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Creighton looks to top UConn, play for long-awaited Big East title
NEW YORK -- Ryan Kalkbrenner has spent this week anticipating another chance to play for a Big East championship.,The four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year is one step closer to achieving his goal, but standing in second-seeded Creighton's way is a semifinal matchup with third-seeded UConn...
UConn, Alex Karaban begin Big East tourney title defense vs. Villanova
NEW YORK -- While UConn experienced some uneven moments during the regular season, the two-time defending national champion seemed to figure things out in the final two weeks of the regular season and could be starting to peak again.,The Huskies start defense of their Big East tournament title with ...
Big East tourney title on the line as No. 3 UConn, No. 23 Creighton clash
UConn has not missed a beat since leaving the American Athletic Conference to rejoin the Big East in 2020.,For the fifth straight season since returning to the conference, the No. 3-ranked Huskies will play for the Big East tournament title, this time against No. 23 Creighton on Monday night in Unca...
Tarris Reed Jr., UConn take aim at Providence
With just a week remaining in the Big East regular season, New England rivals conclude their traditional home-and-home series as Providence welcomes UConn to Rhode Island's capital city for a Saturday contest.,The Huskies (19-9, 11-6 Big East) have won five consecutive meetings in the head-to-head s...
No. 10 St. John's completes sweep of struggling UConn
Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as No. 10 St. John's took control late in the first half and pulled away for an 89-75 victory over UConn on Sunday afternoon in New York.,The Red Storm (24-4, 15-2) improved to 17-0 at home and completed their first season sweep of UConn since...
No. 10 St. John's hopes to get healthy in time for UConn
Beating DePaul was expected for St. John's, even with leading scorer RJ Luis Jr. sidelined for the first time this season due to a groin injury.,On Sunday, the 10th-ranked Red Storm face one of their biggest tests of the season when they oppose UConn -- and having Luis available likely will be much ...
No. 25 UConn erupts late, holds off DePaul
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 16 points as No. 25 UConn used a second-half surge to defeat DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn.,The Huskies (15-6, 7-3 Big East) trailed by as many as 14 in the first half before chipping away to take their first lead on Ball's three-point pl...
No. 25 Connecticut erupts late, holds off DePaul
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored a team-high 16 points as No. 25 Connecticut used a second-half surge to defeat visiting DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford.,The Huskies (15-6, 7-3 Big East) trailed by as many as 14 in the first half before chipping away to take their first lead on ...
No. 25 UConn bids for bounce-back effort vs. DePaul
No. 25 UConn will look to continue a trend of bounce-back victories in Big East play when it hosts DePaul in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday night in the teams' second and final meeting of the season.,For the Huskies (14-6, 6-3), all three conferences losses have come within the last five games, inclu...
Jamiya Neal, Creighton upend No. 14 UConn
Jamiya Neal scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the first half, helping visiting Creighton fend off No. 14 UConn 68-63 on Saturday afternoon in Big East action in Storrs, Conn.,Neal shot 10-of-16 from the floor and hit three 3-pointers for the Bluejays (12-6, 5-2), who led by as many as nine poi...
No. 9 UConn meets Villanova in clash of surging teams
No. 9 UConn is riding an eight-game winning streak and has moved into a first-place tie in the Big East, but nothing is coming easily for the two-time defending national champion.,Of those eight Huskies' victories, five have come by six points or fewer.,When UConn (12-3, 4-0 Big East) hits the road ...
UConn's Jim Mora accuses coaches of tampering
UConn football coach Jim Mora accused his counterparts at other programs of tampering with his players in a strongly worded social media post on Monday.,"A simple note to the schools and coaches that have blatantly broken @NCAAFootball rules by tampering with our players in the last 24 hours," Mora,...
Bill Belichick casts heavy shadow over Fenway Bowl
Before a new era begins at North Carolina, there is one more football game to play.,That comes when the Tar Heels meet UConn on Saturday in the Fenway Bowl -- at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.,There is no doubt that much of the bowl game will include the backdrop of Bill Belichick becoming...
Alex Karaban, No. 11 UConn hold off Butler
Alex Karaban scored 21 and Liam McNeeley added 17 to help No. 11 UConn avoid the upset on the road at Butler 78-74 on Saturday in Indianapolis.,The Huskies (10-3) won their sixth straight.,The Bulldogs (7-6) got within two in the final minutes, but two consecutive 3-pointers from Karaban gave UConn ...
No. 25 UConn working on climbing back up poll, faces No. 15 Baylor
UConn head coach Dan Hurley insists he's not overvaluing Wednesday night's game between his 25th-ranked Huskies and No. 15 Baylor in Storrs, Conn.,Sure, it comes on the heels of the two-time reigning national champion Huskies (5-3) responding to losing all three games during the Maui Invitational wi...
No. 2 UConn looks to salvage finale of tournament vs. Dayton
Second-ranked UConn will try to avoid a winless showing at the Maui Invitational when it faces Dayton in the tournament's seventh-place game on Wednesday in Lahaina, Hawaii. ,Coming off a 99-97 overtime loss in Monday's opening-round matchup with Memphis, UConn (4-2) got the early jump on Colorado i...
No. 2 UConn braces for stern test vs. Memphis in Hawaii
Second-ranked UConn has yet to face a team in its weight class so far this season.,The degree of difficulty will go up on Monday, however, when the Huskies meet Memphis in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii., ,UConn (4-0) owns lopsided nonconference victories over Sacred H...
No. 2 UConn bringing Hassan Diarra off bench in tuneup vs. East Texas A&M
No. 2 UConn looks like a team ready to fight at any weight class after a dominant run through the mid-major introduction to the 2024-25 season.,The Huskies (3-0) started their season in workmanlike fashion, barely tested in three games UConn won by an average of 38.7 points per game.,Up next is East...
Alex Karaban, No. 3 UConn look to set standard vs. Le Moyne
Third-ranked UConn will look to win its 30th straight home game against a non-conference opponent when it hosts Le Moyne on Wednesday in Hartford, Conn., ,UConn coach Danny Hurley said he will be looking for a better effort than the one his team put forth in Saturday night's 92-53 victory over New H...
UConn adds big man Eric Reibe to 2025 class
UConn's 2025 recruiting class received a commitment from 7-footer Eric Reibe on Wednesday.,Reibe is ranked No. 23 overall in the ESPN 100 and No. 33 by the 247Sports composite.,The big man from the Bullis School (Potomac, Md.) is ranked as the No. 2 center by ESPN.,Reibe committed to the two-time de...