UConn women’s path to San Antonio begins in Norfolk
Six victories would put UConn into the history books as the first women’s team ever to win back-to-back national championships while going unbeaten.
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Can the UConn men redeem themselves?
Seeded fifth in the Virginia Tech bracket, Northeastern’s Huskies will attempt to add to UConn’s woes which include a 4-game losing streak that leaves the men’s team out of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007.
UConn women No. 1 seed at Dayton Regional in 2010 NCAA Tournament
The Huskies boast an overall mark of 53-7 in NCAA Tournament games when playing as a No. 1 seed and have captured five National Championships in those seasons.
Special Olympics meet is about more than winning
Athletes age 8 to 65 participated in the swim meet. An additional 20 athletes at the meet didn’t swim, but participated in sports clinics.
Husky gridders face difficult schedule
The University of Connecticut football team will play an exciting 6-game home schedule, highlighted by the top three finishers in last year’s Big East Conference standings, as the 2010 Husky schedule was announced on Wednesday.
UConn will play host to one Thursday night and one Friday night game in 2010 with the other four games on [...]
Huskies draw the UConn-Dixon line
Lorin Dixon had put in the work during the offseason.
Dixon went to Point Guard College in Maryland where she learned about things on and off the court.
Those off-the-court aspects included leadership, responsibility and being accountable for what is done on the court.
And when individual workouts began with her University of Connecticut women’s basketball team back [...]
Huskies handle latest challenge
The natives at the XL Center were getting restless.
The lead for the top-ranked University of Connecticut women’s basketball team stood at seven points, 36-29, with 17:08 remaining.
It was one of those games that coach Geno Auriemma told his players during a time-out that they would enjoy afterwards because it was a night where they had [...]
UConn’s Coach Calhoun taking medical leave
“We will do everything possible to support Coach during this time. Jim and I both know that the men’s basketball program is in very capable hands under the leadership of Associate Head Coach George Blaney.” - UConn Dir. Athletics Jeffrey Hathaway
A BOGO for UConn women’s basketball fans
Approximately 1,000 tickets remain for a showdown of the nation’s top two women’s basketball teams on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the XL Center in Hartford.
Locals prepare to tip off season
Windham High boys basketball coach Bill Strand (pictured) enters his 14th season on the sidelines at Callaghan Gymnasium with some varsity experience as the Whips look to rebound from last year’s 5-win campaign with goals set on a return to the CIAC state tournament and a .500 record.
One key loss to graduation was All-Conference selection [...]
