Joe Zone
Sports Director
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Joe Zone joined Eyewitness Sports as the sports director in January 2006.
He began his career at a radio station in Syracuse, N.Y., after which NBC took him to Los Angeles, where he worked at KNBC-TV as weekend sports anchor.
Joe's much-traveled career then included three stops at WNEP-TV in Scranton, Pa., a tenure at WJAR-TV in Providence, R.I., one stop at WCBS-TV in New York, and experience at WFLD-TV in Chicago.
Before coming to Hartford, Joe worked at WSTM-TV in Syracuse, N.Y., where he covered the Big East, the New York Yankees, NASCAR and golf.
Joe has covered every major sporting event from the America's Cup to the World Cup. A die-hard Yankees and Giants fan, among Joe's hobbies includes salt water aquariums.
Joe and his wife of more than 19 years, Maria, have two daughters, Gabriella and Christina, and a son, Christopher.
When he's not growing corals in his reef aquarium, Joe is on the golf course -- still trying to break 80.
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Through four games, the Huskies have four losses, but the players and the head coach said, trust them.
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University of Connecticut women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers announced support on Friday for the Husky Harvest food pantry.
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The UConn women’s hockey team doesn’t have a lot of time to get things figured out.
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UConn men’s hockey fell short of reaching the national tournament last season, losing to UMass Lowell in the hockey quarterfinals.
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UConn football has its work cut out for them with No. 18 Duke coming to town on Saturday, but the program is using the opportunity to honor military personnel with the “Huskies & Heroes” Military Appreciation game.
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The University of Connecticut men’s and women’s hockey teams start their seasons in two weeks.
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UConn’s head football coach is reminding fans that last year’s team also got off to a horrible start.
A 0-four start will most certainly have Husky nation anxious to jump over to the basketball band wagon which starts rolling next month.
The UConn football team has a big hole to climb out of if the Huskies are going to win their first game of the season.
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When UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano left Saturdays game against Georgia State in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, red shirt junior Ta’Quan Roberson stepped in.
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When UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano left Saturdays game against Georgia State in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, red shirt junior Ta’Quan Roberson stepped in.
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UConn head football coach Jim Mora didn’t mince word when it came to describing last week’s game at Georgia State.
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The University of Connecticut football team lost its starting quarterback early in the season for the second year in a row.
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Summer time is usually the down time for college basketball teams, but at UConn, both the men’s and women’s teams spent some of this summer overseas.
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UConn football coach Jim Mora has talked about how important fan support is.
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UConn’s next game is this Saturday, on the road at Georgia State.
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UConn football coach Jim Mora said he was disappointed that his team didn’t play better in the season opening loss to N.C. State.
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Mora said the running game will be the key to getting the UConn offense going, starting this week against Georgia State.
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There was no question that the UConn offense struggled in the season opener against N.C. State, especially after the game-opening drive where the Huskies drove down the field.
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UConn football head coach Jim Mora said his team was a couple of plays from an upset win at home last Thursday night against NC State.
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The UConn football team opens the season Thursday night against an NC State team with an offense that has the potential to score a lot of points.
University of Connecticut football coach Jim Mora waited until the week before the season opener to name his starting quarterback.
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The University of Connecticut football team’s offense was slowed the first season under new head coach Jim Mora.
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University of Connecticut football coach Jim Mora said he has a lot more confidence in his defense than last year.
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UConn opens the season Thursday night at home against North Carolina State.
The University of Connecticut’s football coach announced on Wednesday the team’s starting quarterback.
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The University of Connecticut football season begins next Thursday night in East Hartford against NC State.
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UConn men’s basketball captain Andre Jackson Jr. will enter the NBA Draft.
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UConn is on to the national championship with a 72-59 win over Miami.
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The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team arrived in Houston on Wednesday for the Final Four.
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The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team is poised to take on Ohio State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
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The UConn women’s basketball team is moving on in the NCAA Tournament.
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UConn is facing off against Villanova in the Big East tournament final.
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The high school football season ends this Saturday when 12 teams in six classes play for a state title.
UConn football accepted an invitation to the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Sunday.
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The timing of Tropical Storm Nicole has had an impact on the high school football schedule.
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UConn phenom and basketball legend Sue Bird is playing her final scheduled WNBA game in Connecticut Thursday night.
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Schauffele is 2 under on todays round through 7 holes.
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That feeling was never stronger than in the 90′s when several New Britain High School teams were making headlines around the state.
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With the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team earning a 14th consecutive Final Four berth, the upcoming weekend has been proclaimed as “Husky Weekend.”
The University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team won the Big East Tournament on Monday night.
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