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Connecticut head coach Paul Pasqualoni watches his team during the first day of spring NCAA college football practice in Storrs, Conn., Tuesday, March 15, 2011 (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn Debuted T.J. Weist’s New Offense

Huskies debuted Weist’s offense in the Blue and White Spring football game Saturday at Rentschler Field with mixed results.

2013/04/20

Mike Rice (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Rutgers University Reaches $475,000 Settlement Agreement With Mike Rice

Rutgers University has reached a $475,000 settlement agreement with Mike Rice, agreeing to pay the fired men’s basketball coach for the remaining two years of his contract, university officials announced Thursday night.

2013/04/19

Rutgers president Robert Barchi (Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

Rutgers Suspends Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Amid Allegations Of Verbal Abuse

Rutgers has suspended its head men’s lacrosse coach as it investigates allegations of verbal abuse. The university announced the suspension on Friday, saying that Brian Brecht will continue to be paid.

2013/04/19

Eddie Jordan (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

Rothstein: Jordan’s Massive Job At Rutgers And 4 More Quick Hits On College Basketball

Jordan’s quest to make his alma mater relevant nationally was going to be an arduous task regardless, but now with recent player defections, the Scarlet Knights will have to work just to put together a roster for next season.

2013/04/19

Eddie Jordan (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

AP: Eddie Jordan Reaches Tentative Agreement With Rutgers

Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program out of one of its darkest hours and into a future that will see it enter the Big Ten Conference in 2014.

2013/04/18

Eddie Jordan, Rutgers Working On Deal; Publication Pulls Pernetti Nomination

While Jordan and Rutgers worked to make him the head of the university’s scandal-marred basketball program, there was more bad news for the Scarlet Knights.

2013/04/17

Rothstein: Latest On Rutgers, Jordan; More Notes Around College Basketball

Rutgers’ expected hiring of Eddie Jordan also means that Scarlet Knights associate head coach David Cox will likely remain on the coaching staff, per multiple sources close to the situation.

2013/04/16

Mike Rice (credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Mike Rice Coaching Seventh-Grade Girls In N.J.; Parents Come To Defense

What has Rice been up to since his firing from Rutgers? He’s coaching a girls youth basketball team — and it seems the parents like him.

2013/04/15

Fans Celebrate UConn Women’s National Championship

About 10,000 fans lined Hartford’s Bushnell Park on a cold and windy Sunday afternoon to cheer the national champion UConn women.

2013/04/14

Yale To Celebrate NCAA Hockey Title On Monday

Yale will celebrate the school’s first NCAA hockey championship with a rally at Ingalls Rink.

2013/04/14

Eddie Jordan (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Report: Eddie Jordan Is Nearing A Deal To Coach Rutgers

A person familiar with the situation tells the Associated Press that Eddie Jordan is nearing an agreement with Rutgers to replace Mike Rice as coach.

2013/04/14

The Connecticut Huskies celebrate after defeating the Louisville Cardinals during the 2013 NCAA Women's Final Four Championship at New Orleans Arena on April 9, 2013 in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Parade, Rally Set To Honor UConn Women’s Hoops Team

Gov. Dannel Malloy is set to participate in a parade and rally honoring the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team for bagging a record-tying eighth NCAA title.

2013/04/14

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 13: Clinton Bourbonais #15 of the Yale Bulldogs celebrates his second period goal against the Quinnipiac Bobcats during the game at Consol Energy Center on April 13, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Quinnipiac Falls Short As Yale Skates To Its First NCAA Hockey Title

Jeff Malcolm stopped 36 shots and Yale won its first NCAA hockey championship with a 4-0 victory over top-seeded Quinnipiac on Saturday night.

2013/04/13

UConn Breaking Ground For New Basketball Center

University of Connecticut is set to break the ground for the new $35 million basketball development center.

2013/04/13

Report: Rutgers Offers Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Job To Eddie Jordan

In the wake of Mike Rice being fired, Rutgers University has offered the head coaching position of the men’s basketball team to Lakers assistant coach Eddie Jordan, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

2013/04/12