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Silas Demary Jr.’s triple-double powers No. 3 UConn past Bryant, 72-49

Silas Demary Jr. made history for UConn men’s basketball as the Huskies (5-1) cruised to a comfortable 72-49 victory over Bryant. With a 10-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double, Demary Jr. became just the fifth Husky in program history to record a triple-double. Demary Jr. joins Tristen Newton (4 times), Shabazz Napier (2), Daniel Hamilton and Kemba […]

18 days ago | 0 reads

UConn women’s basketball mauls Utah, 93-41

UConn women’s basketball closed out the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase with a dominant 93-41 win over the Utah Utes at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday. The Huskies never trailed. Azzi Fudd had 24 points — a mark Utah didn’t surpass until the 9:10 mark of the fourth quarter — on 9-11 shooting and […]

18 days ago | 0 reads

UConn football tops FAU in a shootout, 48-45

UConn football captured its ninth win of the regular season, a feat last accomplished in 2007 that matches the FBS program record for wins in a season, after taking down Florida Atlantic, 48-45, in a game that came down to the wire. The Huskies jumped out to a 24-3 lead in the first quarter as […]

18 days ago | 1 read

UConn football vs. FAU: TV info, point spread, what to watch for

TIME: 3:00 PM TV:  ESPN+ ANNOUNCERS: AJ Ricketts (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst), Savanna Collins (sideline) RADIO: UConn Sports Network; Varsity Network App; 97.9 Fox Sports, WGCH 1490 AM, WAVZ 1300 AM, WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM, WICH 1310 AM and 94.5 FM; Sirius/XM online streaming, XM 388 (UConn) ANNOUNCERS:  Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman (color analyst), […]

20 days ago | 0 reads

UConn women’s basketball signs 2026 Serbian guard Jovana Popovic

UConn women’s basketball made a surprise addition to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday, announcing the signing of Jovana Popovic (pronounced yo-vah-na PAH-poh-vich), a 5-8 guard out of Vrbas, Serbia. “Jovana is a high-level guard with a lot of experience,” Geno Auriemma said in the release. “She can handle the ball, she’s a playmaker, she […]

21 days ago | 0 reads

Takeaways from UConn men’s basketball’s loss to No. 4 Arizona

A shorthanded UConn men’s basketball team was handed its first loss of the season Wednesday night, as the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats held off a late Huskies comeback to secure a 71-67 victory. Without star big man Tarris Reed, who was ruled out with an ankle injury shortly before tip-off, UConn struggled on the glass […]

21 days ago | 0 reads

No Reed, no luck: No. 3 UConn falls to No. 4 Arizona, 71-67

Playing without Tarris Reed Jr. for the third time in the first five games of the season, the No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team dropped its first game of the year to No. 4 Arizona, 71–67. Reed has been the sail in which UConn’s offense catches its wind, and without him, the team fails to […]

22 days ago | 1 read

Preview: No. 3 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 4 Arizona | 7:00 p.m. ET, FS1

UConn men’s basketball’s gauntlet of a nonconference schedule continues Wednesday night, as the No. 3 Huskies welcome No. 4 Arizona to Gampel Pavilion for the second-ever top-five matchup in Storrs. After holding on late to beat then No. 7 BYU at TD Garden on Saturday, Dan Hurley and the Huskies will welcome a tough Arizona […]

23 days ago | 1 read

UConn football is receiving votes

After a 2024 season that hit high marks not met by the program since 2010, UConn football has done it again, capturing victory number eight over Air Force on Saturday as they near the end of another successful season. Before Jim Mora arrived in Storrs, the Huskies’ highest win total over consecutive seasons since 2012 […]

24 days ago | 1 read

UConn men’s basketball stays at No. 3 in AP Top 25

UConn men’s basketball held firm at No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25 following wins over Columbia and then-NO. 7 BYU at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday. The 3-0 Huskies received two first-place votes, and the Cougars fell two spots to No. 9 after the neutral-site loss to UConn. Arizona, the Huskies’ opponent […]

24 days ago | 0 reads

NCAA Tournament: UConn men’s soccer earns 13th overall seed

For the first time since the 2018 season, the UConn Huskies men’s soccer team is heading to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament. The Huskies earned a first round bye after being named the 13th overall seed. They will take on the winner of the first round matchup between Cornell and Lafayette at Morrone Stadium on […]

24 days ago | 0 reads

Takeaways: Bigger, Better UConn

UConn men’s basketball was up by 20 with seven minutes left in the second half on Saturday against No. 7 BYU. Even if the Huskies let it get too close late, they never relinquished the lead. Also, those 33 minutes of heat were a joy to watch. Dan Hurley’s squad was No. 3 in the […]

24 days ago | 0 reads

UConn women’s basketball tramples Ohio State, 100-68

After a tight first quarter, UConn women’s basketball trampled the Ohio State Buckeyes 100-68 at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday. The Huskies only led by three through 10 minutes but then out-scored the Buckeyes by 29 the rest of the way. Sarah Strong was unstoppable, tying a career-high with 29 points to go with 13 rebounds, […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

No. 3 UConn Men’s Basketball holds off No. 7 BYU 86-84

The No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team gutted out a top-10 win against the no. 7 BYU Cougars 86-84 to continue the non-conference dominance of Storrs North in Boston. The Huskies improve to 4-0 on the young season. Silas Demary Jr led UConn with 21 points, seven assists, and five rebounds, including several clutch-time buckets. […]

26 days ago | 0 reads

UConn football takes down Air Force, 26-16

UConn football won a slugfest on Saturday, improving to 8-3 after beating Air Force, 26-16. The Husky defense held strong through most of the second half as Cam Edwards led them to victory with 140 of his 165 rushing yards in the final 30 minutes. He crossed the 1000-yard mark on the drive where he […]

26 days ago | 0 reads

How can UConn stop AJ Dybantsa?

AJ Dybantsa has been on most UConn fans’ radar since the Cooper Flagg arms race. When it became clear Flagg was a strong Duke lean, many looked to the Brockton, MA kid as the real prize. The hype grew after Flagg’s critically-acclaimed freshman year down in Durham; UConn gets another crack at a guy like […]

27 days ago | 2 reads

UConn football vs. Air Force: TV info, point spread, what to watch for

TIME: 12:00 PM TV:  CBS Sports Network ANNOUNCERS: Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Richard Johnson (sideline) RADIO: UConn Sports Network; Varsity Network App; 97.9 Fox Sports, WGCH 1490 AM, WAVZ 1300 AM, WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM, WICH 1310 AM and 94.5 FM; Sirius/XM online streaming, XM 383 (UConn) ANNOUNCERS:  Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman […]

27 days ago | 0 reads

UConn women’s basketball signs 2026 post Olivia Vukosa

On Wednesday, UConn women’s basketball officially signed its lone 2026 commitment: Olivia Vukosa, a 6-4 post player out of Christ The King High School in New York rated by ESPN as the No. 3 player in her class. “We think Olivia is one of those players that we’ve had so much success with,” Geno Auriemma […]

28 days ago | 1 read

UConn women’s basketball trounces Loyola Chicago, 85-31

UConn women’s basketball trounced the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 85-31 at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night. The Huskies got a balanced scoring effort with nine players finding the basket through the first 15 minutes and 12 players on the scoresheet by the final buzzer. KK Arnold and Sarah Strong paced the squad with 11 points each […]

29 days ago | 0 reads

UConn men’s soccer places six on All-Big East Teams

On Wednesday, the Big East Conference announced the six major award winners for men’s soccer, as well as the All-Big East Teams. While the UConn Huskies did not capture any of the major awards, they placed six players on the All-Big East teams. Sabri Hanni was the only Husky named to the All-Big East First […]

29 days ago | 0 reads

No. 3 UConn men’s basketball rolls past Columbia, 89-62

UConn men’s basketball took care of business once again at home as the Huskies took down Columbia 89-62 Monday night at Gampel Pavilion. While it wasn’t the ultra-dominant performance UConn had Friday night against UMass Lowell, the Huskies used two big first half runs to pull away and cruise to its third win of the […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads