STORRS – The offense needs some work. UConn coach Kevin Ollie and his retooled Huskies could all agree on that after a struggle to defeat Division II Southern Connecticut 70-62 in the season’s first exhibition game Tuesday night at Gampel Pavilion. The Owls, ranked No. 2 nationally in three preseason polls, made nine of the […]
Oregon moves into picture in CFP rankings
November 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Oregon, in that order, occupy the top four spots in the second College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday by the CFP selection committee. The top three spots remained the same as the first rankings, released Oct. 28. But Oregon moved up from fifth to replace Mississippi in the fourth […]
Calhoun will likely miss UConn exhibition opener
November 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS – Are you ready for some college basketball? That’s right, basketball. Tuesday night at Gampel (7 p.m., no TV) the defending national champion UConn Huskies will be back in competition again when the Southern Connecticut Owls visit for an exhibition game. It will be the first of two exhibition games as the Huskies (32-8 […]
Williams returns to ovation at Allen Fieldhouse
October 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Until Monday, Roy Williams hadn’t been in Allen Fieldhouse since the last practice he held with the Kansas Jayhawks before the 2003 Final Four. That’s why he showed up early for Monday night’s “Celebrating 60 Years” program, just to look around the basketball palace he called home for 15 seasons until he […]
Kansas to celebrate 60th anniversary of Allen Fieldhouse
October 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Allen Fieldhouse may be the most treasured building on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence. Monday night, the four living coaches in KU history will gather with Jayhawk fans and dignitaries to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the building named after legendary Hall of Fame coach Forrest C. “Phog” Allen. Ted Owens, Larry Brown, […]
UConn, Georgetown to renew basketball rivalry
October 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Good news today for fans of the old Big East basketball conference. UConn and Georgetown have announced the renewal of their rivalry in a home-and-home series the next two seasons. Georgetown is scheduled to come to Connecticut on Jan. 23, 2016, with the Huskies visiting the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., to play the Hoyas on […]
Kentucky No. 1 in FoxSports preseason power rankings
October 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s time for the return of the College Basketball Power Rankings on FOXSports.com. College basketball coaches have been back in their classrooms for a few weeks now, getting ready for the 2014-15 season. Kevin Ollie, who became the hottest name in coaching after leading Connecticut to the national championship in 2014, has a new group […]
Manning takes leave of absence from CFP
October 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The College Football Playoff has announced that Archie Manning will take a leave of absence from the selection committee for the rest of the 2014 season.Here are the details from the press release: “Manning said he would undergo surgery next month to help relieve discomfort he is experiencing while walking and moving around. He will be […]
UConn No. 15 in coaches’ preseason poll
October 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The UConn men’s basketball program has moved back into the arena of perennial respect. Despite losing Shabazz Napier, DeAndre Daniels and Niels Giffey from the team that marched through the NCA tournament last season and wnn the national championship, the Huskies are back and picked to be a Sweet 16 tam in 2014-15. The Huskies […]
Captain Brimah leads the way in Husky Run
October 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS – The UConn men’s basketball team put the 2014-15 Husky Run in the record book Wednesday afternoon and the Huskies did so with some historical flair. For the record, there was a steady rain during the 5K/3.1 mile run but that just added some extra intrigue for coach Kevin Ollie, who never has been […]