UConn women’s basketball is set for a neutral-site showdown with the LSU Tigers in Nashville next season. Rebecca Lobo first reported the news, which Geno Auriemma confirmed on Sunday. “Next year — and I give ESPN all kinds of credit for getting this — you’ve got UConn playing LSU in Nashville,” Lobo said on the […]
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UConn women’s basketball announced a home-and-home series with Shea Ralph’s Vanderbilt team on Wednesday. The Huskies will host the Commodores first in 2027-28 and then make the return trip to Nashville in 2028-29. “I am so excited for this opportunity to compete against UConn and to return to the place where this journey began for […]
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UConn women’s basketball snapped its three-game losing streak against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in style with an 85-47 win on Monday at Gampel Pavilion. The 38-point margin of victory is the largest in the history of the rivalry. After a tight first half in which the Huskies only led by nine, the hosts ran […]
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Sarah Strong had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball crushed the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 85-47, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on Monday. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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For the first time since the team disembarked for the Maui trip last season, UConn men’s basketball comes in at No. 2 in the AP Top 25. The 18-1 Huskies are coming off of a 2-0 week as they continue to dominate in Big East play, knocking off then-No. 25 Seton Hall and Georgetown on […]
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The no. 3 UConn men’s basketball team continued its unbeaten Big East run, but just barely. The Huskies squeaked by the Georgetown Hoyas 64-62 in a sleepy Saturday afternoon affair that once more relied on championship DNA to avoid disaster. UConn improves to 18-1 and 8-0 in the Big East, and have now won 14 […]
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The No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team looks to keep things rolling in Big East play this weekend, as the Huskies travel to Washington D.C. for a clash with Georgetown (9-8, 1-5) on Saturday afternoon looking to extend their winning streak to 14 straight games and stay unbeaten in conference play. The Hoyas rank No. […]
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UConn women’s basketball took care of business against the Villanova Wildcats on Thursday, notching a 99-50 win at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies never trailed. Sarah Strong couldn’t be stopped in any facet of the game. She finished with 24 points, nine rebounds, five blocks, four assists and three steals — all in just 28 minutes. […]
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Sarah Strong led four players in double figures with 24 points as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball spanked the Villanova Wildcats, 99-50, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on Thursday night. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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Livvy Dewar had two goals while six other players scored as well as the UConn Huskies women’s hockey team destroyed the Merrimack Warriors, 8-1, at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Thursday afternoon. Meghane Duchesne-Chalifoux, Emma Eryou, Megan Woodworth, Maya Serdachny, Christina Walker and Julia Pellerin had the others for the Huskies. click on image to […]
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The transfer commitments keep rolling in for Jason Candle and his staff, and they just got a big one. Quarterback Jake Merklinger, a former four-star prospect who started his career with the Tennessee Volunteers, has announced his commitment to transfer to UConn. Merklinger made four appearances last year as a redshirt freshman and two as […]
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It was not the prettiest effort, but the No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team preserved its undefeated Big East record and extended its win streak to 13 games with a 69-64 win over No. 25 Seton Hall. UConn (17-1, 7-0 Big East) snapped a four-game road losing streak to the Pirates that had haunted the […]
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The No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team is set for its toughest test in Big East play so far this season,as the Huskies travel to Newark for a clash with No. 25 Seton Hall (14-2, 4-1) on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center looking to expand on its best conference start in the past 25 […]
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For the first time in nearly two months, the UConn men’s basketball team came in at No. 3 in the AP Poll. The 16-1 Huskies are coming off of a 2-0 week as they continue to dominate in Big East play, knocking off Providence in a classic overtime game on the road and DePaul at […]
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The UConn Huskies are getting transfer recruits, and while the first wave of transfer commitments included a heavy Toledo flavor, the newest guys come to Storrs from schools like Texas, Duke, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, NC State, and Penn, with lots of potential starters in this mix. DL Melvin Hills – Coming to UConn from […]
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UConn women’s basketball rode a dominant second quarter to a 95-54 victory over the Creighton Bluejays at CHI Health Center on Sunday. The Huskies only led by seven through 10 minutes before starting the second frame on a 17-0 run and ultimately out-scoring the hosts 33-7 in the period. Sarah Strong recorded her fifth double-double […]
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The no. 4 UConn men’s basketball team took care of business against DePaul Saturday afternoon, dispatching the Blue Demons, 72-60, in Hartford to win their 12th straight game. Braylon Mullins led the Huskies with 17 points and a season-high seven rebounds. Silas Demary Jr continued his stellar play with 14 points and four assists while […]
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Braylon Mullins led three players in double figures with 16 points to lead the UConn Huskies to a 70-62 win over the DePaul Blue Demons at PeoplesBank Arena on Saturday afternoon. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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Three second period goals helped the UMass Lowell River Hawks to a 5-3 win over the UConn Huskies men’s hockey team at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, CT on Friday night. Ethan Gardula, Joey Muldowney and Jake Richard had the goals for the Huskies. Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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The No. 4 UConn men’s basketball team (15-1, 5-0) is looking to start 6-0 in Big East play for the first time since the 2001-02 conference season as the Huskies host DePaul (10-6, 2-3) on Saturday afternoon at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. The Blue Demons rank No. 111 in KenPom, with the No. 203 offense […]
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UConn men’s basketball picked up its gutsiest win of the season Wednesday night as it erased a late double-digit comeback against Providence and extended its win streak to 11-straight games. The Huskies (15-1, 5-0 Big East) trailed by as much as 13 with 8:24 left to play but outscored PC 14-3 in the final three […]
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UConn women’s basketball started fast and never looked back in an 88-43 win over the St. John’s Red Storm at PeoplesBank Arena on Wednesday. The Huskies led wire-to-wire and outscored the visitors in every quarter. Sarah Strong finished with a game-high 24 points on an efficient 11-15 shooting while also totaling six steals and five […]
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Sarah Strong led four players in double digits with 24 points as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball crushed the St. John’s Red Storm, 88-43, at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, CT on Wednesday night. Click on picture to enlarge Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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UConn men’s basketball (14-1, 4-0) is back on the road to start off the week as the Huskies make the short trip east to Rhode Island to take on Providence (8-6, 1-2) on Wednesday night at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The Friars rank No. 64 in KenPom, with the No. 42 offense in the country and […]
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As the transfer portal opens up and commitments begin rolling in, UConn football is keeping on at least a few players from last season’s roster. Quarterback Tucker Macdonald was a backup for the Huskies this season, seeing some spot time across the 2025 season. His return brings depth and experience to the QB room. Kylish […]
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