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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 1/17

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 some of the other sports. 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 Men’s Basketball links

Omar Calhoun Ready For The Challenge At UConn [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

Dom also answered a question in his mailbag [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

UConn Prospect Omar Calhoun Plays At Hoop Hall Classic [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

UConn crushes North Carolina [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Tuck stars in McDonald’s Shootout [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Notes From UConn’s Win Over North Carolina [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Geno Auriemma On Brianna Banks Injury [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

No. 3 UConn routs No. 24 North Carolina [CT Post]

UConn’s pounding of UNC a sign that physical play is here to stay [CT Post]

UConn Hands North Carolina Worst Loss, 86-35 [Hartford Courant]

No UNC Next Year; At Least Not In Regular Season [Hartford Courant]

Huskies rout 24th-ranked Tar Heels [New Haven Register]

UConn women dominate North Carolina 86-35 [The Day]

Tar Heels feel the power of UConn blue [The Hour]

UConn Football links

Football Welcomes Five Mid-Year Enrollees [UConnHuskies.com]

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Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Franklin Morales

While Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington continues to shop in the bargain aisle for pitching, he’s also been busy trying to avoid arbitration with all of the arbitration-eligible players the team has.

Boston Red SoxAfter avoiding arbitration with Matt Albers, Andrew Miller, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ryan Sweeney, we can cross one more off the list.

Late Monday, the Red Sox avoid going to arbitration with Franklin Morales as they signed him to a one-year, $850,000 contract according to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe.

Morales came over from the Colorado Rockies in a trade on May 19, 2011. He made 36 appearances for the Red Sox going 1-1 with a 3.62 ERA.

Cherington still has six contracts to go to avoid going to the arbitrator. They are Alfredo Aceves, Mike Aviles, Andrew Bailey, Daniel Bard, Jacoby Ellsbury, and David Ortiz. The two sides have until tonight to exchange salary figures.

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UConn Women Rout North Carolina, 86-35

Bria Hartley has a clear path to the hoop after a North Carolina turnover. North Carolina turned the ball over 26 times in the game. Hartley scored a game high 17 points and dished out eight assists.

Whenever you play a ranked team in women’s college basketball, you expect the game to be fairly close. That wasn’t the case on Monday night.

Bria Hartley led six Huskies in double figures with 17 points as the UConn Huskies went on to a very easy 86-35 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels in front of 9,221 and nationally televised audience on ESPN2 at Gampel Pavilion on campus in Storrs, CT.

With the win, the Huskies improve to 15-2 while the Tar Heels fall to 12-5. The 51 point loss for the Tar Heels was the worst in the history of their program.

Besides her 17 points, Hartley paced the Huskies with eight assists. Despite shooting 5-of-16 from the floor (3-of-13 from three, reigning Big East Freshman of the Week Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 15 points and six rebounds. Tiffany Hayes added 13 points and seven rebounds while Caroline Doty and Stefanie Dolson both chipped in with 10 points.

UConn's Kiah Stokes goes up for a shot over North Carolina's She'la White. Stokes recorded her first ever double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in only 14 minutes. One game after being benched for her lack of effort in practice, Kia Stokes responded with her best game of the season. She had 11 points and 11 rebounds in 14 minutes of action. Kelly Faris also had a nice all around game with eight points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt paced the Tar Heels with nine points and eight rebounds. Krista Gross added eight points and six rebounds while Laura Broomfield had six points and eight rebounds.

Besides the score being 0-0, the closest the Tar Heels got in this was when they trailed 6-4. The Huskies put this one out of reach early using a 15-0 run to open up a 20 point lead at 26-6.

UConn would use another 15-0 run to push their lead to 35 points at 49-14 before the team exchanged baskets before half giving the Huskies a 51-16 lead.

The only question that remained in the second half was how much the starters would play.

They did see some action early in the half as the Huskies continued their dominance building the lead to 50 points at 71-21 in the first eight and half minutes. From there, the bench took over for UConn allowing them to get some valuable minutes.

Those minutes proved to be good ones for Stokes who showed what she can do. Now she needs to carry over her great effort into practice and into the next game.

That next game will come on Thursday night when former Husky player and coach Jamelle Elliott brings her Cincinnati Bearcats squad to Gampel Pavilion. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast locally on CPTV.

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Notes and musings:

North Carolina Tar Heels @ UConn Huskies 1.16.12 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell. There are player quotes as well.

Today was Kelly Faris’ 21st birthday.

UConn has won their last five games against the Tar Heels by an average of 32 points. They now lead the series 7-5.

This was UConn’s 95th straight home win.

The starters for the Huskies were the usual five suspects of Bria Hartley, Caroline Doty, Tiffany Hayes, Kelly Faris and Stefanie Dolson.

The Huskies shot 48.6% (34-70) from the floor. The Tar Heels shot 23.2% (13-56).

UConn had 26 assists on their 34 made baskets.

The Huskies were 8-of-29 (27.6%) from beyond the arc while UNC was 1-of-9 (11.1%).

UConn was 10-of-13 (76.9%) from the charity stripe.

The Huskies won the battle of the boards, outrebounding the Tar Heels 48-36.

UConn outscored the Tar Heels 42-14 in the paint and 22-9 on the fast break.

The Huskies had 30 points off of 26 UNC turnovers. The Tar Heels had 14 points off of 17 UConn turnovers.

UConn had 19 second chance points to just eight for UNC.

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Photo credit: John Woike – Hartford Courant (No. 9, 10 in gallery)

Red Sox Sign Vicente Padilla To Minor League Deal

If it seems like Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington is shopping in the clearance aisle for pitching, well folks he is doing just that.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla throws in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The Dodgers won 2-0 with Padilla getting his third save.According to Peter Gammons, the Red Sox have signed Vicente Padilla to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. John Tomase of the Boston Herald reports that Padilla will earn $1.5 million if he makes the big league club.

Padilla missed almost all of the 2011 season for the Los Angeles Dodgers after undergoing forearm surgery and also had neck injury. He made nine appearances (all out of the bullpen) and had no record with a 4.15 ERA and three saves in 8 2/3 innings. He last pitched on May 13, 2011.

The 13-year veteran has pitched in the American League before with the Texas Rangers and started his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He’s also spent time with the Philadelphia Phillies.

In 330 career games (237 starts), Padilla is 104-90 with a 4.31 ERA. His best season came in 2006 with the Rangers when he finished with a 15-10 record and 4.50 ERA.

Padilla figures to compete with the recently signed Aaron Cook, Carlos Silva and Justin Germano along with Alfredo Aceves, Felix Doubront, Andrew Miller and a cast of others for the fifth spot in the Red Sox rotation. I’m going to assume that unless things change during spring training, that Daniel Bard is penciled in as the fourth starter behind Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz.

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Photo credit: AP Photo

Rangers Return Newbury to Whale

New York, January 16, 2012 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Kris Newbury has been assigned to the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL).

CT WhaleNewbury, 29, was credited with two hits and won 2-3 faceoffs (67%) in 6:19 of ice time last night at Montreal, following his recall from Connecticut earlier in the day.  He returns to Connecticut where he has registered 15 goals and 21 assists for 36 points, along with 80 penalty minutes in 30 games this season.  He led Connecticut in goals, points and shots on goal (108), was tied for the team lead in assists and penalty minutes, and was tied for third in power play goals (four) at the time of his recall.  He was also tied for ninth in the AHL in points, and was tied for 14th in the league in goals and assists.  Newbury posted a season-high, eight-game point streak from December 16 vs. Bridgeport to January 2 at Portland, registering 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) over the span.  He began the season with a hat trick in the season opener on October 8 at Adirondack.

The Brampton, Ontario native was acquired by the Rangers from Detroit, in exchange for Jordan Owens on March 3, 2010.  He was originally selected by the San Jose Sharks as a fifth round choice, 139th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

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2012 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations

Editor’s Note: I missed these when they came out on December 14, 2011.

The nominations for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards came out on December 14, 2011 for outstanding performances in 2011 in five film and eight primetime television categories.The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards which will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.

Screen Actors Guild AwardsThe Help leads the way on the movies side of things with four nominations while The Artist came in with three nods. HBO had the most nominations on the television side of things with 11 nominations. NBC had six nods while ABC & CBS each have five.

Modern Family leads the way on the TV nominations garnering all five of ABC’s chances to win.

For a full look at all the categories and nominees, please click the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

 

 

18th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

  • DEMIÁN BICHIR / Carlos Galindo – “A BETTER LIFE” (Summit Entertainment)
  • GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King – “THE DESCENDANTS” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / J. Edgar Hoover – “J. EDGAR” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
  • JEAN DUJARDIN / George – “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company)
  • BRAD PITT / Billy Beane – “MONEYBALL” (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

  • GLENN CLOSE  / Albert Nobbs – “ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions)
  • VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
  • MERYL STREEP / Margaret Thatcher – “THE IRON LADY” (The Weinstein Company)
  • TILDA SWINTON / Eva – “WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
  • MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Marilyn Monroe – “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

  • KENNETH BRANAGH / Sir Laurence Olivier – “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company)
  • ARMIE HAMMER / Clyde Tolson – “J. EDGAR” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
  • JONAH HILL / Peter Brand – “MONEYBALL” (Columbia Pictures)
  • NICK NOLTE / Paddy Conlon – “WARRIOR” (Lionsgate)
  • CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal – “BEGINNERS” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

  • BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy – “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company)
  • JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
  • MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan – “BRIDESMAIDS” (Universal Pictures)
  • JANET McTEER / Hubert Page – “ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions)
  • OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

  • THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company)
    BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy
    JAMES CROMWELL / Clifton
    JEAN DUJARDIN / George
    JOHN GOODMAN / Al Zimmer
    PENELOPE ANN MILLER / Doris
  • BRIDESMAIDS (Universal Pictures)
    ROSE BYRNE / Helen
    JILL CLAYBURGH / Annie’s Mom
    ELLIE KEMPER / Becca
    MATT LUCAS  / Gil
    MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan
    WENDI McLENDON-COVEY / Rita
    CHRIS O’DOWD / Rhodes
    MAYA RUDOLPH / Lillian
    KRISTEN WIIG / Annie
  • THE DESCENDANTS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
    BEAU BRIDGES / Cousin Hugh
    GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King
    ROBERT FORSTER / Scott Thorson
    JUDY GREER  / Julie Speer
    MATTHEW LILLARD  / Brian Speer
    SHAILENE WOODLEY  / Alexandra King
  • THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
    JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote
    VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark
    BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD / Hilly Holbrook
    ALLISON JANNEY / Charlotte Phelan
    CHRIS LOWELL / Stuart Whitworth
    AHNA O’REILLY / Elizabeth Leefolt
    SISSY SPACEK / Missus Walters
    OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson
    MARY STEENBURGEN / Elaine Stein
    EMMA STONE / Skeeter Phelan
    CICELY TYSON / Constantine Jefferson
    MIKE VOGEL / Johnny Foote
  • MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Sony Pictures Classics)
    KATHY BATES / Gertrude Stein
    ADRIEN BRODY / Salvador Dali
    CARLA BRUNI / Museum Guide
    MARION COTILLARD / Adriana
    RACHEL McADAMS / Inez
    MICHAEL SHEEN / Paul
    OWEN WILSON / Gil

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

  • LAURENCE FISHBURNE / Thurgood Marshall – “THURGOOD” (HBO)
  • PAUL GIAMATTI / Ben Bernanke – “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO)
  • GREG KINNEAR / Jack Kennedy – “THE KENNEDYS” (REELZ CHANNEL)
  • GUY PEARCE / Monty Beragon – “MILDRED PIERCE“ (HBO)
  • JAMES WOODS / Richard Fuld – “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

  • DIANE LANE / Pat Loud – “CINEMA VERITE” (HBO)
  • MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)
  • EMILY WATSON / Janet Leach – “APPROPRIATE ADULT” (Sundance Channel)
  • BETTY WHITE / Caroline Thomas – “HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LOST VALENTINE” (CBS)
  • KATE WINSLET / Mildred Pierce – “MILDRED PIERCE” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

  • PATRICK J. ADAMS / Mike Ross – “SUITS” (USA)
  • STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)
  • KYLE CHANDLER / Eric Taylor – “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS” (DirecTV)
  • BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)
  • MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

  • KATHY BATES / Harriet Korn – “HARRY’S LAW” (NBC)
  • GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes  – “DAMAGES” (DirecTV)
  • JESSICA LANGE / Constance – “AMERICAN HORROR STORY” (FX)
  • JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)
  • KYRA SEDGWICK / Dept. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

  • ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
  • TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
  • STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott  – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)
  • JON CRYER / Alan Harper  – “TWO AND A HALF MEN” (CBS)
  • ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

  • JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
  • EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)
  • TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
  • SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett  – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
  • BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

  • BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
    STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson
    DOMINIC CHIANESE / Leander Cephas Whitlock
    ROBERT CLOHESSY / Ward Boss Jim Neary
    DABNEY COLEMAN / Commodore Louis Kaestner
    CHARLIE COX / Owen Sleater
    JOSIE & LUCY GALLINA / Emily Schroeder
    STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone
    JACK HUSTON / Richard Harrow
    ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler
    HEATHER LIND / Katy
    KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Schroeder
    RORY & DECLAN McTIGUE / Teddy Schroeder
    GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody
    BRADY & CONNOR NOON/ Tommy Darmody
    KEVIN O’ROURKE / Mayor Edward Bader
    ALEKSA PALLADINO / Angela Darmody
    JACQUELINE PENNEWILL / Lilian
    VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano
    MICHAEL PITT / Jimmy Darmody
    MICHAEL SHANNON / Agent Nelson Van Alden
    PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle
    MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein
    PETER VAN WAGNER / Isaac “Icky” Ginsburg
    SHEA WHIGHAM / Sheriff Elias Thompson
    MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / Chalky White
    ANATOL YUSEF / Meyer Lansky
  • BREAKING BAD (AMC)
    JONATHAN BANKS / Mike
    BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader
    RAY CAMPBELL / Tyrus Kitt
    BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White
    GIANCARLO ESPOSITO / Gus Fring
    ANNA GUNN / Skyler White
    RJ MITTE / Walter White, Jr.
    DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader
    BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman
    AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman
  • DEXTER (Showtime)
    BILLY BROWN / Chicago Mike
    JENNIFER CARPENTER / Debra Morgan
    JOSH COOKE /  Louis
    AIMEE GARCIA / Jamie Batista
    MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan
    COLIN HANKS / Travis Marshall
    DESMOND HARRINGTON / Joey Quinn
    RYA KIHLSTEDT / Michelle
    C.S. LEE / Vince Masuka
    EDWARD JAMES OLMOS / Professor Gellar
    JAMES REMAR / Harry Morgan
    LAUREN VELEZ / Lt. Maria LaGuerta
    DAVID ZAYAS / Sgt. Angel Batista
  • GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
    AMRITA ACHARIA / Irri
    MARK ADDY /  King Robert Baratheon
    ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy
    JOSEF ALTIN / Pypar
    SEAN BEAN / Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark
    SUSAN BROWN / Septa Mordane
    EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen
    NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Ser Jaime Lannister
    PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister
    RON DONACHIE / Ser Rodrik Cassel
    MICHELLE FAIRLEY / Lady Catelyn Stark
    JEROME FLYNN / Bronn
    ELYES GABEL /  Rakharo
    AIDAN GILLEN / “Littlefinger” Petyr Baelish
    JACK GLEESON / Joffrey Baratheon
    IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont
    JULIAN GLOVER / Grand Maester Pycelle
    KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow
    LENA HEADEY / Queen Cersei Lannister
    ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran Stark
    CONLETH HILL / Lord Varys
    RICHARD MADDEN / Robb Stark
    JASON MOMOA / Khal Drogo
    RORY McCANN / Sandor Clegane
    IAN McELHINNEY / Barristan Selmy
    LUKE McEWAN / Rast
    ROXANNE McKEE / Doreah
    DAR SALIM / Qotho
    MARK STANLEY / Grenn
    DONALD SUMPTER / Maester Luwin
    SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark
    MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark
  • THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
    CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Diane Lockhart
    JOSH CHARLES / Will Gardner
    ALAN CUMMING / Eli Gold
    MATT CZUCHRY / Cary Agos
    JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick
    CHRIS NOTH / Peter Florrick
    ARCHIE PANJABI / Kalinda Sharma
    GRAHAM PHILLIPS / Zach Florrick
    MAKENZIE VEGA / Grace Florrick

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

  • 30 ROCK (NBC)
    SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger
    ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy
    KATRINA BOWDEN / Cerie
    KEVIN BROWN / Dotcom
    GRIZZ CHAPMAN / Grizz
    TINA FEY / Liz Lemon
    JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rossitano
    JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney
    JOHN LUTZ / Lutz
    JACK MCBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell
    TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan
    MAULIK PANCHOLY / Jonathan
    KEITH POWELL / Toofer
  • THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
    MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler
    KALEY CUOCO / Penny
    JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter
    SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz
    KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali
    JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper
    MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski
  • GLEE (FOX)
    DIANNA AGRON / Quinn Fabray
    CHRIS COLFER / Kurt Hummel
    DARREN CRISS / Blaine Anderson
    ASHLEY FINK / Lauren Zizes
    DOT MARIE JONES / Coach Beiste
    JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester
    JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury
    KEVIN McHALE / Artie Abrams
    LEA MICHELE / Rachel Berry
    CORY MONTEITH / Finn Hudson
    HEATHER MORRIS / Brittany Pierce
    MATTHEW MORRISON / Will Schuester
    MIKE O’MALLEY / Burt Hummel
    CHORD OVERSTREET / Sam Evans
    LAUREN POTTER / Becky Johnson
    AMBER RILEY / Mercedes Jones
    NAYA RIVERA / Santana Lopez
    MARK SALLING / Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman
    HARRY SHUM, JR. / Mike Chang
    IQBAL THEBA / Principal Figgins
    JENNA USHKOWITZ / Tina Cohen-Chang
  • MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
    AUBREY ANDERSON-EMMONS / Lily
    JULIE BOWEN / Claire
    TY BURRELL / Phil
    JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell
    NOLAN GOULD / Luke
    SARAH HYLAND / Haley
    ED O’NEILL / Jay
    RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny
    ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron
    SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria
    ARIEL WINTER / Alex
  • THE OFFICE (NBC)
    LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson
    BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone
    CREED BRATTON / Creed Bratton
    STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott
    JENNA FISCHER / Pam Beesly Halpert
    KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer
    ED HELMS / Andy Bernard
    MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor
    ELLIE KEMPER / Erin Hannon
    ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin
    JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert
    PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson
    B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard
    OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez
    CRAIG ROBINSON / Daryll Philbin
    JAMES SPADER / Robert California
    PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Lapin-Vance
    RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute
    ZACH WOODS / Gabe Lewis

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

  • THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
  • COWBOYS & ALIENS (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
  • HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (WARNER BROS. PICTURES)
  • TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PARAMOUNT PICTURES)
  • X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (20TH CENTURY FOX)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

  • DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
  • GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
  • SOUTHLAND (TNT)
  • SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA (STARZ)
  • TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Annual Life Achievement Award

  • MARY TYLER MOORE

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 16)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and after going 2-0 last week, the UConn Huskies have moved up in both polls.

They jumped four spots in the AP Poll to No. 13 and went up five spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 11.

The Syracuse Orange remain No. 1 in both polls and are followed by the Kentucky Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Missouri Tigers in both of them as well.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (10/12), Marquette Golden Eagles (21/22) and Louisville Cardinals (23/21).

The Seton Hall Pirates and West Virginia Mountaineers are the only Big East teams among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 16), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

AP Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Syracuse (60) 19-0 1,619 1 1 Syracuse (31) 19-0 775 1
2 Kentucky (4) 17-1 1,558 2 2 Kentucky 17-1 742 2
3 Baylor (1) 17-0 1,503 4 3 Baylor 17-0 714 4
4 Duke 15-2 1,380 8 4 Duke 15-2 654 6
5 Missouri 16-1 1,335 9 5 Missouri 16-1 629 9
6 Ohio State 16-3 1,312 5 6 Ohio State 16-3 619 5
7 Kansas 14-3 1,218 10 7 Kansas 14-3 591 10
8 North Carolina 15-3 1,172 3 8 North Carolina 15-3 569 3
9 Michigan State 15-3 1,119 6 9 Michigan State 15-3 509 7
10 Georgetown 14-3 884 11 10 Murray State 18-0 449 14
11 Indiana 15-3 858 7 11 Connecticut 14-3 416 16
12 Murray State 18-0 825 15 12 Georgetown 14-3 410 11
13 Connecticut 14-3 807 17 13 Indiana 15-3 358 8
14 UNLV 16-3 651 12 14 Florida 14-4 304 19
15 Virginia 14-2 649 16 15 Mississippi State 15-3 288 20
16 San Diego State 15-2 621 22 16 San Diego State 15-2 282 22
17 Florida 14-4 596 19 17 Virginia 14-2 269 17
18 Mississippi State 15-3 590 20 18 Creighton 16-2 260 21
19 Creighton 16-2 471 23 19 Michigan 14-4 259 13
20 Michigan 14-4 461 13 20 UNLV 16-3 252 12
21 Marquette 14-4 278 25 21 Louisville 14-4 130 15
22 Illinois 15-3 257 NR 22 Marquette 14-4 119 24
23 Louisville 14-4 208 14 23 Saint Mary’s 17-2 100 NR
24 Saint Mary’s 17-2 167 NR 24 Harvard 15-2 61 25
25 Kansas State 12-4 102 18 25 Illinois 15-3 58 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Gonzaga 21, Seton Hall 24 Kansas State 18, Gonzaga 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Vanderbilt 101, Wisconsin 90, Seton Hall 79, Gonzaga 64, New Mexico 61, Harvard 22, Cincinnati 17, Stanford 16, West Virginia 16, Alabama 10, Wichita State 3, Iona 2, Florida State 1, Northwestern 1, Wagner 1 Vanderbilt 47, Kansas State 46, New Mexico 41, Wisconsin 27, Middle Tennessee 21, Gonzaga 21, Seton Hall 16, West Virginia 13, Wichita State 13, Alabama 7, Nevada 3, California 2, Brigham Young 1

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KML Named Big East Freshman of the Week for the 5th Time

Here’s the release about UConn Huskies women’s basketball freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis being named the Big East Freshman of the Week honors for the fifth time this season.

STORRS, Conn. – Freshman forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis earned her fifth BIG EAST weekly accolade of her career as she was tabbed the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.

UConn forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis drives to the basket in the first half against Providence guard/forward Rachel Barnes at the XL Center Mosqueda-Lewis, chosen as the 2011-12 BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year, earns this award after an impressive week of averaging 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game as the Huskies went 2-0.

Mosqueda-Lewis shot 50 percent from the field and 57 percent from the three as she tallied 13 points against Providence and 16 points at Villanova. She is the third leading scorer on the team averaging 14.4 points per game and has the second highest average from behind the arc with 39.2.

DePaul’s junior guard Anna Martin was named as the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the BIG EAST. Martin scored 29 points and brought in nine rebounds against conference foe Pittsburgh.

The Huskies return to the court on Monday, Jan. 16, to take on the No. 22 Tar Heels at 7 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

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Photo credit: David Butler II – US Presswire

Andre Drummond Picks Up Fourth Big East Rookie of the Week Honors

One could say that Andre Drummond has been a difference maker in the middle for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team. His improved play has helped the Huskies along the way and for the fourth time this season, he’s been honored by the Big East.

UConn's Andre Drummond floats over Notre Dame guard Scott Martin in the first half as the Huskies beat the Fighting Irish 67-53 at the Purcell Pavilion. Drummond was named the Big East Rookie of the Week for his play helping UConn to a 2-0 record last week averaging 15 points and 12 rebounds in those games.

In last Monday’s 64-57 win over the West Virginia Mountaineers, Drummond had 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. In Saturday’s 67-53 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Drummond had 10 points, 13 rebounds and two blocked shots. He had put up double-doubles in four of his last five games.

Drummond and the Huskies return to action on Wednesday night when they’ll host the Cincinnati Bearcats in a Big East matchup. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be nationally televised on ESPN2.

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Photo credit: Bettina Hansen – Hartford Courant