UConn is known for producing pro-caliber talent in multiple sports. During the 2012-13 academic year, several Huskies were drafted by their respective sport’s professional league. Here is a look at those draft picks, and some undrafted signees.
 

Following the 2010-2011 school year, some UConn fans half-jokingly called it the “Year of HAM.” A men’s national championship, women’s Final Four, Fiesta Bowl appearance and baseball Super Regional berth will do that to a fanbase.
 

The UConn women’s rowing team traveled to Lewisburg, Penn. Saturday and escaped with six wins in ten races against favored Bucknell and West Virginia as well as a tough Delaware crew.
 

The No. 18 UConn women’s lacrosse team dropped a 19-6 decision to No. 5 Syracuse in the Big East semifinals yesterday. It was the Huskies’ first ever appearance in the Big East tournament.
 

The UConn men’s track and field team heads to Piscataway, N.J. on Friday, looking to capture their first Big East Outdoor Championship since 2011. The meet will be held at the Bauer Track and Field Complex on the campus of Rutgers University.
 

“Is it halftime yet?” Seventeen years ago, I was at church. Seated, but squirming restlessly as small children often do, I leaned over and whispered earnestly to my father to find out if the first two quarters of this autumn Sunday service had passed.

The UConn softball team will play its final nonconference game of the season on Thursday evening when it hosts Boston University in Storrs. The Huskies (25-24, 7-12 Big East) were inconsistent down the stretch in April. After reeling off a season-high five straight wins, UConn only won three out of its last seven games to end the month.

Matt: As any good journalist worth their salt - or in this case, perhaps their sugar - knows well, coffee is the lifeblood of good coverage. Our outgoing sports editor, Dan Agabiti, may not have the biggest, most crippling get-me-a-cup-right-this-instant-or-I-may-pass-out addiction on our staff, but his dependency has numerous quirks and oddities that makes it just as ridiculous and life-altering as any I have ever witnessed.

With the NBA playoffs heating up, there are a handful of former UConn players still playing. One of them is Caron Butler, who is playing the small forward position for the Los Angeles Clippers. Born in Racine, Wis., Butler experienced a troubled childhood, as he was arrested 15 times before the age of 15 for drug dealing.

Before we get into anything, let’s just address what we all know to be true: these things always end up just seeming sappy and melodramatic to everyone but the writer and perhaps his or her mother. I could write this column a hundred times and it would be true for each version.

San Antonio vs. Los Angeles As predicted, the Spurs handled the Lakers fairly easily by sweeping them out of the postseason for the first time since 1967. If you asked me a year ago if the Clippers could be the last LA team standing in the post-season, I would say they didn’t have a chance.

Another turn of the calendar page and another school year of UConn athletics are in the books. This year saw some of the highest of highs and lowest of lows for fans across UConn Country.
 

I’ve been writing about soccer for The Daily Campus in one way or another for the last four years. During that time, I’ve written about many things; some serious (racial and homophobic problems in the game) some not (the best national teams that could have been, and the 35 best under-22 players in the world) but I’ve saved one topic for my last ever story; The Five Greatest Matches I’ve Ever Seen.
 

Following his second violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy in less than a year, Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon has been suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season without pay. The second-year product out of Oklahoma State was arrested last June after driving with a blood alcohol content alleged to be three times the legal limit. It is currently unknown what caused this most recent violation.
 

Mohegan Sun Casino has set its sights on hosting both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments of the American Athletic Conference, according to the Associated Press.
 

Signs of spring are beginning to show in Storrs, which serve as a parallel to the signs of success the UConn Huskies Golf Team has accomplished this season, concluding with a top-5 finish at the Big East Conference Championship.
 

In their meets before the Big East Championships, the UConn men’s track and field team performed well at both the Penn Relays and the Yale Invite.
The meets began Thursday when 16 members of the squad traveled to Philadelphia to compete in the 119th annual Penn Relays. One of the largest and most prestigious meets in the U.S., the Penn Relays, with 119 Division I schools, posed a challenge that the Huskies haven’t seen all season. 

UConn softball is set to begin a five-game home stand to close out the regular season, starting today with a crucial game against regional-rival Boston College in Storrs.
UConn (24-24 overall, 7-12 Big East) dropped two of three this weekend at Seton Hall, where the Huskies’ offensive barrage was countered with an equally impressive performance by the Pirates. The two losses brought the team’s overall record back down to .500 while dealing them two additional Big East losses.