The UConn men, trying to keep their postseason hopes viable, upended Xavier, 80-72, in Big East basketball Saturday in Cincinnati. R.J. Cole had his best game as a Husky, with 24 points and seven assists.
Major League Baseball has reorganized its minor leagues in a 120-team regional alignment. MLB released a plan Friday for two Triple-A divisions, and three divisions each for Double-A, High-A and Low-A. Forty affiliates were dropped from 2019, the last season under the old minor league system, and the remaining teams were offered the 10-year licenses in December. All 120 accepted by Wednesday’s deadline. Locally, the Hartford Yard Goats are to play a 138-game season beginning in early May.
For the second straight contest, the UConn women’s basketball team looked off its game early against an unranked opponent. But once again, the No. 2 Huskies settled in and ran away with it, and beat Georgetown 64-40 on the road Friday.
She’s led the second-ranked Huskies in scoring. She’s hit dagger 3-pointers against ranked teams. She’s been as steady as a veteran and has continued to progress as the season has moved along. She passes the eye test — now let's look at the numbers.
Former UConn star Kia Nurse had a feeling. Then she got the call. The Liberty traded their 2018 first-round pick (No. 10 overall) to the Phoenix Mercury, along with second year player Megan Walker in exchange for some picks on Wednesday.
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The Courant’s Dom Amore joined the UConn Insider podcast this week to break down a host of UConn men’s topics, including Jalen Gaffney’s emergence as a reliable scorer, James Bouknight’s absence and the impact it’s had on the rest of the Huskies’ lineup and more.
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The UConn men, trying to keep their postseason hopes viable, upended Xavier, 80-72, in Big East basketball Saturday in Cincinnati. R.J. Cole had his best game as a Husky, with 24 points and seven assists.
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- “We kind of called it the reunion,” said Rocky Hill coach David Dubos, who was an assistant on the WMRP co-op last season. “It was great. A lot of the coaches are good friends, the players are good friends, and it was nice having that challenge."
UConn Women's Basketball
- For the second straight contest, the UConn women’s basketball team looked off its game early against an unranked opponent. But once again, the No. 2 Huskies settled in and ran away with it, and beat Georgetown 64-40 on the road Friday.
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- “There’s not a lot of people with two guys in the Super Bowl, and one of them is going to get a ring,” Randy Edsall said. “It helps you from a recruiting standpoint. Hey, if you come here and do the right things, you’re going to have opportunities.”
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- Mikal Bridges scored 19 points, Devin Booker had 18 points and 11 assists and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Boston Celtics 100-91 on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.
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- Major League Baseball has reorganized its minor leagues in a 120-team regional alignment. MLB released a plan Friday for two Triple-A divisions, and three divisions each for Double-A, High-A and Low-A. Forty affiliates were dropped from 2019, the last season under the old minor league system, and the remaining teams were offered the 10-year licenses in December. All 120 accepted by Wednesday’s deadline. Locally, the Hartford Yard Goats are to play a 138-game season beginning in early May.
