It's Fall 2006 in Washington, Ga. Kelmetrus "Meme" Wylie is lined up in the backfield. Gary Wilburn is the lone defender. The coach's whistle blows and Wylie takes the handoff straight up the field. Wilburn is right there, waiting for him. It's one-on-one, strength vs. (1) comment
This Saturday's Blue and White football game got me thinking. Yes, I know - that makes one of us. But seriously, it occurred to me that, as we are not a major football school like Auburn, Nebraska or Wake Forest, the Blue and White game doesn't draw the type of interest even XL Center basketball games do. (1) comment
The softball team coasted to a 7-3 non-conference victory over Brown at the Connecticut Softball Stadium yesterday. The Huskies struck for their first run in the bottom of the first inning as catcher Danielle Del Ponte doubled home Justyne Roy, who had also reached with a two-bagger. (0) comments
New Orleans' Byron Scott This season, Byron Scott has coached the New Orleans Hornets to a 56-26 record, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference play-offs and the Hornets' first conference championship in the team's 20-year history. His experience and skill as a player with three championship rings under the Lakers in the 1980s is evident in the players he has coached this season. (0) comments
Wednesday morning while most of campus was still sleeping, the men's and women's tennis teams were boarding their flights to Tampa, Fla. to compete in the Big East tournament for a chance to compete in the NCAA championship. The men's tennis team has spent the year fine tuning their skills, and it shows. (0) comments
Carmelo Anthony is in trouble. Not only with the law, but with NBA fans. How could an athlete who excels in one of the world's most challenging sports, be so immature? It seems he is always doing something wrong. After being involved in numerous run-ins with the law regarding marijuana possession, Anthony is not often seen in a positive light. (1) comment
The heads of the Bears were constantly on a swivel on Wednesday as the UConn softball team hit balls over, by and occasionally through their defense. A consistent "ping" was heard throughout the game, as eight different UConn players collected 12 total hits, resulting in seven runs. (0) comments