The rain that has wreaked havoc all week with Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference baseball returned Saturday and forced the postponement of the New Canaan-Brien McMahon softball game. It also changed the schedule for next week's league playoffs.

New Canaan, which has already qualified for the playoffs, will play McMahon Monday at 4. The Rams also have a game at Trumbull Sunday at 2.

Since the regular-season is not complete, the FCIAC playoffs will now start on Tuesday. The semifinals have been pushed to Thursday and the championship game to Saturday, May ...

Boys and girls pitched, hit and ran Saturday in the sectionals of a skills competition sponsored by Major League Baseball. Players from Fairfeld and Westchester competed for a spot in the regionals, which will be held at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. The regional winners will compete in the national competition at the Major League Baseball All-Star game in July. 

The event is similar to football's punt, pass and kick competition. Players were awarded points for the number of strikes they throw, how swiftly they run the bases and how far they hit the ball off of a ...

After a busy couple of weeks on the local running scene, it turns a bit quieter this weekend with only a few area races for recreational runners.

In Rowayton on Saturday, the 13th annual Miles for Myles 5K fun run and walk will be held at the Rowayton Community Center beginning at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. There is no online registration. Race proceeds benefit the Myles Beringer Foundation, which directly funds local projects to improve the lives of children. The foundation has raised more than $240,000 and provides funding for pediatric cancer research at Yale-New ...

For 45 years, Junie DeLeo's name has been attached to the Clairol team in the Springdale Little League. The maker of hair care products left the Stamford corporate scene last year. DeLeo, however, wouldn't think of managing a team with a different name.

"For the last five years, the Clairol parents have helped pay for the registration to keep the Clairol name,'' said DeLeo, who started with the team in 1967. "They all feel the same way. They want their sons to play for Clairol. As long as I'm around, Clairol's going to be the sponsor."

It would not seem right to see DeLeo in ...

Welcome to the fourth installment of Main Street Connect's new weekly series, the Golf Tip of the Week, featuring Danny Balin. This week, Danny gives more pointers on one of the most notorious problem for golfers — slicing.

Danny is the teaching professional at Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich and has competed in many PGA events, including the PGA Championship last summer. In each video, Danny gives short and simple instructions on fundamentals of the game. Whether you want to fine-tune your game or you are picking up golf for the first time, Danny is here to ...