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UConn women’s basketball runs past St. John’s, 88-43

UConn women’s basketball started fast and never looked back in an 88-43 win over the St. John’s Red Storm at PeoplesBank Arena on Wednesday. The Huskies led wire-to-wire and outscored the visitors in every quarter. Sarah Strong finished with a game-high 24 points on an efficient 11-15 shooting while also totaling six steals and five […]

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UConn football retaining players under Jason Candle

As the transfer portal opens up and commitments begin rolling in, UConn football is keeping on at least a few players from last season’s roster. Quarterback Tucker Macdonald was a backup for the Huskies this season, seeing some spot time across the 2025 season. His return brings depth and experience to the QB room. Kylish […]

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UConn football landing transfer recruits

Jason Candle and his staff have been hosting a crew of transfer recruits in the first weekend since the portal opened on January 2nd. So far, they’ve secured at least 12 commitments, according to the latest signal from AJ Harrison, the new director of recruiting and player relations. The commitment list includes a number of […]

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UConn men’s basketball stays at No. 4 in the AP Poll

For the second consecutive poll and third straight week, the UConn men’s basketball team came in at No. 4 in the AP Poll. The 14-1 Huskies are coming off of a 2-0 week as they resume Big East play after Christmas with a pair of convincing wins on the road against Xavier on Wednesday and […]

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UConn men’s basketball takes down Marquette, 73-57

The UConn Huskies hosted a Marquette team that is one of the big disappoinments across the Big East, winning 73-57 in a wire-to-wire effort, led by 17 points from Solo Ball and double-digit games from Silas Demary Jr. (14 points, 3 assists) and Tarris Reed Jr. (13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks). Alex Karaban and […]

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UConn women’s basketball sinks Seton Hall, 84-48

UConn women’s basketball opened 2026 with an 84-48 victory over the Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday at PeoplesBank Arena. After missing the last contest with nasal fracture, KK Arnold re-took her spot in the starting lineup and finished with a game-high five assists as well as five points. Caroline Ducharme also returned after being sidelined […]

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Tage Thompson named to US Olympic team

For the first time in program history, UConn men’s hockey will have a former player in the Olympics. On Friday, Tage Thompson was named to the USA Hockey team for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. “We are extremely proud of Tage for being named to USA Hockey Olympic roster,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said in […]

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UConn women’s basketball dispatches Providence, 90-53

UConn women’s basketball closed out 2025 with a sloppy 90-53 victory over the Providence Friars at Amica Mutual Pavilion on New Year’s Eve. The Huskies were without starting point guard KK Arnold, who suffered a nasal fracture in practice on Tuesday and didn’t play. Without the floor general, they committed a season-high 21 turnovers and […]

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No. 4 UConn men’s basketball cruises past Xavier, 90-67

UConn men’s basketball came out with its foot on the gas against Xavier, riding a hot start to a comfortable 90-67 victory in Cincinnati. The Huskies (13-1, 3-0 Big East) held the Musketeers under 10 points for the game’s first 12 minutes as UConn’s defense put the clamps on Xavier (9-5, 1-2 Big East) while […]

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KK Arnold not expected to miss much time with nasal fracture

Despite sitting out UConn’s 90-53 victory at Providence on New Year’s Eve, UConn point guard KK Arnold is not expected to miss much time with a nasal fracture that she suffered in practice on Tuesday. “What’d the doctor say yesterday? It was really good: ‘Whenever you can breathe somewhat normally, then you’re good to go,‘” […]

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UConn football staff under Jim Mora finding new jobs

With the end of UConn football’s season and a head coaching transition in place, former Husky assistants are moving on as well. These guys were part of the program’s most successful FBS run, and many of them have earned great new jobs as a result. Offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis, coming off two Broyles Award nominations […]

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Reports: UConn football coordinator and assistant hires

According to media reports, UConn football’s coordinators are set, and the Huskies also have a new QB coach, WR coach, and OL coach, as well as general manager and other staff roles. Nunzio Campanile is reportedly the offensive coordinator hire, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. He comes to UConn from Syracuse, where he was the QB […]

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UConn poleaxes Butler, 94-47

In its first game in eight days, UConn women’s basketball poleaxed the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse, 94-47. The Huskies shook off a slow start to cruise to their 29th straight victory overall and 51st consecutive win in Big East play. Sarah Strong led the team with 15 points while also putting up seven assists, […]

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UConn football topped by Army in Fenway Bowl, 41-16

The UConn Huskies made their return to the Fenway Bowl after winning nine regular-season games for the first time since 2009. They missed out on a 10th win and setting a program FBS-era record in a 41-16 loss to Army at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon. With multiple starters sitting, including multiple O-linemen and quarterback […]

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Fenway Bowl Preview: UConn football vs. Army: TV info, by the numbers, what to watch for

KICKOFF: 2:15 p.m. TV: ESPN ANNOUNCERS: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (color analyst), Dana Boyle (sideline) RADIO: UConn Sports Network; Varsity Network App; SiriusXM 81, SiriusXM streaming ANNOUNCERS:  Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman (color analyst), Adam Giardino (sideline) RECORDS: UConn (9-3), Army (6-6, 4-4 AAC) LAST GAME: In their final regular-season game, a missed field goal with no time […]

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UConn men’s hoops moves up to No. 4 in AP Poll

For the first time since the Week 3 poll, UConn men’s basketball moved up in the AP poll. The 12-1 Huskies jumped up one spot to No. 4 after No. 3 Duke lost on Saturday, dropping the Blue Devils down to No. 6. UConn is coming off of a 2-0 week to start Big East […]

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