According to reports out of Boston, University of Connecticut senior wide receiver Shakim Phillips is looking into the possibility of transferring back to Boston College for his final season of eligibility and apparently has ended his stay at UConn. Phillips, UConn’s third leading receiver in 2013 with 28 catches for 406 yards, began his career […]
NCAA approves “unlimited” meals and snacks for players
April 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Perhaps NCAA athletes across the country should join together and throw a parade just for Shabazz Napier. The NCAA Legislative Council Tuesday approved a rule that will provide unlimited meals and snacks to “student-athletes” – including walk-on players. This provision, which still must be approved by the Division I Board of Directors on April 24, […]
CBS to air “Moments of NCAA March Madness”
April 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Just got this press release from CBS Sports . . . “CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR” RELIVES MADNESS ON SATURDAY, APRIL 19 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR presents MOMENTS OF NCAA MARCH MADNESS: FINAL FOUR on Saturday, April 19 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET). What started as a sprawling, 68-team scramble, advanced to four teams and one city. With embedded crews, the frenetic atmosphere of this year’s […]
XL Center to be site of 2015 AAC men’s hoops tournament
April 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The national champion Connecticut Huskies enjoyed a little home cooking during the NCAA East Regional at Madison Square Garden in New York. In 2015 UConn will get a taste of what it is like to be at home for the American Athletic Conference championship tournament. Commissioner Mike Aresco announced Monday that the XL Center in […]
QB Whitmer back to help Huskies any way he can
April 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – It would have been easy for quarterback Chandler Whitmer to pack his bags and walk way from the UConn football program. He had earned his degree. He had started for the Huskies, lost his job and basically slipped to third on the depth chart. And coach Paul Pasqualoni was being replaced […]
Hungry Huskies get the last bark
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie has taught his Huskies to be prepared in every situation. So, when Shabazz Napier went to bed Sunday night and tried to go to sleep, he thought about what he was going to say on national television when he accepted the NCAA national championship trophy. Napier could have […]
Power Rankings: Look who’s No. 1
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – I was assigned to submit my final college basketball power rankings to FoxSports.com after the national championship game Monday. When the boss e-mailed me with that duty in March, I never expected that the UConn Huskies would be on top of that list. Guess I should have listened closer to Kevin Ollie […]
UConn championship rally Tuesday at Gampel
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – The NCAA men’s basketball champions will be heading home to Connecticut in just a few hours. Here are the details of Tuesday’s celebration at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. From UConn Athletics: STORRS, Conn. (April 7, 2014) — The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team travel party will leave Dallas, Texas, via charter flight […]
UConn championship photo gallery
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Arlington, Texas – What a celebration for the UConn Huskies tonight in Jerry’s Playland, the AT&T Stadium. It just happens to be the home of the Dallas Cowboys, Kevin Ollie’s favorite team – other than the Huskies, of course. On the court after the game, before the Huskies started cutting down the nets, the first […]
Huskies shut down Kentucky for 4th national title
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier loves to talk about the “dogfights” his team has been through this season. The Huskies may have jumped into the ring for their biggest slugfest ever on Monday night. Guess who came out on top? UConn led by 15 points in the first half and nine points in […]