Vin Baker

Live chat with Bill Plaschke

2008-02-25 00:00:00

Harold Reemus: Hi there all Administrator2: Hi all, and welcome to the chat! nomuskles: hello Administrator2: Welcome Bill! Bill Plaschke: hey everybody. thanks for hanging out Administrator2: Chatters, feel free to submit your questions or...

Nate Sikma Makes Buzzer-Beating Three-Pointer, Leading Hartford To 61-58 Victory At Vermont In Regular Season Finale

2013-03-03 18:39:00

The Hartford men's basketball team ended the regular season today by erupting in celebration. Nate Sikma took a pass from Yolonzo Moore on the left and buried a three-pointer to beat the buzzer and give the Hawks a 61-58 victory over Vermont in...

Vin Baker, Malcolm McMillan and Ike Azotam

2013-01-30 15:50:00

A few tidbits about three local teams --Hartford, Central Connecticut and Quinnipiac ... HARTFORD ALUMNI CELEBRATION: About 50 former Hartford men’s basketball players will attend Saturday’s game against Boston University at Chase Family...

December 17

2011-12-17 01:05:28

1986 - Jack Morris and the Minnesota Twins failed to come to terms on a contract and the Detroit Tigers pitcher, a free agent, continued to shop his wares around the major leagues. Morris offered himself to the Twins for $1.7 million a year, but the offer...

Old Saybrook

2010-10-13 11:29:19

HOW IT GOT ITS NAME: In 1631, the British, to prevent occupation of the area by Dutch settlers, granted a deed to several Englishmen, including Viscount Saye and Lord Brooke. Their combined names were given to the locality in 1636, the oldest English town...

Rasheed Wallace pays off for the Celtics in the playoffs

2010-05-16 21:33:13

Ask Sam: Sam Smith's NBA mailbag

2008-01-22 15:11:00

I recall that at the time of the Tyson Chandler trade, many people predicted that the Bulls would regret getting Wallace in a year or two. He was already slipping. Also, obtaining Wallace did not mean the Bulls had to give away Tyson Chandler for almost...

Courant Seeks To Open Records

2003-02-22 00:00:00

The Courant filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court Friday seeking to end the state judicial department's unusual practice of selectively closing entire court files and, in some instances, concealing from the public even the existence of a case. The...

K.C. Johnson on the Bulls

2004-03-18 13:34:00

Corie Blount mentioned chemistry being a problem for the Bulls. Which Bulls play really well together chemistry-wise? Do Eddy and Tyson really compliment each other as much as management had hoped they would? --Justin Cox, Huntington, W.Va. The record...

Youngsters enjoy fun night

2004-03-20 21:41:00

For stretches Saturday night at a sold-out United Center, the parallels to late last season were eerie. Eddy Curry dunked with as much authority as his roar of approval that followed. Tyson Chandler soared high to snare rebounds. Jamal Crawford...

Elite Enjoy `secret File' Lawsuits

2003-02-09 00:00:00

Clarence ``The Big Man'' Clemons, Bruce Springsteen's saxophonist in the E Street Band, was surprised when a deputy sheriff appeared in his dressing room at the Hartford Civic Center to serve him with paternity papers moments before a show. Even more...

Western Conference capsules

2002-10-30 00:00:00

What's the limitation on peats? Four? Five? Wasn't it an eight-peat for the Boston Celtics? The Los Angeles Lakers go where no Bull ever tread, in serious search of a fourth consecutive NBA title. It sounds impressive, but two were miraculous, with the...

Vin Baker and Lindy Remigino hold torches that sent a rocket across the length of the Civic Center lighting torch of the 2000 Nutmeg Games.

2012-07-27 08:53:00

(right) laughing during the opening of his restaurant Vinnie's Saybrook Fish House in Old Saybrook. In February, TD Banknorth sought to foreclose on Baker's Old Saybrook restaurant, Vinnie's Saybrook Fish House, which opened in 2005.

2005-11-30 00:00:00

Vin Baker postions himself under the basket during a 2004 Greater Hartford Pro-Am summer basketball league game.

2004-08-02 00:00:00