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NCAA Women's Final Four: UConn tops Stanford 63-58, advances to title game

Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford on Friday night.

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Stanford and UConn renew intense rivalry at Final Four

Stanford and UConn have met on the biggest stage in women’s basketball many times over the past 27 years.

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March Madness 2022: UConn reaches 14th straight Final Four, tops NC State in 2OT

In a double-overtime thriller that put UConn's record streak of women's Final Four appearances at serious risk, Paige Bueckers came through for the Huskies — and earned a trip home to Minneapolis.

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March Madness 2022: Bueckers scores 15; UConn beats Indiana to reach Elite 8

Over the past 25 years, UConn has been known for putting together lengthy scoring runs that turn tight games into blowouts.

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March Madness 2022: Azzi Fudd helps UConn advance over UCF

UConn coach Geno Auriemma noted Monday night that basketball is a contact sport — something that was evident after the Huskies outfought UCF in what could have been a UFC match.

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March Madness 2022: Paige Bueckers starts as UConn rolls past Mercer

Paige Bueckers was back in the starting lineup and No. 2 seed UConn once again dominated its opposition in an NCAA Tournament opener.

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March Madness 2022: New Mexico State upsets UConn in men's tourney

Teddy Allen scored 37 points and New Mexico State won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time almost three decades, upsetting fifth-seeded Connecticut 70-63 Thursday night to become the second No. 12 seed to advance out of the first round.

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UConn women's team has deep rotation for NCAA Tournament

The low point for UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma this season didn't come when star Paige Bueckers went down with a knee injury in early December.

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No. 6 UConn wins 20th Big East title, tops Villanova

There wasn’t too much doubt that UConn would win its 20th Big East championship.

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No. 7 UConn cruises past Marquette in Big East semifinals

Evina Westbrook scored 14 points and UConn cruised into the Big East title game with a 71-51 win over No. 5 seed Marquette on Sunday.

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Ryan Kalkbrenner takes over, Creighton holds off No. 18 UConn

The days of Ryan Kalkbrenner huffing and puffing his way up and down the court are long gone.

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No. 21 UConn sends Hoyas to school-record 18th loss in row

R.J. Cole scored 18 points and No. 21 UConn excelled from behind the arc while sending Georgetown to its school-record 18th straight loss, 86-77 Sunday.

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UConn coach Dan Hurley tossed for pumping up crowd

Rather than wait for March, UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley started the madness a week early. On Tuesday evening, Hurley was ejected from his team’s game against 8th ranked Villanova.

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Williams leads No. 10 UConn to 90-49 rout of Georgetown

Christyn Williams scored 19 points to lead No. 10 UConn to a 90-49 rout of Georgetown on Sunday.

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Ex-UConn star James Bouknight tossed from game, gets back into student section

Former UConn basketball star James Bouknight was ejected from the Huskies’ game against Xavier on Saturday but then was seen seated in the student section.

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UConn ordered to pay former coach Kevin Ollie $11 million following legal battle

An arbitrator ruled on Thursday that former UConn men’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie will be due the remaining $11 million left from his contract with the Huskies — stemming from Ollie’s firing back in March 2018 that raised questions over its reasoning.

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No. 10 UConn beats Xavier for 165th straight conference win

Geno Auriemma believes his UConn team has begun to push aside the excuses of injuries to their star players and COVID-19-related problems to once again concentrate on playing good basketball.

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Rare signs of fragility for UConn women's basketball dynasty

UConn, the most dominant program in the history of women's college basketball, is showing some signs of vulnerability.

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NCAA basketball legend Muffet McGraw shades UConn, ESPN: 'That is absolutely complete bias there'

Legendary women’s college basketball coach Muffet McGraw threw shade at UConn and ESPN on Wednesday in a podcast interview.

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No. 6 Louisville outlasts No. 7 UConn 69-64 in HOF Showcase

Jeff Walz's Louisville teams had never beaten UConn in Connecticut.

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AJ Reeves leads Providence to win over No. 20 UConn

A.J. Reeves scored 16 points and Providence held off No. 20 UConn 57-53 on Saturday in the Big East opener for both teams.

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UConn's Paige Bueckers undergoes successful knee surgery

UConn said Tuesday that star Paige Bueckers has undergone successful surgery to repair the left leg fracture she suffered a week ago as well as a meniscus tear in that knee.

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Injury-hit UConn down to No. 7, lowest Top 25 spot since '07

UConn dropped four spots to No. 7 in the women's AP Top 25 released Monday, its lowest ranking in 14 years after losing its first game against an unranked team since 2012.

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UConn women avoid 1st 2-game skid since 1993, beat UCLA

Third-ranked UConn struggled again without star Paige Bueckers but managed to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since 1993, holding off UCLA 71-61 Saturday.

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Ga Tech shuts down No. 3 UConn 57-44 with Bueckers sidelined

Georgia Tech shut down No. 3 UConn in its first game since an injury to reigning national player of the year Paige Bueckers, defeating the Huskies 57-44 in a defensive slugfest Thursday night.

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Sherman scores 23, West Virginia beats No. 15 UConn 56-53

West Virginia and No. 15 UConn bruised and fought to the finish, just like old times.

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UConn's Bueckers suffered fracture, may miss up to 2 months

UConn star Paige Bueckers suffered a fracture just below her left knee and will be sidelined for up to two months, the school said Tuesday.

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UConn star Paige Bueckers helped off the court after going down with non-contact injury

UConn star Paige Bueckers appeared to suffer a scary non-contact injury on Sunday during the Huskies’ win over Notre Dame.

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Bueckers leads No. 2 UConn to 74-49 win over Seton Hall

Paige Bueckers had 23 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and five steals to lead No. 2 UConn past Seton Hall 74-49 in the teams’ Big East opener on Friday night.

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Brown, Spartans pull away late to beat No. 22 UConn 64-60

Michigan State followed a thrilling last-second win by blowing a big lead against a worn-down opponent and finding itself trailing late in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

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No. 22 UConn survives, beats No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in 2OT

Tyler Polley scored a career-high 24 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the second overtime to help No. 22 UConn beat No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in Wednesday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.