At UConn: enjoy game, stay calm … then, a dissenting view
After the UConn men’s win over Michgan State Sunday there was this … UConn president Susan Herbst sent out a letter to all of the university’s students, staff and faculty inviting them to watch the...
View ArticleUConn vs. Florida: All you need to know (with prediction)
You might have heard that UConn will be playing Florida Saturday night in the Final Four. Full coverage with links, stories, video here Here is all you need to know about the game: Details When: 6:09...
View Article5 quick thoughts on UConn’s improbable win
The UConn men are going to play for the national championship? What? Are you kidding? The team that lost to Houston, was swept by SMU, was embarrassed by Louisville three times … that team is playing...
View ArticleFull preview: UConn men in championship game (and pick)
The college basketball season finally ends (for the men tonight, for the women Tuesday) this week with an unexpected peak interest in the men’s final in this state. We have full coverage: Here is the...
View ArticleFlashbacks: Video highlights of UConn’s 3 men’s titles
As everyone knows, the UConn men have had an amazing run of success over the past 15 years or so. No school has won as many national titles since 1999, and the Huskies can add to that tonight against...
View ArticleStock rising: Shabazz Napier (famous guy weighs in)
There is no question that returning for his senior year did several things for Shabazz Napier: 1. It made his mom happy (as we heard continually through the tournament). 2. It allowed him to win a 2nd...
View ArticleUConn’s championship night: All our coverage
With another improbable run to a national championship, the UConn men have now moved into very rare air atop the college basketball world with four championships. Only UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina...
View ArticleCC out ‘indefinitely’? UConn in bowl game?
Two news items struck me as interesting today, one of which is far more important than the other. 1. The New York Post is reporting that Yankees’ pitcher CC Sabathia will be out until at least July...
View ArticleUConn day at White House
The UConn women’s basketball team made its annual spring visit to the White House Monday, but this year they brought along someone else: the UConn men’s team. The double national champions were...
View ArticleTime for Boatright to shine
By Ed Daigneault UConn’s Ryan Boatright NEW YORK — The shadow cast on Ryan Boatright the last few years has been lifted. Now there’s simply the matter of successfully taking over the spotlight. The...
View ArticleBig season for SCSU starts with champs
SCSU and ex-Holy Cross High star Mike Mallory The Southern Connecticut men’s basketball team is poised for a strong season (the Owls are already ranked No. 2 nationally in Division II by one...
View ArticleIn the sun, Huskies tip it off
The UConn men are back in action in the warmth of Puerto Rico today when they face the College of Charleston. Here are details on the game: When: 12:30 p.m. today Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San...
View ArticleNext for Huskies in tropics: Dayton
With a win in the opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, the Huskies advance to the semifinals and will face Dayton on Friday. Game details When: 2:30 p.m. Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan,...
View Article1 more in sun for Huskies
The UConn men will play for the final time in the sunshine of the islands Sunday evening. Here are the details: UConn vs. West Virginia What: Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship, No. 17 UConn vs. West...
View ArticleBig home test for Huskies: No. 7 Texas
The UConn men have just three games this season against teams currently ranked in the Top 25, and one of them is Sunday at home against No. 7 Texas (others are Duke and Florida). Here is a preview with...
View ArticleAnother Huskies’ streak ends
UConn had won 44 straight non-conference games at Gampel Pavilion before losing to Texas Sunday. That streak dated back to a loss to Detroit-Mercy in the 2001 postseason NIT. UConn also hadn’t lost an...
View ArticleThe night Yale beat UConn: Where are they now?
On Dec. 2, 1986, in the second game of what would become a Hall of Fame career at UConn for Jim Calhoun, the Huskies played at the famed Payne Whitney Gym in New Haven … and lost. It is the last time...
View ArticlePreview: Yale at UConn
The UConn men host Yale on campus Friday night before breaking for finals: When: 7 p.m. Where: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs TV, Radio: SNY, WTIC-AM (1080) Records: UConn 3-2; Yale 7-2 Series: UConn leads,...
View ArticleHuskies now 68-1
Yale’s Jack Montague (4) shoots a game winning three-point shot while being guarded by Connecticut’s Sam Cassell Jr. Before falling to Jack Montague and the Yale Bulldogs Friday night, UConn had...
View ArticlePreview: UConn men host Coppin State
The UConn men, riding an unusual three-game losing streak, are back in action Sunday hosting Coppin State. The losing streak will surely end today, but here are the game details: When: 4 p.m. today...
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