Spotty UConn holds off Rice
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Rashad Anderson scored 27 points and went 7 for 8 from the free throw line over the final two minutes, leading Connecticut to an 81-72 victory over Rice yesterday in Hartford.
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Freshman Charde Houston scored a career-high 25 points and Ann Strother added 20, leading Connecticut to a 73-57 win over Texas yesterday in Hartford.
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Marc Thomas returned the opening kickoff of the second half 93 yards for a touchdown, igniting Northeastern to a run of 28 straight points in just over eight minutes as the Huskies crushed the University of Rhode Island, 42-14, at Parsons Field yesterday.
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It was halftime against Southern Connecticut, and Jim Murphy was imploring his team to do the impossible.
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They had lost to Vermont, 89-45, last Sunday and barely got by Longwood University, 63-58, a team with a 1-18 record, on Tuesday. Put it this way -- the University of Hartford Hawks weren't exactly on a roll going into last night's game at Boston University.
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Ray Rice became the career rushing leader at No. 15 Rutgers, and still had to share the spotlight with his defense. Rice rushed for 175 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Scarlet Knights defense intercepted three passes and made a big fourth-quarter stand to hold off stubborn Navy 41-24 on Friday night.
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Connecticut missed shots, made turnovers and struggled at the free throw line. None of the mistakes caught coach Geno Auriemma off guard.
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When Boston University forward Scott Brittain fouled Northeastern guard Adrian Martinez on a 3-point attempt with 3:51 remaining, Martinez was angry. Not because Brittain had fouled him, but because the shot didn't go in.
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By ROB DANIELS  WINSTON-SALEM __ Relieved? Sure.  But if the 2-0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons are at all cocky about the start to their season, a look at the Connecticut Huskies offense should bring a little humility.
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Despite a tumultuous week that saw two key components of the Huskiesâ backcourt suspended, UConn continued its red-hot run on Saturday, outlasting Big East rival Pittsburgh, 60-53.
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Freshman Charde Houston scored a career-high 20 points and Jessica Moore added 19 to lead No. 16 Connecticut to a 73-57 victory over Villanova last night in Storrs, Conn. The Huskies (10-4, 4-0 Big East) dominated inside, outscoring Villanova, 34-18, in the paint and finishing with a 35-26 edge on the boards.
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The University of Massachusetts men's soccer team took its game to another level in the NCAA Tournament. But the Minutemen could not find another gear in the semifinals, falling, 1-0, to Ohio State last night.
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No. 1 Connecticut absorbed the first blow in its showdown with North Carolina, shook it off, then came back to deliver the knockout.
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Northeastern guard Bobby Kelly said he couldn't recall a sequence like the one that broke open last night's game at Solomon Court against last year's America East playoff spoiler, Hartford.
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New Hampshire receiver David Ball isn't trying to run past Jerry Rice into the record books as much as leap over him.
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Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 blocked shots and No. 13 Connecticut rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat DePaul, 65-60, last night in Hartford to extend the Huskies' winning streak to 10 games.
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His team down 13 points in the second half, Connecticut reserve freshman guard Antonio Kellogg stepped onto the floor with one thing on his mind -- defense.