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Dom Amore: Lifted by hellacious home crowds, UConn men rise to Big East level toughness

STORRS, Conn. — This was a complete reversal of fortune, a 180. This time, it was Providence coach Ed Cooley who was talking about his team’s lack of toughness, about getting knocked off its game by the crowd, about, as he put it, “a BS effort” by his team.

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Providence Coach Admits $2 Beers Helped Fuel UConn Victory

The beer deal apparently sparked the energy and voices of Huskies fans.

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UConn hits stride in second half, speeds past Providence, 87-69

STORRS, Conn. — While a light snowfall graced the UConn campus on Wednesday evening, there was a blizzard taking place inside Gampel Pavilion.

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‘It’s not sustainable’: How everything caught up to No. 4 UConn women in loss to St. John’s and where the Huskies go from here

HARTFORD, Conn. — Women’s basketball fans across the country may have been shocked to see No. 4 UConn upset by St. John’s on Tuesday night, but head coach Geno Auriemma wasn’t. Just like he wasn’t surprised when the Huskies fell to Marquette on the road two weeks ago.

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Reigning PGA Tour Player of Year Scottie Scheffler latest big name to join Travelers Championship field

HARTFORD, Conn. — The field at what is expected to be a stacked Travelers Championship continues to grow, as reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler has committed to play at TPC River Highlands this summer.

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Gaps in broadband access is backdrop to Sohn’s FCC nomination fight

WASHINGTON — In parts of Oklahoma’s 3rd District, more than half of the state’s rural residents don’t have access to a broadband connection, House Science Chairman Frank D. Lucas, who represents the district in Congress, said in a recent interview.

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It wasn’t easy, but No. 20 UConn earns 64-55 victory over Seton Hall

STORRS, Conn. — It wasn’t pretty, but the 20th-ranked UConn men’s basketball team used a second-half sprint to avoid another upset against Seton Hall, winning 64-55 in Gampel Pavilion on Saturday.

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Defending champion Xander Schauffele commits to Travelers Championship for 2023

HARTFORD, Conn. — Xander Schauffele will return to the TPC River Highlands to defend his Travelers Championship title next June, joining what is expected to be a star-studded field.

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Dom Amore: UConn’s Jim Mora knows first hand the character of Super Bowl Sunday combatants

HARTFORD, Conn. — The game-time temperature was 17 degrees and the 26-mph wind whipping through Philadelphia brought the wind-chill factor down to zero.

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UConn offers powerful reminder of how good it can be with wire-to-wire 87-72 win over No. 10 Marquette

HARTFORD, Conn. — Plenty had forgotten why the UConn men’s basketball team was once ranked No. 2 in the nation and how they’d gotten to that point.

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Connecticut family whose daughter was murdered fights to keep inmates like her killer in prison

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Elizabeth Carlson’s parents agreed to a plea agreement to send their daughter’s killer to prison for 42 years, they thought it was iron-clad.

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UConn men’s struggles continue in 82-79 loss to Xavier as valiant second-half effort can’t make up for awful start

STORRS, Conn. — A heroic second-half effort from UConn guards Jordan Hawkins and Tristen Newton wasn’t enough to come back from a first-half to forget as the Huskies fell, 82-79, to Big East-leading Xavier inside Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday.

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Dom Amore: UConn-Tennessee means history for Geno Auriemma, while his players stay in the moment

HARTFORD, Conn. — Geno Auriemma gathered his players this week and tried to explain the history behind what is about to happen. When UConn and Tennessee play in women’s basketball, it is a tradition like no other.

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Breanna Stewart wants to help pay for charter planes for WNBA players

HARTFORD, Conn. — Breanna Stewart’s impending free-agency decision is quite possibly the biggest storyline in the WNBA this offseason, but the UConn women’s basketball legend is looking to draw attention to another issue as well.

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A Connecticut veteran is evacuating Afghanistan refugees more than year after headlines faded away

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Plitsas never gives up.

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Dom Amore: On this given Sunday, UConn men add up all the inches for the confidence and the win they needed

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dan Hurley, his bout with COVID just about behind him, made it back to practice Saturday, and the looks on the faces he saw were enough to make a coach want to lift the mask over his eyes.

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UConn men dominate Butler for much-needed win, 86-56, in Hartford Sunday

HARTFORD, Conn. — The sliding UConn men’s basketball team needed a win on Sunday. Badly.

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Despite slow start, No. 5 UConn routs Butler, 79-39

STORRS, Conn. — Another game, another short-handed victory for the UConn women’s basketball team.

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Breanna Stewart’s cryptic tweet has WNBA fans obsessing over free-agency decision that could change league

HARTFORD, Conn. — Breanna Stewart’s emojis carry a lot of weight.

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Recharged UConn coach Geno Auriemma opens up after a month of grief and sickness, talks about finding a new perspective

HARTFORD, Conn. — Geno Auriemma was a curious kid growing up. The UConn women’s head coach is now an 11-time national champion and Hall of Famer, but back then he used to work alongside older Italian men, helping the stonemasons and bricklayers and carpenters as they went about their days.…

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Appeals Court grants Alex Jones’ lawyer Norm Pattis postponement in law license suspension

HARTFORD, Conn. — In the latest twist in the fight over his law license, the state appellate court at the close of business Thursday postponed the imposition of a six-month suspension of Alex Jones’ lawyer Norm Pattis — at least temporarily.

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Coach Geno Auriemma rejoins UConn women’s basketball team, to be on sidelines at St. John’s

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn women’s basketball will have head coach Geno Auriemma back on the sidelines when it faces St. John’s on Wednesday night.

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Adama Sanogo, UConn defeat Big East foe Creighton for first time in program history, 69-60

STORRS, Conn. — Adama Sanogo had yet to put together a standout performance against Ryan Kalkbrenner and Creighton in the four times they played entering Saturday’s matchup in Gampel Pavilion.

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UConn WBB Forced to Postpone Game Without Enough Healthy Players

The Huskies are also missing coach Geno Auriemma due to illness.

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UConn’s game Sunday vs. DePaul postponed as injuries prevent Huskies from dressing enough healthy players

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn women’s basketball’s game against DePaul on Sunday has been postponed due to the team’s lack of available players.

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