My apologies for not posting yesterday. I had some personal business to take care of. We’ll get you most of yesterday’s links as well as today’s linkage. Plus I’ll play ketchup in a later post on the Red Sox news I’ve missed this week while being busy at life.
UConn Football links
It’s game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they’ll host the Louisville Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. If you missed my game preview, be sure to check it out.
How About A Big Red Recording? [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
More nonsense [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]
The unfair catch revisited [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]
Has it been two years? [Neill Ostrout – Connecticut Post]
Edsall hopeful peer pressure lifts Huskies [Connecticut Post]
Huskies kickoff [Connecticut Post]
Huskies Seek Finishing Touch [Hartford Courant]
Matchup with Louisville looking like a must-win [New Haven Register]
Huskies’ goal is simple: finish what they start [New London Day]
Huskies in must-win situation [Norwich Bulletin]
Huskies look to move on after difficult loss [Waterbury Republican-American]
Let’s talk UConn [Louisville Courier-Journal]
UConn looks to finish against Louisville [AP via Newsday]
Winner gets the girl at the homecoming dance: a Louisville-UConn preview [TheUConnBlog.com]
UConn football: It starts at home [Journal Inquirer]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
this is uconn country [Alysa Auriemma]
Media day musings [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
TV schedule update [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
Huskymania alive and well [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
If you knew Tina, like they know Tina…. [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
Delle Donne’s journey: From hoops to volleyball to hoops [AP via Norwich Bulletin]
Hold on a second, Geno [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
A Few Hits From Media Day [Rich Elliott – Connecticut Post]
Moore Is Decade’s Top Power Forward [Rich Elliott – Connecticut Post]
Six Recruits In the House [Rich Elliott – Connecticut Post]
Media Day notes [Joe Perez – Norwich Bulletin]
Sporting News Top 25 [Joe Perez – Norwich Bulletin]
UConn’s Doty showing toughness in return [Connecticut Post]
Geno Auriemma low-key? Team USA coach is for now [Connecticut Post]
Auriemma promises national championships at First Night [Connecticut Post]
UConn notebook: Moore keeps focus on UConn [Connecticut Post]
Plenty Going On At UConn Women’s Media Day [Hartford Courant]
UConn’s Charles Returns A More Motivated Player [Hartford Courant]
UConn Women Look To Three Point Guards [Hartford Courant]
Faris goes from spectator to contributor [New Haven Register]
With Montgomery gone, Moore, Charles in spotlight [Norwich Bulletin]
UConn notes: Recruits take in the fun [Waterbury Republican-American]
Geno talks boldly at First Night [Waterbury Republican-American]
Doty eyes injury-free season [Waterbury Republican-American]
Reunited and it feels so good: Huskies together on media day [New London Day]
Buck: A freshman all over again [New London Day]
UConn ready to start title defense [AP via ESPN]
Susan Bysiewicz Dedicates 2009 ‘Blue Book’ to UConn’s 2009 NCAA National Champion Women’s Basketball Team [UConnHuskies.com]
UConn Basketball Teams Tip Off 2009-10 Season With First Night [UConnHuskies.com]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
First Night is for fans, and recruits (with video) [New Haven Register]
UConn basketball men, women hold First Night event [AP via Newsday]
Countdown: 29 [TheUConnBlog.com]
Countdown: 28 [TheUConnBlog.com]
Kemba Walker On Running [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Coach K and Jim Calhoun [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Roscoe Smith Talking UConn [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Jim Calhoun on UConn’s freshmen [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Jim Calhoun on the first practice [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Kemba Walker: Top Point Guard [UConn Huskies Basketball]
Roscoe Smith: ‘I Can Do it All’ [David Borges – New Haven Register]
Dyson Taking it Slow [David Borges – New Haven Register]
Dunk You Very Much [David Borges – New Haven Register]
Is This Stanley Robinson’s Year? [Hartford Courant]
Calhoun Ready To Get To Work [Hartford Courant]
Midnight Madness 2009 [UConn Huskies Basketball]
UConn teams share stage for first time on eve of first practices [New London Day]
New season, old hat [Journal Inquirer]
Other UConn related links
Stadium Road: Field hockey must crush, kill [TheUConnBlog.com]
Women’s Soccer: Former UConn Academic All-American Kate Foley Graduates #1 from UConn Law [UConnHuskies.com]
Men’s Soccer: Huskies Host Pitt on Saturday in BIG EAST Action [UConnHuskies.com]
Women’s Soccer: Fighting Irish Dominate Huskies 6-1 [UConnHuskies.com]
Women’s Ice Hockey: Huskies Open Season at Home with 3-2 Victory over Syracuse [UConnHuskies.com]
Men’s Ice Hockey: Huskies Drop Season Opener 2-1 At Ferris State [UConnHuskies.com]