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Feb. 22: Calhoun Takes Hit; NCAA Levies Sanctions Against UConn
The Hartford CourantThis wasn't going to end well. UConn head coach Jim Calhoun wasn't going to absolve himself of all wrongdoing. He wasn't going to walk away from a protracted NCAA investigation without hits to his reputation and sanctions to match transgressions that he...Tags: College Basketball, Big East Conference, Donnell Beverly, Financial Aid, Basketball
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April 4: HUSK-EASE! UConn Takes Charge In 2nd Half, Wins Third Title
The Hartford CourantA lot can be said about this UConn team, forever to be treasured. The Huskies forgot how to lose when everyone else seemed to forget about them, period, captivating the nation with a historic run at the Big East tournament. They had extracted a joyful...Tags: College Basketball, Big East Conference, Donnell Beverly, Basketball, Jeremy Lamb
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UConn Men Game 18: Pulling Away From Tennessee
The Hartford CourantIf Jim Calhoun and his staff wanted to ensure a perfect non-conference record every season, they probably could. UConn could load up with the UMBC's and Stony Brooks of the world and ride a bunch of 25-point victories into the teeth of the Big East...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Athletes, Big East Conference, Kentucky Wildcats, Basketball
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UConn Beats Butler For Third National Title
The Hartford CourantSomewhere along the line, disbelief was met by something that felt like design, and so in the minutes before midnight Monday at Reliant Stadium, Kemba Walker strolled across the court, kicking up streamers that had fallen from high above, and offered...Tags: College Basketball, Houston Cougars, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Roscoe Smith, Arts and Culture
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UConn Defeats Kentucky To Reach Title Game
The Hartford CourantEvery game in this march toward history isn't going to be fine art. Every opponent isn't going to fall to the breathtaking drives of Kemba Walker or the effortless grace of Jeremy Lamb. So there was UConn down the stretch against Kentucky Saturday night,...Tags: Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, College Basketball, Super Bowl, John Calipari, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Notre Dame men's basketball fans, team feed off sophomore Cooley's energy
![<span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND — Fans love Jack Cooley.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-01/276617660-04221147.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">SOUTH BEND — Fans love Jack Cooley.</span>")
SOUTH BEND — Fans love Jack Cooley.
Why wouldn't they?
He plays hard. Nothing flashy. Just does his job. Embraces his role.
If Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis are the heart and soul of Notre Dame's men's basketball team, Cooley is the...Tags: High School Sports, Athletes, Heart and Circulatory System, Jim Calhoun, Alex Oriakhi
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Notre Dame's Hansbrough answers challenge in men's basketball win over No. 8 UConn
![<span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND — A challenge like no other to close a three-game Big East stretch like no other for Notre Dame awaited senior captain Ben Hansbrough.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-01/58594235-04222219.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">SOUTH BEND — A challenge like no other to close a three-game Big East stretch like no other for Notre Dame awaited senior captain Ben Hansbrough.</span>")
SOUTH BEND — A challenge like no other to close a three-game Big East stretch like no other for Notre Dame awaited senior captain Ben Hansbrough.
Asked to defend high-scoring Connecticut guard Kemba Walker, the country’s leading scorer (26.7...Tags: Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Athletes, National Basketball Association, New York Knicks, Big East Conference
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Walker Leads UConn Past Cincinnati, Into Sweet 16
The Hartford CourantThese were demanding, nerve-racking, season-defining times and Kemba Walker answered them with two contrasting, and equally effective, traits. First he was calm and cool, swishing a three-pointer with just under four minutes as UConn looked to finally...Tags: Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Athletes, Verizon Communications, Basketball, Travel
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College Basketball: Healthy Cards topple UConn
The Associated PressLOUISVILLE — Louisville found a way to slow down Connecticut star Kemba Walker. Now that they're finally healthy, there may be no stopping the Cardinals. Peyton Siva scored 15 points, freshman center Gorgui Dieng posted his first career double-...Tags: Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, College Basketball, Athletes, Big East Conference, Punishment
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Butler-UConn: Huskies leading big with five minutes left
The Fabulous ForumLooks like UConn has found the pretty girls (see Charles Barkley, halftime update). Alex Oriakhi scores from the baseline, UConn ahead, 41-28, and there's no way Butler can hit the 41-point mark in the final 6:58. Butler's Andrew Smith makes...... -
Men's college basketball Final Four: UConn rises above for national title
HOUSTON - Connecticut's Alex Oriakhi and the rest of his frontcourt mates led the Huskies to their third national title by succeeding where so many teams have failed the last two seasons have failed: They bullied Butler. Oriakhi shook off first-half...Tags: Athletes, College Basketball, Tyler Olander, Basketball, Jeremy Lamb
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A Look At The 2010-11 Huskies
The Hartford Courant2 | Donnell Beverly G, 6-4, Sr., Los Angeles Senior captain is recovering from offseason surgery on both hip joints. 25 | Michael Bradley C/F, 6-10, Fr., Chattanooga, Tenn. Unlikely to log heavy minutes. Might even redshirt. 4 | Jamal Coombs-...Tags: Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, National Basketball Association, Connecticut College, Richard Hamilton, Roscoe Smith
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