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Big East Tournament Final: No. 2 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 1 St. John’s| 6:30 p.m., FOX
UConn men’s basketball (29-4, 17-3) is set to take on St. John’s (27-6, 18-2) at Madison Square Garden in the 2026 Big East Tournament Championship Game at Madison Square Garden. The league’s top two seeds and the two clear best teams in the Big East meet for a rubber match after splitting the regular-season meetings. […]
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 […]
Big East Tournament Semifinal: No. 2 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 11 Georgetown | 8:00 p.m., FS1
UConn men’s basketball (28-4, 17-3) looks to keep things rolling at MSG, as the Huskies are set to take on Georgetown (16-17, 6-14) at Madison Square Garden in the semifinal round of the Big East Tournament on Friday night. The 11-seed Hoyas rank No. 76 in KenPom, with the No. 83 offense in the country, […]
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 […]
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal: No. 2 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 10 Xavier | 7:00 p.m., FS1
UConn men’s basketball (27-4, 17-3) begins its 2026 postseason on Thursday night, as the Huskies make the short trip down to New York City for the Big East Tournament to take on Xavier (15-17, 6-14) at Madison Square Garden in the quarterfinal round. The 10-seed Musketeers rank No. 95 in KenPom, with the No. 70 […]
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 […]
Photo gallery: UConn Huskies women’s basketball 2026 Big East Championship celebration
After beating the Villanova Wildcats, 90-51, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team celebrated their 24th overall Big East Tournament title in program history. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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 […]
Photo gallery: Villanova Wildcats vs UConn Huskies women’s basketball (2026 Big East Championship)
KK Arnold was cooking on both ends of the floor with 10 points, seven assists and three steals while Azzi Fudd had 19 points to lead the UConn Huskies to a 90-51 win over the Villanova Wildcats to win the 2026 Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Monday […]
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 […]
Game Thread: UConn vs. Villanova (Big East championship)
UConn women’s basketball has a chance to add another trophy to its massive collection and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament tonight. The Huskies will take on Villanova in the Big East Tournament championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on Peacock. UConn comes in with a 33-0 […]
Big East Tournament: UConn men are odds-on favorite to win at Madison Square Garden
UConn men’s basketball heads into the Big East Tournament with a little bit of egg on its face. The Huskies were embarrassed on the road against a lackluster Marquette team in the regular season finale, getting upset 68-62 with head coach Dan Hurley ejected in the final seconds. The loss not only hurt UConn from […]
UConn baseball drops weekend finale at ODU, 6-5
UConn baseball came up just short of a series sweep in the third game of the weekend against Old Dominion, falling 6-5 in Norfolk, VA. Down three in the top of the eighth, UConn knocked in two runs and had two runners in scoring position representing the go-ahead run, but tallied two straight outs to […]
Takeaways from the UConn loss to Marquette
UConn suffered an incredibly disappointing loss in its regular-season finale at Marquette, squandering a chance to earn a share of the Big East regular-season title. The Huskies struggled through foul trouble and their worst shooting night from behind the arc all season. In a season where fans have been melting down after wins that weren’t […]
UConn women’s basketball lights up Creighton, 100-51
UConn women’s basketball advanced to the Big East championship game after lighting up the 5-seed Creighton Bluejays in the semifinals on Sunday, 100-51. The Huskies finished with their most points ever in a Big East Tournament game. KK Arnold had a career day, totaling 18 points — her biggest total against Division I competition — […]
Photo gallery: Creighton Bluejays vs UConn Huskies women’s basketball (2026 Big East Semifinals)
Sarah Strong had 23 points while KK Arnold had 18 points to lead as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team smoked the Creighton Bluejays, 100-51, in the 2026 Big East Tournament semifinals at Mohegan Sun on Sunday afternoon. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the […]
UConn women’s hockey to face Princeton in NCAA Tournament
In its second NCAA Tournament appearance, UConn women’s hockey will play Princeton at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. ET. The winner will take on the No. 3 overall seed Penn State on Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. ET. The Frozen Four is also set to […]
Photo gallery: UConn Huskies women’s hockey 2026 Hockey East Championship celebration
The UConn Huskies women’s hockey team celebrates the 2026 Hockey East Championship after beating Northeastern, 2-1, at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Saturday afternoon. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
UConn women’s hockey captures Hockey East championship in double-OT thriller
No. 6 UConn women’s hockey picked up its second Hockey East Tournament trophy in three years after beating No. 5 Northeastern in double overtime, 2-1, at the Toscano Family Ice Forum. The tightly-contested matchup saw two highly-ranked Husky squads locked into a defensive battle in front of the largest crowd at a Hockey East final, […]
Photo gallery: UConn Huskies women’s hockey vs Northeastern Huskies (2026 Hockey East Championship)
Kyla Josifovic scored off a rebound with 4:37 left in the second overtime to give the UConn Huskies women’s hockey team a 2-1 win over the Northeastern Huskies at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Saturday evening. It’s the second Hockey East Championship for UConn in the last three years. Sadie Hotles had the opening goal […]
UConn baseball earns series win over Old Dominion
The UConn Huskies won their second game in as many days with a 14-3 mercy-rule decision over Old Dominion to capture the win in their three-game weekend series in Norfolk, Virginia. Jackson Marshall and Nater Wachter, who were teammates at Southern New Hampshire last year, combined for three home runs for the Huskies. The duo […]
No. 4 UConn men’s basketball upset by Marquette in finale
The No. 4 UConn men’s basketball team was stunned in their regular season finale by Marquette, falling 68-62 on the road in Milwaukee. The loss gives St. John’s an outright Big East regular-season title. A win for UConn would have made the two teams co-champs with 18-2 records, but the Huskies finished 17-3 conference in […]
UConn women’s basketball stifles Georgetown, 84-39
The top-ranked and top-seeded UConn women’s basketball team began the Big East Tournament with a dominant 84-39 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Despite an off shooting night from star guard Azzi Fudd (4-14 en route to 10 points), the Huskies controlled the game on both ends of the floor. […]
Photo gallery: Georgetown Hoyas vs UConn Huskies women’s basketball (2026 Big East Quarterfinals)
Serah Williams had 14 points while KK Arnold had 11 points as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team cruised past the Georgetown Hoyas, 84-39, in the 2026 Big East Tournament quarterfinals at Mohegan Sun on Saturday afternoon. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
Donovan Clingan’s sophomore ascent in Portland
Bristol, Connecticut native Donovan Clingan was a centerpiece of two national championship teams as a UConn Husky. He was the nation’s best backup big man in 2023 and a two-way destroyer on the 2024 title team. The 7-foot-2 center averaged 13 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game in his last college season before […]