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Arkeel Newsome expected at UConn on June 28 [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

UConn Women’s Basketball 2014-15 Conference Opponents Announced [sox & dawgs]

MRI: No major damage to Samuelson’s ankle [carl adamec – sny uconn]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Guard Prince Ali Tweets UConn Might Not Be His Destination [hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

Baseball. Video: Former Husky Springer Using Bat, Glove To Make Impact In Big Leagues [sox & dawgs]

W. Rowing. Husky Rowers Honored By CRCA [uconn huskies]

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the women’s basketball scheduling model for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons and an 11-team conference championship bracket.

The league’s 11 members will play an 18-game schedule. Each team will play eight of its 10 opponents twice, and the other two opponents once each – one at home and one away.

Each school will play the same home and home opponents over the course of two years in the current model. The single play opponents will switch sites in 2015-16.

The Huskies will play home-and-home series against Cincinnati, East Carolina, Memphis, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, and Tulsa for 16 league games. UConn will travel to UCF and will play host to Houston to complete the conference schedule. Dates and times of the games will be announced at a later date.

The American Women’s Basketball Championship includes all 11 teams and will be seeded 1-11. The tournament will begin on Friday with matchups between the No. 9 and No. 8 seeds, No. 10 and No. 7 seeds and No. 11 and No. 6 seeds. The winners will advance to meet the first, second and third seeds, respectively, on Saturday.

Also playing on Saturday will be the No. 5 and No. 4 seeds. The top five seeds in the championship will receive byes into Saturday’s quarterfinal round.

The 2015 American Women’s Basketball Championship will be played March 6-9 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.  With the addition of East Carolina University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa in 2014, The American’s basketball membership will increase to 11. The conference enjoyed tremendous basketball success in 2013-14 with UConn’s NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, which was the second time that the two teams have won national titles in the same season.

The American was the only league to have a team advance to the final four of all the major postseason college tournaments with SMU playing in the men’s NIT championship game and USF and Rutgers, the eventual champion, in the women’s NIT.

After winning three straight over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox look to complete the sweep tonight in the finale of a four-game home-and-home set at Fenway Park.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. The game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Braves television market, you can catch the game on SportsSouth. If you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck the MLB Network will have coverage of the game (outside of Red Sox and Braves television markets). And if you can’t catch the game on television, you can always listen on the 2014 Red Sox Radio Network.

Jake Peavy steps on the bump for the 11th time in 2014. In his previous 10 starts, Peavy is 1-2 with a 4.65 ERA. He made one start against the Braves in 2013 as a member of the Chicago White Sox and picked up the win after allowing four runs (two earned) in six innings of work. He’s made eight career starts against the Braves and is 3-4 with a 3.86 ERA.

Mike Minor makes his sixth start of the 2014 season. In his previous five starts, he is 2-3 with a 3.90 ERA. His lone career start against the local nine came at the Fens in 2012 when he took the loss after allowing seven runs (four earned) in 4.2 innings of work.

28-24		23-29
1. Jason Heyward	RF	1. Brock Holt	3B
2. B.J. Upton	CF	2. Xander Bogaerts	SS
3. Freddie Freeman	1B	3. Dustin Pedroia	2B
4. Justin Upton	LF	4. A.J. Pierzynski	DH
5. Evan Gattis	C	5. Jonny Gomes	LF
6. Chris Johnson	3B	6. Grady Sizemore	RF
7. Ryan Doumit	DH	7. Ryan Lavarnway	1B
8. Tommy La Stella	2B	8. David Ross	1B
9. Andrelton Simmons	SS	9. Jackie Bradley, Jr.	CF
Mike Minor	SP	Jake Peavy	SP

NOTES:

DH David Ortiz was in the original starting lineup but was scratched with calf tightness. He was replaced by Pierzynski.

Here is how the hitters have fared against the starting pitchers during the regular season over their careers.

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Must Watch Video: David Ortiz & Manny Ramirez on Intentional Talk [sox & dawgs]

Video: Johnny Damon Intercepts Manny’s First Pitch [sox & dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Honor 2004 World Series Championship Team [sox & dawgs]

Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez & Kevin Millar Visit NESN Booth [sox & dawgs]

David Ortiz scratched for precautionary reasons with tight right calf [clubhouse insider]

Schilling makes surprise appearance at Sox reunion [csn new england]

Buchholz goes from indispensable to disposable [csn new england]

Lucchino: Red Sox still negotiating with Lester [csn new england]

Ortiz out of lineup with calf tightness [csn new england]

Notes: Ranaudo, Webster or de la Rosa could start Saturday [csn new england]

Peavy tries to pitch Sox to fourth straight win [espn boston]

Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz scratched with soreness in right calf [espn boston]

David Ortiz Chat Wrap [extra bases]

The Energizer Jonny: Gomes Continues Making a Positive Impact for Sox [extra bases]

Larry Lucchino on if Red Sox will renew Jon Lester negotiations during season: ‘I certainly expect so’ [full count]

Larry Lucchino on D&C: Manny Ramirez chosen to throw out first pitch because he was 2004 World Series MVP [full count]

David Ortiz scratched as a precaution due to right calf soreness [full count]

Red Sox pre-game notes: Sox undecided on call-up starter, John Farrell gives injury updates [full count]

Shortstoptometry: Stephen Drew adds glasses to legend [full count]

Clay Buchholz: “I don’t know how much I’d gain” from minors [providence journal]

Ortiz scratched from lineup, latest Red Sox casualty [providence journal]

“More prudent” Red Sox stealing bases more efficiently [providence journal]

Last year’s Dodgers did what these Red Sox have to do [providence journal]

Peavy aims to give Sox home-and-home sweep of Braves [red sox]

Clemens, Pedroia head Red Sox’s Draft legends [red sox]

More than memories: Why 2004 Red Sox reunion provided lesson for 2014 team’s aspirations [alex speier – weei]

C’mon, Let’s Stop Scolding Red Sox Fans Who Don’t Care As Much As They Did A Decade Ago [touching all the bases]

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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.

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UConn Football links

UConn Football To Play Holy Cross In 2017 [sox & dawgs]

Huskies Come Back To Town Next Week In Prep For 2014 [desmond conner – hartford courant]

UConn Holding ‘Football 101’ Clinic For Female Fans [the onion]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Chong Honored At Memorial Day Parade [rich elliott – ct post]

Edwards Named MVP; Camara Talks Edwards, Recruiting [rich elliott – ct post]

Thoughts on the three UConn commits [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

UConn Men’s Basketball 2014-15 Conference Opponents Announced [sox & dawgs]

Other UConn related links

M. Ice Hockey. 25th Annual UConn Hockey Golf Outing Set for June 6th [uconn huskies]

Former Boston Red Sox player Curt Schilling hugs David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox while being honored prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park on May 28, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The pregame ceremony commemorated the 2004 World Series Championship Boston Red Sox team.

With the 2004 Boston Red Sox World Series Championship team in the house last night at the Fens for the 10-year anniversary, there were many great moments.

We all know of Curt Schilling‘s battle with cancer and to me he was the surprise of the night. Manny Ramirez was in town and actually talking up a storm. I could go on and on about it.

And while these videos aren’t embeddable (links below), Kevin Millar, Pedro Martinez and Manny all stopped by the NESN booth last night to talk with Don Orsillo and Steve Lyons.

Millar talks ’04 Red Sox with booth [mlb]

Pedro joins booth, discusses the ’04 Red Sox [mlb]

Manny talks ’04 Red Sox with broadcast booth [mlb]

Must Watch Video: David Ortiz & Manny Ramirez on Intentional Talk [sox & dawgs]

Video: Johnny Damon Intercepts Manny’s First Pitch [sox & dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Honor 2004 World Series Championship Team [sox & dawgs]

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