Spring Break
The men's basketball team goes north on Thursday to take on Buffalo in its first true road-game of the 2008 season. During the Thanksgiving break, the No. 2 Huskies (7-0) played three away games against La Salle, Miami and Wisconsin in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament, but those games were played on a neutral court. (0) comments
It was all about offense on Wednesday night, as the No. 1 women's basketball team won 96-37 against Holy Cross. History had once again repeated, at least when looking at the final result. Like last year, when the Huskies routed the Crusaders at the XL Center, 91-36, UConn grabbed the lead and never looked back. (0) comments
In a game like Wednesday night's women's basketball win, the team did not need the bench to step up and be a major factor. Tell that to Kaili McLaren. In the past three games, McLaren has become more of a dominant force. In fact, this season she is averaging 14. (0) comments
In Freshman Courtney Dinnan's hometown of Hamden, where she blossomed into an enormous cross country and track star, her friends, classmates, even coaches joke about the "mistake" she made in high school. Rather than running cross country in the fall of her freshman year she played soccer. (1) comment
This is day four of five of our countdown of UConn's top fantasy sports performers. For Kevin Duffy's scoring system, please see page 13. 10. Rebecca Murray, sophomore, volleyball Fantasy Points: 73 (270 kills, 81 digs, 108 blocks) "Murray got off to a slow start in her sophomore campaign, but picked things up towards the end of the season. (0) comments
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma went to the bench early and often in UConn's 96-37 blowout victory over Holy Cross Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion. While the bench as a whole played well - UConn's bench scored 41 points, four more than Holy Cross had as an entire team - no player stood out more than senior Tahirah Williams, who led all scorers with 17 points in 21 minutes of action. (0) comments
Let's face it, no one is perfect. We have all made a bad decision - or decisions - at one point in time. Like calling up a friend and breaking up with her for her boyfriend. Or having one too many drinks at a work holiday party and revealing some embarrassing moment that should have stayed hidden. (1) comment
NFL players have gotten into legal trouble for a variety of idiotic practices over the last few years like Michael Vick's dog-fighting ring, Tank Johnson's fully-stocked arsenal and Pacman Jones's numerous altercations, but Plaxico Burress' shooting himself in the leg is clearly the dumbest incident yet. (0) comments