UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Collier helps No. 2 UConn rout Vanderbilt 80-42
Crystal Dangerfield scored 19 points and Napheesa Collier added 15 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 2 UConn rout Vanderbilt 80-42 on Saturday night in the Hall of Fame Showcase.
UConn women thrash Southern Connecticut in exhibition final
Senior Katie Lou Samuelson scored 26 to lead the second-ranked UConn women’s basketball team past Southern Connecticut State on Thursday night, 99-45, in the Huskies’ final exhibition game at the XL Center.
UConn women top Ohio State 85-53 in season opener
Megan Walker scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds Sunday in an 85-53 rout of Ohio State.
UConn women dominate Vanguard 96-30 in exhibition
The UConn women showed off their signature speed and assist-heavy offense in a 96-30 rout of Vanguard University on Sunday in an exhibition game at Gampel Pavilion.
UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL
Perimeter-powered UConn wears down Cornell
There's no secret about the key to UConn's success this season. The perimeter-powered Huskies will go as far as their backcourt carries them in coach Dan Hurley's system.
Cobb's play a pleasant surprise for UConn men's basketball team
UConn's Eric Cobb, a 6-foot-9, 249-pound senior forward from Jacksonville, Fla., acts like big teddy bear off the court. But he's turned into a grizzly bear on the court.
Hurley ejected as Iowa beats UConn for 2K Classic title
Luka Garza scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half, and Iowa beat Connecticut 91-72 in the 2K Classic championship game on Friday night.
UConn men upset No. 15 Syracuse behind Adams and Gilbert
Jalen Adams and Alterique Gilbert scored 16 points each to lead Connecticut to a 83-76 upset of No. 15 Syracuse in the first game of the 2K Classic Thursday night.
COLUMNS
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UCONN FOOTBALL
Pindell a bright spot in gloomy UConn football season
Senior David Pindell always looks forward to every moment, every practice and every game as a member of the UConn football team.
UConn football team falls to East Carolina 55-21
Holton Ahlers threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score on Saturday night as East Carolina scored the final 41 points to beat UConn 55-21.
Matt Peart helps UConn hit the ground running
The players, all 76 of them, have manned starting positions with varying degrees of success over the last three years, but only one has been called upon week in and week out since the start of the 2016 season.
Depth wearing thin at running back for UConn football
Zavier Scott, a redshirt freshman running back, will miss UConn's final two games after suffering a serious knee injury during last week's 62-50 loss to SMU.
Mustangs run wild in 62-50 victory over UConn
Ke'Mon Freeman and Xavier Jones each ran for more than 100 yards and combined for five touchdowns as SMU climbed within a win of bowl eligibility by outscoring UConn 62-50
COLLEGES
Miles signs 5-year contract to coach Kansas
Les Miles is headed back to the Big 12 and another massive rebuilding job, this time taking on the downtrodden program at Kansas in a splashy hire aimed at energizing a weary fan base.
Michigan beats PC at Mohegan Sun
Ignas Brazdeikis scored 20 points to lead No. 18 Michigan to a 66-47 victory over Providence and the championship of the Air Force Reserve Tip-Off tournament on Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
NCAA top 25 football roundup
Ohio State went to overtime to avoid one of the most stunning upsets of the season, beating Maryland 52-51 on Saturday when the Terrapins failed to convert a 2-point conversion after matching the Buckeyes' touchdown in the first extra period.
Harvard beats Yale 45-27 as The Game sets scoring record
Tom Stewart threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns before being wheeled off the field on a stretcher in the fourth quarter, leading Harvard to a 45-27 victory over Yale on Saturday in the highest-scoring edition in the 143-year history of The Game.
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local colleges: Mitchell women win NECC opener
Mitchell College rallied from a 15-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat Dean College 64-58 on Tuesday night in its New England Collegiate Conference women's basketball opener at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
PROFESSIONAL
Kemba stays hot, scores 43 as Hornets upend Celtics 117-112
Kemba Walker scored 21 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets battled back to beat the Boston Celtics 117-112 on Monday night
Yankees get Paxton from Mariners for Sheffield, two others
Left-hander James Paxton has been acquired by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners for a trio of prospects, bolstering the thin starting rotation that contributed to New York's loss to Boston in the AL Division Series
Will Yankees' Rivera be Hall of Fame's first unanimous inductee?
Could this finally be the year for a unanimous electee? Mariano Rivera’s candidacy will test that premise in the coming weeks, leading up to the January announcement of the 2019 Hall of Fame class.
ON THE AIR
Basketball
Noon, ESPN — NCAA men: Florida vs. Oklahoma in Battle 4 Atlantis from Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Noon, NESN — NCAA women: New Hampshire at Northeastern.
2 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Wisconsin vs. Stanford in Battle 4 Atlantis from Paradise Island, Bahamas.
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: San Diego State vs. Iowa State in Maui Invitational fifth-place game from Lahaina, Hawaii.
3 p.m., NESN — NCAA women: Rhode Island at Holy Cross.
5 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Duke vs. Arizona-Gonzaga winner in Maui Invitational championship from Lahaina, Hawaii.
5 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Louisville vs. Tennessee in NIT Tip-Off from New York.
5 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Wyoming vs. Richmond in Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off consolation.
7 p.m., ESPNews — NCAA men: Butler vs. Dayton in Battle 4 Atlantis from Paradise Island, Bahamas.
7:30 p.m., NBCSB, MSG — NBA: New York Knicks at Boston Celtics.
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Marquette vs. Kansas in NIT Tip-Off from New York.
7:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Boston College vs. Loyola-Chicago in Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off final.
8 p.m., ESPN — NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers.
8:30 p.m., YES, WFAN (660-AM) — NBA: Brooklyn Nets at Dallas Mavericks.
9 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Xavier vs. Illinois in Maui Invitational seventh-place game from Lahaina, Hawaii.
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Virginia vs. Middle Tennessee State in Battle 4 Atlantis from Paradise Island, Bahamas.
10:30 p.m., ESPN — NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors.
11:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Auburn vs. Arizona-Gonzaga loser in Maui Invitational third-place game from Lahaina, Hawaii.
11 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Arizona State vs. Utah State in MGM Resorts Main Event final from Las Vegas.
Football
5:30 p.m., WWRX (107.7-FM) — High school: Ledyard at Fitch.
6 p.m., theday.com, WJJF (94.9-FM) — High school: East Lyme at Waterford.
6 p.m., theday.com — High school: NFA at New London.
Golf
8 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: World Cup of Golf from Melbourne, Australia.
1 a.m. (Thursday), Golf Channel — European PGA: Hong Kong Open.
Hockey
7:30 p.m., NESN — NHL: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings.
7:30 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres.
