Dog House

Sarah Strong scored a career-high 29 points and Paige Bueckers added 27 to lift No. 4 UConn to a 101-68 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Ashlynn Shade had a career-best 27 points, hitting seven 3-pointers. She got the Huskies (10-1) going, scoring 20 points and making all seven of her…...

Notre Dame jumped to No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after beating rival UConn last week and the Huskies fell to the fourth spot. The Irish climbed five spots after the 79-68 victory over the Huskies, who fell two places to fourth. Notre Dame’s victory over UConn gave the Irish three wins over top five teams…

UConn has a challenging week ahead with games against two of the top players in the country. The fourth-ranked Huskies face Audi Crooks and Iowa State on Tuesday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase and then No. 7 USC and phenomenal sophomore JuJu Watkins on Saturday. “Every team poses a different problem. Iowa State, everybody knows wha...

Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Sarah Strong had 17 points, 14 rebounds and five assists to lead No. 2 UConn to a 79-44 win over Georgetown in the teams’ Big East opener on Sunday. UConn, coming off a 79-68 loss to Notre Dame, went on a nine-point run in the second quarter and a 14-point run in the third…

Hannah Hidalgo had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and No. 8 Notre Dame handed second-ranked UConn its first loss with a 79-68 victory Thursday night. Olivia Miles toughed out an early ankle injury to score 16 points and Liatu King also had 16 for the Fighting Irish (8-2). Paige Bueckers led the Huskies (8-1) with 25 points. Sarah…...

A winless run through the Maui Invitational led to predictions of UConn’s demise after two straight national championships. Not so fast. Re-energized by a return trip home, the Huskies showed they’re still a formidable team with an impressive win over Baylor. UConn carried the momentum from that to Austin, where the Huskies beat Texas b...

Alex Karaban returned to the UConn lineup after missing two games with a concussion, had 21 points and 11 rebounds and led the No. 25 Huskies past Texas 76-65 on Sunday. Solo Ball scored 16 points and made four 3s as UConn (7-3) won its first true road game of the season. Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr. scored 12…

UConn football is bowl bound once again. The Huskies will take on the University of North Carolina in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl in Boston on Dec. 28. “We’re excited to represent UConn at this year’s Wasabi Fenway Bowl, and to have the opportunity to compete at such an iconic venue against a quality opponent like North Carolina,&#8221...

Sarah Strong scored 21 points and Azzi Fudd added 18 to help No. 2 UConn rout No. 22 Louisville 85-52 on Saturday night as part of the Women’s Champions Classic. The Huskies (8-0) took control early and never looked back. Louisville (5-4) trailed by 18 after one and got within 12 early in the second quarter before Strong, the latest…...

A quick look around at the banners and the retired numbers at Gampel Pavilion is a reminder of the special players who came to UConn before Liam McNeeley and Sarah Strong. However, it might be hard to find a season when a pair of freshmen arrived at UConn being asked to shoulder the burden for the Huskies like the two…

Liam McNeeley scored 17 points and No. 25 UConn came back from an early deficit to beat No. 15 Baylor 76-72 on Wednesday night in the Big 12-Big East Battle. Solo Ball made two late free throws and finished with 11 points as the Huskies iced the game from the foul line. Samson Johnson had 13 points for UConn (6-3),…

UConn star Paige Bueckers is making history as the first NIL athlete to design and launch a Nike Player Edition basketball sneaker.

Freshman Sarah Strong scored 22 points and No. 2 UConn outscored Holy Cross by 30 points in the second half of an 88-52 victory on Tuesday night. Kaitlyn Chen scored 14 points and Paige Bueckers added 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists for UConn (7-0), which led 33-27 at the break and shot 7 for 12 from 3-point distance…