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UConn signee Olivia Vukosa named Gatorade National Player of the Year

On Thursday, UConn signee Olivia Vukosa was named Gatorade Girls’ National Basketball Player of the Year. Diana Taurasi surprised her with the hardware at Christ The King High School in New York. Vukosa is the 12th Husky to win the award, joining Paige Bueckers (2020), Azzi Fudd (2019), Christyn Williams (2018), Megan Walker (2017), Katie […]

NBA

about 21 hours ago | 0 reads

Three keys for UConn to avoid an upset against 15-seed Furman

UConn men’s basketball begins its quest for its seventh national championship Friday night, as the 2-seed Huskies take on the 15-seed Furman Paladins in Philadelphia. Historically, 2-seeds are 149-11 against 15-seeds all time, with the last upset coming in 2023 when Princeton beat Arizona. While FanDuel isn’t necessarily predicting that the Paladins pull off the […]

about 23 hours ago | 0 reads

UConn baseball tops Santa Clara, 12-5

Tyler Minick did it again. For the second game in a row, the junior left the park. It was a solo no-doubter well over the left field wall in the third inning that was the first of ten unanswered runs by the Huskies (10-11) as they took down Santa Clara, 12-5. The Huskies scored in […]

MLB

about 24 hours ago | 0 reads

Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong named AP, USBWA First Team All-Americans

UConn superstars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong both earned First Team All-American honors, making the USBWA’s list on Tuesday before landing on the Associated Press’s squad on Wednesday. Strong made the AP’s Second Team and the USBWA’s Third Team last season. These are the first All-American nods of Fudd’s career. She still needs to be […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

UConn baseball posts 9-3 victory at Cal

Tyler Minick and Jackson Marshall put an exclamation point on a bounce-back win over the University of California (13-8) on Tuesday when the two sluggers went back-to-back in the sixth inning to allow the Huskies (9-11) to pull away with a 9-3 victory. It was the Huskies’ first win against the Golden Bears in over […]

2 days ago | 2 reads

UConn baseball drops weekend finale at Portland

The University of Portland Pilots (10-7) sent the Huskies (8-11) flying home without a series win on Sunday night, taking the third and final game of the weekend series, 5-3. Sunday’s loss marked the second time in the last three weekend series that the Huskies have missed out on a series win despite being victorious […]

4 days ago | 1 read

UConn baseball splits doubleheader with Portland

As UConn baseball aims to push its record above .500, the Huskies held the line, splitting a pair against the University of Portland on Saturday. The Huskies (8-10) secured a come-from-behind 8-5 win in game one and nearly replicated that in game two before the Pilots (9-7) pulled away in the later innings to hand […]

MLB

4 days ago | 2 reads

Takeaways from the Big East championship game loss to St. John’s

The Huskies breezed through the first two rounds of the Big East Tournament, only to lose badly to St. John’s in the final. Does UConn have what it takes to make a deep NCAA Tournament run? Despite a 29-5 record and a stellar run through non-conference play, some doubts have emerged around this team. The […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

UConn falls to St. John’s in Big East Tournament final, 72-52

Unfortunately, it was never close. UConn men’s basketball failed to make it a contest against St. John’s in the Big East championship game, losing 72-52 on Saturday night. Rick Pitino’s squad jumped on them from the start, opening with a 10-0 killshot as the Huskies trailed by as much as 17 in the first half. […]

6 days ago | 1 read

UConn 2026 signee Colben Landrew’s interview with Storrs Central

In a sit-down interview with Storrs Central, four-star UConn recruit Colben Landrew discussed his future as a Husky. After verbally committing in October and signing in November, Landrew chose UConn because he wanted to be part of a winning program, he said. When playing in the Basketball Capitol of the World, hard work is the […]

6 days ago | 1 read

UConn takes down Georgetown in Big East semis, 67-51

UConn men’s basketball is back in the Big East Championship Game after defeating Georgetown on Friday night, 67-51, in Madison Square Garden. UConn led for over 38 minutes and by as much as 19 points. The Huskies dominated the glass and notched an assist on 21 of their 28 field goals, including eight from Tarris […]

7 days ago | 3 reads

UConn dominates Xavier in Big East Tournament, 93-68

UConn men’s basketball team bounced back from its regular-season finale loss with a 93–68 victory over Xavier in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Dan Hurley’s squad will play in Friday night’s second semifinal against the winner of Georgetown vs. Villanova. The Huskies corrected their mistakes from the previous game, shooting […]

8 days ago | 3 reads

UConn baseball falls to Boston College, 26-19

Despite a huge seventh inning to keep from being mercy ruled, UConn baseball couldn’t contain the Boston College hitters as it dropped a high-scoring affair against Boston College, 26-19. Seven different players posted an RBI for BC, and the Eagles scored three or more runs in six different innings. In his first game back from […]

MLB

10 days ago | 3 reads

UConn captures Big East Tournament with 90-51 win over Villanova

UConn women’s basketball won the 2026 Big East Tournament with a 90-51 win over the Villanova Wildcats at Mohegan Sun Arena on Monday night. It’s the Huskies’ 31 conference tournament title and 24th in the Big East. Sarah Strong won Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player, finishing with 18 points and eight rebounds. KK Arnold […]

11 days ago | 3 reads

Bracketology: Huskies drop to 2-seed following loss to Marquette

Tournament basketball is fast approaching, and the UConn men’s basketball team is in position to make yet another deep NCAA tournament run and try for its third national title in the last four seasons. The Huskies are an absolute lock to make the tournament for a program record sixth-straight season, and had an inside track […]

11 days ago | 4 reads