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Tuesday 07/02/2019
UConn men's basketball program gets probation for NCAA violations under Ollie Posted: 02 July 2019 [04:01 PM] ASSOOICATED PRESS HARTFORD - UConn's men's basketball program has been placed on probation for two years and former coach Kevin Ollie has…
Monday 07/01/2019
UConn men's basketball head coach Hurley says recruiting getting bump from Big East move Posted: 01 July 2019 [09:39 PM] STORRS - Men's basketball coach Dan Hurley said Monday that he's already seeing benefits on the recruiting trail from UConn's decision to…
Friday 06/28/2019
CCSU, UConn reach agreement to play two football games Posted: 28 June 2019 [04:55 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The two schools are separated by less than 35 miles, but the last time Central Connecticut State and…
Thursday 06/27/2019
Big East officially welcomes UConn back into conference Posted: 27 June 2019 [07:51 PM] NEW YORK - UConn is back in the Big East. The Huskies were introduced Thursday at Madison Square Garden as the newest…
AAC commissioner says no chance of UConn staying in conference as football-only member Posted: 27 June 2019 [07:46 PM] STORRS - American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said Thursday there is no chance the conference will keep the University of Connecticut…
Posted: 27 June 2019 [07:39 PM] The Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Trade and geopolitical tensions, and the looming threat of climate change, are on the agenda as the presidents of the United States and China and other world leaders gather in Osaka,…
Wednesday 06/26/2019
UConn to rejoin Big East, board vote makes it official Posted: 26 June 2019 [02:04 PM] STORRS - UConn is heading back to the Big East The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to accept an…
UConn football coach Edsall unsure of future after move from AAC Posted: 26 June 2019 [12:31 PM] STORRS - UConn football coach Randy Edsall says he doesn't know where he's team will end up once the school leaves the…
Problems found in new ceiling at UConn's Gampel Pavilion arena Posted: 26 June 2019 [11:09 AM] STORRS - UConn is having problems with the recently replaced ceiling of its basketball arena. The school spent $10 million last year…
Tuesday 06/25/2019
UConn football likely taking independent route next season Posted: 25 June 2019 [06:48 PM] NEW YORK - UConn football is on the road to independence and the American Athletic Conference is not feeling any pressure to…
Connecticut attorney general reviewing Big East contract Posted: 25 June 2019 [03:35 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's attorney general's office says it is reviewing the contract that would have the University of Connecticut rejoin the Big…
Monday 06/24/2019
Big East extends invitation for UConn to rejoin conference Posted: 24 June 2019 [07:29 PM] WEST HARTFORD - The presidents of the schools in the Big East voted Monday to extend an invitation to UConn to rejoin…
Monday 06/17/2019
UConn alum, WNBA star Bird is 'taking it easy' in recovery from surgery on left knee Posted: 17 June 2019 [09:05 PM] Journal Inquirer MOHEGAN RESER-VATION - Sue Bird doesn’t have time for the pain. The four-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time WNBA champion…
Friday 06/14/2019
Former UConn star Collier learning how tough WNBA is during rookie season Posted: 14 June 2019 [09:09 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The way Napheesa Collier started her WNBA career was like she had never left the University…
Wednesday 06/12/2019
Knee issues force UConn men's basketball forward Diarra to end career Posted: 12 June 2019 [07:06 PM] STORRS - Chronic knee problems have forced UConn forward Mamadou Diarra to end his playing career. The school says the 6-foot-8 junior…
Tuesday 06/04/2019
Quarterback, key receiver leave UConn football Posted: 04 June 2019 [08:20 PM] Journal Inquirer Two likely starters for the UConn football team in the upcoming season abruptly left the program Monday. Quarterback Marvin Washington…
Wednesday 05/15/2019
Southington's Flynn to join UConn football as preferred walk-on Posted: 15 May 2019 [09:06 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Add Jacob Flynn’s name to the list of former Southington football players set to play for UConn. The Blue…
Wednesday 05/01/2019
Polish recruit Makurat commits to UConn womens basketball Posted: 01 May 2019 [09:19 PM] Journal Inquirer For months now, Anna Makurat has been telling the UConn women’s basketball team’s coaching staff she wanted to join the…
Tuesday 04/30/2019
Ex-UConn men's basketball coach Ollie files civil suit against former assistant Miller Posted: 30 April 2019 [09:39 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER Former UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie and the parent of one of Ollie’s former players have filed a civil…
Monday 04/29/2019
Southington's O'Shea transferring to UConn to continue football career Posted: 29 April 2019 [09:23 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Tim O’Shea believed he needed a change and now, he couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity. The former…
Wednesday 04/17/2019
Former UConn star Stewart tears Achilles tendon in right leg Posted: 17 April 2019 [09:25 PM] NEW YORK - Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart is expected to miss the upcoming season after she ruptured the Achilles tendon in…
Thursday 04/11/2019
Former UConn star Walker unsure of future with Hornets as free agency looms Posted: 11 April 2019 [09:12 PM] CHARLOTTE, N.C. - There's a part of Kemba Walker that wants to play his entire career with the Charlotte Hornets. There's another…
Croatian star Muhl announces commitment to UConn women's basketball Posted: 11 April 2019 [02:39 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER Nika Muhl’s plan was to decide her college choice by the start of summer. Instead, the 5-foot-10 junior guard from…
Monday 04/08/2019
Road to Final Four was not easy for UConn women's basketball Posted: 08 April 2019 [09:00 PM] Journal Inquirer TAMPA, Fla. - In the national championship-or-bust world that the UConn women’s basketball team - and no one else in…
Friday 04/05/2019
UConn women's basketball's Samuelson, Collier named WBCA All-Americans Posted: 05 April 2019 [09:20 PM] Journal Inquirer TAMPA, Fla. - Katie Lou Samuelson’s senior season was as much a grind for her as it was for the…
Guard from Croatia has eyes on UConn women's basketball Posted: 05 April 2019 [09:19 PM] Journal Inquirer CLEARWATER, Fla. - Nika Muhl was late to basketball, but she is quickly making up for lost time. “I started…
Thursday 04/04/2019
UConn women's basketball set to renew rivalry with Notre Dame in Final Four Posted: 04 April 2019 [09:30 PM] TAMPA, Fla. - There’s a different vibe around Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies at this year’s Final Four. Unlike the previous…
UConn women's basketball star Collier makes another All-America team Posted: 04 April 2019 [09:28 PM] Journal Inquier TAMPA, Fla. - A third All-America team in three days was made public Wednesday and it was three in a…
UConn women's basketball ready to renew rivalry with Notre Dame with championship appearance on line Posted: 04 April 2019 [09:21 PM] TAMPA, Fla. - There's a different vibe around Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies at this year's Final Four. Unlike the previous…
Nelson-Ododa's sixth sense arriving at perfect time as UConn women's basketball chases another title Posted: 04 April 2019 [09:18 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER TAMPA, Fla. - Geno Auriemma glanced at Olivia Nelson-Ododa’s line in the box score from his UConn women’s basketball team’s…
Wednesday 04/03/2019
After not playing in last year's Final Four, Walker a key contributor for UConn women's basketball Posted: 03 April 2019 [09:38 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER No one needs to remind Megan Walker that she did not get off the bench in the UConn women’s basketball…
Tuesday 04/02/2019
UConn women's basketball lands leading 2020 recruit Bueckers Posted: 02 April 2019 [09:27 PM] Journal Inquirer Paige Bueckers had given her oral commitment to attend UConn to women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma awhile ago, she said,…
UConn women's basketball fans send team off to 12th straight national semifinals Posted: 02 April 2019 [09:25 PM] STORRS - UConn coach Geno Auriemma is a bit bemused by what seems like a renewed sense of enthusiasm in the Huskies…
UConn women's basketball will again clash with Notre Dame in Final Four Posted: 02 April 2019 [09:23 PM] NEW YORK - Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies will face a familiar foe in Notre Dame on the game’s grandest stage.…
Monday 04/01/2019
Ailing senior Samuelson comes up big for UConn women's basketball Posted: 01 April 2019 [08:48 PM] ALBANY, N.Y. - Katie Lou Samuelson put UConn on her injured back and shot the Huskies into a record 12th straight Final…
UConn women's basketball senior Collier leads AP All-Americans Posted: 01 April 2019 [08:34 PM] NEW YORK - UConn’s Napheesa Collier has had an incredible senior year so far, averaging 20.9 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting…
Sunday 03/31/2019
Samuelson leads UConn women's basketball past No. 1 Louisville and into record 12th straight Final Four Posted: 31 March 2019 [09:08 PM] ALBANY, N.Y. - Katie Lou Samuelson put UConn on her injured back and shot the Huskies into a record 12th straight Final…
Friday 03/29/2019
UConn women's basketball survives scare, beats UCLA in Albany Regional semifinals Posted: 29 March 2019 [09:26 PM] ALBANY, N.Y. - Napheesa Collier had 25 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 UConn rally to beat sixth-seeded UCLA 69-61…
Thursday 03/28/2019
UConn has reservations about new AAC media deal with ESPN Posted: 28 March 2019 [09:05 PM] STORRS - Jean Labutis is 82-years-old and a huge UConn basketball fan. The retired lawyer, who lives in Manchester, said watching the…
Wednesday 03/27/2019
AAC touts ESPN deal as similar to a conference network Posted: 27 March 2019 [09:17 PM] American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco says the league’s new media rights deal with ESPN gives the AAC a platform similar to…
Tuesday 03/26/2019
UConn women's basketball advanced to the Sweet 16, but Huskies not thrilled with level of play Posted: 26 March 2019 [08:29 PM] Journal Inquirer STORRS - Yes, it survived. But the UConn women’s basketball team wasn’t thrilled with how it advanced to its 26th…
Ethics board ends appeal of UConn nepotism ruling for Edsall Posted: 26 March 2019 [04:36 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's ethics board has withdrawn its appeal of a court decision that allowed UConn football coach Randy Edsall to keep…
Monday 03/25/2019
UConn women's basketball's Samuelson toughs it out, not bothered by taking hits Posted: 25 March 2019 [09:05 PM] Journal Inquirer STORRS - Katie Lou Samuelson came down with a defensive rebound with 1:59 left in the first quarter Sunday night…
Thursday 03/21/2019
UConn women's basketball motivated by No. 2 seeding heading into NCAA Tournament Posted: 21 March 2019 [08:20 PM] STORRS - UConn comes into this year's NCAA Tournament feeling a little disrespected and that could be bad news for the rest…
Wednesday 03/20/2019
Past success part of what may have hurt UConn women's basketball seeding Posted: 20 March 2019 [08:45 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER STORRS - After seeing his UConn women’s basketball team’s streak of 12 consecutive years as a NCAA Tournament No. 1…
Linebackers coach Wholley departs UConn football, heads to Mississippi State Posted: 20 March 2019 [08:41 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER There were few people who, to quote the UConn athletic department’s online motto, bled blue more than Jon Wholley. A…
Monday 03/18/2019
UConn women's basketball ends up with No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament Posted: 18 March 2019 [08:03 PM] NEW YORK - Baylor, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Louisville are the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament, leading a…
Sunday 03/17/2019
Selection show will be suspenseful for change as UConn women's basketball awaits NCAA Tournament seeding Posted: 17 March 2019 [05:30 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER There has been no suspense for the UConn women’s basketball team on Selection Monday the last five years. Four of…
Friday 03/15/2019
UConn women's basketball entering NCAA Tournament with sense of uncertainty Posted: 15 March 2019 [08:52 PM] STORRS, Conn. - No. 2 UConn is expected to get a No. 1 seed Monday in the NCAA Tournament for a 13th…