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Cross Country Hazing Gets A Little Vampiritic
One college track athlete learned the hard way that, rather than giving you the strength of your enemies, drinking blood will only get you kicked out of school and deported....

All Big East Baseball Games Now Decided By Dance Off
Connecticut and South Florida squared off in a classic Big East baseball tilt—or they tried to before a five-hour rain delay. So how do you kill time during the one thing more boring than Big East baseball? Simple: Worst community theater production of "West Side Story" ever....

Connecticut Isn't Terrible
Another 20-point win, another national title for UConn. This is the third undefeated season for the school—the fifth all-time—and their sixth national championship. I guess they have an okay program. [ESPN; The Big Lead]...

Connecticut Goes For Perfection Once Again
The UConn Lady Huskies go for broke tonight in the National Championship game. Win and they're immortal—lose and they're the biggest chumps of all time....

Geno Auriemma Is Not Afraid Of White Kids
When someone starts off a press conference answer with, "I know I'm going to get criticized for this," you know the rest of the answer is going to be something really super....

NCAA Sweet 16: (1) Connecticut vs. (5) Purdue
West Region: No. 1 Connecticut (29-4) vs. No. 5 Purdue (27-9) When: Thursday, 7:07 p.m., EDT Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona CONNECTICUT HUSKIES 1) More Than the Sum of their Parts The Huskies have made a habit of winning without key individuals all season long. Forward Sta...

UConn Accused Of Recruiting Violations
Yahoo Sports is reporting today that Connecticut violated many NCAA rules in the recruitment of Nate Miles, a former student who expelled from the school last fall....

NCAA Second Round, Second Round
Let's hope these next games are better than the Villanova-Duke UCLA* suckfest in Philly. Jay Bilas called that "men against boys", and while that seems a little like piling on, he'll hear no argument here....

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (1) Connecticut Vs. (16) Chattanooga
Your live blogger for this game will be Brian Doyle of SportsJudge Blog....

Jim Calhoun In Hospital, Will Not Coach Today
CBS just reported that Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has been taken to the hospital in Philadelphia and will not be on the bench tonightthis afternoon when UConn plays Chattanooga....

NCAA First Round: (1) Connecticut vs. (16) Chattanooga
West Region: No. 1 Connecticut (27-4) vs. No. 16 UT-Chattanooga (18-16) When: Thursday, 3:00 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CONNECTICUT HUSKIES 1) Six Feet Under Coach Jim Calhoun created a media firestorm earlier this season when he told a freelance reporter who was ...

Connecticut Generously Decides To Hold Women's Basketball Tournament
Almost forgot about that other NCAA tournament for the women's crown. I suppose it's possible that UConn won't win it, but it's also possible that I will get picked in the NBA draft. [ESPN]...

The Entrepreneurs, At Least, Didn't Need Overtime
We've enjoyed Syracuse's little run as much as anyone - well, maybe more than Jay Bilas, who seems more in need of a bj than usual - but then along came capitalism to make it faintly annoying....

After Six Overtimes, Syracuse Sleeps The Sleep Of The Just
At some point during the sixth overtime of the Syracuse-UConn game, my cable box interrupted to inform me that without further action from me it would be going into sleep mode....

Connecticut Governor Lashes Out At Calhoun
Are Jim Calhoun and Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell officially feuding? Rell had a few choice things to say about the coach today, and it is ON, sister!...

Jim Calhoun's Annoying Interrogator Is Not Happy With That Annoying Answer
Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun got into a little spat with a member of the Green Party this weekend over how much he makes. Is there some way they could both lose this argument?...

UConn Beats Louisville, Shakes Up The World!
In a tremendous upset that no one saw coming, a college basketball team manages to win a game immediately after becoming the No. 1 ranked team. We're through the looking glass, people. [ESPN]...

Connecticut To Fully Come To Terms With The Concept Of Impermanence
UConn is the new No. 1 ranked team until they lose at Louisville tonight. [Yahoo, photo via]...

Storming The Floor's West Region Preview
After our cheap, quick-hit, easy looks at each bracket, the gang at Storming The Floor take considerably closer looks, game-by-game. Here's the West Regional preview, the last of the four....

NCAA Pants Party: Connecticut Vs. San Diego
Connecticut Huskies (24-8) vs. San Diego Toreros (21-13) When: Friday, 3 p.m. Where: Tampa...