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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they get set to clash with the Iowa State Cyclones in the Sweet 16 at Madison Square Garden. Tip is scheduled for 7:27 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on TBS. You can also catch the game on your smartphone or tablet on the March Madness app. If you can’t watch the game and live locally in Connecticut, you can always listen to Joe D. and Wayne Norman on the UConn IMG Radio Network.
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UConn Men’s Basketball links
UConn Men’s 2014 Sweet 16 Pregame Quotes [sox & dawgs]
Video: UConn Men In The City – Practice Day [sox & dawgs]
The Origin of ‘Onions,’ Kevin Ollie’s ‘Guarantee,’ And Other TBS Tales [dom amore – hartford courant]
UConn-Iowa State At Madison Square Garden: The Talking Is Done, It’s Time For The Main Event [dom amore – hartford courant]
Omar Calhoun: “Coach Ollie Knows What Kind of Player I Am” [david borges – new haven register]
UConn preparing for Garden party (video) [gavin keefe – the day]
Huskies get acquainted with MSG [william paxton – ct post]
A look at the Huskies’ practice at MSG [william paxton – ct post]
Ollie on Hoiberg, Hoiberg on Ollie [john silver – snyuconn.com]
Huskies Hold Two Practices On Thursday [uconnhuskies.com]
The Road to MSG: UConn and SMU Storm New York City [the american]
UConn looks to MSG crowd as its sixth man [ct post]
UConn’s 3 keys vs. Iowa State [ct post]
UConn men’s notebook: Huskies learned from Kemba [ct post]
Ollie, Hoiberg take different paths to coaching success [ct post]
Ollie, Hoiberg Run Similar Offenses All The Way To Sweet 16 [hartford courant]
Handle With Care: Shabazz Among UConn’s Greatest Guards [hartford courant]
Napier Has Seen His Share Of Top-Guard Comparisons [hartford courant]
Anybody Notice What College Team Has Foothold In New York? [hartford courant]
UConn should have ‘sixth man’ in MSG crowd [new haven register]
Struggling Omar Calhoun in New York state of mind [new haven register]
Huskies haven’t skipped a beat yet [the day]
UConn men face Iowa State tonight in Sweet 16 [the day]
Kromah finds new life with the Huskies [the hour]
Sweet 16 Notebook: Friends, not foes, go head-to-head [the hour]
After Avoiding NCAA Tournament Last March, Napier Ready For East Regional at MSG [zagsblog.com]
Iowa State’s Kane Nearly Played for Gonzo at Seton Hall [zagsblog.com]
How Shabazz Napier survived Connecticut’s NCAA tournament ban last season [usa today sports]
Where Shabazz Napier leads, UConn follows [usa today sports]
Iowa State’s DeAndre Kane meets his match in UConn’s Shabazz Napier [usa today sports]
Thunder’s UConn trio enjoying the Huskies postseason run [newsok.com]
Cyclones raising their game in crunch time [the gazette]
University of Connecticut sophomore Omar Calhoun, a former Christ the King standout, returns to NYC for NCAA Sweet 16 [ny daily news]
Even with Calhoun no longer on campus, Huskies struggle in class [ny daily news]
Coaches bring long history to UConn-Iowa State tilt [ny post]
Post hoops seer likes UConn in ‘home’ game [ny post]
Iowa St., UConn stars play down their solo efforts [ny post]
Memories Flood Back as UConn Returns to Madison Square Garden [new york times]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
UConn’s Dolson, Hartley, and Stewart Named As Finalists For 2014 Wade Trophy [sox & dawgs]
For Huskies, 35 is the new 20 [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]
Getting To 35 A Regular Occurrence For Huskies [rich elliott – ct post]
EuroCup title for former UConn star [jim fuller – new haven register]
Women’s Hoops Arrives in Nebraska [uconnhuskies.com]
No. 1 UConn Faces BYU in Sweet Sixteen Saturday [uconnhuskies.com]
Opponents dare her to shoot, UConn’s Jefferson makes them pay [ct post]
Despite UConn’s Success, Geno Advocates Parity [hartford courant]
Unselfishness has been cornerstone of UConn women’s program [new haven register]
Geno’s crew storms into Lincoln [lincoln journal star]
For good of NU, Yori hopes UConn draws big crowds [lincoln journal star]
Other UConn related links
Baseball. Home Opener On Tap In Conference Series With Rutgers [uconnhuskies.com]
W. Track. Women’s Track & Field Competes at Raleigh Relays Friday [uconnhuskies.com]
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