For the seventh time in seven years, UConn is American Athletic Conference tournament champions. The championship game, just like the previous two, wasn’t even close, coming out on top 87-53. | Originally published March 10, 2020
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Women’s Basketball Notebook: Aubrey Griffin makes her presence felt
UConn's sixth man, more often than not down the stretch, has been freshman Aubrey Griffin. This season, the slightly undersized but uber-athletic freshman forward has had moments where she completely takes over the game, and Saturday versus Temple, she did just that. | Originally published March 9, 2020
Richard Sherman proved Darrelle Revis right in the Super Bowl
The Richard Sherman and Darrelle Revis beef is nothing new. They’ve gone back and forth before, but this time it was really in public view — and Revis came out on top. | Originally published February 7, 2020
Football: Edsall doesn’t want transfers, Huskies sign five more recruits
Randy Edsall made one thing very clear in his most recent Wednesday morning press conference: Transfer students have issues, and he's done having them on his team. | Originally published February 6, 2020
Eli making the Hall of Fame is an inevitable mistake
Eli Manning is destined to have a bust in Canton, but should he? | Originally published January 28, 2020
The Astros didn’t just cheat the other teams, they cheated the fans
When the Houston Astros stole signs and essentially stole a World Series, it ruined a huge moment for a city that needed it along with countless smaller moments for people around the country. | Originally published January 22, 2020
Remembering Jasper “Jazz” Howard, 10 years later
On October 18, 2009, UConn football cornerback Jasper Howard was killed on campus. Ten years later, we remember his legacy. | Originally published October 22, 2019
Football Notebook: Did someone say inside zone?
UConn football has had a bad season on both sides of the ball, and boring, repetitive, uninspired play-calling isn't helping. | Originally published October 7, 2019.
DJ LeMahieu is not the MVP … part two
Now that the MLB regular season is officially over, the debate of who should be the American League MVP can finally be put to rest. Sorry Yankees fans, but it’s still not D.J. LeMahieu. | Originally published October 2, 2019
From backyard to DI, the story of long snapper Brian Keating
It’s the most underappreciated position in football. Perfection goes unnoticed, but imperfection gets put in the spotlight. That’s right, I’m talking about long snapping, and for the past two plus seasons, UConn has had Brian Keating holding down the fort. | Originally published September 26, 2019
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