Connecticut Rumors & News

The Athletic "Relaxing on a sofa, a pillow clutched to his belly like a teddy bear, Dan Hurley looks up at the shelf that runs around the rim of his office where a collection of game balls and small trophies sit. “That one,’’ he says, nodding toward a tiny wooden trolley car replica,..." April 24

Clutch Points "The UConn Huskies won the NCAA men’s national championship for the first time since 2014 on Monday night, and the celebrations got out of hand after 15 people were charged and 16 were hospitalized, according to WSFB Channel 3 Eyewitness News in..." April 04

Larry Brown Sports "UConn was already heavily favored to win Monday’s championship game, but they did manage to overcome one unexpected obstacle in the process. The Huskies took home their fifth NCAA title in program history with a decisive 76-59 victory over San Diego State. It capped off a..." April 04

The Score "UConn big man Adama Sanogo was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Sanogo had another strong performance in the championship game, posting 17 points and 10 boards for his fourth double-double of the Big Dance. The Mali native entered Monday's..." April 04

The Athletic "As the next great UConn big man ascended Monday night, bound for a net half-dangling off the NRG Stadium’s north rim, Emeka Okafor paused and held out a hand. The kid from Mali who was a soccer player until he was 15, who didn’t even want to come to America at first, cutting his..." April 04

USA Today "A suffocating defense and another big game from forward Adama Sanogo lifted No. 4 Connecticut past No. 5 San Diego State 76-59 for the fifth national championship in its program history. The win completes an epic and historic run through this NCAA men’s basketball tournament and..." April 04

The Athletic "It was roughly 24 hours before the 2023 men’s national championship game when Bob Hurley Sr., wearing a faded maroon St. Anthony High School hat, started at the beginning. Ellis Island. Late 1890s. That’s when both sides of his family, the O’Briens and Hurleys, came..." April 04

ESPN "The entire season has come down to this: UConn and San Diego State will play for the national title, just like everyone expected. By "everyone," we of course mean the 0.04% of brackets in ESPN's Men's Tournament Challenge that picked the Huskies..." April 03

The Big Lead "The UConn Huskies are headed back to the Final Four after beating Gonzaga in the Elite Eight on Saturday night. It is the school's first trip to the Final Four under Dan Hurley and it ends a Final Four drought that goes all the way back to the 2010's. The Huskies hadn't made it past..." March 27

Larry Brown Sports "The UConn men’s basketball team had to switch hotels in Las Vegas ahead of their Sweet 16 game against Arkansas on Thursday due to the condition of their rooms. UConn arrived at the Luxor in Las Vegas on Tuesday night and their rooms were in “awful” condition,..." March 23