UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Ten days later, No. 3 UConn women get back to business vs. Butler
UConn's last game was Jan. 9 against Providence, an 87-50 victory but one in which not everything went particularly smoothly. Normally, those transgressions would have been addressed by now.
UConn women add Poffenbarger to roster for second semester
The UConn women's basketball program announced Friday morning that Saylor Poffenbarger has enrolled in classes and will join the team for the second semester.
UConn women reschedule two games
The Big East Conference announced an updated women's basketball schedule on Thursday, and two of the rescheduled games involve UConn.
Two UConn women's basketball games postponed, including Wednesday's
UConn coach Geno Auriemma spent a good amount of time after Saturday's victory over Providence speaking about inconsistency, his voice tinged with frustration and a note of seriousness.
UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL
St. John's surprises No. 23 UConn men 74-70
St. John's overcame a 14-point first half deficit to snap No. 23 UConn's four-game winning streak, 74-70, in a Big East men's basketball game on Monday at Gampel Pavilion.
No. 25 UConn prepared for a battle with St. John's
UConn (7-1, 4-1) is on a roll, carrying a season-high four game winning streak into Monday's Big East game against St. John's (7-7, 2-6) at 2:30 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion.
Corey Floyd Jr. commits to play for UConn men
Corey Floyd, Jr. a Class of 2022 recruit out of Roselle Catholic High School in New Jersey, committed to the Huskies, making his announcement on Twitter.
UConn's Bouknight out indefinitely following left elbow surgery
The UConn men's basketball program announced Wednesday afternoon that leading scorer James Bouknight underwent surgery on his left elbow on Tuesday and will be sidelined indefinitely.
COLUMNS
Contradictory H.S. sports rules leave many of us befuddled
Spring football never had a real chance in Connecticut.
Hard-luck Friars have been on wrong side of fantastic finishes
Providence is one of frontrunners for the Big East's Hard Luck Team of the Year award. The Friars...
COLLEGES
Louisville is No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 for first time
Louisville is No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll for the first time in school history
No. 1 Stanford women fall to Colorado
Frida Formann hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:36 left in overtime to lead the Colorado Buffaloes to a 77-72 upset win over No. 1 Stanford
College basketball top 25 roundup: No. 2 Baylor improves to 12-0
Davion Mitchell had 19 points and Jared Butler finally scored late as No. 2 Baylor overcame No. 15 Texas Tech 68-60 on Saturday to stay undefeated after their closest game this season.
Butler erases 13-point deficit, upsets No. 8 Creighton in OT
Aaron Thompson scored 17 points and he found Bryce Nze for the go-ahead layup with 68 seconds left in overtime, leading Butler back from a 13-point deficit to upset No. 8 Creighton 70-66 in overtime
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Pagan scores 1,000th point for Stony Brook women's basketball team
India Pagan of New London became the 18th 1,000-point scorer in Stony Brook University women's basketball history Sunday in the Seawolves' 64-41 America East Conference victory at New Hampshire.
PROFESSIONAL
Mets fire GM Porter after he sent explicit texts to female reporter
New York Mets general manager Jared Porter has been fired after sending sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs
Lockdown: Tennis players getting on with life in Australia
The number of elite tennis players in lockdown in Australia swelled to 72 after a fifth positive COVID-19 case emerged from the charter flights into Melbourne for the season-opening major
Barrett, Randle power Knicks past struggling Magic 91-84
Elfrid Payton's words at the podium Monday had to be sweet music to the ears of New York Knicks coaches and executives.
ON THE AIR
Basketball
6:30 p.m., SNY — NCAA women: Butler at UConn.
7 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Butler at DePaul.
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Tennessee at Florida.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Southern California at Oregon State.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Winthrop at Presbyterian.
7 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Maryland at Michigan.
9 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Colorado State at Utah State.
9 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Duke at Pittsburgh.
9 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Alabama at Louisiana State.
9 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Seton Hall at Villanova.
9 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz.
Hockey
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers.
7 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins.
10 p.m., NHL Network — NHL: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings.
Soccer
3:10 p.m., NBCSN — Premier League: Chelsea at Leicester City.