Is this a shocker? I don't think so. Connecticut, which is in the midst of one of its toughest regular-season campaigns in 20 years, just lost its head coach for an undetermined amount of time/games. Again. To health reasons. Again. I wrote last year that Calhoun should stay. Now, I'm not so sure. And it's unclear whether or not Calhoun will be back this season. Here's Connecticut's statement in full on the matter: University of Connecticut Head Men's Basketball ... Read More

For as impressive as Pittsburgh looked last night in getting its third straight road win, I'm going to have to pay more attention to the train that may be ready to come off the tracks.

I love it. It's terrific. It's just a shame the women's game sucks so damn much. There's no one to challenge these teams. Every year, you've got the usual suspects — UConn, Tennessee, Stanford, a school from Texas and Duke/Maryland — who dominate the sport, and then the tournament lacks any sort of buzz. It's not because the men's one overshadows it, either. Every other season, either Tennessee or UConn wins the title, and ... Read More

Dana O'Neil gives a nice recap of what UConn and Jim Calhoun went through yesterday. Calhoun was unusually aloof!  {ESPN.com} ... Read More

Yahoo! Sports has broken the investigative piece that claims recruitment of a former prospect, Nate Miles, was littered with NCAA violations for two years (2006-08).The story is now just starting to pick up speed, and will surely be the off-the-court discussion over the next four days. And you thought Jim Calhoun going to the hospital last week was a distraction. Miles was provided with lodging, transportation, restaurant meals and representation by Josh ... Read More

A.J. Price embarrasses McNeal with a crossover. ... Read More

And there's nothing wrong with his delivery. Where was this Saturday? Private schools pay up {The Boston Globe} Conn. gov calls Calhoun rant 'embarrassing' {AP} ... Read More

A freelance reporter decided to bring a political agenda to a post-game presser after UConn dismantled South Florida today. Calhoun can be a grouch, but he's completely in the right here. Hey, at least something exciting can be taken away from that game. That aside, I'm hoping I can get press access, like last year, to the Big East tournament in a couple of weeks. I want to go there to report ... Read More

Whether they be his own or his opponents. And it would appear that Syracuse's Nicole Michael is the latest to show she isn't all too fond of Auriemma and his leviathan program. Below, we have the video of Michael perhaps tripping Auriemma after the postgame handshake. Then Auriemma's postgame presser, where he's a frank as can be.This is the kind of stuff that makes waves when it comes to women's ... Read More

It's a Wednesday. Why not. There is no unnecessary groping or co-eds without shirts in these photos; it's just a tall man in an overly white town enjoying himself whilst being surrounded by pesky college dudes. I know the feeling. Clearly, Thabeet cannot get enough of the playful verbal prodding being supplied by such eager, horny young men. The e-mail that accompanied these photos also indicated that one of the chill ... Read More

You have Hasheem Thabeet's ridiculously foolish quotes from ESPN: The Magazine. You've got the Thabeet hype machine. Perhaps he is one face the NCAA would want the public to embrace. You may not want to hear him speak, though. You have talk that this team has the talent to win a national title ... this season. You have a backcourt that is one of the best in the nation, if not one of ... Read More

I'm claiming this headline right now. Let the Anchorman references loose. Since I had Drake going Elite Eight, this only means good things for my bracket. We can have a bunch of snoozers tonight, I don't care. The drama in the first two days has been fantastic. Here's the final moment of San Diego-UConn for those of you who were stuck at work or in your car. ... Read More

No, I'm not in the bag for the Rams, but it just so happens that some of my friends have been going to games in the past week. Hey, I don't have much else to put up here as Saturday unfolds itself on the tubes. Anyway, Kevin Duffy is an undergrad at the University of Connecticut. He occasionally writes for nbadraft.net and attended the fantastic UMass-URI tilt on Thursday night at ... Read More

There are no words. No, literally, THERE ARE NO WORDS! I kid, I kid. I would be just as horrible, if not worse, in a new country and a new language. ... Read More

  I really implore you to catch the UConn-Syracuse tilt tonight. The teams appear to be on an upswing and—this is ridiculous—both Jims are tied with 766 career wins! It all comes to a head tonight, when they coach against each other in a scenario that will probably never be duplicated by any other two coaches. The comparison graphic for television has already been made up in the ESPN production truck, ... Read More

Seems I've got a few things to put up today, but I thought I'd inform you of Calhoun's decision to bench Jerome Dyson another 30 days for failing one of those silly drug tests. If you're interested, link's below. The much less important Doug Wiggins is back in practice garb, though. "I'm not happy about anything other than we've won four in a row," Calhoun said in a brief phone conversation ... Read More

That was quite an interesting game to watch. After the Huskies recovered from their early-game lashing that they were receiving, they actually recovered and took the lead heading into halftime. Unfortunately for cancer survivor Jim Calhoun, this was not his night. No, the Tigers were much superior from an athletic standpoint and the Derrick Rose/Chris Douglas-Roberts combo was just way too much for the Huskies to handle. Memphis walked ... Read More

Those two dapper gentlemen feature above are, of course, John Calipari and Jim Calhoun. Their Memphis and Connecticut teams will face each other tonight at approximately 8:30 ET on ESPN2. Although UConn isn't currently ranked, a win over Memphis would certainly vault them into the Top 25. I'm just hoping for a lot of up-and-down tempo and for Vitale to bust a gasket. I guess those two things are guaranteed. ... Read More