When former UConn athletic director John Toner passed away on Tuesday, I spoke to Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun, who was hired by Toner. I found several of Calhoun’s comments interesting and enlightening. This one really stuck out because I had so much respect for  the late Dave Gavitt, the man who approached […]

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EAST HARTFORD – UConn gave Boise State something to think about Saturday at Rentschler Field – at least for the first three quarters. But an interception thrown by Huskies quarterback Chandler Whitmer and a pass ripped out of the hands of receiver Geremy Davis led to two Boise State (2-1) touchdowns in the fourth quarter […]

As expected, the NCAA Governance Redesign proposal, well known for giving greater autonomy to the so-called Power Five conferences – Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac 12 and ACC – was passed Thursday. It is expected to usher in an new era in college athletics. UConn’s conference, the American Athletic Conference, is not part of the […]

Defending national champion UConn will meet UCLA in the Hall of Fame Women’s Holiday Showcase at Mohegan Sun  Arena, it was announced Friday. The details are here in the press release from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that it will hold the […]

Sad news for former UConn star Donald Thomas. The Indianapolis Colts’ offensive lineman will miss the entire NFL season with an injury.

It was expected that former UConn guard Tate George would be sentenced in court Wednesday for ripping off investors in a Ponzi scheme, but there was another delay in the process. Here’s the story from the Associated press. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A sentencing for a former NBA player convicted of ripping off investors in […]

UConn coach Jim Penders continues to have success with players drafted by Major League Baseball. Senior shortstop Tom Verdi was selected by the Seattle Mariners Saturday night and that is the 35th Husky drafter under Penders. Here’s the press release from UConn: NEW YORK, N.Y. – UConn senior shortstop Tom Verdi (Warwick, R.I.) was selected by […]

I really should consider a career change. What I tweeted on May 19:   What Darren Rovell tweeted today, June 3 :

UConn basketball coaches Kevin Ollie and Geno Auriemma are among an elite group of coaches selected to participate in a seminar at the Pentagon on Wednesday, May 7 in Washington, D.C. Here are all the details from a USA Basketball press release:             THE PENTAGON, Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2014) […]