No 14 Hoyas extend UConn’s skid to 4 (AP)
One game later, Georgetown’s defense was back. Of course, it helped that Connecticut was having its worst offensive night since the last millennium. The 14th-ranked Hoyas held the Huskies to 30 percent shooting Wednesday night in a 58-44 win, UConn’s fourth straight loss and a nice bounce-back for Georgetown after a bad loss at Pittsburgh.
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Visiting Irish extend UConn’s skid to 3 (AP)
Notre Dame continued its impressive run through the Big East, beating another ranked opponent and sending No. 24 Connecticut to its third straight loss. Eric Atkins scored 13 points and Jerian Grant hit three key free throws late as the Irish (14-8, 6-3) held on for their third straight win, 50-48 over the Huskies.
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NCAA clears UConn’s Boatright to play (AP)
Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright has been cleared by the NCAA to return to action, despite a finding by the governing body that the freshman and his mother received more than $8,000 in impermissible benefits both before and after he enrolled in school. The NCAA said in a release posted on its website that it has determined Boatright has lived up to an agreement that gave him limited immunity for…
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Suspension costs UConn’s Calhoun 2 wins (AP)
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun won’t get credit for the 2-1 record his team compiled while he was serving a suspension for NCAA recruiting violations. The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions ruled Thursday that that record will instead go to assistant George Blaney, who coached the team to wins over South Florida and St.
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UConn’s president: OK for Big East to reach 2,000 miles west
Big East expansion to Boise State, other western locales, is OK by Connecticut’s president. “Regionalism is pretty much over,” Susan Herbst …
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UConn’s Jeremy Lamb poised in return for sophomore season
Jeremy Lamb rejects NBA and returns to UConn for sophomore season, stepping into the leadership role for a young, talented Huskies squad.
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Other sports may boost UConn’s resume (AP)
The discussion over where Connecticut might fit in a revised college conference landscape has centered around the school’s football and basketball programs, but University President Susan Herbst says there are other key considerations. “For us it goes so far beyond football and basketball, and I know that that is everybody’s obsession,” she told The Associated Press this week.
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UConn’s Lamb scores 25 in US’ first loss (AP)
Toni Katic scored 21 points to lead Croatia to an 87-85 victory over the United States on Wednesday in the second round of FIBA’s Under 19 World Championship, the defending champion’s first loss in the tournament. Jeremy Lamb of NCAA champ Connecticut had 25 points for the U.S. (5-1), which had already clinched a berth in the quarterfinals that start Friday.
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UConn’s Lamb scores 35, OT winner for US (AP)
Jeremy Lamb of national champion Connecticut scored 35 points, including a baseline jumper with 1.5 seconds left in overtime, to lead the United States to a 107-105 victory over Lithuania on Tuesday in the second round of FIBA’s Under 19 World Championship. The U.S. (5-0) led 94-86 with 37 seconds left in regulation, but Lithuania (3-2) tied the game at 94 on a goaltending call with 1.7 seconds…
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UConn’s Lamb leads US to win over China (AP)
Jeremy Lamb of national champion Connecticut scored 17 points and Doug McDermott of Creighton had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the United States to an 82-66 win over China on Saturday in the FIBA Under 19 World Championship. Tim Hardaway Jr., of Michigan, and Khyle Marshall, of Butler, both had 13 points for the U.S.
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