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Former UConn Player Diana Taurasi Faces DUI Charge
Jul 4, 2009
Former UConn guard Diana Taurasi said Friday that she's embarrassed after being cited for drunken driving in Phoenix a few hours after she helped lead the Mercury to a victory over the Seattle Storm....
Hedo Turkoglu Accepts Offer From Raptors: Report
Jul 4, 2009
Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu has spurned contract talks with the Portland Trail Blazers will suit up with Toronto, according to reports.
Diana Taurasi Charged With DUI in Phoenix
Jul 3, 2009
Phoenix police say Diana Taurasi, the former UConn women's basketball star and current leading Phoenix Mercury scorer, was charged with drunken driving just a few hours after the club's win over the...
Taurasi Cited for DUI: Cops
Jul 3, 2009 | 10 comments
A few hours after blowing away the Seattle Storm, former UConn superstar and current leading Phoenix Mercury scorer Diana Taurasi was cited for drunken driving, the Associated Press reports.
Ron Artest Soon To Be Newest Laker
Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments
Crazy is in. The Lakers picked are set to sign the talented but at times troubling Artest to bring some defense and intimidation to Staples. Ariza is now out.
Snoop Dogg Shows Off His Lakers Lowrider
Jul 2, 2009
Of course Snoop Dogg has a customized Lakers lowrider. And of course he is holding the championship trophy in the picture on the hood.
UConn's Hayes Helps Team USA Past Great Britain
Jul 2, 2009
The U.S. women's team rolled to its second straight win at the World University Games, defeating Great Britain, 93-59 on Thursday.
Tina Charles, Tiffany Hayes Lead Team USA To Win
Jul 2, 2009
The 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team (1-0) forced 44 turnovers and shot 56.1 percent from the field (37-66 FGs) to cruise to an easy 85-point, 115-30 win over France (0-1) in its first contest...
Ballers Making Bank
Jul 1, 2009
Check out where the King, the Captain and Kobe rank on Sports Illustrated's annual list of the best-paid American athletes.
McDonald’s Out, NBA Makes Run To Taco Bell
Jul 2, 2009
Family friendly McDonald’s is out as the NBA’s fast food sponsor. In comes Taco Bell, a food chain known more satisfying the munchies at 2 a.m.
Kobe Is Beating LeBron In China, Too
Jun 30, 2009 | 4 comments
Kobe Bryant is the biggest NBA star in China — his jersey outsells LeBron and Yao Ming. And as with everything Kobe, that is no accident.
Shaq Wants His Kid to be Blake Griffin
Jun 30, 2009 | 1 comment
Who does Shaquille O’Neal want his 10-year-old son to model his game after? Not his father, that’s for sure. How about new top pick Blake Griffin instead.
Yao Ming May Be Out For Season, Or Career.
Jun 30, 2009
His foot has not healed since it was injured in the playoffs, in fact it’s gotten worse. He likely will need surgery to put pins in the exact spot in his foot where three were put in a 2008 surgery. That...
Buck Eager To Play Again
Jun 30, 2009
It took almost a year, but Heather Buck finally feels like she belongs.
Brandon Jennings Isn't Worried About Making Friends
Jun 29, 2009
Brandon Jennings is either confident or cocky: His play will make the final determination.
Kobe Viewed Michael Jackson As Mentor
Jun 29, 2009 | 5 comments
When Kobe Bryant needed moral support on his intense, driven quest he turned to his friend Michael Jackson for inspiration. Only in LA.
Big Trades, Little Point Guards Drive NBA Draft
Jun 26, 2009
Contenders step up and add payroll and stars to make title runs, while point guards are the players of choice for teams looking to rebuild.
Blake Griffin Goes No. 1 in NBA Draft
Jun 25, 2009
On a day of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers started Thursday night’s draft with the obvious choice: Griffin, the only player considered a sure thing in a class full of question...
UConn's Charles, Moore, Hayes Make U.S. Team
Jun 25, 2009
The national champion UConn women's basketball team has placed three players on the U.S. team announced Monday for the 2009 World University Games.
Auriemma, Former UConn Players Weigh In On Prince's Decision
Jun 25, 2009
Though the sport still lacks the commercial appeal of the men's game, women's college basketball had benefited from not being bothered by the blight of players leaving early to go pro. That changed Tuesday....
Renee Montgomery A Finalist For College Award
Jun 25, 2009
Former UConn guard Renee Montgomery is among five finalists for the Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded the nation's top women's college athlete. The fourth-round pick of the Minnesota Lynx is joined by Colorado's...
Doty's Spirits Always High
Jun 25, 2009
It's going to take more than two ACL injuries to her right knee in two years to drain the spirit and confidence of UConn sophomore point guard Caroline Doty.
New Script For Ex-Husky Montgomery
Jun 25, 2009
Renee Montgomery has been so busy with practice, so consumed with becoming acclimated to professional life, she hasn't had time to go to the theater.
Elena Delle Donne Speaks
Jun 25, 2009
Former UConn recruit Elena Delle Donne spoke to Courant UConn women's beat writer John Altavilla on Tuesday afternoon from her Delaware home about a variety of topics.
Delle Donne To Play Basketball At Delaware
Jun 25, 2009
Elena Delle Donne, the 2008 national high school girls basketball player of the year and a UConn player for 48 hours, convinced herself she had lost the desire to play for the Huskies.
Former NFL QB Steve McNair Found Shot to Death
Serena Beats Venus in Fourth All Williams Final
Venus Williams: I Have to Defeat My Sister
Busch's Daytona Trophy Dash Ends in Crash
Former NFL QB Steve McNair Found Shot to Death
Serena Beats Venus in Fourth All Williams Final