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Tom Ley

The Connecticut Huskies celebrate with the trophy after beating the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at State Farm Stadium on April 08, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.

Purdue v Connecticut

College Basketball

Nobody’s In UConn’s League

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Paige Bueckers #5 of the Connecticut Huskies and JuJu Watkins #12 of the USC Trojans looks on during the second half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on April 01, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.

Connecticut v USC

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Charles P. Pierce

UConn center Donovan Clingan celebrates during the team's Elite Eight win in Boston during the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Illinois v Connecticut

UConn Is Exhaustingly, Relentlessly Great

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Lauren Theisen

Cam Spencer #12, Alex Karaban #11, Donovan Clingan #32 and Hassan Diarra #10 of the Connecticut Huskies

Connecticut v Georgetown

Invincibility Only Lasts Until It All Goes Wrong


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Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

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Dan McQuade

UConn’s Donovan Clingan high-fives a teammate after scoring as the UConn crowd behind him goes wild

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UConn Might Be Unbeatable When Locked In On Defense

AUSTIN, TX - DECEMBER 03: Texas Longhorns guard Shaylee Gonzalez (2) drives past UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) during game featuring the Connecticut Huskies and Texas Longhorns on December 3, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, TX.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DEC 03 Women’s – Connecticut at Texas

UConn’s Curse Is Never-Ending

Dave McKenna

Andre Jackson

High School Sports

In Praise Of Andre Jackson, A Dunker From The Gods

HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 03: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies reacts as he cuts down the net after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

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Dan Hurley And UConn Put It Together

San Diego State v Connecticut

UConn Imposed Some Normalcy On The Weirdest NCAA Tournament Ever

Cotie McMahon #32 of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts after being fouled and making the basket during the fourth quarter against the UConn Huskies in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena on March 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.

Ohio State v Connecticut

Ohio State Keeps On Pressing

HARTFORD, CT - JANUARY 15: UConn Huskies guard Jordan Hawkins (24) reacts as UConn Huskies guard Hassan Diarra (5), UConn Huskies guard Nahiem Alleyne (4) and UConn Huskies guard Apostolos Roumoglou (33) look on during the college basketball game between St John's Red Storm and UConn Huskies on January 15, 2023, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

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UConn Fans Cope With Losing Streak In Various Ways

UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) on the sidelines during the women's college basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and UConn Huskies on January 3, 2023, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.

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UConn Is Too Cursed To Play Basketball Right Now

STORRS, CT - NOVEMBER 14: UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd (35) in action during a women's college basketball game between Texas Longhorns and UConn Huskies on November 14, 2022, at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NOV 14 Women’s Texas at UConn

Azzi Fudd Is Shooting Her Shot

Brea Beal and Caroline Ducharme go up for the ball

UConn v South Carolina

The Gamecocks Won The Game On The Glass

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Laura Wagner

South Carolina Put Their Foot Down

Kai Crutchfield #3 of the NC State Wolfpack defends against Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies during the first half in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Elite 8 Round at Total Mortgage Arena on March 28, 2022 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

UConn v NC State

UConn-NC State Was An Instant Classic

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Aliyah Boston #4 of the South Carolina Gamecocks celebrates with teammates against the Stanford Cardinal during the second quarter in the Final Four semifinal game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 02, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

South Carolina v Stanford

South Carolina Has The Oomph

Aari McDonald #2 of the Arizona Wildcats celebrates after defeating the UConn Huskies during the third quarter in the Final Four semifinal game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 02, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (

Arizona v Connecticut

Aari McDonald And Arizona Took Down The Giants

Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies celebrates her three point basket in the first quarter against the Baylor Lady Bears during the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

Connecticut v Baylor

When They Needed It Most, UConn Had The Juice

Stanford, UConn, South Carolina and NC State are top seeds in the NCAA women's tournament.

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The Best Feuds In Women’s Basketball Are All In One Bracket Region

Aliyah Boston shoots over Aaliyah Edwards in South Carolina's game against UConn

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Women's Basketball

Women’s Basketball’s Top Two Showdown Was A Thrilling Glimpse Of The Future

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Paige Bueckers Injected Some Old-School Fun Into UConn-Tennessee

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma at a December 17 game against UConn

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Death To The NCAA

The Hottest Phrase In COVID-Era Sports Is An Abundance Of Nonsense

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