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Andrej Jakimovski converted an off-balance layup with 8 seconds left, and Colorado handed No. 2 UConn its second loss in two days at the Maui Invitational, beating the two-time defending national champion 73-72 on Tuesday. A day after a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley livid about the officiating, UConn (4-2) couldn’t shake the unranked…

Dan Hurley fell. So did UConn. Hurley, the often-fiery coach of the two-time defending national champions, was livid over an over-the-back call in the final minute of overtime in what became No. 2 UConn’s 99-97 loss to Memphis on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational. The foul was called on UConn’s Liam McNeeley on an offensive...

Paige Bueckers scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting and No. 2 UConn never trailed Monday night as the Huskies beat Oregon State 71-52 at the Baha Mar Women’s Championship. Sarah Strong, the 2024 Naismith High School Player of the Year, had 13 points, eight rebounds, six steals and two blocks for UConn (5-0). Jana El Alfy had 12 points. Allie…

Tyrese Hunter scored 17 of his 26 points after halftime to lead Memphis to a 99-97 overtime win against two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational. Hunter shot 7 of 10 from 3-point range for the Tigers (5-0), who were 12 of 22 from beyond at the arc as a…

Kyle McCord threw for a career-high 470 yards with two touchdowns to lead Syracuse to a 31-24 win over UConn on Saturday. The win gives the Orange (8-3) their first eight-win regular season since 2018, and third since 2000. “We knew they would play all the way through the fourth quarter, and we thought it’d be a fourth-quarter game,” Syracuse…

As a record was broken Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion, UConn basketball fans praised coach Geno Auriemma for the remarkable run he’s had leading the women’s basketball team. “I’m here for the history, absolutely,” Bob Scully, of Higganum, said. History that was made with UConn head coach Geno Auriemma reaching the pinnacle of college basketball greatness. That’s by securing...

Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in NCAAB history, earning his 1,217th win as UConn beat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41 on Wednesday.

It’s going to be a big night in Storrs on Wednesday. UConn Women’s Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma and Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey are both making a big milestone.

It’s going to be a big night in Storrs on Wednesday. UConn Women’s Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma and Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey are both making a big milestone. 

It’s a big night in Storrs! UConn Women’s Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma and Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey are both making a big milestone. Auriemma could set a record Wednesday night, too. It kicked off at 6:30 p.m. in front of a sold out crowd at Gampel Pavilion with a pre-game ceremony celebrating 40 years in Storrs for...

Solo Ball scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half to lead second-ranked UConn to an 81-46 victory over East Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley added 11 points apiece, and Aidan Mahaney finished with 10 for the Huskies (4-0). Tarris Reed Jr. had nine points, 10 rebounds and three blocks off the bench….

The University of Connecticut’s athletic department will host four separate bone marrow registry drives throughout November. The drives were organized in honor of 8-year-old Ben Rabinowitz, who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in September of 2023. “He spent pretty much six months straight in the hospital,” said his father Sean Rabinowitz, who is a UConn graduate alongside his wife…

The UConn community is rallying together to support an 8-year-old boy in his journey fighting leukemia. The wife of basketball coach Dan Hurley, Andrea Hurley, is working with the university to organize a bone marrow registry drive in the boy’s honor.

The Dallas Wings won the 2025 WNBA Draft lottery, earning the No. 1 pick and a chance to draft UConn star Paige Bueckers.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma tied the NCAA Division I record for men’s or women’s basketball with his 1,216th career victory Friday night as his No. 2 Huskies beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58. The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his 40th season at UConn, matched Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, who retired after last season. Auriemma can break the record Wednesday, when UConn...

Two UConn students have been arrested a week after a frightening incident in a dining hall on campus.

The incident happened Nov. 7 when someone came into the Connecticut Dining Hall and yelled for students to get on the ground while implying he had a gun.

Alex Karaban scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn routed Le Moyne 90-49 on Wednesday night. Liam McNeeley added 15 points for two-time defending national champion UConn (3-0). Solo Ball scored all 12 of his points in the second half. Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Hassan Diarra had…

After losing one of the closer races in the state, Republican Christopher Reddy wants election regulators to take a closer look at his race. Reddy has filed a complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC), raising concerns about how Mansfield election workers handle an Election Day registration surge of University of Connecticut students. “Our goal here is to make…

Chriss Reddy lost to Senator Mae Flexer by 589 votes and is questioning the verification of the UConn students who registered on Election Day.