Alumni presentation to feature basketball, baseball and book publishing

Dom Amore, eight-time CT Sportswriter of the Year and sports columnist at the Hartford Courant, will discuss the process of publishing books on his beat at a virtual event on Nov. 18.

Amore is the co-author of the 2025 book “More than a game: How the UConn basketball dynasty was built on a culture of caring,” co-written with famed UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun. 

Amore also published the book “Franchise on the rise: The first 20 years of the New York Yankees” in 2018. 

A 1985 graduate of Southern’s Journalism program, Amore also teaches sports reporting as adjunct professor in the department.

The conversation will take place on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. 

Please contact Professor Jodie Gil at gilj4@southernct.edu to get an invitation to the virtual meeting.