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'False Positive' Vindicates Diana Taurasi

Diana Taurasi didn't come off as bitter or angry. But she's both wiser and warier and a little wounded for her experience over the past few months. Taurasi was cleared Wednesday when a Turkish lab retracted results that showed the women's basketball star had tested positive for the banned substance modafinil in a drug...

End of UConn's Streak Restores Competition to Women's Basketball

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- There were two minutes and change left in the life of a 90-game winning streak, and the best female player on these shores ducked her head, a move equivalent to waving a white flag. Maya Moore had been erratic all night, an obvious sign something was definitely amiss, but when she missed another...

Winning Streak on Line, UConn Steels for Fight at Stanford

If the pressure is all on top-ranked UConn in Thursday night's spotlight matchup with No. 9 Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., someone should tell the Huskies. The team with the 90-game winning streak, placing it on the line in a big way against a big, deep, experienced Cardinal team that just put a 37-point licking on the...

FanHouse Terrific 12: Freshman Salute

The FanHouse Terrific 12 makes its final appearance for the calendar year 2010 with anticipation of two games of seemingly seismic importance, as well as of the beginning of conference play next week. Just wondering: If Top-five teams face off and Connecticut's not involved, does ESPN care? To wit, Xavier's one-point...

UConn Women Get Congratulations from Barack Obama

The UConn women set the all-time Division I record for consecutive wins last night, beating Florida State for their 89th in a row. Afterward, coach Geno Auriemma was in his post-game press conference when he received a call from President Barack Obama. "No, you're not interrupting anything," Auriemma told Obama. "If I...

Geno Auriemma News From the Web

05/22/12 An uncertain future awaits the Big East Source: Sports Illustrated Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma remembers when everyone affiliated with the Big East -- then a tight-knight cadre of northeastern schools -- could fit comfortably into a room at the Ponte Vedra Inn to discuss conference matters.
05/21/12 Andy Staples: Big East still hopeful, but tectonic... Source: Sports Illustrated Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma remembers when everyone affiliated with the Big East -- then a tight-knight cadre of northeastern schools -- could fit comfortably into a room at the Ponte Vedra Inn to discuss conference matters.
05/21/12 Big East members say they are confident in future,... Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL (NASCAR) Big East embattled veterans and eager newcomers said they feel confident about the league's future following the first day of spring meetings.
05/18/12 Mass. bank names Auriemma director Source: The Day - New London CT Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. has appointed UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma a director of the company and of Berkshire Bank. Berkshire Bank also intends to enter into a marketing arrangement with Auriemma whereby he will serve as a spokesman for the bank, the company announced.
05/17/12 UConn, U.S. Olympic women's hoops coach Geno Auriemma... Source: Boston Business Journal - Boston MA Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Hills Bancorp (Nasdaq: BHLB) named University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma as a director and spokesman, as the bank looks to bolster visibility in the Nutmeg State following its April merger with Connecticut Bank and Trust Co. Auriemma, 58, has served as head coach of the UConn women's basketball team since 1986.

Background on Geno Auriemma

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma (born March 23, 1954 in Montella, Italy) is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, which he has led to seven NCAA Division I national championships (in 1995, 2000, 2002–2004, 2009 and 2010).

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