played their season debut before better than 2,000 fans. The locals had a 7-0 lead at the half, but were unable to get on the [...] Continue Reading…

The Bridgeport Bluefish are clinging to a slim half game lead over the Long Island Ducks in the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Ducks visit Bridgeport for a crucial three game series later this week. With the team nearing an Atlantic League postseason berth for second straight year, the Bluefish [...] Continue Reading…

Voters in Nassau County may have dealt a serious blow to both Park City professional sports franchises, the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. The Long Island residents scuttled a proposed $400 million bond offering to finance a new home for the [...] Continue Reading…

Brent Thompson has been named head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and what does that mean? Although the Bridgeporters don’t wan’t to admit it, their fate hangs on the vote. If it’s a no vote the Islanders are off to Kansas City and the Sound Tigers are in the [...] Continue Reading…