The NBA hosts a Rising Stars tournament on the Friday of its All-Star Weekend festivities, and this year it will feature a heavy UConn flavor. The four teams that make up the Rising Star Challenge will play in a tournament of Final Target Score games. This year, they’re coached by NBA legends Carmelo Anthony, Tracy […]
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UConn men’s basketball remains undefeated in the Big East after the No.2-ranked Huskies took down Providence Tuesday night at Gampel Pavilion. UConn (20-1, 10-0 Big East), could never put the Friars away for good, but did enough to keep them at arm’s length for an 87-81 victory and the Huskies’ 16th-straight win. Dan Hurley and […]
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Tarris Reed Jr. had 19 points while Solo Ball had 17 to help the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team hold off a tough Providence Friars squad, 87-81, at Gampel Pavilion on Tuesday night. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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UConn men’s basketball (19-1, 9-0) will look to keep things rolling in Big East play as the Huskies host Providence (9-11, 2-7) in Storrs on Tuesday night at Gampel Pavilion. The Friars rank No. 75 in KenPom, with the No. 27 offense in the country, No. 203 defense and rank 95th in the NET. The […]
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UConn men’s basketball remains at No. 2 in the AP Top 25 after yet another nail biter win this past weekend. The 19-1 Huskies are coming off of an overtime win in Hartford over Villanova after having their first bye of the Big East season during the week and have won 15 straight games. For […]
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UConn football has confirmed the addition of 64 new players to the roster following the close of the transfer portal window. Jason Candle and his staff have added 29 players on offense, 32 on defense, and three special teamers, with 21 coming from P4 programs. The group consists of 57 transfers and seven freshman early-enrollees. […]
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Jake Percival’s goal with 2:25 left in the game gave the No. 13 UConn Huskies men’s hockey team the lead for good as they beat the No. 6 Quinnipiac Bobcats, 4-2, to win the CT Ice tournament at Ingalls Rink on Saturday night. It’s the second straight CT Ice title for the Huskies. Tabor Heaslip, […]
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The UConn men’s basketball team had just enough to beat Villanova, prevailing in overtime, 75-67, behind 24 points from Solo Ball and a heroic second-half effort from Alex Karaban. Karaban finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, but did not score his first basket of the game until the halfway mark of the second frame. […]
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Solo Ball had 24 points to lead the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team to a 75-67 overtime win over the Villanova Wildcats at PeoplesBank Arena on Saturday afternoon. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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UConn women’s basketball overcame a rough start to beat the Seton Hall Pirates 92-52 at Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday. The Huskies fell behind 6-0 out of the gate — the largest deficit they’ve faced through 21 games — but settled in and led for the final 34:31. Azzi Fudd kept UConn afloat by scoring its […]
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Two goals in one minute and 35 seconds to start the game got things going for the No. 13 UConn Huskies men’s hockey team as they defeated the Yale Bulldogs, 5-2, in the semifinals of CT Ice at Ingalls Rink in New Haven, CT on Friday night. They’ll take on the No. 6 Quinnipiac Bobcats […]
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The No. 2 UConn men’s basketball team looks to keep things rolling in Big East play this weekend, as the Huskies return home to Hartford after a week off for a clash with Villanova (15-4, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon looking to extend their winning streak to 15 straight games and stay unbeaten in conference play. […]
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UConn women’s basketball used a dominant first half to sail past the Georgetown Hoyas at CareFirst Arena on Thursday, 83-42. The Huskies led by 31 at halftime but only extended their advantage by 10 over the final 20 minutes, in part due to a nine-point third quarter. Sarah Strong put up another ridiculous stat line […]
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UConn football’s 2026 home slate will include seven games at Rentschler Field against rivals old and new. The Huskies will host two ACC opponents, two from the Sun Belt, and one each from the Big Ten, MAC, and FCS. The schedule opens with Lafayette before a big Week 2 matchup against Maryland. After one week […]
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Despite leaving as a UConn national champion last April, Paige Bueckers will return to her former home court this summer — one of them, at least. As part of the WNBA’s schedule release, the Connecticut Sun announced it’ll host Bueckers and the Dallas Wings at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford on Tuesday, July 2 at 8 […]
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UConn women’s basketball’s upcoming game at Seton Hall has been moved up to Saturday, Jan. 25 at noon due to the incoming winter storm, the school announced on Thursday. Tip-off had originally been slated for Sunday, Jan. 26 at noon. The contest will still take place at Walsh Gymnasium with Peacock/NBC Sports Network broadcast all […]
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UConn women’s basketball is set for a neutral-site showdown with the LSU Tigers in Nashville next season. Rebecca Lobo first reported the news, which Geno Auriemma confirmed on Sunday. “Next year — and I give ESPN all kinds of credit for getting this — you’ve got UConn playing LSU in Nashville,” Lobo said on the […]
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UConn women’s basketball announced a home-and-home series with Shea Ralph’s Vanderbilt team on Wednesday. The Huskies will host the Commodores first in 2027-28 and then make the return trip to Nashville in 2028-29. “I am so excited for this opportunity to compete against UConn and to return to the place where this journey began for […]
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UConn women’s basketball snapped its three-game losing streak against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in style with an 85-47 win on Monday at Gampel Pavilion. The 38-point margin of victory is the largest in the history of the rivalry. After a tight first half in which the Huskies only led by nine, the hosts ran […]
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Sarah Strong had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball crushed the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 85-47, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on Monday. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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For the first time since the team disembarked for the Maui trip last season, UConn men’s basketball comes in at No. 2 in the AP Top 25. The 18-1 Huskies are coming off of a 2-0 week as they continue to dominate in Big East play, knocking off then-No. 25 Seton Hall and Georgetown on […]
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The Vermont Catamounts outplayed the UConn Huskies men’s hockey team in a 4-2 win at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Saturday afternoon. Jake Richard and Tristan Fraser had the goals for the the Huskies in the loss. Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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The no. 3 UConn men’s basketball team continued its unbeaten Big East run, but just barely. The Huskies squeaked by the Georgetown Hoyas 64-62 in a sleepy Saturday afternoon affair that once more relied on championship DNA to avoid disaster. UConn improves to 18-1 and 8-0 in the Big East, and have now won 14 […]
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The No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team looks to keep things rolling in Big East play this weekend, as the Huskies travel to Washington D.C. for a clash with Georgetown (9-8, 1-5) on Saturday afternoon looking to extend their winning streak to 14 straight games and stay unbeaten in conference play. The Hoyas rank No. […]
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UConn women’s basketball took care of business against the Villanova Wildcats on Thursday, notching a 99-50 win at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies never trailed. Sarah Strong couldn’t be stopped in any facet of the game. She finished with 24 points, nine rebounds, five blocks, four assists and three steals — all in just 28 minutes. […]
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