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Don’t look now, but the college basketball season is about 25% completed. Before we know it, we will be scouring the internet for the inside scoop on 12-5 upsets and who our final four teams in Arlington will be. We aren’t quite in panic mode yet, but the season is not an infant anymore (more like...
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Shabazz Napier hits game winning shot to beat Florida
It seems Shabazz Napier has been in college forever at UConn, that being said he is still one of the best players in college basketball. Last night all of Napier skills were on display in UConn’s win over Florida
The Huskies were down 1 with 17 seconds left and UConn had the ball. Of course Napier had the ball in his hands. He almost got in stolen a couple times but he threw up...
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Connecticut's Shabazz Napier Misses, Hits Buzzer-Beater vs Florida
Connecticut's Shabazz Napier hits a crazy buzzer-beater vs Florida last night.**Follow us on Twitter, Subscribe by Email, View via Our Mobile Site, or Return Home
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Shabazz Napier's buzzer-beater gives UConn win over Florida (Video)
In Monday night college basketball action, UConn guard Shabazz Napier hit a shot at the buzzer to give the Huskies a 65-64 win over the visiting Florida Gators.In the final UConn offensive possession, Napier missed a jumper from just inside the three-point line with under two seconds left that missed the rim completely. However, the ball was tipped back out to Napier by teammate...
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Shabazz Napier lifts UConn over Florida game-winner with 0.3 on clock
Connecticut beat Florida, 65-64 on Monday night in Storrs, Connecticut on after Shabbazz Napier hit a jumper after he got his own rebound with .03 second on the clock. Napier led the No. 12 ranked Huskers with 26 points against the No. 15 Gators.
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. UConn Huskies: Betting Odds, Point Spread, Over/Under and tv info
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On Saturday the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will take on the Connecticut Huskies in a match-up of two teams from the American Athletic Conference.
UConn (1-9) will be looking for its second straight win while Rutgers(5-5) is trying to get back above. 500 for the year.
Coverage of the game between Rutgers and Connecticut will air on ESPNU beginning at 12:00 pm ET from Rentschler...
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Cochran to become third QB to start for UConn
Winless Connecticut is changing quarterbacks for a third time this season.
Interim coach T.J. Weist announced Tuesday that redshirt freshman Casey Cochran will start on Saturday for UConn (0-8, 0-4 American) at SMU (3-5, 2-2).
Cochran takes over for freshman Tim Boyle, who started the last four games for the Huskies. Boyle replaced junior Chandler Whitmer.
Whitmer threw for 896...
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24 days ago
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Napier's triple-double leads UConn
Yale outrebounded the bigger dogs from No. 19 Connecticut by 12 on Monday night but could not find an answer for the Huskies' Shabazz Napier.
Napier finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, leading No. 19 Connecticut to an 80-62 win over their in-state rival.
''He did a great job of finding his teammates and making them better,'' Yale coach James...
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Napier's triple-double leads UConn over Yale 80-62
Shabazz Napier put up the 10th triple-double in UConn history Monday, leading lead No. 19 Connecticut to an 80-62 win over in-state rival Yale.
Napier finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Connecticut (2-0), which dropped one spot in the polls coming off a one-point win over Maryland.
Omar Calhoun had 18 points and Niels Giffey added 15, all of them in the first...
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25 days ago
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No. 20 Louisville beats Connecticut 31-10
Teddy Bridgewater threw for 288 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 20 Louisville to a 31-10 victory over winless Connecticut on Friday night.
Bridgewater completed 21 of 37 passes. He has thrown 24 touchdown passes this season and has at least one scoring pass in 21 straight games.
The win kept the Cardinals (8-1, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) a game out of first place in the...
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28 days ago
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Big 1st half lifts No. 21 UCF past UConn 62-17
Blake Bortles threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as No. 21 UCF routed winless Connecticut 62-17 on Saturday.
Bortles completed his first eight passes of the game and ended his day early in the third quarter, connecting on 20 of 24 for 286 yards.
The Knights (6-1, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) scored on their first nine possessions of the game. They remain the favorite...
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October 26, 2013
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Bortles leads UCF to rout over Connecticut
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Blake Bortles threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as No. 21 UCF routed winless Connecticut 62-17 on Saturday.
Bortles completed his first eight passes of the game and ended his day early in the third quarter, connecting on 20 of 24 for 286 yards.
The Knights (6-1, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) scored on their first nine possessions of the game...
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October 26, 2013
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Connecticut Huskies vs. UCF Knights: Odds, Point Spread, Over/Under and tv info
The Connecticut Huskies have the unenviable task of going on the road to play against the No. 23 ranked UCF Knights on Saturday.
UConn (0-6) has been manhandled by opponents this season while UCF is coming off an upset win over then No. 8 ranked Louisville.
Coverage of the game between Connecticut and UCF will air on GamePlan/ESPN3 beginning at 12:00 om ET from BH Networks Stadium...
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October 26, 2013
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The Connecticut Huskies Next Coach Could Be?
The UConn Huskies got off to one of the worst starts in school history and sit at 0-4. Paul Pasqualoni was recently fired Monday after UConn lost 41-12 on Saturday. UConn lost to FCS school Towson, Maryland and a close one to Michigan which could have very well saved Pasqualoni job. All three of those losses came at home and the worst was on the road 41-12 to rival Buffalo...
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October 01, 2013
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Connecticut Huskies Officially Have the Coolest Helmets in College Football
It is an absolute shame that the UConn football program does not get much national attention. I so want to see the imaged of a running back bearing down on a poor defensive back or a hulking defensive lineman moments before he sacks the quarterback.
It will be like White Fang attacks.
I know the school said that when they redesigned their logo they took great pains to...
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April 18, 2013
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