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Fresh start for Huskies?

by: Mike Sypher | Sports Editor March 9, 2010

During the final stages of Monday morning’s get-away practice session at Gampel Pavilion. University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun worked out two 5-man groupings of Huskies wearing white jerseys against a defensive unit clad in red.
The half-court drills were intense. The red squad consisting of substitutes also featured [...]

UConn dances to broken record

by: Mike Sypher | Sports Editor March 9, 2010

History has numerous meanings.
According to the web site www.webster’s-online-dictionary.org, history is “…the aggregate of past events; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future.”
Well, that road to history, that road to 71, that magical number that has been asked about [...]

Which Husky gets the nod?

by: Rich Zalusky | Sports Writer February 24, 2010

The choice on the horizon for Big East Conference women’s basketball coaches will be very difficult.
We’ll find out the votes on March 5, but trying to figure out who will win the Big East Conference player of the year honor is a tough choice.
Just how does one decide to choose between the best two players [...]

Another feel-good victory for Huskies

by: Mike Sypher | Sports Editor February 23, 2010

“Are we really this bad?” sophomore point guard Kemba Walker asked himself.

Friars no match for UConn

by: Rich Zalusky | Sports Writer February 22, 2010

The moment came midway through their post-game comments to the media at the XL Center.
While being asked questions about their relationship both on and off the court, junior Maya Moore threw in this nugget in response to whether or not she and Tina Charles were BFFs.
For those of you who don’t know the lingo, BFF [...]

Husky gridders face difficult schedule

by: HTNP.com Staff February 11, 2010

Leading rusher Jordan Todman will return for his junior campaign next season for the University of Connecticut football program, which unveiled a challenging schedule on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Marie Brennan.

The University of Connecticut football team will play an exciting 6-game home schedule, highlighted by the top three finishers in last year’s Big East Conference [...]

Huskies draw the UConn-Dixon line

by: Rich Zalusky | Sports Writer February 10, 2010

University of Connecticut junior guard Lorin Dixon and her top-ranked Huskies hit the road tonight at 8 p.m. to take on Big East Conference women’s basketball rival DePaul. Photo by Al Malpa.

Lorin Dixon had put in the work during the offseason.
Dixon went to Point Guard College in Maryland where she learned about things on and [...]

Panthers (18-0) maintain perfect start

by: Mike Sypher | Sports Editor February 10, 2010

High school girls basketball coaches bandy about all sorts of words while describing their respective squads’ efforts from time to time.
But when E.O. Smith coach Kirk Murad assembled his Panthers near the bench after the opening eight minutes of action in Tuesday night’s Central Connecticut Conference East Division match-up against local rival RHAM High, he [...]

Huskies handle latest challenge

by: Rich Zalusky | Sports Writer February 3, 2010

University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma stresses a point with Husky junior forward Maya Moore during Tuesday night’s Big East Conference women’s basketball game against West Virginia at the XL Center in Hartford. Photo by Al Malpa.

The natives at the XL Center were getting restless.
The lead for the top-ranked University of Connecticut women’s [...]

UConn’s Coach Calhoun taking medical leave

by: Brenda Sullivan | HTNP Editor January 20, 2010

“We will do everything possible to support Coach during this time. Jim and I both know that the men’s basketball program is in very capable hands under the leadership of Associate Head Coach George Blaney.” - UConn Dir. Athletics Jeffrey Hathaway

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