Spring Break
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The 26th all-time meeting between UConn and Rutgers was a little different than any of the games before. For one, offense played a much bigger factor in the result than in previous match-ups. Oh, there was another difference - Rutgers actually came out on top. (0) comments
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - It was a night full of surprises for the No. 1 women's basketball team, including the biggest shock of all - a 73-71 loss to No. 7 Rutgers, snapping the team's winning streak and preventing a perfect record. For whatever reason, UConn could not control the pressure from the Rutgers offense and the Huskies looked defeated in the second half after going ahead by nine in the first. (0) comments
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Epiphany Prince's phenomenal scoring run Tuesday against UConn was nothing new for her. Two years ago at Murray Bergtraum (N.Y.) High School, the future Rutgers star scored 113 points in a game. So it was no surprise to Rutgers coach C. (0) comments
Riding a five-game winning streak and playing some of the best basketball head coach Jim Calhoun has seen this year, the newly-ranked No. 19 Huskies will try to continue their ascension into the national spotlight when they take on conference rival Syracuse tonight at the Carrier Dome (7 p. (0) comments
The first time O'Brian White stepped foot on the Storrs campus, he saw a picture that will last in his memory forever. The photo showed former UConn defender Chris Gbandi holding the crystal M.A.C. Hermann trophy he received in 2000 after leading the Huskies to a national championship. (0) comments
This is the second in a two-part series in which Kevin Duffy counts down the Top 20 most memorable moments from the college and pro seasons. 10. Brett Favre is back Most people expected the Packers to go 3-13, not 13-3. The rejuvenated Favre pioneered the turn-around, passing for 4,155 yards and 28 touchdowns and cementing his place as one of the game's all-time greats. (2) comments
I probably shouldn't write about the Super Bowl because there are no words to express the magnitude of the Giants' stunning victory over the Patriots - but I'll try. Super Bowl XLII featured the most improbable fourth quarter comeback drive in NFL history, the greatest play anyone has ever witnessed and the nastiest sack ever. (1) comment
The schools are just eight miles apart, but the hatred between two of the best basketball programs in the nation can be seen from distances far greater than that. When North Carolina hosts Duke tonight in Chapel Hill, N.C., the best rivalry in all of sports will take place for our viewing pleasure. (2) comments
With the sting of the Pats' catastrophic defeat on Sunday still lingering the way Aaron Boone's heartbreaking long ball to end the 2003 ALCS did, I had to fight every urge to discuss the imminent arrival of pitchers and catchers in Fort Myers, Fla., Kevin Garnett's midseason MVP prospects, or anything else that might take my mind off the disaster that was Super Bowl XLII. (0) comments
There is a monster that is coming out of Augusta, Ga., and taking the boxing world by force. Paul "The Punisher" Williams stands at 6-foot-1, weighs 147 pounds and has a reach of 82 inches. The numbers only present a challenge for his opposition - then there is his speed, power and technique; the challenge thus multiplies tenfold. (1) comment