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Prepping For UConn-Stanford, Volume 1 [rich elliott – ct post]

At This Point Stewart Living Up To The Hype [rich elliott – ct post]

Prepping For UConn-Stanford, Volume 2 [rich elliott – ct post]

UConn Men's Basketball links

UConn at the break… [kevin duffy – ct post]

UConn Football links

Handing out a few holiday gifts [andrea adelson – espn.com]

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Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you're on the home page.

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Faris responds to Auriemma’s ‘tweaking’ [carl adamec – hartford courant]

On Breanna Stewart And Stanford [john altavilla – hartford courant]

This Is Women’s Basketball: 710 Watch Delle Donne Score 30 [john altavilla – hartford courant]

10 Christmas Gifts From The UConn Women [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Interesting scheduling talk from Geno [jim fuller – new haven register]

Stewart makes it look routine [jim fuller – new haven register]

Auriemma Continues To Speak Out, And Not Just About Basketball [hartford courant]

Three points from Saturday's win over Hartford [new haven register]

UConn Football links

SNY Has "Huskies Power Hour Marathon" On Tuesday [uconnhuskies.com]

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Omar Calhoun had a good week of basketball for the UConn Huskies men's team. So good in fact, he was honored by the Big East for his efforts.

The Big East named Calhoun as the Big East Freshman of the Week on Sunday. They also named Ryan Boatright to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.

Calhoun averaged 19.5 points in UConn's two wins this week.

He had a career-high 22 points in the 84-50 win over the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks last Monday. In Friday night's 88-73 win over the Fordham Rams, Calhoun had 17 points.

In the two games, he was 14-of-21 from the floor and 6-of-9 from three-point land.

Boatright averaged 23.5 points in the two wins in being named to weekly honor roll.

The UConn men return to action on Saturday, December 29 when they'll host the Washington Huskies at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

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photo credit: david butler ii – special to hartford courant

For the second time this season, UConn Huskies freshman Breanna Stewart has been named the Big East Freshman of the Week.

Here's the release from UConn:

STORRS, Conn. – University of Connecticut women's basketball standout Breanna Stewart has been honored as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week as announced by the league on Sunday. Stewart, the 2012-13 Preseason BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, earns the award for the second time this season.

Stewart averaged 24.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week for the No. 2/2 Huskies, which included wins over Oakland and at Hartford. Stewart had 21 points and 13 rebounds against Oakland. She was 10-of-17 from the floor, recorded two blocks and two steals while eight of her 13 boards came on the offensive glass.

She followed that up with a 27-point, seven-rebound effort at Hartford. Her career-high 27 came on 9-of-13 shooting in only 25 minutes of action. She shot 63 percent for the week.

The Syracuse, N.Y. native leads the team at 16.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and has scored the most points of any Husky in her first 10 games. Stewart's 169 points surpassed Maya Moore's previous record of 165, set in 2008.

Stewart and the Huskies will return to action on Saturday, December 29 when the team heads west to square-off against top-ranked Stanford. Game time is set for 4 p.m. EST and the contest will be televised nationally by ESPNU.

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photo credit: david butler ii – special to hartford courant (no. 14 in gallery)

Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you're on the home page.

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UConn wallops Hartford; No. 1 Stanford next [carl adamec – sny.com]

Emotions run high after Sandy Hook tribute [carl adamec – sny.com]

Morgan Tuck Almost Played Saturday [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Auriemma’s Words Tend To Reverberate Across The Nation [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Tuck Making Progress For Huskies; Stokes Still Has A Way To Go [rich elliott – ct post]

Jefferson Under The Weather; Elliott Paces Hawks [rich elliott – ct post]

Emotional Pregame Ceremony Honors Sandy Hook Victims [rich elliott – ct post]

Auriemma Discusses Gun Control [rich elliott – ct post]

Morgan Tuck was close to playing today [jim fuller – new haven register]

Emotional tribute to Newtown victims [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn recruiting targets win Nike TOC titles [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn crushes Hartford 102-45 [ct post]

Silence 'deafening' in pregame moment to honor Newtown victims [ct post]

UConn Women Beat Hartford, But A Boost For Hawks Program [hartford courant]

Auriemma To Attend Rizzotti's Induction Into The Hall Of Fame [hartford courant]

Jen Rizzotti Keeps Her Options Open, Shuts Doors When She Wants To [hartford courant]

Newtown Youth Basketball Players Welcomed At UConn/Hartford Game [hartford courant]

Huskies dominate Hartford in rare in-state road game [new haven register]

Almost 100 Newtown children attend Hartford game [new haven register]

UConn Men's Basketball links

Recruiting Update: Jared Terrell, Abdul Malik Abu [kevin duffy – ct post]

Guards From Rival Big Cities Work Together For UConn Men [hartford courant]

Three Points from Friday's win over Fordham [new haven register]

UConn Football links

Don Brown's defection another blow to UConn [new haven register]

Other UConn related links

UConn nothing more than a relic of fading Big East [ct post]

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Apparently the Boston Red Sox are not happy with Andrew Bailey as their closer. It's the only logical explanation out there right now for trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates that appears to be nearing completion.

According to multiple media reports, the Red Sox and Pirates are working on a deal that will send Joel Hanrahan to Boston for minor leaguers Stolmy Pimentel and Jerry Sands Jr. Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston is reporting that Mark Melancon could be included in the deal as well.

Hanrahan is set to be a free agent after the 2013 season and was 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA and 36 saves for the Pirates in 2012. He had 40 saves in 2011 for Pittsburgh.

Bailey struggled in his return from a thumb injury suffered during spring training. He was 1-1 with a 7.04 ERA and six saves in 19 games.

Pimentel played the 2012 season with the Portland Sea Dogs where he went 6-7 with a 4.59 ERA in 22 starts. Sands was part of the deal that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto the Dodgers.

Obviously the Red Sox are doing everything they can to improve their bullpen which had to do yeoman's work last year with the crappy starting pitching they got.

If Bailey isn't traded, he'd likely set up for Hanrahan. I don't see the Red Sox giving up players so Hanrahan can set up. And if Bailey isn't traded, the Red Sox bullpen looks pretty solid for 2013.

I still think the Red Sox need to go out and get some starting pitching depth.

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