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Friday, May 17, 2024
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UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Storrs — UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma announced the sign-ing of No. 1-ranked recruit Sarah Strong as an “official” member of the Class of 2028 on Tue...
Former Ivy League Player of the Year Kaitlyn Chen of Princeton has committed to UConn as a transfer. She made the announcement on social media Sunday.
Chen spent the past...
Storrs — The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced Wednesday that it will name its annual women’s national coach of the year award after UConn's Geno Auriemma.
Th...
Austin, Texas — UConn women’s basketball redshirt junior Paige Bueckers was named a 2023-24 College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American the organization...
Just before she was drafted Monday night with the sixth pick in the WNBA Draft, UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards looked down for a moment and said a silent prayer, she recalled.
...
UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL
Storrs — Dan Hurley wears the confident look of a poker player holding a winning hand.
Results prove that he’s not bluffing.
During his six seasons as UConn basketball he...
UConn officially welcomed Liam McNeeley to the program and announced that veteran guard Hassan Diarra will return next season on Tuesday.
Coach Dan Hurley talked about Mc...
UConn dipped into the transfer portal for the second time this spring to fill a key need on its men’s basketball roster.
The latest addition is 6-foot-3 guard Aidan Mahan...
UConn men’s basketball’s nonconference schedule for next season is taking shape.
It will feature some challenging opponents.
The most recent addition is the Big 12-Big Ea...
UConn officially added transfer Tarris Reed Jr. to the men’s basketball team on Tuesday.
And coach Dan Hurley is one happy Husky.
“We are very excited to have a big man w...
UConn’s Haynes, Yale’s Amegadjie selected in NFL draft
Detroit — UConn offensive lineman Christian Haynes was selected in the third round of the NFL draft on Friday night by the Seattle Seahawks with the 81st overall pick. Ya...
UCONN FOOTBALL
Storrs — UConn head football coach Jim Mora announced the hiring of Matt Brock as the Huskies new defensive coordinator. Brock comes to Storrs after spending the past fou...
Storrs — The UConn football program finalized the dates for its 2024 schedule and for the first time since the 2016 season will play seven home games at Rentschler Field,...
Storrs – UConn head football coach Jim Mora announced the Huskies have added 10 transfer student-athletes who will join the Huskies for the spring semester. The 10 new p...
Storrs — UConn football coach Jim Mora announced the program has received National Letters of Intent from 12 student-athletes as well as the addition of four transfers, ...
Amherst, Mass. — Cam Edwards ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns and Mumu Bin-Wahad opened the scoring with a 45-yard pick-six to lead the UConn football team to a 31-18...
Location: McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, Mass.
Kickoff: noon (ESPN+)
Records: UConn 2-9, UMass 3-8
Last game: UConn beat Sacred Heart, 31-3, Saturday; U...
Colleges
Heat 100, Cavaliers 97
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat showed their experience down the stretch in a 10...
Los Angeles — Charles White, the Southern California tailback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979, died Wednesday. He was 64.
USC announced the death of White, who is stil...
El Segundo, Calif. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart was part of college football's greatest dynasty as an assistant for Nick Saban at Alabama and now is on the verge of launch...
Frisco, Texas — Mark Gronowski threw three touchdowns passes and ran 51 yards for another score as South Dakota State won its first national championship with a 45-21 win...
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It’s now back to business as usual for Connecticut Sun, Alyssa Thomas
Mohegan — The audience, the opponent, none of that mattered to Alyssa Thomas on opening night at Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Connecticut Sun’s Thomas was runner-up as the WNBA...
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