University of Connecticut

Public university in Storrs, Connecticut, US

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The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university system with its main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two benefactors. In 1893, the school became a public land grant college, then took its current name in 1939.

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🇺🇸 South Carolina's Staley Says Time To Move Past Skirmish With UConn's Auriemma (2026-04-07)
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn coach Geno Auriemma that became th...
🇺🇸 Geno Auriemma apologizes for dustup with Dawn Staley after Final Four loss to South Carolina (2026-04-04)
Maybe Geno just needed a minute...
🇺🇸 Where to Stream Tonight’s Illinois vs. UConn Basketball Game Online (2026-04-04)
The Fighting Illini and the Huskies face off tonight for the first championship berth. Here’s how to stream the game without cable...
🇺🇸 UConn and Illinois square off in the Final 4 (2026-04-04)
The No. 7 UConn Huskies and No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini square off in the NCAA Tournament Final Four...
🇺🇸 Undefeated UConn upset by South Carolina in women's Final Four (2026-04-04)
UConn, on a 54-game winning streak, entered the Final Four undefeated for the ninth time in school history....
🇺🇸 UConn and Illinois meet in the Final 4 (2026-04-03)
The No. 7 UConn Huskies and No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini meet in the NCAA Tournament Final Four...
🇺🇸 Fanatics Sportsbook Promo: Bet $5, Get $200 in FanCash for the Final Three Games of College Basketball (2026-04-03)
Fanatics Sportsbook Promo: Bet $5, Get $200 in FanCash for the Final Three Games of College Basketball....
🇺🇸 2025-26 Men's Final Four Odds: Back Both Underdogs to Bark (2026-04-03)
Will Hill is filling his betslip with underdogs for this weekend's Final Four matchups. Here's why....
🇺🇸 A New England furniture store will refund customers if both UConn teams make the NCAA title games (2026-04-02)
College basketball players aren't the only ones poised to win big in this year's March Madness....
🇺🇸 UConn carries an 18-game winning streak in Sweet 16 or later into a stacked Final Four (2026-04-01)
When UConn makes it past the opening weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Huskies are almost impossible to stop...
🇺🇸 2025-26 March Madness Odds: Best Bets for Illinois-UConn, Michigan-Arizona (2026-04-01)
Sammy P is back with his best bets for the men's Final Four. Here are the player props he's backing, along with his pick for Michigan-Arizona....
🇺🇸 Sweet 16 regulars UConn and Notre Dame join UNC and Vanderbilt in women's regional semifinals (2026-03-27)
UConn and Notre Dame are regular participants in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament...
🇺🇸 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Ranking the Top 16 Players in the Sweet 16 (2026-03-25)
FOX Sports college basketball experts Michael Cohen and Casey Jacobsen rank the top 16 players in the Sweet 16 of this year's NCAA Men's Basketball To...
🇺🇸 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Ranking the Sweet 16 Matchups (2026-03-24)
FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen ranks the Sweet 16 matchups in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament....
🇺🇸 Dan Hurley Can't Help But Look Past MSU to a St. John's Rematch in Elite Eight (2026-03-24)
UConn's Dan Hurley is hoping for a rematch against St. John's for a Final Four spot, and wants these rival fans to come together to root against Michi...
🇺🇸 SEC Takes Over March Madness With 6 teams in Women's Sweet 16 (2026-03-24)
The Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of March Madness...
🇺🇸 Tarris Reed Jr. has 31 points and 27 rebounds as No. 2 UConn beats Furman 82-71 in NCAA Tournament (2026-03-21)
Tarris Reed Jr. had 31 points and 27 rebounds in a dominant NCAA Tournament performance, leading second-seeded UConn to an 82-71 victory over Furman t...
🇺🇸 UConn plays Furman in first round of NCAA Tournament (2026-03-19)
The No. 7 UConn Huskies play the Furman Paladins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...
🇺🇸 UConn Teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd Headline AP All-America 1st Team (2026-03-18)
Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd helped UConn to an undefeated season heading into March Madness, and both made AP First Team along with three other stars....
🇺🇸 The 5 Longest Winning Streaks in Women's College Basketball History (2026-03-16)
The undefeated 2025-2026 UConn Huskies have made history before March Madness; here are the other longest winning streaks in Division I women's basket...
🇺🇸 Women's CBK AP Top 25: The Final Pre-Tournament Poll (2026-03-16)
UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the top four teams in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA T...
🇺🇸 Women's NCAA field to be revealed with UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina potential No. 1s (2026-03-15)
UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are projected No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament when the bracket is announced Sunday night...
🇺🇸 No. 6 UConn loses for a second time in four games with the NCAA Tournament up next (2026-03-15)
No. 6 UConn goes into the NCAA Tournament having lost two of its past four games after getting beat by 20 points by St. John's in the Big East final...
🇺🇸 4 Takeaways From St. John's Crushing UConn for the Big East Tournament Title (2026-03-15)
FOX Sports' Michael Cohen breaks down the biggest takeaways from Saturday's men's Big East Tournament title game....
🇺🇸 No. 6 UConn Beats Georgetown To Set Up Big East Final Clash vs. No. 13 St. John's (2026-03-14)
Sixth-ranked UConn defeated Georgetown on Friday to set up a showdown of the top two seeds in the Big East Tournament final....
🇺🇸 No. 6 UConn and No. 13 St. John's set for round 3 to decide Big East Tournament (2026-03-14)
Sixth-ranked UConn and No. 13 St. John’s are ready for the rubber match...
🇺🇸 No. 6 UConn beats Georgetown 67-51 to set up a Big East final clash against No. 13 St. John's (2026-03-14)
Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half, Jayden Ross hit a couple of momentum-stunting 3-pointers in the second, and sixth-ranked...
🇺🇸 St. John's and UConn meet in Big East Championship (2026-03-14)
The No. 13 St. John's Red Storm take on the No. 6 UConn Huskies in the Big East Championship...
🇺🇸 Conference Tournament Betting Report: Bettors Shying Away From Favorites (2026-03-10)
Forget about Florida, Duke and other tourney favorites. Bettors are instead putting their cash behind middle-of-the-pack squads. Patrick Everson repor...
🇺🇸 Men's College Basketball Top 10, Bubble Team NET Rankings: Duke Maintains Top Spot (2026-03-10)
Here are the top 10 men's college basketball teams by NET ranking, who is fighting on the bubble and the biggest risers and fallers through week 18....
🇺🇸 No. 1 UConn wins its 24th Big East Tournament title, routing Villanova 90-51 (2026-03-10)
No. 1 UConn has won its 24th Big East Tournament championship...
🇺🇸 AP Top 25: No. 2 UCLA Ends UConn's Run as Unanimous No. 1; Texas Up to No. 3 (2026-03-09)
No. 2 UCLA has closed the gap on top-ranked UConn in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. See who else made the list....
🇺🇸 Last Night in College Basketball: Men's Power Conference Tourney Brackets Are Set (2026-03-09)
Men's Power Conference brackets are set, the women's Power tourneys are nearly wrapped, a huge buzzer-beater, UConn-Villanova and more from the weeken...
🇺🇸 Men's College Basketball Rankings: Florida Surges, Virginia Cracks Top 10 (2026-03-09)
FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen shares his latest men's college hoops rankings, with Florida and Virginia climbing....
🇺🇸 2025-26 College Basketball Odds: Which Squads Will Win Conference Tourneys? (2026-03-08)
Conference tournaments are set to begin. Check out the odds for the major conferences....
🇺🇸 Dan Hurley Ejected In Final Second of Marquette's 68-62 Win Over No. 4 UConn (2026-03-07)
Marquette hung on for a 68-62 victory that prevented No. 4 UConn from claiming a share of the Big East regular-season title....
🇺🇸 College Basketball Games of The Week: Big Ten Tourney, Tobacco Road Rematch (2026-03-06)
There are top teams in men's and women's hoops going at it this weekend, and we're here to help you prepare for the action!...
🇺🇸 Rick Pitino to St. John's Star Zuby Ejiofor: 'You're Going to Make Me Retire' (2026-02-07)
Rick Pitino was all smiles with his star big man, Zuby Ejiofor, after No. 22 St. John's upset No. 3 UConn on Friday night....
🇺🇸 Last Night in College Basketball: A Big Weekend For The Big Ten (2026-02-02)
The top of the Big Ten clashed, UConn passed the Tennessee test and then some, an 11-steal triple-double, overtime drama for men's and women's ball an...
🇺🇸 Men's CBK AP Top 25: Michigan Passes UConn, Nebraska Tumbles, Bama Falls Out (2026-02-02)
Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll, but there was movement all over the rest of this week's poll....
🇺🇸 Last Night in College Basketball: Upset After Upset, Feat. Michigan State, Twice (2026-02-05)
Both Michigan State teams were upset but were not the only ones, UConn won a notable 40th-straight game, a 38-point performance and more from Wednesda...
🇺🇸 AP College Basketball Players of the Week: UConn's Strong, Arizona's Burries (2026-02-03)
The Associated Press College Basketball Players for week 13 are UConn's Sarah Strong and Arizona's Brayden Burries....
🇺🇸 No. 1 UConn Beats No. 15 Tennessee By 30, Giving Vols Worst Loss in Rivalry (2026-02-01)
Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong combined for 53 points as UConn's two top stars handed Tennessee its worst loss in the history of the rivalry....
🇺🇸 Top-Ranked UConn Extends Winning Streak to 41 Games with 80-48 Butler Win (2026-02-07)
Azzi Fudd scored 17 points, as top-ranked UConn crushed Butler, 80-48, extending its win streak to 41 games....
🇺🇸 4 Takeaways From St. John's Upset Win Over UConn (2026-02-07)
St. John’s completed an upset of No. 3 UConn, 81-72, to snap the Huskies’ 18-game winning streak and reopen the Big East race....
🇺🇸 Providence visits No. 2 UConn after Ball's 24-point performance (2026-01-26)
No. 2 UConn takes on the Providence Friars after Solomon Ball scored 24 points in UConn's 75-67 overtime victory over the Villanova Wildcats...