PAT EATON-ROBB
FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Connecticut coach Dan Hurley smiles as he watches his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against New Jersey Institute of Technology in Hartford, Conn. UConn, a charter member of the Big East Conference, is hoping its return to the league this season will help restore the program to a position as a perennial national title contender. Hurley acknowledged that the Big East is an easier sell to big-name recruits, especially in the Northeast. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn hoping return to Big East will improve fortunes

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 13, 2020 02:53 AM EST
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn, a charter member of the Big East Conference, is

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Connecticut team captain Eli Thomas (22) takes part in the coin toss before an NCAA college football game against Wagner in East Hartford, Conn. Thomas, who overcame a stroke to return to school, is among the first six athletes named as finalists for the Hartford HealthCare Courage Award. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
College athletes honored with award for overcoming adversity

By Pat Eaton-Robb Feb. 10, 2020 12:17 PM EST
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Eastern Connecticut runner Samara Johnson doesn't want

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2017, file photo, Yale's JP Shohfi, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a first half touchdown against Harvard during an NCAA college football game in New Haven, Conn. Yale quarterback Kurt Rawlings has rewritten the school's record books for passing, throwing the ball to Shohfi and Reed Klubnik, who he convinced to come with him to the Ivy League. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
Yale quarterback, receivers rewriting school record book

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 22, 2019 12:01 PM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Quarterback Kurt Rawlings committed to Yale and

Navy wide receiver Tazh Maloy (25) gains yardage during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Connecticut on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)
Midshipmen stay afloat in AAC title race with rout of UConn

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 01, 2019 11:17 PM EDT
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Quarterback Malcolm Perry and Navy have inserted

Connecticut defensive back Abiola Olaniyan (18) breaks up a pass intended for Houston wide receiver Marquez Stevenson (5) in the end zone during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)
Coach's son leads Houston to 24-17 win over UConn

By Pat Eaton-Robb Oct. 19, 2019 03:24 PM EDT
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Houston coach Dana Holgorsen says he had never given out

Connecticut wide receiver Ardell Brown (83) is stopped by Illinois defensive back Nate Hobbs (8) and Illinois defensive back Stanley Green (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Illini end nonconference road losing streak 31-23 over UConn

By Pat Eaton-Robb Sep. 07, 2019 07:02 PM EDT
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Illinois passed its first road test on Saturday.

Illini looks to snap nonconference road losing skid vs UConn

By Pat Eaton-Robb Sep. 06, 2019 09:23 AM EDT
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Illinois hasn't won a regular-season road game outside

Wagner quarterback Christian Alexander-Stevens (1) sets to pass during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Connecticut on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)
UConn matches win total from last season, 24-21 over Wagner

By Pat Eaton-Robb Aug. 29, 2019 10:35 PM EDT
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn used a strong running game and a much improved

Lawmaker wants donors to pay for UConn's exit from AAC

By Pat Eaton-Robb Aug. 01, 2019 03:30 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, left, talks with Connecticut athletic director David Benedict, right, before an NCAA college basketball game between UConn and South Carolina in Storrs, Conn. On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Aresco said that there is no chance it will allow UConn to stay as a football-only member in the American after most of UConn's athletic programs were officially welcomed back into the Big East, a conference which does not offer football. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Aresco says no chance of UConn staying as football member

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 27, 2019 03:53 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Connecticut linebacker Darrian Beavers (43) leads his team onto the field before the start of an NCAA college football game against Temple in East Hartford, Conn. UConn football is on the road to independence and the American Athletic Conference is not feeling any pressure to replace the Huskies when they leave for the Big East. The University of Connecticut is set to announce later this week that it will be leaving the AAC and re-joining the Big East, which does not sponsor football, in 2020. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn rejoins Big East for hoops, other sports; not football

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 26, 2019 12:24 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn is heading back to the Big East. The

AP sources: UConn in talks to move back into Big East

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 22, 2019 12:46 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A University of Connecticut official says the school is

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, center, talks with Connecticut athletic director David Benedict, right, before an NCAA college basketball game between UConn and South Carolina, in Storrs, Conn.Aresco says the league's new media rights deal with ESPN gives the AAC a platform similar to having its own branded network. The American and ESPN announced a 12-year agreement that runs through the 2031-32 school year. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
UConn expresses reservations about AAC media deal with ESPN

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 28, 2019 11:39 AM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Jean Labutis is 82-years-old and a huge UConn basketball fan.

AP source: American Athletic makes 12-year TV deal with ESPN

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 20, 2019 10:47 AM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The American Athletic Conference and ESPN have reached

Connecticut athletic director David Benedict holds a news conference in his office at the University of Connecticut, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Storrs, Conn. Benedict said the school has not ruled out eliminating some sports to close a more than $40 million gap in its athletic budget. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn won't rule out cutting some sports to close budget gap

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jan. 19, 2019 03:05 PM EST
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn won't rule out eliminating some sports to close a more

Temple wide receiver Travon Williams (26) runs the ball in for the team's seventh touchdown late in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Connecticut, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)
Temple routs UConn, Huskies set NCAA records for futility

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 24, 2018 06:49 PM EST
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Temple finished the regular season with a blowout win on

Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall pleads with an official during a time out in the second half of an NCAA college football game against SMU, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in East Hartford, Conn.(AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)
UConn sets record for defensive futility, nears another

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 23, 2018 10:00 AM EST
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn has already set one NCAA record for defensive futility. It

Connecticut quarterback David Pindell (5) celebrates with wide receiver Keyion Dixon (23) after Pindell scored in the first half of an NCAA college football game against SMU, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)
Freeman, Jones help SMU outscore UConn 62-50

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 10, 2018 04:04 PM EST
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — SMU has all its running backs healthy and the Mustangs

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2017, file photo, Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall argues a call during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati, in Cincinnati. Connecticut plays at undefeated South Florida on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)
Judge rules hiring of UConn coach's son was not violation

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 01, 2018 04:11 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that UConn

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2018 file photo, Connecticut linebacker Eli Thomas (22) raises his arms to the crowd as his team enters the field for their season-opening NCAA college football game against Central Florida in East Hartford, Conn. UConn issued a statement Monday, Oct. 15, saying Thomas, a 220-pound junior, was hospitalized after suffering a stroke the preceding Wednesday prior to a weightlifting session. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn linebacker hospitalized after suffering stroke

By Pat Eaton-Robb Oct. 15, 2018 11:17 AM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn linebacker Eli Thomas has been hospitalized after