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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: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball, Gampel Pavilion, Southeastern Conference, Donnell Beverly
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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, Jeremy Lamb, Shelvin Mack, Alex Oriakhi, Gampel Pavilion
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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: Alex Oriakhi, Jeremy Lamb, Tobias Harris, Southeastern Conference, Sports
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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: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Arts and Culture, Alex Oriakhi, Multi-Sport Events, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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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: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Alex Oriakhi, John Calipari, Multi-Sport Events
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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, Alex Oriakhi, Jeremy Lamb, Verizon Communications, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Heart and Circulatory System, Athletes, Alex Oriakhi, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, High School Sports
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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: Luke Harangody, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Raymond Felton, Alex Oriakhi, Jeremy Lamb
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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, Alex Oriakhi, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Louisville Cardinals
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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: College Basketball, Jeremy Lamb, Alex Oriakhi, Sports, Athletes
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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, Alex Oriakhi, Bones and Joints, George Blaney, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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