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2012 Gold Glove Finalists Announced

The 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Finalists were announced on Monday and in it we find two members of the Boston Red Sox nominated.

Rawlings Gold GloveOne is actually a former member of the Red Sox as now Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was nominated at first base in the American League. Dustin Pedroia was nominated at second base.

The 2012 Rawlings Gold Gloves will be awarded on Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. in a special that will be aired on ESPN2.

For a full look at the nominations, please click on the continued reading button below if you're on the home page.

American League

Pitcher: Jeremy Hellickson, Jake Peavy, C.J. Wilson

Catcher: Alex Avila, Russell Martin, A.J. Pierzynski, Matt Wieters

First base: Adrian Gonzalez, Eric Hosmer, Mark Teixeira

Second base: Dustin Ackley, Robinson Cano, Dustin Pedroia

Shortstop: Elvis Andrus, J.J. Hardy, Brendan Ryan

Third base: Adrian Beltre, Brandon Inge, Mike Moustakas

Left field: Alex Gordon, Desmond Jennings, David Murphy

Center field: Austin Jackson, Adam Jones, Mike Trout

Right field: Shin-Soo Choo, Jeff Francoeur, Josh Reddick

National League

Pitcher: Bronson Arroyo, Mark Buehrle, Clayton Kershaw

Catcher: Yadier Molina, Miguel Montero, Carlos Ruiz

First base: Freddie Freeman, Adam LaRoche, Joey Votto

Second base: Darwin Barney, Aaron Hill, Brandon Phillips

Shortstop: Zack Cozart, Ian Desmond, Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins

Third base: Chase Headley, Aramis Ramirez, David Wright

Left field: Ryan Braun, Carlos Gonzalez, Martin Prado

Center field: Michael Bourn, Andrew McCutchen, Drew Stubbs

Right field: Jay Bruce, Andre Ethier, Jason Heyward

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 10/30

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

First and foremost, I hope that everyone is safe after Hurricane Sandy came through the eastern part of the United States over the weekend and into yesterday. As for me, we came away unscathed with just a few blips in the power. I took a walk around our condos today and all the damage I noticed was some shingles that torn off the roof.

But there are parts of Connecticut that are deeply devastated so our prayers go out to them and everyone else affected by the storm.

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 Football links

Rennick Bryan eager to return to UConn [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn FB in storm holding pattern [john silver – sny.com]

Storm slows UConn's preparation for South Florida [ct post]

Former Hillhouse star Rennick Bryan eager to get back to UConn [new haven register]

USF Bulls notes: Sandy hampering UConn's planning [tampa tribune]

UConn Women's Basketball links

Unselfish Jefferson Ready To Provide A Lift For Huskies [rich elliott – ct post]

UConn Men's Basketball links

Long Beach forward Bell will visit this weekend [kevin duffy – ct post]

UConn Men's Basketball Associate Coach Glen Miller Feels Right At Home [hartford courant]

Detroit Pistons rookie center Andre Drummond continues to impress as he adapts to life in the NBA [mlive.com]

Other UConn related links

W. Volleyball. Anagu Named Rookie of the Week; Maving Lands on Honor Roll [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Golf. UConn In 15th Place At Kiawah Classic [uconnhuskies.com]

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 10/29

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

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 Football links

Big East bowl projections: Week 10 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Big East power rankings: Week 10 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

One Man’s Opinion: Continuing The Conversation With New Canaan High Legendary Coach Lou Marinelli [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

W. Soccer. UConn Falls in BIG EAST Quarterfinals to No. 16 Marquette, 4-1 [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Huskies Outlast Pirates in Five Sets [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Golf. Huskies 9th After 1st Round Of Kiawah Classic [uconnhuskies.com]

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UConn Depth Chart For South Florida

UConn Huskies @ South Florida Bulls

With the bye week to evaluate his team, UConn Huskies football coach Paul Pasqualoni has released his depth chart for Saturday night's road tilt against the South Florida.

After looking at last week's depth chart against Syracuse, there are some changes.

With Adam Masters out for the year, Gus Cruz takes over as the starter at right guard. Redshirt Bryan Paull moves into the two-deep as the backup for Cruz.

Martin Hyppolite goes from backing up Lyle McCombs at running back to backing up Reuben Frank at fullback. Max DeLorenzo is now listed as the backup to McCombs.

For a full look at the UConn Huskies depth chart for the South Florida Bulls click on the read more button below if you're on the home page.

OFFENSE

LT: 72 Jimmy Bennett (RSr., 6-9, 309)
78 Dalton Gifford (RFr., 6-5, 297)

LG 69 Steve Greene (RJr., 6-5, 309)
60 Tyler Samra (Fr., 6-3, 250)

C: 50 Tyler Bullock (RJr., 6-4, 302)
73 Alex Mateas (RSo., 6-3, 293)

RG: 65 Gus Cruz (RSo., 6-2, 306)
68 Bryan Paull (RSo., 6-3, 298)

RT: 77 Kevin Friend (RJr., 6-6, 295)
75 Xavier Hemingway (RFr., 6-4, 262)

TE: 89 John Delahunt (RSr., 6-3, 243)
94 Ryan Griffin (RSr., 6-6, 247)

WR: 6 Michael Smith (Sr., 6-0, 201) OR
31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
84 Tebucky Jones (RSo., 6-0, 185)

FB: 47 Reuben Frank (RSo., 6-3, 239)
25 Martin Hyppolite (RJr., 6-0, 214)

QB: 10 Chandler Whitmer (RSo., 6-1, 191)
18 Johnny McEntee (RSr., 6-3, 208)

TB: 43 Lyle McCombs (RSo., 5-8, 166)
44 Max DeLorenzo (RFr., 5-11, 213)

WR: 85 Geremy Davis (RSo., 6-1, 214)
8 Shakim Phillips (RSo., 6-1, 200)

DEFENSE

DE: 48 Trevardo Williams (Sr., 6-2, 233)
51 Tim Willman (RJr., 6-4, 270)

DT: 53 Ryan Wirth (RSr., 6-3, 271)
97 B.J. McBryde (RSo., 6-5, 301)

DT: 59 Shamar Stephen (RJr., 6-5, 317)
90 Julian Campenni (RFr., 5-11, 281)

DE: 56 Angelo Pruitt (RSo., 6-3, 296)
45 Elijah Norris (Fr., 6-4, 230)

OLB: 3 Sio Moore (RSr., 6-2, 229)
32 Jefferson Ashiru (RFr., 6-1, 227)

ILB: 33 Yawin Smallwood (Rso., 6-3, 235)
46 Marquise Vann (RFr., 6-0, 224)

ILB: 28 Jory Johnson (RSr., 6-1, 227)
52 Ryan Donohue (Sr., 6-0, 242)

CB: 5 Blidi Wreh-Wilson (RSr., 6-2, 190)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

S: 16 Byron Jones (RSo., 6-1, 192)
22 Andrew Adams (RFr., 6-0, 186)

S: 15 Ty-Meer Brown (RSo., 6-0, 193)
39 Jordan Floyd (Fr., 6-1, 205)

CB: 7 Dwayne Gratz (RSr., 6-0, 198)
12 David Stevenson (RFr., 5-8, 173)

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: 13 Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)
17 Bobby Puyol (Fr., 6-0, 170)

P: 86 Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
13 Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)

HL: 86 Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
17 Blaise Driscoll (Sr., 6-1, 189)

KR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

PR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

LS: 67 Adam Mueller (Jr., 6-1, 225)
66 Dominick Manco (RFr., 6-0, 239)

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2012 BCS Standings – Week 3 (Oct. 28)

For the third straight week, the Alabama Crimson Tide find themselves atop the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings.

BCS The top five teams are the same from last week but in a different order. The Crimson Tide are followed by the Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks and LSU Tigers.

Only one team remains from the Big East in the BCS Top 25. And that is the Louisville Cardinals who come in at No. 10.

You can head over to the BCS website to see how the poll is computed weekly and how the teams are selected for the BCS bowls.

For a full look at the BCS Standings, click on the read more button below if you're on the home page.

Rank Team USA TODAY poll Harris poll Computer rank BCS average PVS
1 Alabama 1 1.0000 1 .9976 3 .9300 .9759 1
2 Kansas State 3 .9261 3 .9238 1 .9700 .9400 3
3 Notre Dame 4 .8861 4 .8880 1 .9700 .9147 5
4 Oregon 2 .9431 2 .9478 5 .8500 .9136 4
5 LSU 5 .8305 5 .8285 6 .7900 .8163 6
6 Georgia 6 .7790 6 .7670 7 .7800 .7753 10
7 Florida 8 .6942 8 .7169 4 .8700 .7604 2
8 South Carolina 11 .5681 11 .5523 9 .6700 .5968 13
9 Florida State 7 .7600 7 .7628 21 .2000 .5743 12
10 Louisville 10 .6020 10 .5962 13 .5000 .5661 16
11 Oregon State 13 .4637 13 .5040 8 .7000 .5559 7
12 Oklahoma 12 .5139 12 .5123 10 .6100 .5454 8
13 Clemson 9 .6617 9 .6668 21 .2000 .5095 18
14 Stanford 15 .4244 14 .4546 11 .5800 .4863 17
15 Mississippi State 18 .3858 15 .4282 16 .3600 .3913 11
16 Texas A&M 16 .4014 18 .3464 18 .3300 .3593 20
17 USC 17 .3953 16 .4174 19 .2400 .3509 9
18 Texas Tech 20 .1925 19 .2101 12 .5700 .3242 14
19 Boise State 14 .4298 17 .3972 23 .1100 .3123 21
20 Nebraska 21 .1919 21 .1885 15 .3900 .2568 NR
21 West Virginia 19 .2210 20 .1927 17 .3400 .2512 19
22 Arizona NR .0095 NR .0282 14 .4700 .1692 NR
23 Texas 22 .1356 22 .1363 20 .2200 .1640 23
24 Oklahoma State 24 .1125 25 .0852 25 .0700 .0893 NR
25 Louisiana Tech 23 .1295 24 .1057 31 .0000 .0784 NR

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2012 Blogpoll Top 25 – Week 9 Ballot

As many of you know, I am one of the voters in the BlogPoll Top 25. Each week, bloggers across the country representing the various FBS schools get together and put together their own top 25's.

Here at SOX & Dawgs, we are representing the UConn Huskies.

You can check out the ballot I submitted earlier today by clicking on the continue button below if you're on the homepage.


Last year, I didn't vote the USC Trojans into my poll because they were ineligible for postseason play. Despite the fact Ohio State is undefeated, I am following the same idea as I did last year.

Kent State slips in ahead of Rutgers who almost fall out of my poll. Arizona was impressive in beating USC so they make an appearance.

Oklahoma and Florida don't fall out of the top 10 since they lost two teams in my top 10 now. I had Georgia 11 last week.

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2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 10 (Oct. 28)

AP & USA Today Coaches' Polls

The NCAA football rankings are out and with a few upsets there are some changes to the poll.

The Alabama Crimson Tide were an unanimous pick as the No. 1 team in the land. They are followed by the Oregon Ducks, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and LSU Tigers in both polls.

Only one Big East team remains in both polls and that is the Louisville Cardinals (12/10). The Rutgers Scarlet Knights fell out of the top 25 in the AP Poll and are among the others receiving votes but are ranked No. 25 in the Coaches' Poll.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are among the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in the Coaches' Poll.

For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 10 (Oct. 28), please click on the read more button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches' Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Alabama (60) 8-0 1500 1 1 Alabama (59) 8-0 1475 1
2 Oregon 8-0 1412 2 2 Oregon 8-0 1391 2
3 Kansas State 8-0 1382 4 3 Kansas State 8-0 1366 4
4 Notre Dame 8-0 1344 5 4 Notre Dame 8-0 1307 5
5 LSU 7-1 1216 6 5 LSU 7-1 1225 6
6 Ohio State 9-0 1158 9 6 Georgia 7-1 1149 11
7 Georgia 7-1 1145 12 7 Florida State 8-1 1121 10
8 Florida 7-1 1075 3 8 Florida 7-1 1024 3
9 Florida State 8-1 1046 11 9 Clemson 7-1 976 13
10 Clemson 7-1 914 14 10 Louisville 8-0 888 14
11 South Carolina 7-2 823 17 11 South Carolina 7-2 838 16
12 Louisville 8-0 817 16 12 Oklahoma 5-2 758 7
13 Oregon State 6-1 762 7 13 Oregon State 6-1 684 9
14 Oklahoma 5-2 758 8 14 Boise State 7-1 634 18
15 Stanford 6-2 627 19 15 Stanford 6-2 626 19
16 Texas A&M 6-2 580 22 16 Texas A&M 6-2 592 21
17 Mississippi State 7-1 559 13 17 USC 6-2 583 8
18 USC 6-2 418 10 18 Mississippi State 7-1 569 12
19 Boise State 7-1 406 21 19 West Virginia 5-2 326 22
20 Texas Tech 6-2 388 15 20 Texas Tech 6-2 284 17
21 Nebraska 6-2 249 NR 21 Nebraska 6-2 283 NR
22 Louisiana Tech 7-1 209 24 22 Texas 6-2 200 24
23 West Virginia 5-2 126 25 23 Louisiana Tech 7-1 191 NR
24 Arizona 5-3 106 NR 24 Oklahoma State 5-2 166 NR
25 UCLA 6-2 103 NR 25 Rutgers 7-1 151 15
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Rutgers 18, Michigan 20, Ohio 23 Michigan 20, Ohio 23, Wisconsin 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Toledo 88, Rutgers 74, Oklahoma State 72, Texas 55, Kent State 33, Tulsa 17, Northern Illinois 12, Washington 8, Northwestern 7, Ohio 4, Wisconsin 4, Michigan 2, Louisiana-Monroe 1 Northwestern 77, UCLA 61, Toledo 59, Northern Illinois 39, Kent State 26, Tulsa 19, Wisconsin 15, Arizona 14, Michigan 11, Louisiana-Monroe 10, Ohio 9, Cincinnati 8, Iowa State 6, Utah State 4, Western Kentucky 4, Ole Miss 3, Arizona State 2, Michigan State 1

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 10/28

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

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 Football links

Breaking Down What Is Wrong With The Huskies [hartford courant]

Bridgeport's Trevardo Williams chasing down a record [new haven register]

UConn Women's Basketball links

Doty calls for final time at UConn [journal inquirer]

UConn Men's Basketball links

Ollie, replacing Calhoun, highlights coaching changes [usa today]

Other UConn related links

W. Soccer. Women's Soccer at No. 16 Marquette in BIG EAST Quarterfinals [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Swimming. Men's Swimming And Diving Falls To Army [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Huskies Start Weekend With Sweep of Rutgers [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Swimming. Women's Swimming And Diving Tops Army [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Ice Hockey. Women's Hockey Upended by Syracuse [uconnhuskies.com]

Field Hockey. Hunnable Scores Twice But No. 4 Field Hockey Falls, 3-2, at No. 3 Syracuse [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Soccer. Men's Soccer Earns 12th BIG EAST Regular Season Crown [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Battle For 2-2 Tie With No. 8 Union [uconnhuskies.com]

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – AP Top 25 Preseason

The first NCAA women's basketball preseason poll came out on Saturday and it comes courtesy of the AP. In it, we find the defending champions, the Baylor Lady Bears, on top of the poll.

AP PollOur UConn Huskies come in at No. 2 and are followed by the Duke Blue Devils, Stanford Cardinal and Maryland Terrapins in the top five.

Joining UConn from the Big East in the top 25 are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7), Louisville Cardinals (9), St. John's Red Storm (14) and DePaul Blue Demons (25).

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Georgetown Hoyas are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – AP Top 25 Preseason Poll, please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25
RK Team 2011-12 Rec Pts Last year's final ranking
1 Baylor (40) 40-0 1,000 1
2 Connecticut 33-5 951 3
3 Duke 27-6 909 6
4 Stanford 35-2 854 2
5 Maryland 31-5 827 5
6 Kentucky 28-7 767 12
7 Notre Dame 35-4 754 4
8 Penn State 26-7 676 11
9 Louisville 23-10 657 19
10 Georgia 22-9 599 20
11 Delaware 31-2 545 7
12 Oklahoma 20-12 476 NR
13 California 24-9 428 NR
14 St. John's 24-10 422 14
15 Texas A&M 24-11 370 22
16 Vanderbilt 22-9 361 NR
17 West Virginia 23-9 335 NR
18 Nebraska 24-8 297 17
19 Ohio State 25-7 273 16
20 Tennessee 27-9 256 9
21 Purdue 25-9 223 13
22 Georgia Tech 26-9 140 15
23 Oklahoma State 16-12 139 NR
24 Miami (FL) 26-6 110 8
25 DePaul 23-11 104 NR
Dropped from rankings:
Green Bay 10, Georgetown 17, St. Bonaventure 21, Rutgers 23, Princeton 24, South Carolina 25
Others receiving votes:
Kansas 90, Middle Tennessee 70, Green Bay 57, Texas 52, Iowa State 51, San Diego State 48, Rutgers 41, Georgetown 24, LSU 14, UCLA 14, Virginia 12, Florida State 12, North Carolina 12, Michigan 9, Iowa 6, Princeton 4, UTEP 3, South Carolina 2, Michigan State 2, Fresno State 2, Creighton 1, USC 1

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Jeremy Lamb Traded To Oklahoma City Thunder

UConn's Jeremy Lamb hits a breakaway dunk with AIC's D.J. Gutridge (15) and Spencer Braithwaite trailing during the first half of an exhibition game at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.

The only time that former UConn Huskies guard Jeremy Lamb ever plays a regular season game in Houston will now come when his new team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, visits the Toyota Center.

Lamb, the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, was just one part of a huge trade that the Rockets and Thunder pulled off late Saturday night.

The Thunder are sending James Harden, the 2012 winner of the NBA's Sixth Man Award, as well as Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to the Rockets for Lamb, Kevin Martin, two future first round draft picks and a future second round pick.

Lamb appeared in six preseason games for the Rockets, making one start. In those six games, he averaged 6.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

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photo credit: bettina hansen – hartford courant