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UConn women’s basketball plans thank you event for student fans
STORRS, CT (WFSB) - University of Connecticut students who are women’s basketball and doughnut fans may want to head to Gampel Pavilion on Thursday. The women’s basketball team planned an event to thank student fans. UConn said the the Huskies will give out doughnuts at the north entrance...
Thunderbirds season finale and Fan Appreciation Night this Saturday
(MASS APPEAL) – It’s hard to believe but the Springfield Thunderbirds will be hosting their season finale this Saturday night as they take on their 91 south rival, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Even though the puck may be dropping at 7:05pm, the TBirds are celebrating all of us...
U.S. Basketball Writers Association will name women's coaching award after UConn's Geno Auriemma
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced Wednesday that it will name its annual women’s national coach of the year award after UConn’s Geno Auriemma. The 70-year-old Hall-of-fame coach just completed his 39th season at the school, guiding the Huskies to their record 23rd Final Four. He has led UConn to 11 national championships and six perfect seasons, winning the USBA award six times, more than any other coach. Auriemma has compiled a 1,213-162 record, which gives him an 88.2% winning percentage and puts him second on the all-time Division I wins list, just three games behind Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, who announced her retirement earlier this month. He also led the United States Women’s National Team to gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Championships.
UConn’s Cam Spencer named first-team Academic All-American
He was First Team All-NCAA Tournament, First Team All-East Region, and First Team All-Big East. On Wednesday, Cam Spencer earned first team honors for his work in the classroom as well. The UConn men’s basketball standout was named a First Team 2023-34 Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). The graduate guard became the fourth Husky to earn CSC Academic All-American ...
UConn's Jonathan the Husky is turning 1
Jonathan the Husky is turning 1 and UConn is holding a birthday celebration for the pup. The celebration will be on Friday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Jonathan statue. Jonathan’s Instagram post is inviting people to attend. “My birthday is on Friday! And you're all...
Longmeadow boys lacrosse embracing youth: ‘We have guys stepping up’
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow boys lacrosse team is entering a new era in the program’s history this spring. The Lancers graduated 14 seniors at the end of last season, including five All-Western Massachusetts first team selections, and are playing an entirely independent regular season schedule for the first time ever.
Southwick daredevil likes motor racing in the mud
SOUTHWICK – It’s got four wheels, a place to sit, a steering wheel, and a motor that was recently described by a neighbor as sounding like a jet turbine, but it’s not a car, and not really a truck, and while it isn’t a plane, but given the right conditions, it can fly.
UConn’s Bueckers named to sports website’s first team academic all-America
AUSTIN, TX (WFSB) - University of Connecticut women’s basketball redshirt junior Paige Bueckers was named a 2023-24 College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American. The CSC organization announced the honor on Tuesday. UConn said Bueckers holds a 3.497 cumulative grade point average. She has been named to the UConn...
Husky History: Anthony Kay
Welcome back to another edition of Husky History, the column that highlights a former UConn athlete and their accomplishments in Storrs and their professional careers. The weather is finally starting to come around at UConn after a long and cold winter, so what better way to spend a warm day than at the ballpark?
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