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Huskies Arrive Home With 3rd Championship Trophy

Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut basketball team left 80-degree weather and returned to a cold rain, and it never felt so good.

2011/04/05

Head coach Jim Calhoun of the Connecticut Huskies is interviewed by Jim Nantz after defeating the Butler Bulldogs to win the National Championship Game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament by a score of 53-41 at Reliant Stadium on April 4, 2011 in Houston, Texas. (credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

UConn’s Jim Calhoun Wins 3rd NCAA Title; Joins Knight

The old guy can still teach. After winning his third NCAA championship, Jim Calhoun was as gracious as could be, especially for a guy crossing the threshold into greatness.

WFAN–2011/04/05

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UConn Jubilation: Fans Storm Court In Connecticut As Huskies Win NCAA Title

Thousands of UConn students stormed the court at Gampel Pavilion on Monday night as if the Huskies had just won the NCAA championship at home. They then streamed out of the arena onto Stadium and Hillside Roads for a street party that lasted into the early morning.

WFAN–2011/04/05

UConn-Butler

UConn Takes Home Title No. 3 With Incredible D

Kemba Walker scored 16 points and Connecticut beat Butler 53-41 on Monday night to give Jim Calhoun his third national championship, something only four other coaches have done.

WFAN–2011/04/04

UConn's Jim Calhoun (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images), Butler's Shawn Vanzant (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Keidel: NCAA Final: Big Dog Vs. Underdog

Simply, it’s easy to root for Butler. At least it is for me. UConn is not NYC-North, but rather Boston-Lite. If you’re a native New Yorker then you’re born with the mean, territorial gene, predisposed to hate all things New England.

WFAN–2011/04/04

Kemba Walker (credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images), Shelvin Mack (credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Kemba Time: UConn, Butler Cap Crazy NCAA Tournament

Butler and Connecticut will meet Monday night — the eighth-seeded Bulldogs trying to finish the deal after coming oh-so-close last season and the third-seeded Huskies, led by Kemba Walker, going for their 11th straight victory after a regular season that foreshadowed none of this.

WFAN–2011/04/04

Kemba Walker #15 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats during the National Semifinal game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at Reliant Stadium on April 2, 2011 in Houston, Texas.  (credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Butler’s NCAA Title Game Task? Slowing Down UConn’s Walker

Kemba Walker provides the Bulldogs with a challenge they have yet to face during their two-year run through the bracket — a superstar. Shutting him down is almost an impossible task. Slowing him down isn’t much easier.

WFAN–2011/04/04

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Could UConn’s Jim Calhoun Walk Away After NCAA Championship?

When Jim Calhoun was 28 and just gaining a foothold in coaching, he figured he already had all the answers. “Now I’m 68,” Calhoun said Sunday, “and I have a lot of questions.”

WFAN–2011/04/04

Kemba Walker #15 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats during the National Semifinal game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at Reliant Stadium on April 2, 2011 in Houston, Texas.  (credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Walker Having One Of The Best Seasons In History

Win or lose in Monday night’s NCAA championship game against Butler, Walker has earned single-name status up there with UConn icons Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Caron Butler and Emeka Okafor after one of the best individual seasons in college hoops history.

WFAN–2011/04/03

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Stevens, Butler Not Focusing Too Much On Kemba Walker

Coach Brad Stevens says his team respects Walker but can’t focus too much attention on him because it could leave room for other UConn players to get loose.

WFAN–2011/04/03

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UConn Holds On For 56-55 Win Over Kentucky

Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to help Connecticut keep its remarkable postseason run going with a
56-55 victory over Kentucky that placed the Huskies one win away from their third, and most improbable, NCAA title.

WFAN–2011/04/02

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UConn Gets To BCS Bowl And Both Final Fours

The University of Connecticut has become the first school to send a football team to a BCS bowl game and both its basketball programs to the Final Four in the same academic year.

WFAN–2011/03/30

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Parise: A Phenomenal Final

The upcoming 2011 Final Four will be remembered for ages. Here are some post game thoughts from a dejected Roy Williams and an emotionally drained John Calipari last night in Newark.

WFAN–2011/03/28

UConn's Kemba Walker (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images), Kentucky's Brandon Knight (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Las Vegas Gives Kentucky NCAA Tournament Edge Over UConn

Las Vegas casinos have tabbed Kentucky the latest favorite — just beating out UConn — in an NCAA tournament full of upsets, and are hoping that VCU ends its improbable run without a title.

WFAN–2011/03/28

Charles Okwandu #35, Kemba Walker #15 and Roscoe Smith #22 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates after defeating the Arizona Wildcats during the west regional final of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the Honda Center on March 26, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

NCAA Tournament: UConn Leads Unthinkable Final Four

All the top seeds have gone home, all the “smart money” is down the tubes and millions of brackets are in the trash. Even in the unpredictable world of March Madness, this is a Final Four nobody could have imagined.

WFAN–2011/03/28

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