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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

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

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A University of Connecticut official says the school is working to leave the American Athletic Conference and return to the Big East for...

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