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UConn Mar 15

No. 2 UConn opens postseason by routing Xavier 87-60 in Big East quarterfinal

The start wasn’t exactly what UConn envisioned. But boy, what a finish. Tristen Newton and Donovan Clingan each had 13 points and seven rebounds, and the second-ranked Huskies blitzed Xavier in ...
UConn Mar 12

UConn's Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer, and Dan Hurley sweep AP's top individual awards in Big East

Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer and Dan Hurley gave Connecticut a sweep of The Associated Press’ top men’s basketball honors in the Big East. Newton is the conference’s player of the yea...
Alzheimer's disease Mar 12

Bristol woman runs to #ENDALZ

On Saturday, Bristol’s Kendra Coggshall participated in the O’Shenanigans 5K in Southington to raise money for Alzheimer’s Awareness and honor her late grandmother. Kendra was extremely close with her...
UConn Huskies Mar 11

Bueckers helps No. 10 UConn win Big East Tournament crown with 78-42 win

Paige Bueckers scored 27 points and had five blocks to help No. 10 UConn beat Georgetown 78-42 on Monday night to win its 22nd Big East Tournament title. It was the 29th title overall for the Huskies,...

UConn Mar 11

Bueckers scores 27 points as short-handed UConn beats Marquette 58-29 in the Big East semifinals

Injury-decimated UConn needed Paige Bueckers even more than usual on Sunday. The Big East Player of the year came through, scoring 27 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to lead the No. 9 Huskies to a 58-29 win over Marquette in the Big East Tournament semifinals. Bueckers ended the third quarter with a long buzzer-beating 3-pointer. She dribbled acros...
uconn basketball Mar 10

No. 2 UConn overcomes 15-2 deficit to beat Providence 74-60 and likely seal No. 1 NCAA seed

UConn coach Dan Hurley didn’t like the way Saturday night’s game against Providence started. He made sure to enjoy the finish. Hurley spent much of the last minute of the Huskies’ 74-60 victory over PC jawing with a Friars fan in the second row. The coach of the defending NCAA champions also waved his arms to encourage the conside...
uconn basketball Mar 9

No. 9 UConn overcomes injury to Edwards, beats Providence 86-53 to advance in Big East Tournament

No. 9 UConn has become used to overcoming injuries and the Huskies had to do it again on Saturday. Paige Bueckers scored 29 points and top-seeded Connecticut (27-5) beat ninth-seeded Providence 86-53 in the Big East quarterfinals despite losing star center Aaliyah Edwards while up by just six points in the second half. Freshman KK Arnold added 17 p...
uconn basketball Mar 9

UConn point guard Nika Muhl announces she won't return next season

UConn point guard Nika Muhl revealed Friday she will leave the Huskies at the end of the season, forgoing her extra year of eligibility. The senior from Croatia announced her decision on social media, posting photos with coach Geno Auriemma in a convertible and writing, “Peace out UConn nation. I will miss you so much!” The two-time Big East defens...
UConn Huskies Mar 7

UConn women sweep the Big East's coach, player and freshman of the year awards

No. 9 UConn, which went undefeated in league play this season, also swept the conference’s coach, player and freshman of the year awards, the Big East announced Thursday. Paige Bueckers, who averaged 22 points and 4.3 assists as the Huskies went 18-0 in the Big East, was the player of the year for the second time. She also won the…...
UConn Huskies Mar 6

No. 2 UConn outlasts No. 8 Marquette 74-67 for first Top 25 road win in a decade

Alex Karaban and Cam Spencer shot a combined 10 of 16 from 3-point range and No. 2 UConn defeated No. 8 Marquette 74-67 on Wednesday night, giving the Huskies their first road win over an Associated Press Top 25 team in a decade. UConn (27-3, 17-2 Big East) hadn’t defeated a ranked team in a true road game since 2014….
UConn Mar 4

No. 3 UConn routs Seton Hall 91-61 to earn first outright Big East regular-season title in 25 years

No. 3 UConn is the defending men’s national champion. However, the Huskies had not won even a share of the Big East regular-season title in 18 years. Donovan Clingan scored 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead a balanced attack and Connecticut clinched its first outright Big East championship in 25 years Sunday with a 91-61 rout of&#...
uconn basketball Mar 3

No. 10 UConn closes undefeated Big East regular season with 65-42 rout of Providence

No. 10 UConn completed an 11th unbeaten Big East regular season on Saturday. Paige Bueckers scored all 17 of her points in the first half Saturday to lead the Huskies to a 65-42 win at Providence. Aaliyah Edwards added 13 points and KK Arnold scored 12 for Connecticut (26-5, 18-0 Big East), which has won six straight games after falling…...
UConn Feb 29

Bueckers scores 31 points to lead No. 10 UConn over Villanova 67-46

No. 10 UConn has its outside-inside threat of Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards dominating opponents as the Huskies head toward the postseason. Bueckers scored 31 points and Edwards added her 16th double-double of the season as the Huskies beat Villanova 67-46 on Wednesday night. Bueckers made 11 of her 15 shots from the floor and Edwards finished...
basketball Feb 29

Tuning out the noise: A basketball brotherhood

It’s the height of basketball season in Connecticut. March Madness is around the corner and high school state tournaments are underway. A key part of all of that: the referees. There’s a handful of officials in Connecticut who seem just like all the others, in fact, if you’re a parent or coach, you may have even yelled at them...
UConn Feb 26

UConn drops to No. 3 in latest AP Top 25 Poll as Houston takes No. 1 spot

Now it is Houston’s turn at the top of The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars moved to No. 1 for the first time this season in Monday’s latest poll, climbing one spot to end the six-week stay of reigning national champion Connecticut. Houston (24-3) became the fifth team to hold the top spot this......
UConn Feb 26

No. 15 UConn beat DePaul for the 25th straight time 104-67

Paige Bueckers scored 30 points, Aaliyah Edwards added 23 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, and No. 15 Connecticut rolled to a 104-67 victory over DePaul on Sunday, beating the Blue Demons for a 25th straight time. Bueckers made 9 of 15 shots and 11 of 13 free throws for the Huskies (24-5, 16-0 Big East Conference), who have won…
sports Feb 26

Suffield's Emily Sweeney takes bronze in luge competition

Emily Sweeney, a three-time Olympian from Suffield, won a bronze medal in the Eberspaecher World Cup in Sigulda, a small town in Latvia, according to USA Luge. She won the bronze medal in the women’s sprint race and placed second in sprint for the season. 2024 Sprint World Champion Julia Taubitz, of Germany, took gold in Sprint Women’s Single...
uconn basketball Feb 25

UConn retires Richard ‘Rip' Hamilton's number 32

Richard “Rip” Hamilton’s number 32 will forever hang in the rafters at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies held a special retirement ceremony at halftime of their 78-54 victory over Villanova. Hamilton was surrounded by family, former teammates and his former head coach Jim Calhoun as the #32 banner was revealed. Hamilton, who hit a half...
UConn Feb 25

Spencer scores 25, Newton has triple-double as UConn beats Villanova 78-54

UConn coach Dan Hurley believes he has the best backcourt in the Big East and was confident his guards would not let the Huskies lose two games in a row. Cam Spencer tied his season high with 25 points, Tristen Newton recorded his fourth career triple-double and top-ranked Connecticut bounced back from its first defeat since December with a 78-54&#...
Fairfield Feb 21

Carly Thibault-DuDonis, carrying on the family business, has Fairfield on a 20-game winning streak

Fairfield head coach Carly Thibault has her Stags on the cusp of entering the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history.

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