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Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points and No. 19 UConn held off Butler 80-78 in overtime Tuesday night. Alex Karaban added 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Huskies (14-5, 6-2 Big East), who were coming off a loss at home to Creighton last Saturday. The two-time defending national champions are 2-2 since an eight-game…

South Windsor’s London King is an 18-year-old basketball player, a freshman at UConn and a four-time cardiac arrest survivor. He said one simple test could have helped him and his family not just manage his heart condition, but learn about it before it nearly took his life.

Before they had played a second of high school basketball, a friendship was blossoming between Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers. When Fudd signed her National Letter of Intent to join Bueckers at 11-time national champion UConn, the two sweet-shooting guards figured to become the latest dynamic duo for the Huskies. Things haven’t quite worked out as expected. Injuries to...

Paige Bueckers scored 18 points to surpass 2,000 in her career and No. 6 UConn cruised to a 96-36 win over Seton Hall on Sunday. Bueckers scored points No. 2,000 and 2,001 on a jumper with 8:05 remaining in the first half. Bueckers reached the mark in her 102nd game, breaking the program record of 108 games by Maya Moore….

Creighton’s Jamiya Neal had a career-high 24 points to lead his team to a 68-63 win over UConn on Saturday, snapping a 28-game home winning streak in Storrs. Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and guard Steven Ashworth scored 12 for the Bluejays (12-6, 5-2 Big East). Hassan Diarra and Solo Ball each had 15 points for UConn (13-5,…

Paige Bueckers scored 12 points after missing two games with a left knee sprain to help No. 6 UConn win its sixth straight, 71-45 over St. John’s on Wednesday night. Bueckers, after sitting out wins over Xavier and Georgetown, made four of seven shots in 23 minutes. The guard added five rebounds along with two steals and finished the game…

Azzi Fudd scored 21 points in her homecoming and No. 7 UConn beat Georgetown 73-55 on Saturday. The redshirt junior, who grew up 15 minutes from Georgetown’s campus, hit five 3-pointers and was 8-for-13 from the field. Sarah Strong added 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists for UConn (15-2, 6-0 Big East). Khadee Hession had 14 of her 22…

Alex Karaban scored 19 points, Solo Ball added 15, and No. 9 Connecticut bounced back Saturday from its first conference loss of the season to beat Georgetown 68-60. The Huskies (13-4, 5-1 Big East), who fell 68-66 at Villanova on Wednesday, have not lost back-to-back league games since January 2023. Curtis Williams Jr. had 15 points for the Hoyas (12-4,…

Azzi Fudd had 18 of her 23 points in the first half as No. 7 UConn rolled to an 81-27 win over Xavier on Wednesday night. Sarah Strong added 15 points — all in the first half — with seven rebounds and five steals for UConn (14-2, 5-0 Big East). UConn played without leading scorer Paige Bueckers. Bueckers suffered a…

Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies’ Alex Karaban missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds left. Wooga Poplar added 18 points for Villanova (11-5, 4-1 Big East), which led by as many as 12 points in…

UConn star Paige Bueckers is expected to miss a week with a left knee sprain, according to head coach Geno Auriemma. Bueckers was injured when she collided with a Villanova player while the two were going for a loose ball late in the third quarter on Sunday. The collision appeared to bend Bueckers’ knee back awkwardly. She limped off the…

Hassan Diarra had 19 points and eight assists, Aidan Mahaney and Tarris Reed Jr. helped spark a second-half comeback and No. 11 UConn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Providence 87-84 on Sunday and extend its home winning streak to 28 games. Solo Ball added 16 points for UConn (12-3, 4-0 Big East). Mahaney scored 15, Alex Karaban had 13…

Geno Auriemma has seen more than his fair share of “freaky” injuries over the last few years. When UConn star guard Paige Bueckers went down with a knee injury late in the third quarter going for a loose ball, he hoped this wouldn’t be another one of those. The early reports the Hall of Fame coach said of the...

Paige Bueckers scored 15 points before leaving the game with an injury to help No. 7 UConn rout Villanova 83-52 on Sunday. Bueckers added nine assists for the Huskies (13-2, 4-0 Big East) before getting hurt with 1:17 left in the third quarter after a collision near midcourt. Bueckers was going for a loose ball when Villanova’s Jasmine Bascoe dove and went into...

Sarah Strong scored 15 points and KK Arnold added 13 points and six assists as No. 7 UConn cruised past Marquette 77-45 on Wednesday. Paige Bueckers had 12 points and Jana El Alfay chipped in with 10 for the Huskies (12-2, 3-0 Big East), who handed the Golden Eagles their first home loss of the season in front of a…

Solo Ball made seven 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, helping No. 11 UConn beat DePaul 81-68 on Wednesday for its seventh straight win. Alex Karaban had 18 points for the Huskies (11-3, 3-0 Big East), who have recovered nicely after losing three in a row at the Maui Invitational. UConn closed out the road win without Liam McNeeley, who…

A look back at the biggest American sports championships awarded in 2024.

From college triumphs to Olympics glory, 2024 was a big year for Connecticut athletes and teams. Here’s a look back at some of the headline-making events and accomplishments of the past year: For even more great moments from 2024, here are some of Gabby and Matt’s favorite stories that they got to cover this year: Gabby’s picks PLUS: Darien...

Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 23 points in the first half as the seventh-ranked UConn Huskies bounced back from their first home loss of the season to roll to a 67-41 win over Providence on Sunday. Sarah Strong added 14 points for UConn (11-2, 2-0 Big East) as the Huskies forced 31 turnovers and had 15 steals in the…

UConn’s victory in the Fenway Bowl showed North Carolina coach-in-waiting Bill Belichick how much work he has ahead of him. Joe Fagnano threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns to help the Huskies beat the Tar Heels 27-14 at Fenway Park on Saturday, embarrassing Belichick’s new team in his old backyard. Belichick was not spotted at the home of...