EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Don’t be surprised if there’s a new head football coach at the University of Connecticut by the end of next week. UConn athletic director Warde Manuel met with reporters before Saturday’s 45-10 victory over Memphis at Rentschler Field and said the search for Paul Pasqualoni’s successor would “ramp up” on Sunday. […]
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – Dec. 4
December 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My college basketball power rankings for this week have been posted on FoxSports.com. Michigan State remains No. 1 but Arizona moves up to No. 2. The big winner this week is Syracuse, up six places to No. 3 after winning the Maui Invitational and handling Indiana in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Florida takes a tumble, […]
Superman? No, just call him Superbazz
December 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. _ The Florida Gators tugged on Shabazz Napier’s cape. They trapped him, forced him to lose control of his dribble, and then coaxed him into an off-balance jump shot that had zero chance of dropping through the basket. The hopes and dreams of the Connecticut Huskies probably should have died right there. But […]
Rock Chalk Sports Talk interview – Nov. 27, 2013
November 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sean Levine of Rock Chalk Sports Talk on KLWN 1320 in Lawrence, Kan., interviews author Ken Davis about his new book, “100 Things Kansas Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” Recorded Nov. 27, 2013. Here’s the link: https://soundcloud.com/kendavis55/rock-chalk-sports-talk.
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – Nov. 27
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There’s no change at the top of my power rankings this week. Michigan State is still No. 1 and Kansas comes in at No. 2. But we do have several newcomers to the list of 25. If you’ve been paying attention, you can probably guess those teams. Take a look and see if you are […]
Tar Heels find a reason to celebrate
November 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Spontaneity quite often is the key ingredient to a good victory celebration. North Carolina coach Roy Williams has been around long enough that he knows how to dance, bump and jump with a group of players. But rest assured Williams and his young Tar Heels had not rehearsed their moment for accepting […]
Three thoughts: Tar Heels vs. Cardinals
November 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – We’ve got the championship game everyone was looking forward to in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament. No. 24 North Carolina defeated Richmond and No. 3 Louisville held off Fairfield Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena, setting up the title game Sunday (1 p.m.) between the Tar Heels and Cardinals, and between […]
Noah Time
November 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
UConn coach Kevin Ollie will look out onto the Madison Square Garden floor Friday night and watch power forward Noah Vonleh doing his thing. Ollie undoubtedly would prefer seeing Vonleh in a Huskies uniform. Instead, the name on the front of the jersey will be Indiana, UConn’s opponent in the championship game of the 2K […]
Cassell, Jr. and Hamilton sign with UConn
November 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Word came from UConn earlier tonight that recruits Sam Cassell, Jr. and Daniel Hamilton have signed “agreements” to attend UConn beginning with the 2014-15 season. Not sure whether that means a letter of intent or financial papers or what. The word “agreements” is unusual in a press release. No announcement yet regarding the status of […]
UConn vs. BC: It’s a New England thing
November 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s a New England thing. Connecticut playing Boston College in basketball says New England like fall foliage, lobster rolls and clam chowder. But we haven’t had this New England rivalry since Jan. 5, 2005. Bad feelings over the Big East, Atlantic Coast Conference, and conference realignment ended a great thing. Everybody knows about Jim Calhoun, […]