PROVIDENCE — Makai Mason scored 31 points Thursday in Yale's upset victory over Baylor, making five consecutive shots in the first half as Yale took control of its first NCAA Tournament game in 54 years. At one point, he darted out on the fastbreak and pulled up for a three-pointer, swish, a basket...
Things are moving along for a few UConn players who performed well at Pro Day earlier this month in Storrs and hope to parlay that into a chance at the NFL. Safety Andrew Adams will meet with the Falcons, not far from his Fayetteville, Ga., home, in early April. Reserve safety Junior Lee, who put...
Newly named Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell will add former UConn star Donyell Marshall to his coaching staff, according a report. Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell will hire Buffalo's Donyell Marshall as an assistant, sources told @CBSSports. Both have UConn ties.— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein)...
The Huskies will be a different team this summer. A recruiting class that analysts have ranked in the top 10 in the country will join a strong returning core, barring decisions to transfer or turn pro. And there might be opportunities to add a player or two when transfers, de-commits or reclassifications...
DES MOINES, Iowa — As he sat there in a locker room heavy with emotion, especially among those with college careers suddenly behind them, Jalen Adams was asked to look forward. Where did he need to get better? "Definitely my IQ, pick and rolls, getting my teammates the ball," the UConn point guard...
Geno Auriemma has been awarded the Pat Summitt Trophy as the 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I national coach of the year, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Wednesday. It's Auriemma's sixth WBCA NCAA Division I national coach of the year honor. "The WBCA is...
It's certainly no surprise UConn has made it to another regional semifinal round. The Huskies enjoy a yearly rental there. And it's certainly not going to surprise anyone if they qualify for their ninth consecutive Final Four and play in their 11th national championship game. It's what the Huskies...
What: Bridgeport Regional Semifinals Site: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport Time: Saturday, 11:30 a.m. TV: ESPN (Dave O'Brien and Doris Burke) Radio: WTIC-1080 (Bob Joyce and Debbie Fiske) Series history: First meeting Streaks: Mississippi State W2, UConn W71 Mississippi State (28-7) 35 VICTORIA VIVIANS,...
HARTFORD — For the UConn hockey team, everything was trending in the right direction just before 9 o'clock Saturday night. The Huskies rode the unexpected (two goals by unheralded freshman Karl El-Mir), the expected (a blistering Tage Thompson slap shot for a power-play goal) and a positive emotional...
HARTFORD — During a timeout with five minutes left Friday night, Big Red, long a familiar sight at UConn basketball games, stood up from his hockey seat at the XL Center. What followed were Big Red's equally familiar U-C-O-N-N contortions that have set off Huskies fans for many years. It is at that...
HARTFORD -- The UConn hockey team lost its Hartford playoff debut Friday night, 2-1 to Vermont at the XL Center. Game 2 of the best-of-three first-round Hockey East series is Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and UConn will be trying to extend its season. Game 3, if necessary, will be Sunday at 5:05. UConn,...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Steve Pikiell has been hired as Rutgers' basketball coach after leading Stony Brook to its first NCAA Tournament this season. The university's Board of Governors on Tuesday approved a five-year, $8 million contract. Pikiell succeeds Eddie Jordan, who was fired after a 7-25 season....
Asked Sunday about his team being named the No. 1 overall seed for the coming NCAA Tournament, Quinnipiac hockey coach Rand Pecknold pumped the brakes and put the conversation in reverse. "It's nice, but in general, we're just really excited about winning the ECAC playoff championship," Pecknold...
PROVIDENCE — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski paused to speak to Yale sophomore guard Makai Mason for a moment in the handshake line after the Blue Devils advanced in the West Region Saturday with a 71-64 victory. Duke briefly recruited Mason when he was a high school sophomore. "What a magnificent year...
PROVIDENCE — For a long time Saturday afternoon, Yale was caught up in something it couldn't control. Trying to fight the inertia of a five-time national champion's March pedigree, an early deficit ballooned into something ridiculous against one of the most storied teams in college basketball history....
Steve Pikiell, from Bristol and UConn, is moving up to the Big Ten Conference. Pikiell, who coached Stony Brook into the NCAA Tournament, will be the new head coach at Rutgers, according to multiple reports Saturday, including the New Jersey Advance Media (the Newark Star-Ledger). A graduate of...
STORRS – There's no doubt what the main storyline has been this season for UConn. It's not only about winning, it's about winning a fourth straight national championship and a record 11th overall. Both would be unprecedented accomplishments, which is nothing new for the Huskies. "I hope every player...
STORRS — Sal Buscaglia's coaching career began in 1977 with a club team at Hilbert College near Buffalo, N.Y. His debut? A 105-17 loss to Jamestown Community College. Fast forward to 2016 and Buscaglia is on the brink of retirement. The coach of Robert Morris is leading his team into Gampel Pavilion...
DES MOINES, Iowa – Win by win, the Huskies have played themselves up in competition. At an early stage in the NCAA Tournament, they now must face one of the best. "It presents a great opportunity for the team and to see if we're battle-tested," Daniel Hamilton said Friday after the Huskies prepped...
DES MOINES, Iowa — President Barack Obama, our commander-in-bracketology, didn't pick UConn to win the national championship in 2011. He went with Kansas. Obama didn't pick UConn in 2014, either. He went with Michigan State. He had seventh-seeded UConn getting eliminated in the second round. Both...