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UConn women’s basketball signs 2026 Serbian guard Jovana Popovic
UConn women’s basketball made a surprise addition to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday, announcing the signing of Jovana Popovic (pronounced yo-vah-na PAH-poh-vich), a 5-8 guard out of Vrbas, Serbia. “Jovana is a high-level guard with a lot of experience,” Geno Auriemma said in the release. “She can handle the ball, she’s a playmaker, she […]
Takeaways from UConn men’s basketball’s loss to No. 4 Arizona
A shorthanded UConn men’s basketball team was handed its first loss of the season Wednesday night, as the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats held off a late Huskies comeback to secure a 71-67 victory. Without star big man Tarris Reed, who was ruled out with an ankle injury shortly before tip-off, UConn struggled on the glass […]
No Reed, no luck: No. 3 UConn falls to No. 4 Arizona, 71-67
Playing without Tarris Reed Jr. for the third time in the first five games of the season, the No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team dropped its first game of the year to No. 4 Arizona, 71–67. Reed has been the sail in which UConn’s offense catches its wind, and without him, the team fails to […]
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Preview: No. 3 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 4 Arizona | 7:00 p.m. ET, FS1
UConn men’s basketball’s gauntlet of a nonconference schedule continues Wednesday night, as the No. 3 Huskies welcome No. 4 Arizona to Gampel Pavilion for the second-ever top-five matchup in Storrs. After holding on late to beat then No. 7 BYU at TD Garden on Saturday, Dan Hurley and the Huskies will welcome a tough Arizona […]
UConn football is receiving votes
After a 2024 season that hit high marks not met by the program since 2010, UConn football has done it again, capturing victory number eight over Air Force on Saturday as they near the end of another successful season. Before Jim Mora arrived in Storrs, the Huskies’ highest win total over consecutive seasons since 2012 […]
UConn men’s basketball stays at No. 3 in AP Top 25
UConn men’s basketball held firm at No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25 following wins over Columbia and then-NO. 7 BYU at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday. The 3-0 Huskies received two first-place votes, and the Cougars fell two spots to No. 9 after the neutral-site loss to UConn. Arizona, the Huskies’ opponent […]
NCAA Tournament: UConn men’s soccer earns 13th overall seed
For the first time since the 2018 season, the UConn Huskies men’s soccer team is heading to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament. The Huskies earned a first round bye after being named the 13th overall seed. They will take on the winner of the first round matchup between Cornell and Lafayette at Morrone Stadium on […]
Takeaways: Bigger, Better UConn
UConn men’s basketball was up by 20 with seven minutes left in the second half on Saturday against No. 7 BYU. Even if the Huskies let it get too close late, they never relinquished the lead. Also, those 33 minutes of heat were a joy to watch. Dan Hurley’s squad was No. 3 in the […]
UConn women’s basketball tramples Ohio State, 100-68
After a tight first quarter, UConn women’s basketball trampled the Ohio State Buckeyes 100-68 at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday. The Huskies only led by three through 10 minutes but then out-scored the Buckeyes by 29 the rest of the way. Sarah Strong was unstoppable, tying a career-high with 29 points to go with 13 rebounds, […]
No. 3 UConn Men’s Basketball holds off No. 7 BYU 86-84
The No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team gutted out a top-10 win against the no. 7 BYU Cougars 86-84 to continue the non-conference dominance of Storrs North in Boston. The Huskies improve to 4-0 on the young season. Silas Demary Jr led UConn with 21 points, seven assists, and five rebounds, including several clutch-time buckets. […]
UConn football takes down Air Force, 26-16
UConn football won a slugfest on Saturday, improving to 8-3 after beating Air Force, 26-16. The Husky defense held strong through most of the second half as Cam Edwards led them to victory with 140 of his 165 rushing yards in the final 30 minutes. He crossed the 1000-yard mark on the drive where he […]
Preview: No. 3 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 7 BYU | 7:00 p.m. ET, FOX
While UConn men’s basketball is already 3-0 in the 2025-26 season, the Huskies’ season starts in earnest Saturday night at TD Garden in Boston against No. 7 BYU. The top-10 matchup against the Cougars serves as a kickoff to the toughest stretch of basketball the program has played in its history as part of a […]
How can UConn stop AJ Dybantsa?
AJ Dybantsa has been on most UConn fans’ radar since the Cooper Flagg arms race. When it became clear Flagg was a strong Duke lean, many looked to the Brockton, MA kid as the real prize. The hype grew after Flagg’s critically-acclaimed freshman year down in Durham; UConn gets another crack at a guy like […]
UConn football vs. Air Force: TV info, point spread, what to watch for
TIME: 12:00 PM TV: CBS Sports Network ANNOUNCERS: Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Richard Johnson (sideline) RADIO: UConn Sports Network; Varsity Network App; 97.9 Fox Sports, WGCH 1490 AM, WAVZ 1300 AM, WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM, WICH 1310 AM and 94.5 FM; Sirius/XM online streaming, XM 383 (UConn) ANNOUNCERS: Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman […]
UConn women’s basketball signs 2026 post Olivia Vukosa
On Wednesday, UConn women’s basketball officially signed its lone 2026 commitment: Olivia Vukosa, a 6-4 post player out of Christ The King High School in New York rated by ESPN as the No. 3 player in her class. “We think Olivia is one of those players that we’ve had so much success with,” Geno Auriemma […]
UConn women’s basketball trounces Loyola Chicago, 85-31
UConn women’s basketball trounced the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 85-31 at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night. The Huskies got a balanced scoring effort with nine players finding the basket through the first 15 minutes and 12 players on the scoresheet by the final buzzer. KK Arnold and Sarah Strong paced the squad with 11 points each […]
UConn men’s soccer places six on All-Big East Teams
On Wednesday, the Big East Conference announced the six major award winners for men’s soccer, as well as the All-Big East Teams. While the UConn Huskies did not capture any of the major awards, they placed six players on the All-Big East teams. Sabri Hanni was the only Husky named to the All-Big East First […]
No. 3 UConn men’s basketball rolls past Columbia, 89-62
UConn men’s basketball took care of business once again at home as the Huskies took down Columbia 89-62 Monday night at Gampel Pavilion. While it wasn’t the ultra-dominant performance UConn had Friday night against UMass Lowell, the Huskies used two big first half runs to pull away and cruise to its third win of the […]
UConn men’s basketball rises to No. 3 in AP Top 25
UConn men’s basketball climbed up one spot to No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25 after taking care of business in its first two games of the season. The 2-0 Huskies received three first-place votes, good enough for the third-most in the country. No. 2 Purdue received the most first-place votes this week with […]
Preview: No. 3 UConn men’s basketball vs. Columbia | 6:30 p.m. ET, FS1
UConn men’s basketball returns to action Monday night fresh off a historic beatdown of UMass Lowell in Hartford, where the Huskies (2-0) defeated the River Hawks 110-47 and led by a program record 47 points at halftime. UConn will now welcome Columbia (1-0), predicted to finish dead last in the Ivy League’s coaches poll, to […]
UConn women’s basketball surges past Florida State, 99-67
In its home opener, UConn women’s basketball unveiled its 2025 national championship and then unleashed a beatdown on the Florida State Seminoles, 99-67. Azzi Fudd paced the Huskies with 23 points and five assists while Sarah Strong did her part with 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals. Kayleigh Heckel was […]
UConn football tops Duke, 37-34
UConn football pulled off a big upset Saturday, beating a Duke team that had bested them in each of the last two seasons and was favored by 10 points after beating Clemson last week, 37-34. It was a competitive game in the first half and an absolute barnburner in the second, as every possession in […]
No. 4 UConn men’s basketball rolls to 110-47 rout of UMass Lowell
UConn men’s basketball put its foot on the gas and never looked back Friday night, dismantling the UMass Lowell River Hawks 110-47 in one of the biggest wins of the Dan Hurley era. The Huskies (2-0) raced out to a breakneck start and put the clamps on Pat Duquette’s team, an entirely different scenario than […]
UConn men’s soccer earns No. 3 seed in Big East Championship
To qualify for the Big East Men’s Soccer Championship next weekend, the UConn Huskies entered Friday night’s matchup against the No. 21 Seton Hall Pirates needing a win and some help. They got both, upsetting the Pirates 2–1 to earn the No. 3 seed. UConn will face the No. 2 seed, the Akron Zips—whom they […]
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