New Orleans Arena

One month ago, the UConn women won their eighth national championship in New Orleans. Five months from now Geno Auriemma will reconvene his program, welcoming freshman Saniya Chong in the effort to win one more. But one year from now, a group of three...

While UConn was rolling to its eighth national championship in April, Courtney Ekmark had a prime seat in the New Orleans Arena. There were two reasons for her being there, both equally valid:  Her father, Curtis, the coach of her premier high school...

NEW ORLEANS — Skylar Diggins was impassive when it ended Sunday night at New Orleans Arena, walking to the bench and wrapping a towel around her neck after coach Muffet McGraw took her out of the game with 20 seconds to play. Maybe Diggins'...

You don’t need to be a car buff to enjoy the Chicago Auto Show taking place Friday through Feb. 19 at McCormick Place. The 104th edition of the show will once again feature several Chicago athletes appearing on behalf of various manufacturers....

Sometime after her emotional embrace with Geno Auriemma at New Orleans Arena Monday, UConn's Kelly Faris, her distinguished career complete, addressed the media. She was asked about her team's about-face after its loss to Notre Dame in the Big East...

— There's been nothing better for women's college basketball over the past three seasons than Notre Dame playing UConn. The brightness of this matchup has given the sport what sunshine offers flowers. And the competitive exhilaration it...

— Saniya Chong, the only member of UConn's Class of 2014, played 21 minutes in Saturday's WBCA All-America Game and scored nine points with six rebounds, four assists and one steal for the Purple team. That was not as important to her as what she...

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisville basketball teams adopted a fashion trend for the NCAA Tournament. Both men's and women's teams are wearing red T-shirts that say "Rise To The Occasion." It's a pledge to defeat the odds and win a national championship...

 He didn't want to talk about equaling Tennessee's eight national championships. He didn't want to talk about catching Pat Summitt, or John Wooden and taking that long, forever arm-and-arm walk with history. Not yet anyway. Not with one more game to...

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– Every team has its ups and downs during a season. That's why they refer to journeys such as this as climbing the ladder of success. Not even iconic UConn is immune to slipping once in awhile. "I think we've mentioned it before, we can almost...

NEW ORLEANS — Every team has ups and downs during a season. That's why journeys such as this are referred to as climbing the ladder of success. Not even the mighty Connecticut women's basketball program is immune to slipping once in a while. "I...