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Hilton Valentine, guitarist for The Animals and CT resident, dies at 77 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Hilton Valentine of the Animals attends the 2010 Rock Con: The National Rock & Roll Fan Fest at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center on July 31, 2010 in East Rutherford, N.J.George Napolitano / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Hilton Valentine, who was the lead guitarist for the band the Animals, with the backside of “The Best Of The Animals” album cover in 2015.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Hilton Valentine, who rose to stardom as guitarist for The Animals and composed the iconic riff to the British rock group’s version of “The House of the Rising Sun,” died Friday. He was 77. ....
Tyler Wahl scored 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting, DMitrik Trice contributed 12 points and a team-high four assists, and No. 10 Wisconsin cruised to a 68-52 win ....
Kentucky will look to beat Georgia for the 15th straight time when the Wildcats visit Athens, Ga., for a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday night. ....