As a Father’s Day present to my readers, I offer this feature story on Elissa Walker Campbell, a rising star in sports talk radio. It’s the story of her career and her future, but it’s also a story of the inspiration her father gave her at a young age. It’s the bond we should celebrate […]
Nothing like UConn football to provide big laughs
June 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Darn. That Bob Diaco is at it again. The second-year UConn coach has all of college football laughing. Not just chuckling, mind you. This is all-out, roll-into-the-end-zone laughing. Spike the ball, do a dance, point your finger and don’t worry about the penalty flag for excessive celebration. That Tweet was hilarious. We’re talking about that […]
Gibbs, Miller, Larrier officially join UConn hoops
June 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn officially announced the addition of transfers Sterling Gibbs, Shonn Miller and Terry Larrier to the men’s basketball program. Monday night’s announcement is an indication the three have signed financial aid agreements with the university and enrolled. Gibbs, from Seton Hall, and Miller, from Cornell, are graduate students who have already completed degree work at […]
Ollie, UConn add another transfer to hoops roster
May 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Year of the Transfer continues at UConn, but the latest addition to the men’s basketball program won’t be eligible to play until the 2016-17 season. Terry Larrier, a wing player from the Bronx, N.Y., who considered UConn out of high school, said Thursday he has decided to transfer to Storrs from Virginia Commonwealth. Evan […]
First AAC football championship slated for Dec. 5, 2015
May 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The inaugural American Athletic Conference football championship has been scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at noon ET, commissioner Mike Aresco announced Thursday. The game will be televised nationally on either ABC or ESPN. Aresco also announced the protocols for determining the participants and the site of the game. Those protocolas were approved by the […]
Concussion management policy approved by AAC
May 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The American Athletic Conference took a big step forward in the protection of its athletes Wednesday, adopting a new Concussion Management Policy at the league’s annual meeting in Key Biscayne, Fla. The policy, unanimously approved by the AAC athletic directors, will take effect at the start of the 2015-16 academic year, and will be applied […]
UConn records 13 perfect APR scores, including men’s hoops
May 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The University of Connecticut men’s basketball program continues to make an impressive bounce back from the academic difficulties that resulted in a ban from postseason play in 2013. The NCAA released its latest report on Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores Wednesday and for the second consecutive year, the men’s basketball team officially recorded its second-straight […]
AAC announces two night games for UConn football
May 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The American Athletic Conference announced Wednesday the start times and television networks for a number of intraconference and nonconference football games for the 2015 season. Included are two night games for the UConn Huskies. UConn’s season opener against Villanova at Rentschler Field will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. and be aired by ESPN3 and SNY. That game […]
AAC to finalize plans for football championship game at meetings
May 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The American Athletic Conference expects to finalize the format for the leaugue’s inaugural football championship game during its annual meeting that begins Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami, Fla. Other than that, very little news is expected out of the league meetings. The addition of Navy this fall as the 12th member of […]
KU coach Bill Self among HOF Mannie Jackson award winners
May 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Kansas coach Bill Self has been named one of three winners of the 2015 Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday on NBA TV. Self is joined by former Reebok CEO Paul Fireman and 14-year NBA veteran Steve Smith. The three winners will be recognized Sept. 10 at […]