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It’s a busy Saturday if you’re a fan of the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball team fan as both teams are in action today as well as three football players.
First up is the UConn men’s basketball team as they’ll host the Tennessee Volunteers in a non-conference matchup at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and it will be nationally-televised on CBS. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the WTIC/UConn Radio Network.
Right after the UConn men’s game is over, be sure to switch over to the NFL Network if you get it to watch Anthony Sherman, Greg Lloyd Jr. and Scott Lutrus play in the East-West Shrine Game at 4 p.m.
The UConn women round out the busy day as they’ll host the Pittsburgh Panthers in a Big East matchup at Gampel Pavilion. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. and will televised locally here in Connecticut on CPTV. It is also available on Hoop Streams for a fee. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the WTIC/UConn Radio Network.
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UConn Men’s Basketball links
Preparing for Tennessee [Gavin Keefe – The Day]
This And That From UConn Practice [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Roscoe Smith Gears Up For A Day Of Defense Vs. Tennessee [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
UConn Adjusting To Wear And Tear Of Season [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Calhoun: Tennessee “As talented as anybody we’ve played” [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Tennessee’s Family Connections [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Mike also answered a boatload of questions in his mailbag including one from me about the assistant coaches pay [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Take me to another place… [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]
Know Your Enemy: Tennessee [UConn Huskies Basketball]
UConn’s Smith’s new nickname: Defensive coordinator [CT Post]
No. 8 UConn, Calhoun Not Taking Tennessee Lightly [Hartford Courant]
Big Matchup: Bruce Pearl And Jim Calhoun [Hartford Courant]
Bruce Pearl takes break from suspension as Tennessee faces Huskies [New Haven Register]
UConn freshman loves crucial role [Norwich Bulletin]
Vols provide break from Big East [The Day]
UConn men face risky out-of-league game [The Republican-American]
Wait is over for Walker’s star turn [FOXSports.com]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
My thoughts on Walker’s departure [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
Some Possible Insight Into Samarie Walker’s Decision [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
Samarie Walker Heading To Kentucky [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
Samarie Walker To Kentucky? Wildcats, Geno Have No Comment [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
Samarie Walker’s AAU Coach Says Her Decision To Leave Is Not UConn’s Fault [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
Hartley Recovering Nicely; Faris’ Run Is Over [Rich Elliott – CT Post]
Huskies Ready To Move Forward Without Walker [Rich Elliott – CT Post]
Moore Expected To See More Time At Center [Riich Elliott – CT Post]
The Kara Lawson Show With Guest Star Renee Montgomery [YouTube]
UConn women down to 6-7 players in rotation [CT Post]
Geno Auriemma Says UConn Will Be Fine With Seven [Hartford Courant]
Maya Moore ready to be center of attention [New Haven Register]
Depleted Huskies’ ambitions unchanged [The Republican-American]
Walker’s happiness is what matters [Mechelle Voepel – ESPN.com]
No. 2 Connecticut pressure-packed game for Panthers [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
UConn Football links
Big East’s offseason to-do list [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]
Big UConn Recruits Visiting This Weekend [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
Greg Lloyd Jr. Back Home For Shrine Game [Hartford Courant]
Other UConn related links
Baseball. Tickets Available For BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge [UConnHuskies.com]
M. Ice Hockey. Register For Men’s Hockey Alumni Event At Rentschler Field [UConnHuskies.com]
M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Fall Short Against Air Force, 2-1 [UConnHuskies.com]
W. Lacrosse. Sparks, Gunning and Mucci Named 2011 Lacrosse Captains [UConnHuskies.com]
W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Power Past Maine, 3-0 [UConnHuskies.com]
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