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Star Donovan Clingan's Dad, An Eversource Worker By Day, Watches UConn Defend National Title
The University of Connecticut's men's basketball team has its second straight NCAA championship, and standout center Donovan Clingan's father, an Eversource supervisor, was there to witness both titles.
The No. 1-seeded Huskies defeated the Purdue Boilermakers in the title game 75-60 on Monday night, April 8 in Glendale, Arizona, winning the program's sixth national title, with all coming since 1999.
There to see both impressive wins in person was Eversource electric field operations supervisor Bill Clingan, the father of Hartford County's own 7-foot-2, 280-pound center …
CT Lawmakers Clear Way For College Athletes To Sign Endorsement Deals
Connecticut has become the latest state to pass legislation allowing college athletes to profit from their names, images, and likenesses.
Passed late on Tuesday, June 8 by the state Senate, college players will now have the ability to cash in on endorsements, content on social media, sponsorship deals, signatures, and personal appearances.
Previously, such deals had been prohibited by the NCAA. Connecticut becomes the 17th state to pass “NIL legislation” permitting student-athletes to profit beginning as of Wednesday, Sept. 1.
It now moves forward to Gov. Ned Lamont, who said he will revi…
