IT TOOK SOME SERIOUS DEFENSE to keep coach Jim Calhoun in the hospital while his Huskies were playing a first-round NCAA Tournament game. "Bottom line is, unless you can whip up on a couple security guards, you're not going anyplace," he said. He'll coach today. (STEPHEN DUNN / HARTFORD COURANT)

It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they will take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the second round of the NCAA Touranment in Philadelphia. Game time is set for approximately 3:35 PM and will be shown on CBS.

The UConn women will also be  holding an open practice today at 1 PM at Gampel Pavilion in anticipation of their opening round matchup against the Vermont Catamounts tomorrow at 12 NOON on ESPN2.

UConn men’s basketball links

Calhoun Provides an Update Following his Release from the Hospital [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn’s Thabeet Is a Success Story Where Often There Isn’t [New York Times]

Texas A & M Matches Up Well With UConn [Hartford Courant]

Calhoun Not Showing Any Ill Effects [Hartford Courant]

Price Can’t Carry UConn Offense Alone [Hartford Courant]

UConn-Texas A & M Capsule Preview [Hartford Courant]

Texas A&M an inside-outside challenge for UConn [Waterbury Republican-American]

Calhoun back, ready for Texas A&M battle [Waterbury Republican-American]

When Huskies need him, Price responds [Waterbury Republican-American]

Calhoun will be back for Texas A&M [Norwich Bulletin]

History says the coach won’t feel too good today either [New Haven Register]

Robinson, Calhoun getting right at right time [New Haven Register]

UConn’s toughness to be tested [Connecticut Post]

5 questions for UConn against A&M [Connecticut Post]

UConn-Texas A&M: Who has the edge? [Connecticut Post]

UConn men’s game day [Connecticut Post]

UConn men’s notebook [Connecticut Post]

Calhoun orders another Price increase from senior leader [New London Day]

UConn has its leader back for round two [New London Day]

Texas A&M braces for tall task in top-seeded Connecticut [Dallas Morning News]

Calhoun returns with a clean bill of health [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Jim Calhoun, UConn have a healthy chance against Texas A&M [New York Daily News]

Aggies hoping to shock UConn [AggieSports.com]

Allen and Hamilton UConn commercials [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Austrie and Adrien create their own shoes [UConn Huskies Basketball]

A&M Radio (and Video) [Emeka, Nadav and Corny]

UConn women’s basketball links

UConn Women By The Numbers [Hartford Courant]

Ex-Husky Thomas inks deal with Storm [Norwich Bulletin]

Connecticut Huskies a lock to win women’s NCAA Tournament [Grand Rapids Press]

Undefeated UConn is favorite [Buffalo News]

Live from Ireland: It’s Mel Thomas [UConn | Women’s Basketball]

More on Mel [UConn women’s basketball]

Other UConn related links

Crust – Gate (The FWG Is a Liar????) [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]

West Virginia Scores Game-Winning Run in the Ninth Inning to Slip Past Huskies 7-6 [UConnHuskies.com]

Softball Overpowers Quinnipiac 5-2 [UConnHuskies.com]

Holly’s serving well at Connecticut [Hamilton Spectator]