Spring Break
Hasheem Thabeet is staying in Storrs. The 7-foot-3 sophomore has decided not to declare for the NBA Draft and will return for his junior season at UConn. "I am excited about the opportunity to stay at UConn and continue the mission that we started this season," Thabeet said in a statement. (0) comments
UConn had just come off a 4-3 walk-off victory against Hartford on April 15. Freshman second baseman Pierre LePage went 2-for-5 with a pair of infield singles, scoring twice and driving in a run for the Huskies. While the heroes of that game were Matt Karl, who pitched three innings of shutout ball from the bullpen, and Mike Nemeth, who drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth, head coach Jim Penders wasn't short on words for his 5-foot-7 leadoff hitter. (0) comments
It only took four years for Donald Thomas to rise from a walk-on player who hadn't played football in almost four years to an NFL prospect. But his wait to finally get to the pros wasn't such a breeze. "I was just sitting here hoping, praying and sweating," Thomas said. (0) comments
Another NFL Draft is in the books and it's time to hand out early grades on how each team fared in improving their teams. As the New York Giants proves last season, with Aaron Ross, Steve Smith, Kevin Boss and Ahmad Bradshaw among others, a good draft can vault a franchise to a championship. (0) comments