Villanova coach Jay Wright offers assessment of UConn
No contest as No. 1 Villanova handles UConn
HARTFORD — Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and top-ranked Villanova routed former Big East rival UConn 81-61 on Saturday. Donte DiVincenzo added 17 points for the Wildcats (18-1), who complete their non-conference schedule at 13-0. Jalen Adams scored 19 for…
Huskies big underdog vs. No. 1 Villanova
The UConn men are a 17-point underdog today against No. 1 Villanova, a relatively rare occurence in the last 20 years but more common of late. It’s just the 14th time since losing to No. 1 Kansas in 1997 that…
Huskies view game vs. No. 1 as great opportunity
Mighty Villanova in Hartford Saturday
STORRS – Christian Vital wants nothing to do with conventional wisdom. The UConn guard does not want to ignore that No. 1 ranking that precedes the word “Villanova.” Vital wants to ingest it and use it as fuel. “To be…
Preview: What you need to know about Villanova at UConn
No. 1 Villanova at UConn When: Noon Where: XL Center TV, radio: CBS, WTIC-AM (1080) Records: UConn 10-8; No. 1 Villanova 17-1 Series: Villanova leads, 33-31. Worth noting This is the first regular-season meeting between the old Big East foes…
Playing status of UConn’s Larrier remains questionable
Huskies host No. 1 Villanova Saturday
STORRS — UConn guard Terry Larrier, who sat out Tuesday’s loss at Memphis with lingering headaches, went through some light, non-contact practice with the Huskies on Friday. Whether he plays Saturday against No. 1 Villanova at the XL Center will…
Not surprisingly, Brady says little about hand injury
Tom Brady is staying mum on his status for the AFC championship game after suffering a right-hand injury earlier in the week. Brady said a bit contentiously only “We’ll see” at a news conference Friday when asked whether he would…
Rare occasion: UConn men’s history against No. 1 team
They have been playing basketball at UConn for over a hundred years and yet something will happen Saturday that is beyond rare. For just the sixth time in school history the Huskies will play against the No. 1-ranked team in…
Video: Geno far from pleased (understatement) following win over Tulsa
UConn coach calls effort ‘disgraceful’
UConn coach Geno Auriemma was not pleased with his team’s 78-60 win over Tulsa Thursday night at Gampel Pavilion. In fact, he had some tough things to say about the game, his team and its prospects moving forward. Watch and…
Huskies’ weak effort earns Geno’s wrath
STORRS – What began as an experiment to give more players meaningful minutes so the UConn women’s basketball team could lengthen its bench ended in frustration. Given the chance Thursday, the Huskies’ reserves managed only a 16-16 tie against Tulsa…
Remembering time Huskies knocked off No. 1 … and who was coach that day
Five times, UConn has played the No. 1 team in the country during the regular season. Four times, the Huskies have lost those games. The one time they emerged with a victory, Jim Calhoun was watching from home. “When Jim…
Patriots’ Brady misses practice with right hand injury
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Patriots quarterback Tom Brady missed practice with a right hand injury a day after being limited by the same issue as New England prepared for its AFC championship game matchup with Jacksonville. Brady was present and wore…
Preview: What you need to know about Tulsa at UConn women
No. 1 UConn vs. Tulsa When: 7 p.m. Where: Gampel Pavilion TV, radio: SNY, WTIC-AM (1080) Records, rankings: No. 1 UConn, 16-0, 5-0 (ACC); Tulsa, 8-10, 2-3 Series: UConn leads, 7-0. Last meeting: UConn won, 105-57, on March 4, 2017….
Huskies’ lack of depth starting to bug Geno
STORRS – During the 2013-14 UConn women’s basketball season, when Morgan Tuck battled knee injuries and ultimately played only eight games, coach Geno Auriemma found himself in a predicament. He had a team talented enough to win a national championship,…
Brady limited participant in practice with right hand injury
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots say quarterback Tom Brady did not attend a scheduled AFC championship news conference Wednesday because he was meeting with the team medical staff for a right hand injury. According to New England’s first injury…
Daigneault: UConn men nearing historic lows
Tubby Smith, Memphis coach and master of the understated. “Let’s face it,” Smith said Tuesday night after the Tigers hammered UConn, 73-49, at the FedExForum on Tuesday night, “Kevin Ollie and those guys are having a tough time over there.”…
Minus Larrier, Huskies falter badly in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Parks Jr. had a career-best night for Memphis, while Jeremiah Martin, the Tigers leading scorer, matched him in points and rebounds. The result was an early lead that built to a runaway victory for the Tigers…
Commentary: It’s Tom Brady and who you say?
Unlikely quartet of championship game QBs
What are the odds? At the start of the NFL season, it would have been inconceivable to think that these would be the four quarterbacks heading into the conference championships. Tom Brady, yes, but Case Keenum, Nick Foles and Blake…
Having flaws exposed only helps Huskies
The many minor flaws or deficiencies the UConn women’s basketball team had exposed Tuesday night in the narrow victory at Texas all add up to one thing: another Huskies’ undefeated season. While others around the country may be celebrating that…
Huskies’ shot at NCAA at-large bid alive (but precarious)
If you pay attention to such things, the UConn men have been an underdog in all five of their true road games so far this season, including tonight in Memphis (-2.5). Arizona: -16 (L, 73-58) Auburn: -10.5 (L, 89-64) Tulsa:…
