UConn 74, Pittsburgh 65: the wrap of the regular season
UConn finished its regular season the way it wanted to, mostly. The Huskies grab a necessary victory against Pittsburgh but still managed to scare the entire fan base into a coma not long after the fan...
View ArticleUConn 81, DePaul 67: BET wrap
One down, four to go. That was for all you optimists out there. It could happen, of course, but it probably won’t. What does and doesn’t happen means nothing to UConn right now. It won its...
View ArticleUConn 71, West Virginia 67: BET second-round wrap
Two down, three to go. Unlikely, still, but it seems familiar here at Madison Square Garden. The Huskies needed overtime to do it, and some serious heroics from Shabazz Napier, but they toppled West...
View ArticleSyracuse 58, UConn 55: the BET final wrap
If UConn was going to be bounced out of the Big East tournament and end a shot at another magical run, it couldn’t have happened in a better way. These Syracuse-UConn games are just too good. Intense,...
View ArticleIowa State 77, UConn 64: the wrap (really)
There was no more fitting way for UConn’s season to end than with a missed windmill dunk by Jeremy Lamb at the buzzer Thursday night, a dunk that would not have mattered one solitary bit. UConn...
View ArticleHappy days in Storrs
However you look at it, Wednesday was not a good day for administrators, and especially president Susan Herbst, at UConn. 1. The ACC spurned the Huskies and sent an athletic lifeline to Louisville. 2....
View ArticleMen vs. women at UConn’s 1st night
The UConn men’s and women’s basketball programs will tip-off the 2013-14 season with “First Night” on Oct. 18. Admission is free and open to the public. Gampel Pavilion doors will open at 6 p.m., and...
View ArticleLooking at top of hoop world (men and women)
Looking at the latest RPI rankings for men’s college basketball, it would appear that barring a total collapse in the second half of the season, four AAC teams are virtual locks for the NCAA...
View ArticleAt 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 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 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,...
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