HARTFORD, Conn. – One down. Three to go. That’s the only way UConn can approach the task ahead. It’s tournament time, the turnaround from one night to another is quick, and game two promises to be another rock fight with an old foe from Big East Conference days. The defending national champion Huskies began their […]
UConn cruises past USF into AAC quarterfinals
March 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – One down. Three to go. The defending national champion UConn Huskies began their rather complicated march to madness with a 69-43 victory over USF Thursday night in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at the XL Center. This one started out with an 8-0 lead that mushroomed to 25-5. […]
UConn’s Hamilton, Lenehan earn AAC trophies
March 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – UConn might be the No. 6 seed in the American Athletic Conference championship tournament, but the Huskies certainly are walking away from the XL Center this week with plenty of hardware and awards. Before the games began Thursday, UConn players won two of the four major individual awards handed out by the […]
Final FoxSports.com power rankings before Selection Sunday
March 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 18 The clock is ticking as we continue the countdown to Selection Sunday. This is, without a doubt, the most intense week of the season. Some things are already in place, but so much is unknown. As the NCAA men’s basketball committee gathered in Indianapolis Wednesday to go through its […]
Boatright, Moore head all-AAC first team
March 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The American Athletic Conference All-Conference teams were announced Tuesday and the voting of the leagues’s 11 head coaches confirmed one thing everyone already knew. UConn guard Ryan Boatright and SMU guard Nic Moore are the best players in the AAC. Boat right, a senior, and Moore, a junior, were unanimous selections. They were joined by […]
Kansas basketball fans: March Madness book special
March 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We think it is pretty incredible that Kansas coach Bill Self has led the Jayhawks to 11 consecutive Big 12 regular season championships. And we know Jayhawk Nation feels strongly about this as well. To honor the accomplishment we are offering a special March Madness rate on copies of the book 100 Things Kansas Fans […]
UConn running out of NCAA tournament options
March 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – During his four seasons at UConn, guard Ryan Boatright never has given up on any task. He is part dreamer and part competitor. But he also is a realist. Boatright faced the media after Thursday’s 54-53 loss to Memphis. Every answer to every question started with him shaking his head. In disbelief. […]
Coming down the stretch in college basketball season
March 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 17 The most wonderful time of the year is almost here. We’ve got one more weekend left in the regular season and then March Madness officially begins with championship week. Automatic bids to the NCAA tournament will be up for grabs. Favored teams will slip and then start to stress […]
Purvis leads UConn to slam down of SMU
March 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
CBK Story By Ken Davis, The Sports Xchange Publish Date: March 1, 2015 04:49:40 PM UConn upsets No. 21 SMU HARTFORD, Conn. — The defending national champion Connecticut Huskies realize they have been counted out as a team with little chance of returning to the NCAA tournament. The Huskies beg to differ. On Sunday at the XL […]