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UConn Men’s, Women’s Basketball Teams To Honor Newtown Victims This Week

The University of Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball teams will honor the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting massacre this week.

2012/12/17

UConn Women Rout Charleston 103-39

The 6-foot-4 freshman scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and had four steals Sunday as No. 2 Connecticut routed the College of Charleston 103-39 to win its 17th consecutive season opener.

2012/11/11

Andre Drummond (credit: Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

UConn Center Andre Drummond To Follow Jeremy Lamb, Reportedly Enter NBA Draft

Sophomore Jeremy Lamb declared for the NBA draft on Tuesday, and now freshman center Andre Drummond is doing the same, according to CBSSports.com

2012/04/12

Head coach Jim Calhoun of the Connecticut Huskies (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Big East Agrees On Policy That Would Bar UConn From Conference Tournament

Big East presidents have agreed on a policy that would bar Connecticut’s men’s basketball team from next season’s conference tournament because the Huskies haven’t qualified academically for the 2013 NCAA tournament.

2012/03/30

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Former Net George Indicted In ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Former Net Tate George was indicted on Friday on four counts of wire fraud and charges that he ran a $2 million dollar ‘Ponzi Scheme.’

WFAN–2012/03/23

Selection Committee Chairman All But Declares Syracuse A No. 1 Seed

Even the chairman of the tight-lipped NCAA selection committee can’t deny this simple fact: Heading into this week’s conference tournaments, there’s Kentucky and Syracuse, and then everybody else.

2012/03/07

UConn’s Jim Calhoun Taking Indefinite Medical Leave

The Hall of Fame coach, who turns 70 in May, has been suffering for several months from spinal stenosis, a lower back condition that causes him severe pain and hampers mobility, according to the release.

2012/02/03

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates during their 69-62 win over the Louisville Cardinals at Rupp Arena. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Rothstein Files: Monday Morning College Hoops Notebook

Some people told me I was crazy when I made that statement prior to Kentucky’s win over Louisville on Saturday but when you watch “MKG” play, it’s tough not to see why he’s more valuable than anyone else in college basketball.

WFAN–2012/01/02

John Calipari (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Rothstein Files: What To Watch This Weekend In College Hoops

The annual showdown between hated rivals Louisville and Kentucky comes at high noon on New Year’s Eve on the heels of the Cardinals’ Big East opening game loss at home to Georgetown.

2011/12/30

The Connecticut Huskies celebrate their 69-58 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats during the third round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Verizon Center on March 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Kemba’s 33 Powers UConn Past Cincy

Kemba Walker scored 33 points and the conference that was supposedly so powerful at last put a member into the NCAA tournament’s regional semifinals Saturday night when Connecticut knocked off league foe Cincinnati 69-58.

WFAN–2011/03/20

Big East Foes UConn, Cincy Meet In Round Of 32

The Big East is just too big and too good to fit into the usual tidy constraints of the NCAA tournament bracket. So it will come about on Saturday that Connecticut and Cincinnati will meet in the round of 32, the first time in NCAA tournament history an intraconference game has been played before the round of 16.

WFAN–2011/03/19

Parise: 5 Thoughts on the Championship Game

After another great Friday night of Semi-Finals action, we are in for a special Big East Championship tonight at the Garden as Louisville takes on UConn.

WFAN–2011/03/12

Jamal Coombs-McDaniel #4, Kemba Walker #15, Charles Okwandu #35 and Alex Oriakhi #34 of the Connecticut Huskies react after a call late in the second half against the Syracuse Orange during the semifinals of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2011. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Walker Leads No. 21 UConn Into Big East Finals

Kemba Walker had 33 points and 12 rebounds in another phenomenal performance and the No. 21 Huskies held off No. 11 Syracuse 76-71 in overtime Friday night in the Big East tournament semifinals.

WFAN–2011/03/11

Kemba Walker #15 of the Connecticut Huskies dribbles passed Gilbert Brown #5 of the Pittsburgh Panthers during the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament presented by American Eagle Outfitters at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Walker Shoots No. 21 UConn Past No. 3 Pittsburgh

Kemba Walker hit the winning basket on a classic stepback jumper at the buzzer, and No. 21 Connecticut stunned third-ranked Pittsburgh 76-74 in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday.

WFAN–2011/03/10

Kemba Walker Leads UConn Past Georgetown

Kemba Walker scored 28 points in another stellar performance, and Connecticut remained alive in the Big East tournament with an easy 79-62 second-round victory over Georgetown on Wednesday.

WFAN–2011/03/09

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