Dog House

Joe Fagnano threw for four touchdowns and ran for another — in the first half — and UConn coasted to a 63-14 win over Merrimack on Saturday. Fagnano was 10 of 13 for 298 yards with TD passes to four different receivers before the break. He was also one of four backs with at least 30 yards rushing and four…

The 2024 national champion UConn men’s basketball team is headed to Washington, D.C. next week to be honored at the White House. The team will be there on Tuesday along with the national champion South Carolina women’s basketball team to meet with President Joe Biden. It’s the second year in a row that the back-to-back NCAA champi...

The Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark announced Thursday that the conference is pausing conversations about possibly inviting UConn to the league. “As commissioner, it is my responsibility to explore a variety of value-creating opportunities on behalf of the Big 12,” Yormark said in a statement. “Following detailed discussions with my confere...

Billy Edwards Jr. threw two touchdown passes to Tai Felton, and Maryland’s defense was as good as advertised in a 50-7 victory over UConn in a season opener on Saturday. The big question facing the Terrapins this season is how they’ll do without Taulia Tagovailoa, who brought them some rare stability at quarterback for the last four yea...

The Big 12 is about to begin its first year as a 16-team conference after adding Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah from the Pac-12 last year.

Paige Bueckers is already thinking about her future while she’s living in the present. The UConn star plans on entering the WNBA draft after her season ends with what she hopes is the school’s 12th national championship. She would still have at least one more year of eligibility because of her injuries and the COVID-19 year granted to athlete...

UConn and WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll. Mattel announced on Tuesday that the collectible tribute doll was modeled for Bird, who is a “basketball legend who pioneered the way for growth in the women’s league with her record-breaking legacy and courageous voice that forever changed the game.” The doll is dressed i...

Even with a deal that would make him one of the highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country, UConn’s Dan Hurley never let his thoughts stray far from what got him to the top of the men’s college basketball world. About a month after declining to become the head coach of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, Hurley agreed to...

Coming off back-to-back national championships, UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley has agreed to a new $50 million deal to stay with the school.

UConn’s Cam Spencer is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies after being selected with the 53rd pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Spencer played one season with the Huskies and made a huge impact in the team’s run for a second consecutive NCAA championship. He was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Spencer started all 40 UConn games ...

The Indiana Pacers selected UConn’s Tristen Newton with the 49th overall pick in Round 2 of the NBA Draft Thursday. Newton is a back-to-back NCAA champion with the Huskies. He was named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in April. Newton was also a consensus First Team All-American, the Associated Press Big East Player of the Year, a...

The Portland Trailblazers selected UConn’s Donovan Clingan with the seventh pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday night. The sophomore center won back-to-back NCAA championships with the Huskies before making himself eligible for the draft. Clingan averaged 13 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game for the 2020-24 season. H...

The San Antonio Spurs selected UConn’s Stephon Castle with the fourth pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday night. Castle joined the Huskies for the 2023-2024 season and helped lead the team to its second straight NCAA championship. The freshman guard was the unanimous Big East Freshman of the Year and was also named to the 2024 NCAA East Regi...