Coach's Show with Jim Calhoun 3/1
Joe D talks with Coach Jim Calhoun about the team's loss to Louisville and what they expect from Notre Dame.
Coach's Show with Jim Calhoun 2/24
Joe talks with Jim Calhoun about the Men's tough win against West Virginia and what they have to do to prepare for their upcoming game against Louisville.
Coach's Show with Geno Auriemma 2/23
Kevin Nathan talks with Geno Auriemma about the Women's upcoming game against Syracuse and what they need to do to stay successful.
Coach's Show with Jim Calhoun 2/17
Joe talks with Head Coach Jim Calhoun about the Huskies' impressive road win at Villanova and what the team needs to do to secure a NCAA tournament bid.
Coach's Show with Geno Auriemma 2/16
Joe catches up with Geno after last night's game against Oklahoma which turned out to be UConn's toughest match yet.
TAMPA- Saturday Night- I tried to channel my best Jim Mora with the title...Bubble in this case being the UConn equivalent of "playoffs, did you say playoffs". Because the bubble burst on the UConn men this afternoon at the Sun Dome... The 75-68 loss to South Florida should officially end all talk about this edition of the Huskies going to the NCAA tournament.
Sat 3/6 pm - Here we are as postseason is about to get underway. Game One of the Big East Tournament against Syracuse in the Quarter Finals Sunday around 2:15p ish (1:45pm on the Radio). And while the Huskies would like to win their 16th Big East Tournament Title, all the media talk is around the win streak record that is about to fall.
UConn's Tina Charles, left, and Notre Dame's Erica Wiliamson go after a loose ball during the Big East semifinals at the XL Center Monday, (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Tina Charles, Maya Moore and the latest Connecticut Huskies dynasty now has its own place in the record books. Charles scored 16 points and Moore added 11 to help top-ranked Connecticut win an NCAA record 71st straight game _ a 59-44 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday night.
UConn head coach Jim Calhoun, left, stares at Charles Okwandu, right, as heads for the bench during the second half of their 60-48 loss to Cincinnati in an NCAA college basketball game Hartford, Conn., on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. This is Calhoun's firstg
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said one emotion dominated all others in his return from a 31/2 week medical leave of absence _ embarrassment. Cincinnati beat UConn 60-48 on Saturday, holding the Huskies to their lowest point total sincesince 2002. ``I thought it was one of the worst performances I've had here at UConn in 24 years,'' said Calhoun, who had been sidelined with an undisclosed medical condition since Jan. 19. ``I'm really incredibly disappointed by the performance, and I'm embarrassed by it, quite frankly.''
UConn associate head coach George Blaney, center, who is running the team in Jim Calhoun's absence, speaks to his player during a time-out during UConn's 64-57 win over DePaul in Storrs. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
UConn Associate Head Coach George Blaney, who has been filling in while Jim Calhoun is on a doctor-ordered medical leave, told his team that after three consecutive losses, he was starting to feel sick. He felt a little better Saturday after Connecticut snapped the three-game losing streak by beating DePaul 64-57.
Connecticut now stands alone at No. 1 in every way. UConn was the top choice in The Associated Press women's basketball poll for a record 37th straight week, surpassing Louisiana Tech (1980-82) for the longest streak atop the Top 25. The Huskies again were the unanimous choice as the top team.
UConn's Kemba Walker, left, shoots against Providence's Vincent Council (32) and Kyle Wright (5) during the first half of the UConn-PC game in Providence. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
_Jamine Peterson had 23 points to go with 14 rebounds, scoring eight of Providence's 14 straight points as the Friars took the lead and ran away from No. 19 Connecticut to win 81-66 on Wednesday night. Sharaud Curry scored 18, and Bilal Dixon had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Providenc. Kemba Walker and Gavin Edwards each scored 17 for UConn (13-7,
3-4). It was the Huskies' first loss under substitute coach George Blaney, who took over on Jan. 19 when Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun took a medical leave.
UConn's Jerome Dyson, center, fights for a rebound with Texas's Damion James, left, and Gary Johnson during their game in Storrs. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
Jerome Dyson scored a career-high 32 points and Connecticut overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to upset top-ranked Texas 88-74 on Saturday. The win likely will put the Huskies back into the Top 25 after
they missed the poll for the first time in 36 weeks. It was theirsecond straight victory after three consecutive losses.
UConn's Tiffany Hayes drives past Notre Dame's Ashley Barlow in their game at Storrs, Conn., Saturday. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Connecticut got off to a near-perfect start, showing there is a chasm between it and the rest of women's basketball. Tina Charles scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the top-ranked Huskies rout No. 3 Notre Dame 70-46 on Saturday night for its 56th straight win.
The University of Connecticut today released the UConn Women's basketball schedule for 2009-2010. Once again, the games will be broadcast on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 and wtic.com
The Memphis Grizzlies have recalled rookie center Hasheem Thabeet from the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League after less than two weeks in the minors.
A few more wins and Connecticut is set to become the second team to run through two straight seasons as the No. 1 team in women's basketball. The Huskies are No. 1 in The Associated Press women's Top 25 for a 42nd straight time over a two-year span after receiving all 40 first-place votes .
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