They didnt get him in this weekendҒs National Football League draft, but the Cleveland Browns quickly made a call Sunday to acquire Westports Sean Mulcahy as a free agent.
Flashback: Sean Mulcahy with Westport friends after his last UConn home game last November. WestportNow.com photo

The Browns had shown the most interest in Mulcahy in the weeks leading up to the draft.

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Dave Campo, now the defensive coordinator in Cleveland, attended Mulcahy’s workout in March at UConn and apparently liked what he saw.

The 6-foot-6, 292-pound 2000 Staples grad was a four-year standout defensive lineman for the Huskies.

Fellow Husky Uyi Osunde also signed with the Browns as a free agent Sunday night. They will report to Cleveland Friday for a weekend minicamp.

“How awesome is that?” Mulcahy said.

Westport Police Chief Al Fiore welcomed participants at today’s Police Athletic League Special Olympics at Staples High School. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) Stephen Rubin for WestportNow.com

Westport resident Robert LaPenta owns a horse that just might be the morning-line favorite for next Saturday’s Kentucky Derby all because of a black cat.

Today’s The Advocate of Stamford/Norwalk spotlights the Heron Lake Lane resident and how a black cat helped him retain a robust colt named The Cliff’s Edge.

Two weeks ago, the horse shook up the Triple Crown outlook by winning the Blue Grass Stakes and jumping to the front row of this year’s 3-year-old class.

Westport’s Sean Mulcahy says “Im on the bubble” over chances of being drafted for National Football League play this weekend.

The 6-foot-6, 292-pound four-year standout defensive lineman at the University of Connecticut and 2000 Staples grad made the comment in an interview with the Middletown Press.

Joe Linta, MulcahyҒs Branford-based agent, agrees with that assessment, the newspaper reported.

But he also believes that if Mulcahy falls off the draft bubble, his chances of playing in the NFL are still excellent.

“Im much more convinced of him playing in September than being drafted on Sunday,” Linta said.

A former golf coach at Westport’s Staples High School is among two Connecticut men to be inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame this summer. See SPORTS.

Staples footballer Jimmy Hughes, the all-time FCIAC scoring champion, strolls the runway tonight with Jennifer Brady at the Varsity Vogue fashion show and auction at Mitchells.(CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Staples football Coach Marce Petruccio acted as emcee at tonight’s seventh annual Varsity Vogue fashion show at Mitchell’s benefiting the Staples cheerleaders, football and basketball teams. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Tonight’s seventh annual Varsity Vogue fashion show and auction at Mitchells of Westport attracted a large crowd. Staples basketball star John Baumann and cheerleader Christina Doyle modeled summer gear. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Staples High School’s John Baumann was named a most valuable player Wednesday night in a state all star basketball game in Meriden. See SPORTS.

Westport’s Chris Halstead has earned the title of national champion with a first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at the NCAA Division III national championships this past weekend in St. Louis, Mo.

Halstead, who turns 21 next month, is a junior at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. See SPORTS.