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An earthquake and an upset at Maui Invitational

An earthquake and an upset at Maui Invitational

The first jolt came in the early semifinal, when unranked Connecticut knocked off No. 2 Michigan State. Then came the real one - a magnitude-4.7 earthquake off the coast that rattled chairs, tables and the rims for about five seconds in the late game between No. 8 Kentucky and No. 13 Washington.

 

UConn Cited for Basketball Violations

The Connecticut men’s basketball program, coached by Jim Calhoun, received notice of eight major rules violations, and two assistants have resigned because of them.

 

UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game

UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game

Tina Charles, Maya Moore and the latest Connecticut Huskies dynasty now has its own place in the record books....

 

Johnson helps No. 2 Syracuse hold off UConn 72-67

Johnson helps No. 2 Syracuse hold off UConn 72-67

Wes Johnson and Kris Joseph combined to make six straight free throws in the final 33 seconds, and No. 2 Syracuse held off the game Huskies 72-67 on Wednesday night after squandering a 16-point lead in the second half.

 

Man charged with killing UConn football player

The lawyer for a 21-year-old man charged with killing University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard says his client was trying to break up a fight and was not involved in the stabbing that took the starting cornerback's life....

 

UConn CB Jasper Howard dies after stabbing

UConn CB Jasper Howard dies after stabbing

Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard died Sunday after an on-campus stabbing, the Hartford Courant reports.

 

Hansbrough among 11 named to Wooden team

North Carolina teammates Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson, along with Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet, are among 11 players named to the John R. Wooden Award All American team. Hansbrough and Lawson will lead the Tar Heels against Villanova in Saturday's national championship semifinals. Thabeet and the Huskies play Michigan State in the other semifinal in Detroit.

 

Report: UConn had more than $6M in '08 profit

A Connecticut legislative report shows the UConn men's basketball program had a profit of just over $6 million in the 2008 fiscal year.

 

Connecticut, Villanova Advance to the Final Four

Connecticut, Villanova Advance to the Final Four

Connecticut, the No. 1 seed in the West Regional, beat Missouri 82-75 on Saturday for the first team to qualify of the Big East's four that reached the regional finals.

The second berth was assured as soon as the East Regional semifinals were over on Thursday. Villanova earned the trip to Detroit with a 78-76 victory over top-seeded Pittsburgh in the final.

 

Thabeet carries UConn into Elite Eight

Hasheem Thabeet scored 15 points and had 15 rebounds, and Connecticut overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Purdue 72-60 in the NCAA West Regional semifinals on Thursday.

 

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