Molly Qerim to Make First Media Appearance Since Split from ESPN, 'First Take' Qerim will join UConn coach Dan Hurley in Storrs on Wednesday to promote his new book. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30, 2025
Dan Hurley Makes Bold Declaration After UConn Women's National Championship Victory Dan Hurley thinks Storrs is the basketball capital of the world after UConn's latest national title. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6, 2025
What’s in Storrs: How UConn Became a Basketball Powerhouse A small town in the Nutmeg State seems an unlikely home for not one but two dominant programs. But the Huskies are thriving because of, not in spite of, their sleepy setting. Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2024
Libel, College Students, and Garnished Wages: Even Entry-Level Workers Aren't "Judgment-Proof" I wrote last November about a libel verdict in Cody v. Dirir, a lawsuit between two college students. To quickly… The post Libel, College Students, and Garnished Wages: Even Entry-Level Workers Aren't "Judgment-Proof" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Sep 25, 2024
False Accusation of Having Used a Slur Lead to Damages Award and Possible Punitives From Cody v. Dirir, decided last Friday by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Donna Wilkerson Brillant, the court's findings of fact: On October 12, 2022 [likely should say 2019 -EV], the plaintiff and the defendant were students at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut (University). They did not know each… Reason · Nov 3, 2023
Dom Amore: Trust between Dan Hurley and Andre Jackson Jr. goes right to UConn men’s championship core STORRS, Conn. — In the exhilaration of the post-championship locker room, Andre Jackson Jr.’s heartstrings were pulled hard in one direction. He won two championships in high school, and he wanted to do the same at UConn. Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2023
Chaotic UConn Championship Celebrations Lead to Arrests, Hospitalizations in Storrs Arrests and hospitalizations marred an otherwise joyous occasion for Huskies students. Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2023
Before UConn hits the court, assistant coaches hit the film room to prepare Huskies for anything and everything STORRS, Conn. — With all of its uniqueness on both ends of the floor and all of the pieces that can come into the game and provide different looks, the UConn men’s basketball team has proven to make for an extremely difficult scout and especially benefited in nonconference play because… Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
Dan Hurley seeks advice on playing in cavernous NRG Stadium, which hosted 2011 lowest-scoring title performance STORRS, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball program’s third national title, in 2011, came after what many remember as one of the worst national championship games in the history of the tournament. Three-seeded UConn beat No. 8 seed Butler, 53-41, after the Bulldogs put together a record-low scoring performance. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
Dom Amore: Dynasty done? Don’t bet on it; UConn women will be back. STORRS, Conn. — Players filed in and out of the Werth Family Center on Tuesday for exit interviews with Geno Auriemma and his staff, the traditional post mortem to the basketball season. Frank conversations about the future were certainly on the agenda. Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023
UConn coach Dan Hurley quiets ‘Final Four favorites’ noise as he snaps Huskies back to attention STORRS, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team entered this year’s NCAA Tournament feeling the pressure to just advance past the first round having not done it in nine years. Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023
Aaliyah Edwards leads the way as UConn women defeat Vermont, 95-52, in NCAA opener STORRS, Conn. — Dorka Juhász tipped the ball away from Vermont forward Aryana Dizon and passed it off to Aaliyah Edwards to get the fast break going. The 6-foot-3 forward then sprinted to the other end of the court in a flash and scored a layup plus the foul. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023
Ashley Battle’s journey from UConn standout to WNBA star to Boston Celtics scout The NCAA champion forged a path from Storrs to Boston, with titles the common goal. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 18, 2023
Geno Auriemma airs out frustrations with UConn women: ‘The players ain’t what they used to be, and the coaching ain’t either’ STORRS, Conn. — Sitting in on UConn women’s basketball’s postgame press conference following an uninspiring win over Xavier to cap off the regular season, it would’ve been hard to tell that the Huskies had just won the Big East regular season championship. Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023
Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023 Dom Amore: Lifted by hellacious home crowds, UConn men rise to Big East level toughness STORRS, Conn. — This was a complete reversal of fortune, a 180. This time, it was Providence coach Ed Cooley who was talking about his team’s lack of toughness, about getting knocked off its game by the crowd, about, as he put it, “a BS effort” by his team.
Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023 UConn hits stride in second half, speeds past Providence, 87-69 STORRS, Conn. — While a light snowfall graced the UConn campus on Wednesday evening, there was a blizzard taking place inside Gampel Pavilion.
Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023 It wasn’t easy, but No. 20 UConn earns 64-55 victory over Seton Hall STORRS, Conn. — It wasn’t pretty, but the 20th-ranked UConn men’s basketball team used a second-half sprint to avoid another upset against Seton Hall, winning 64-55 in Gampel Pavilion on Saturday.
Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023 UConn men’s struggles continue in 82-79 loss to Xavier as valiant second-half effort can’t make up for awful start STORRS, Conn. — A heroic second-half effort from UConn guards Jordan Hawkins and Tristen Newton wasn’t enough to come back from a first-half to forget as the Huskies fell, 82-79, to Big East-leading Xavier inside Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday.
Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2023 Despite slow start, No. 5 UConn routs Butler, 79-39 STORRS, Conn. — Another game, another short-handed victory for the UConn women’s basketball team.
Tribune News Service · Jan 7, 2023 Adama Sanogo, UConn defeat Big East foe Creighton for first time in program history, 69-60 STORRS, Conn. — Adama Sanogo had yet to put together a standout performance against Ryan Kalkbrenner and Creighton in the four times they played entering Saturday’s matchup in Gampel Pavilion.
Tribune News Service · Dec 31, 2022 No. 8 UConn women close out 2022 with 61-48 win over Marquette STORRS, Conn. — The UConn women’s basketball team put a bookend on 2022 with another short-handed victory on Saturday.
Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022 Joey Calcaterra sparks second-half run as UConn comes back to defeat Georgetown, 84-73 STORRS, Conn. — Joey Calcaterra sparked a 23-5 second-half run, scoring 14 points, and No. 2 UConn defeated a game Georgetown squad, 84-73, at Gampel Pavilion on Tuesday night.
Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022 UConn finishes nonconference slate unbeaten, eases past Long Island, 114-61 STORRS, Conn. — Andre Jackson jumped into the passing lane and ripped the ball from Long Island’s Quion Burns at full speed. Tearing down the court in a footrace with Burns, Jackson went behind his back, sending Burns in the other direction, and landed a two-handed slam that got the…
Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022 Dom Amore: Decimated by injuries, UConn women will have to get creative, dig deep to hang on to victories STORRS, Conn. — The eerie silence was broken when Nika Mühl sat up and was helped to her feet. Then there was only clapping as Geno Auriemma and athletic trainer Janelle Francisco each took a shoulder and helped her take one step at a time.
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 Dom Amore: Bowl-bound Huskies are ‘UConn-ference’ football champs STORRS, Conn. — The UConn football team is in a league of its own — and won it.