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Connecticut Stuns No. 3 Villanova

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A "must win" for Connecticut turned into just another upset of a Big East top 10 team.Kemba Walker scored a career-high 29 points and the Huskies continued the four-day run of losses by Big East top 10 teams, beating No. 3 Villanova 84-75 on Monday night.Connecticut (15-11, 5-8) was coming off a 60-48...

UConn, Without Calhoun, Storms Past No. 1 Texas

STORRS, Conn. -- The students and fans stormed the Gampel Pavilion floor as time expired Saturday evening, by all accounts a first for the building and something that has hardly ever -- if ever -- happened at the home of a former two-time national champion. That's how emotional Connecticut's stunning 88-74 win over No....

Early Speed Bumps Too Many for UConn

WASHINGTON -- They're not quite chanting it in unison, but it's close to becoming a mantra among the Connecticut players. It's still early ... it's still early ... it's still early ... "There's still time. It's better now than later,'' guard Jerome Dyson said Saturday before boarding the team bus out of Verizon Center,...

College Basketball's Top 25 Coaches

In an effort to talk about something college basketball-related other than scandals in the summer, let's talk best current coaches. We'll attempt to order the top 25 current coaches in the nation. This is about the present and the future, not the distant past. What a guy did in the mid-90s doesn't matter near as much as...

UConn Would Be Lucky to Have Miles, Majok Stay in NBA Draft

On its face, one of the sillier declarations of testing the NBA draft waters was UConn freshman forward Ater Majok declaring for the draft. Ater Majok never played for UConn this season, as Majok's academic situation took quite a while to unravel. Not too surprising for a Sudanese native that first went to Australia before...

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05/23/12 Conference Catchup: Big East will be tough, but no... Source: CBS - Volunteer WVLT - Knoxville TN Before the Big East swells to 18 programs next season the conference actually shrinks by one in 2012-13, altering to the awkward comprisal of 15 teams since West Virginia is gleefully wasting no time in making its way to the Big 12.
05/13/12 MSNBC: CBT: At 70, Calhoun faces plenty of challenges Source: The Mid-Majority Jim Calhoun is in a much different position this year, celebrating his 70 th birthday Thursday, than he was one year ago, celebrating his 69 th.
05/10/12 On 70th birthday, Jim Calhoun is looking forward Source: FOX - Q13 Fox News - Seattle WA If today is like most days for Jim Calhoun, and most likely it will be, he will leave his home in Pomfret about 8 a.m., stop at the same place to buy an armload of newspapers, a banana and two cups of coffee â one for the road, one for the office â and continue on his way.
05/10/12 CBT: At 70, Calhoun faces plenty of challenges Source: Open Mike Jim Calhoun is in a much different position this year, celebrating his 70 th birthday Thursday, than he was one year ago, celebrating his 69 th.
05/09/12 On 70th Birthday, Jim Calhoun Looking Forward Source: FOX - WTIC 61 - Hartford CT If today is like most days for Jim Calhoun, and most likely it will be, he will leave his home in Pomfret about 8 a.m., stop at the same place to buy an armload of newspapers, a banana and two cups of coffee â one for the road, one for the office â and continue on his way.