UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
No. 6 UConn earns share of AAC title with 74-31 win over Tulane
Freshman Anna Makurat finished with 18 points to tie a team high, and had five rebounds, five assists, six steals and a pair of blocked shots as No. 6 UConn continued its perfection against AAC opponents, beating Tulane 74-31.
UConn women host Tulane in Hartford on Wednesday night
UConn looks to continue its dominance in the American Athletic Conference on Wednesday when the No. 6 Huskies host Tulane in a women's basketball game at the XL Center in Hartford (7 p.m., SNY).
UConn's top five streak ends in AP women's basketball poll
UConn's record streak of top five appearances in The Associated Press women's basketball poll is over. The Huskies fell to sixth on Monday, ending a run of 253 consecutive weeks as one of the first five teams.
UConn women at South Florida on Sunday
They are back on the road for an American Athletic Conference contest against South Florida at the Yuengling Center in Tampa on Sunday.
UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL
UConn men face new challenges without Akok
Just days removed from a devastating season-ending injury to Akok Akok, UConn is attempting to regroup and gather steam for the home stretch.
UConn confirms Akok ruptures left Achilles tendon and is done for season
UConn officials confirmed on Monday that Akok Akok suffered a complete rupture of his left Achilles tendon during Sunday's game against Memphis and he will be lost for the remainder of the season.
UConn men beat Memphis, lose Akok to injury
Playing before their first sold-out crowd at the XL Center in two years, UConn knocked off Memphis, 64-61.
UConn men return home on Sunday
There’s still plenty at stake for the Huskies. Their competitive spirit remains high.
COLUMNS
Courtney Williams: Not here anymore because she didn't want to be
Courtney Williams had a specific target in mind for the summer of 2020. It wasn't Connecticut.
UCONN FOOTBALL
Two UConn football players are arrested
Khyon Gillespie and ONeil Robinson, two 19-year-olds from Hartford, both were arrested and charged with third degree burglary, sixth degree larceny and proving a false statement.
UConn announces four-game football series with Syracuse
The UConn football program announced a four-game series with Syracuse, beginning with a home game in 2022.
COLLEGES
Mamukelashvili shot at buzzer lifts Seton Hall over Butler
Sandro Mamukelashvili hit an off-balance shot in the lane at the buzzer to give No. 16 Seton Hall a stunning 74-72 victory over No. 21 Butler
Top 25 men's and women's basketball roundup
Markell Johnson scored a career-high 28 points, including his third halfcourt shot this season, to help North Carolina State beat No. 6 Duke 88-66 on Wednesday night.
University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims
An investigation found five former patients allege a late University of Michigan physician sexually abused them during exams going back decades
Mulkey fastest to 600 as No. 2 Baylor women top Texas Tech
Baylor's Kim Mulkey became the fastest Division I men's or women's coach to 600 wins, reaching the milestone when Juicy Landrum scored 19 points to lift the No. 2 Lady Bears to a 77-62 victory over Texas Tech. The Lady Bears broke open a tie game by...
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Ledyard girls win ECC Division I tournament opener
Tallie Williams made a basket at the buzzer to give ninth-seeded Ledyard a 31-30 victory over No. 8 Woodstock in the first round of the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I girls' basketball tournament on Wednesday night.
Local roundup: ECC girls' basketball tourney begins on Wednesday
The 2020 Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' basketball tournament begins on Wednesday with three first-round games.
PROFESSIONAL
NFL owners approve negotiated terms for new labor agreement
NFL owners voted to accept the negotiated terms for a new collective bargaining agreement
Federer to miss French after knee surgery
Roger Federer will miss the French Open and no fewer than three other tournaments while he is sidelined for at least four months after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
Ortiz: Fiers 'looking like a snitch' in Astros cheating
Retired Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said that Astros pitcher Mike Fiers was "looking like a snitch" for disclosing the team's cheating scandal only after he had left the team.
ON THE AIR
Basketball
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Ohio State at Iowa.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: UConn at Temple.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Vermont at Stony Brook.
7 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: South Florida at Wichita State.
7 p.m., SNY — NCAA men: Elon at James Madison.
8 p.m., TNT, WFAN (660-AM) — NBA: Brooklyn Nets at Philadelphia 76ers.
8 p.m., YES — NCAA women: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame.
8:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Michigan State at Nebraska.
9 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Santa Clara at Brigham Young.
9 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Oregon at Arizona State.
9 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Southern California at Colorado.
9 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: North Carolina-Asheville at Radford.
10:30 p.m., TNT — NBA: Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
10:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: UCLA at Utah.
11 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Loyola Marymount at St. Mary's.
11 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: San Francisco at Gonzaga.
11 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Hawaii at Cal Riverside.
Golf
10:30 a.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Puerto Rico Open from Rio Grande.
2 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Mexico Championship from Naucalpan.
Hockey
7 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals.
7 p.m., NESN — NCAA men: Boston College at Northeastern.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — WTA Dubai Championships from United Arab Emirates; ATP Rio Open from Rio de Janeiro; ATP Delray Beach (Fla.) Open; ATP Open 13 from Marseille, France.
5 p.m., Tennis Channel — ATP Rio Open from Rio de Janeiro; ATP Delray Beach (Fla.) Open.
Winter Sports
1 a.m. (Friday), NBCSN — Biathlon World Championships from Antholz-Anterselva, Italy. (taped today)