UConn in the spotlight
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It's for first place in the Big East. It's on network television. It's Connecticut and South Florida?
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Scott Crowder and Shawn Saunders scored early third-period goals yesterday at the Mullins Center in Amherst, sparking No. 15 UMass to a 4-3 victory over UConn.
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The University of Connecticut's first NCAA men's basketball championship in 1999 holds a special place for coach Jim Calhoun.
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Nykesha Sales smiled when someone suggested the Connecticut Sun could add a WNBA title to this year's NCAA championships won by the UConn men's and women's teams. "This is going to be really good for the state," she said Monday. "It's the basketball capital of the world." Not so fast, Nykesha.
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Pumped up by the pregame unveiling of its 2004 NCAA championship banner, Connecticut tuned up for defense of its title with a 97-64 exhibition victory over Division II Bridgeport Thursday night.
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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. Josh Boone added a career-high 20 points and dominated inside with 14 rebounds for the 11th-ranked Huskies (5-1), who were coming off their first loss -- a 61-59 upset ...
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Long overshadowed by the school&#39;s high-powered basketball programs, UConn cruised to a 39-10 win over Toledo last night in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit -- the Huskies
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Boston College has talked the past few weeks about "flying under the radar" a bit, the way coach Jeff Jagodzinski likes it for his No. 2-ranked team, which will be squarely in the national television spotlight tomorrow night on ESPN against Virginia Tech.
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UMass athletics has flown under the radar since the men's basketball team reached the Final Four in 1996, but there's been plenty to shout about the last seven months.
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Riding a five-game winning streak, Connecticut moved into the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll yesterday for the first time since January 2007. UConn (16-5) checked in at No. 19, and Notre Dame (16-4) made its poll debut at No. 22, giving the Big East conference a nation-best five ranked teams. Memphis, the only remaining unbeaten, received all 72 ...
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Diana Taurasi , a University of Connecticut graduate who won three national titles with the Huskies, has always been welcomed when the Phoenix Mercury come East to play the Connecticut Sun. But fans will have to swallow hard when her name is announced this afternoon at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
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For a half, it looked like the kind of Connecticut team coach Jim Calhoun normally unleashes not only on the Big East but the rest of the college basketball world in March.
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Northeastern field hockey coach Cheryl Murtagh doesn't want the glare of the spotlight that shines on her to detract from a team that has been the America East champion for the past three years and has been to the NCAA tournament 13 times.
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By Rich Elliott, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Feb. 17--STORRS -- The path to a Big East championship has been lined with learning, growth and cohesion. The UConn women have used the first 12 league regular season games to jockey for position to win a title.
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Nykesha Sales smiled when someone suggested the Connecticut Sun could add a WNBA title to this year's NCAA championships won by the UConn men's and women's teams.
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DETROIT -- Holiday travel for thousands of Connecticut fans meant a trip to the Motor City for one last chance to thank the Huskies for a historic year.
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Northeastern coach Greg Cronin was satisfied with the significant progress his Huskies made last season. But don't ask him to make predictions with regard to their fortunes this season, because in a league such as Hockey East, it's simply too tough to call.