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Napier Question Answered; Wolf Question Still Needs To Be
The Hartford CourantA day after the Boston Marathon bombings, Shabazz Napier was looking into a WTNH camera and talking eloquently, soulfully about the pain of his hometown. It was then that Napier paused for a moment and said, "I always tell my close friends that the one...Tags: Basketball, College Basketball, Crime, Law and Justice, Connecticut Huskies, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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UConn's Boatright, Napier To Decide Soon On NBA Draft
STORRS — As UConn was celebrating Tuesday the start of construction of its future basketball training facility, the men's basketball team was still waiting for its current roster to set and dry. Shabazz Napier, the team's leading scorer, said...Tags: Basketball, NBA Draft, Boston Red Sox, Tyler Olander, National Basketball Association
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Napier Confirms He's Returning To UConn
The Hartford CourantShabazz Napier, Ryan Boatright and DeAndre Daniels all announced Friday they are returning to play for UConn for next season. So the expectations can begin building … and building. "Next year is going to be a great year because we're all hungry,"...Tags: College Sports, Basketball, College Basketball, Connecticut Huskies, Niels Giffey
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Ollie Talks About Transfer Rodney Purvis And Talks To Kids At Hall Of Fame
The Hartford CourantIn the summer of 2011, Rodney Purvis sat in the men's basketball coaches' office at UConn and left a strong impression … and vice versa. "Just his personality," said Kevin Ollie, who was then an assistant coach, "his family. We knew he was a...Tags: Gampel Pavilion, Basketball, National Basketball Association, Georgetown, Connecticut Huskies
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Jim Calhoun, Geno Auriemma Join Connecticut Hall Of Fame
The Hartford Courant— Jim Calhoun joked that his Bostonian pronunciation might have annoyed Noah Webster, that Mark Twain might not have approved of his syntax and that Harriet Beecher Stowe might have disapproved of his language. But nevertheless, Calhoun and Geno...Tags: NBA Draft, Basketball, Jackie Robinson, Geno Auriemma, University of Connecticut Football
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On The Fly
Lee McLean-Houle, who works for Southington High School, prefaces emails about Southington athletics with this quote from former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren: "I always turn to the sports page first. …They record people's accomplishments;...Tags: Southington, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Mike Tyson, NFL Draft, U.S. Supreme Court
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UConn Makes Moore Full-Time Assistant, Blaney Special Assistant
The Hartford CourantUConn head basketball coach Kevin Ollie is shuffling his staff, promoting Ricky Moore to full-time assistant. George Blaney, 73, will remain with the Huskies as a special assistant/adviser to Ollie. "I have a lot of faith in Ricky as a recruiter," Ollie...Tags: George Blaney, College Sports, Big East Conference, Basketball, College Basketball
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UConn AD Optimistic About Program's Future
The Hartford CourantCROMWELL — Warde Manuel remains optimistic about the future of UConn athletics. He is, in fact, defiantly optimistic. "We are going to continue to be great," the UConn athletic director told the audience at the Middlesex County Chamber of...Tags: Big Ten Conference, Bowl Championship Series, College Sports, College Football, Basketball
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Napier Key To UConn's Future Hopes
The Hartford CourantAs everyone at Gampel Pavilion watched a video tribute to a team that, on paper, had little to play for and instead gave and gave each game as if it had everything in the world to play for, Shabazz Napier began to feel the shiver of emotions. As...Tags: Alex Oriakhi, College Sports, Gampel Pavilion, Basketball, College Basketball
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UConn Men: Ollie Has Good Shot At Coach Of Year
The Hartford CourantOn Wednesday, the Huskies will "continue writing the story," in their coach's words. They will face one more big moment, in a season in which the UConn men's basketball team will be denied the biggest moments. The Huskies will face Georgetown at...Tags: Alex Oriakhi, Gampel Pavilion, College Sports, DePaul Blue Demons , Villanova Wildcats
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Curtain Call: Old-Time Big East Exits The Big Stage
NEW YORK — It was about the basketball. Of course, it was about the basketball, but it always was about the stage, too. No stage was bigger or better for three decades than during the March weekend when the best the college game could offer...Tags: Madison Square Garden, Basketball, XL Center, College Basketball, Connecticut Huskies
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UConn's George Blaney Explains How To Stop Syracuse, Louisville
The Hartford CourantNobody could be more defensive at the 2013 Final Four than Mark Emmert, but Syracuse and Louisville are going to give it a try. The way the beleaguered NCAA president went after Dennis Dodd of CBSsports.com and a few others during his annual news...Tags: George Blaney, College Sports, Basketball, XL Center, Michael Carter-Williams
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