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| Report: Two UConn assistants resign | Thu May 27 22:42:28 2010 EST |
| m. The Hartford Courant reported Thursday night that assistant coach Patrick Sellers and director of basketball operations Beau Archibald have resigned from the staff due to the allegations that were first reported by Yahoo! Sports in March 2009. UConn reportedly violated NCAA rules in the recruitment of Nate Miles, who was expelled from school in October of 2008 without even practicing with the Huskies. Yahoo! Sports conducted a six-month investigation and said Miles was provided with lodging, | |
| The Great Wall of Washington: NBA Mock Draft v. 1.0 | Thu May 20 11:25:12 2010 EST |
| Thunder are very skilled on the wings and in the backcourt so they will be looking for another big body. Sanders has the length to be a help on the defensive end and the boards. Think: Marcus Camby 22. - Portland Trail Blazers - Stanley Robinson (UConn), Combo Forward - Robinson is the type of athlete that will fit right in to what the Blazers are trying to accomplish. He can run the floor and finish, but lacks a top-tier jumper. Think: Shawn Marion 23. - Minnesota Timberwolves - Paul George (F | |
| UConn's Calhoun receives five-year extension | Fri May 7 11:07:13 2010 EST |
| nd will increase in each year after. The combined figures will total $2,300,000 for 2010-11, $2,700,000 for 2011-12 and $3,000,000 for 2012-13 and 2013-14. "I am very happy that this new contract will allow me to finish my coaching career here at UConn," Calhoun said at a news conference Friday to announce the pact. "This is a tremendous show of recognition and support from (Athletics Director) Jeff Hathaway and (President) Michael Hogan." Calhoun, who turns 68 on Monday, recently completed his | |
| Report: Calhoun expected to receive extension on Friday | Fri May 7 00:15:57 2010 EST |
| Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - The University of Connecticut is reportedly set to give men's head basketball coach Jim Calhoun a contract extension through the 2013-14 season. According to the Hartford Courant, UConn will hold a press conference on Friday morning to announce the move. The report cites a source as saying the extension is worth $13 million over five years and is retroactive to the 2009-10 season. If those figures are correct, Calhoun will receive a significant raise on the $1.6 | |
| NFL, UConn help found Korey Stringer Institute | Tue Apr 20 02:08:00 2010 EST |
| ger, the widow of Vikings tackle Korey Stringer, who died from heat stroke nine years ago, hopes to do something about it. So do the NFL and the University of Connecticut, who have partnered with Stringer to open the Korey Stringer Institute at UConn's Neag School of Education. The creation of the institute will be announced Friday at the NFL draft. If the last 35 years are broken into blocks of five years, the worst segment for such deaths has been, shockingly, the last five years. Accordi | |
| Perfect again! UConn beats Stanford for title | Tue Apr 6 22:54:56 2010 EST |
| r winning streak, posting 88 victories in a row. Moore was named the tournament's MVP. The Huskies (39-0) missed 16 straight shots at one point in the first half and were behind 20-12 at the break, but Moore led the way in the final 20 minutes as UConn took over and moved to 7-0 all-time in national championship games. Stanford (36-2) and the Huskies played for the second time this season and exactly two years to the day of UConn's last loss, 82-73, to the Cardinal at the 2008 Final Four. Stanf | |
| Stanford holds shocking lead on UConn at halftime | Tue Apr 6 21:26:24 2010 EST |
| nford holds a surprising 20-12 lead at halftime of the women's NCAA Tournament title game. The 32 combined points are the fewest in a half for the national championship contest. The 12 points ties the least amount ever in a half in the history of UConn's program. UConn's standout tandem of Maya Moore and Tina Charles have struggled to go 3- of-14 from the field. The Huskies are just 5-of-29 overall. Stanford and the Huskies are playing for the second time this season and exactly two years to th | |
| Huskies battle Cardinal for NCAA Championship | Tue Apr 6 16:09:37 2010 EST |
| e in San Antonio, Texas. Stanford comes in a near-flawless 36-1, and the Cardinal won both the Pac-10 regular-season and tournament titles this year. Coach Tara VanDerveer's team suffered its lone setback in a December 23rd meeting with this same UConn team (80-68) on the road, and the Cardinal are in the midst of a 27-game win streak. The Cardinal took care of UC Riverside (79-47), Iowa (96-67), Georgia (73-36) and Xavier (55-53) in the opening rounds of the tournament, thus setting up a Final | |
| Huskies pull away from Baylor; Stanford up next in final | Mon Apr 5 00:12:24 2010 EST |
| San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - The UConn women are one victory away from a repeat championship after overcoming Brittney Griner and Baylor Sunday night. Maya Moore poured in 34 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, as Connecticut pulled away in the second half for a 70-50 win over the Lady Bears in the second national semifinal. Tina Charles added 21 points and 13 rebounds. The Huskies (38-0), who stretched their winning streak to a women's record 77 games, will take on Stanford Tuesday night | |
| Streak continues as UConn reaches Final Four | Tue Mar 30 22:23:03 2010 EST |
| work) - Maya Moore poured in 22 points, as the top- seeded and undefeated Connecticut Huskies dismantled the third-seeded Florida State Seminoles, 90-50, in the Dayton Regional final of the NCAA Tournament. Moore also collected eight rebounds for UConn (37-0), which claimed its 76th consecutive victory. What is even more impressive about the longest winning streak in the history of women's Division I college basketball, is that each contest has been won by double figures. Moore received help fr | |
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