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Source: Hathaway, Penn State DC Tom Bradley In Dallas Today [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

So…K.C. Keeler Says He’s Not Interested, You Buying It? [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Lessons of BCS game [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Want To Coach UConn? Nutmeg Nuggets To Know [Hartford Courant]

UConn Hires Firm With Proven Track Record For Coaching Search [Hartford Courant]

Keeler tells UConn not interested in football job [DelawareOnline.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Note In Defense Of Diana Taurasi Sent To WADA By Turkish Fans [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Meghan and Pam take Sweden– I am actually not joking here [Looking Up Court]

Faris Comes Up Big In Big Spot For Huskies [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Nothing Out Of The Ordinary From Geno/Huskies Get To The Line [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

A Look Back At UConn’s Big Win Over Notre Dame [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

No. 2 Huskies Outlast No. 13 Notre Dame, 79-76 [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn rallies to top Notre Dame in final seconds [CT Post]

Faris finds a groove to lift UConn women [CT Post]

UConn Women Rally To Beat Notre Dame, 79-76 [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women’s Notebook: Moore Scores 31 [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women: Extras … From South Bend [Hartford Courant]

Faris helps Huskies escape with road win [New Haven Register]

Ex-UConn guard Mel Thomas learning under Smesko [Naples News]

UConn Huskies pull out tough win [Graham Hays – ESPN.com]

No. 2 UConn edges No. 13 Notre Dame [Chicago Sun-Times]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Huskies mess with Texas [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]

Kemba Walker’s Game-Winning Shot Vs. Texas [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Texas’ Final Offensive Possession Vs. UConn [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Roscoe Smith … The Shot … Or Whatever It Was [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Shabazz Napier’s Routine; Donnell Beverly’s Contributions [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Alex Oriakhi Vs. Texas: 11 Points, Career-High 21 Rebounds [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Not Just Kemba … A Team Effort Vs. Texas [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Out of this League [UConn Huskies Basketball]

No. 8 Huskies Edge No. 12 Texas With Walker’s Last Shot, 82-81 [UConnHuskies.com]

Walker’s Jumper Lifts UConn Over Texas, 82-81, In OT [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men’s Notebook: Oriakhi Rebounds [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men’s Extras … Notes From Austin, Texas [Hartford Courant]

UConn resets with huge win at Texas [Eamonn Brennan – ESPN.com]

Other UConn related links

W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Drop 3-1 Decision To Robert Morris [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Drop 9-4 Decision To Mercyhurst [UConnHuskies.com]

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as they are in South Bend, IN to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. and will be nationally televised on CBS. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you listen to the game on 96.5 WTIC-FM if you’re in Connecticut.

It’s also game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they are in Austin, TX to take on the Texas Longhorns. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. and will be nationally televised on ESPN. The game is also available on ESPN3.com. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the UConn/WTIC Radio Network.

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UConn recruit honored [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Special visitors at next UConn home game [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Huskies Head To Notre Dame With Something To Prove [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

UConn-Notre Dame: Whose defense can make the stops? [Vickie Fulkerson – The Day]

Blue-collar Faris needs to chip in offensively for UConn women [CT Post]

UConn Women Hope To Stay On Track At Notre Dame [Hartford Courant]

Maya Moore Leaving Her Marks [Hartford Courant]

Faris ready for homecoming at Notre Dame [New Haven Register]

Notre Dame game a homecoming for UConn’s Faris [Norwich Bulletin]

No. 2 women visit No. 13 Notre Dame in Indiana [The Day]

Faris goes home on several highs [The Republican-American]

Irish women will use UConn as measuring stick [Chicago Tribune]

Connecticut’s record-setting women deserved better coverage [Washington Post]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Jim Calhoun and Rick Barnes [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Texas … A New Team [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

UConn Trying To Get Back On Track [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Jim Calhoun On Big East Conference Call [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

If the Alex Oriakhi who went to Maui is still out there, now would be a good time to come back [TheUConnBlog.com]

Walker Earns Midseason Accolades [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn To Focus On Inside Game Against Texas [Hartford Courant]

Huskies set to take on Texas [New Haven Register]

UConn men: Texas continues its climb [Norwich Bulletin]

No. 8 men have key non-conference road test against No. 12 Longhorns [The Day]

In the heart of Texas, Huskies need more help for Kemba [The Republican-American]

UConn Preview [Burnt Orange Nation]

UConn Football links

Friday Big East mailbag [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]

Pasqualoni getting consideration [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]

When Hank Hughes First Made It Clear He Wanted UConn Job [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn DC And ILBs Coach Todd Orlando On Hank Hughes [Desmond Conner- Hartford Courant]

Hank Hughes: Has Staff Support To Replace Randy Edsall [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn AD Hathaway To Meet With Penn State’s Bradley Sunday [Desmond Conner- Hartford Courant]

DC also answered a few questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

A crazy week [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Hughes Wants The UConn Job [Hartford Courant]

State high school coaches support Paul Pasqualoni [New Haven Register]

Other UConn related links

M. Ice Hockey. Men’s Hockey Upends Mercyhurst, 3-1 [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Baylock Honored with ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award [UConnHuskies.com]

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Tom Bradley would look good in Big East [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]

DC answered a bunch of questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Gifford, Nwokeji sticking with UConn [ESPN Boston]

Keeler Would Be A Good Fit For UConn [Hartford Courant]

New coach puts onus on athletic director [Norwich Bulletin]

Names slow to surface in UConn search [The Republican-American]

Respect follows Edsall to ‘dream job’ [WTOP.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Marquette coach breaks down UConn/ND game [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Radio/TV info for Notre Dame game [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Big East Women’s Notebook [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Anne Donovan Comes Strongly To Diana Taurasi’s Defense [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Home court advantage intact (but fading), Huskies hit the road [Roger Cleaveland – The Republican-American]

UConn Women Bounce Back [Hartford Courant]

Attendance keeps dwindling [Norwich Bulletin]

Huskies no longer look invincible [The Republican-American]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Walker on Wooden List [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Temporary Absences, Post Play [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Alex Oriakhi; Creating Post Opportunities [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Texas’ Turn To Track Kemba Walker [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Jordan Hamilton Having A Stellar Season [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

UConn-Texas … Another Great Atmosphere? [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Freshmen In Key Spots For UConn-Texas [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Basketball? Really? At UConn? [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Ryan Boatright Dunk King [UConn Huskies Basketball]

An Improved Hamilton Awaits Huskies [Hartford Courant]

Oriakhi’s rebound numbers have diminished since Huskies’ Maui title [The Day]

Other UConn related links

M. Soccer. Ford Named New England Soccer News Player of the Year [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Men’s Hockey Hosts AHA Foe Mercyhurst For A Pair This Weekend [UConnHuskies.com]

STORRS, Conn. – A total of five University of Connecticut football seniors will take part in the 86th East-West Shrine Game. The game will be held on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., kicking off at 4 p.m. EST and will be televised by the NFL Network.

The five Huskies are: offensive guard Zach Hurd (Waterford, Conn.), defensive end Greg Lloyd (Clermont, Fla.), linebacker Scott Lutrus (Brookfield, Conn.), fullback Anthony Sherman (North Attleboro, Mass.) and linebacker Lawrence Wilson (Tuscaloosa, Ala.).

While the teams are divided by East and West, the players come together for the beneficiary of the event, Shriners Hospitals for Children, an international pediatric specialty health care system.

Hurd was a First Team All-BIG EAST Conference pick in each of the past two seasons. Over his career, he blocked for a total of four 1,000-yard single-season rushing performances. Lloyd was a Second Team All-BIG EAST pick during 2009 and battled injuries late in his career. Lutrus was a Second Team All-BIG EAST pick in his sophomore year of 2008 and started a total of 41 games over four years.

Sherman played in 51 games as a fullback over his Husky career and again played a critical blocking role for the UConn tailback position. Wilson is UConn’s career leader in games played (52) and starts (50). He is the second-leading tackler in school history with 449 and was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection this year.

“We hope our supporters all over the country will come out and enjoy this exciting game,” said Douglas E. Maxwell, president and CEO of Shriners Hospitals for Children. “Our health care system depends on the generosity of our supporters, and this game is one of our signature events benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children.”

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Best Case/Worst Case rewind: Connecticut [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]

DC answered a few questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Former Miami OC Mark Whipple Interested In UConn Job [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Edsall’s Recruiting (with graphs!) [The UConn Blog]

Pressure is on Hathaway to make right hire [CT Post]

Mark Whipple Interested in UConn Job [Hartford Courant]

Mark Whipple At A Glance [Hartford Courant]

Towson’s Ambrose excited to see former boss Edsall at Maryland [Baltimore Sun]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Life goes on [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Welcome to the UConn fish bowl [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Official Confirmation Of Diana Taurasi’s B Sample Testing Positive [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

A Look Back At Wednesday’s Win Over Villanova [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Another Record Streak For Huskies … No One Seems To Care [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Video View: Postgame Following The Victory Over Villanova [Shawn Courchesne – Hartford Courant]

UConn back in the win column [Vickie Fulkerson – The Day]

UConn women back on track, rout Villanova [CT Post]

Win Puts UConn Women Back On Track [Hartford Courant]

Huskies Set Home Winning Streak Record [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women Extras [Hartford Courant]

Huskies set record with 70th straight home victory [New Haven Register]

Yet another record falls to Husky juggernaut [Norwich Bulletin]

Those are the Huskies we know [The Day]

Huskies’ home win record gets far less hoopla [The Republican-American]

Geno believes Taurasi is innocent [The Republican-American]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Mike Anthony answered a few questions in his mailbag [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Chat Live With Kemba Walker On ESPN SportsNation at 3:30 Today! [UConnHuskies.com]

Road Doesn’t Get Any Easier [Hartford Courant]

Other UConn related links

W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Host Robert Morris In Two-Game Series [UConnHuskies.com]

The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team got back to the business of winning basketball games on Wednesday night and while one streak was over their last time out, they were able to break another record.

After a poor shooting performance against Stanford, Tiffany Hayes bounced back with 22 points to lead the No. 2/2 Huskies to an easy 81-35 win over the Villanova Wildcats in front of 7,168 at Gampel Pavilion.

The win was UConn’s 70th straight at home which breaks the record that they held along with the Tennessee Volunteers. The Huskies improve to 13-1 (3-0 Big East) while the Wildcats fall to 7-7 (0-2).

Besides her 22 points, Hayes also had two rebounds and three assists. Maya Moore added 16 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals while Bria Hartley had 13 points and six rebounds.

Kelly Faris led the Huskies with 12 rebounds to go along with her three points and three assists.

Lindsay Kimmel led the Wildcats with six points. Laura Sweeney, Jesse Carey and Heather Scanlan all had five points with Sweeney pulling down a team-high three rebounds.

The Huskies got the game going with a 14-0 run over the first 7:44 of the game before Amanda Swiezynski got the Wildcats on the board with a jumper. During that stretch, Villanova was 0-for-12 from the floor. UConn followed that up with a 9-0 run to push their lead to 21 points and went into the locker room holding a 44-12 advantage.

After Faris hit a free throw in the early moments of the second half, the Wildcats went on a 9-0 run to cut the UConn lead to 24 points at 45-21 but that’s as close as they would get the rest of the way.

UConn wasn’t perfect in its play as at times early on they looked sloppy against an over-matched Villanova squad. But as the game got going, they really got into a nice offensive and defensive flow to make sure that Villanova wouldn’t recover from the early deficit.

Things won’t be an easy easier for the Huskies their next time out as they head to South Bend, IN to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday afternoon. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be nationally televised on CBS.

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Notes and musings:

 

Villanova Wildcats @ UConn Huskies 1.5.10 box score

Here are some quotes from UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, Maya Moore, Tiffany Hayes and Villanova head coach Harry Perretta.

This tweet from Hartford Courant reporter Shawn Courchesne from the game tonight cracked me up. And this one too.

The starters were Bria Hartley, Tiffany Hayes, Kelly Faris, Maya Moore and Stefanie Dolson.

UConn shot 57.7% (30-52) from the floor while the Wildcats shot 22% (11-50).

The Huskies had 17 assists on their 30 made baskets.

UConn was 6-of-12 (50%) on three-pointers while Villanova was 9-of-38 (23.7%).

The Huskies 15-for-19 (78.9%) at the charity stripe while the Wildcats were a perfect 4-for-4.

UConn dominated the glass holding a 47-16 advantage.

The Huskies had 23 points off of 14 Villanova turnovers. The Wildcats had 14 points off of 14 Huskies turnovers.

UConn had 13 second chance points to Villanova’s zero.

The Huskies outscored the Wildcats 34-2 in the paint.

Villanova didn’t’ score a field goal over the final 8:05 of the game.

All ten Huskies who played scored at least one point in the game.

The rest of the game notes are courtesy of the UConn Sports Information Department:

– Villanova’s first points did not come until the 12:16 mark. The Wildcats missed their first 12 field goal attempts.

– Villanova’s first 3-point field goal did not come until the 7:03 mark. VU leads the BIG EAST in 3-pointers made per game.

– VU’s 12 first-half points were the fewest allowed by Connecticut in the first half this season

– The Huskies avoided back-to-back losses once again. The team has not lost two games in-a-row since March of 1993. Since then, the Huskies are 44-0 in games following a loss.

– UConn improves to 157-2 in its last 159 BIG EAST home games and the team has won 109 of its last 111 games in Gampel Pavilion.

– Connecticut is now 283-3 in its last 286 games against unranked opponents

– Moore scored 16 points and is now only four points shy of becoming the 45th player in NCAA history to score at least 2,500 points.

– Bria Hartley has scored in double-figures in 13 of her first 14 collegiate games, including 12-straight.

Photo credits: Richard Messina – Hartford Courant (No. 14, No. 12)

Former Boston Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre has found a new home and while it’s not on the west coast, it is deep in the heart of Texas.

Beltre and the Rangers agreed on a 6-year, $96 million deal on Wednesday. With Beltre going to the Rangers as a Type-A free agent., the Red Sox will get the Texas Rangers first round pick (26th) and a supplemental first round pick as well.

The Red Sox did give away their first round pick (24th) for signing Carl Crawford but also picked up the Detroit Tigers first round pick (19th) for losing Victor Martinez. With those picks plus two supplemental picks, the Red Sox will be able to pick four players in the first round of the draft.

Beltre was solid in his only year with the Red Sox as he hit .321 with 28 home runs and 102 RBIs.

He will get $14 million in 2011, $15 million in 2012, $16 million in 2013, $17 million in 2014, $18 million in 2015 and $16 million in 2016. Five of the six years are guaranteed. The last year of the contract will become guaranteed if Beltre reaches 1,200 plate appearances in 2014 and 2015 or 600 plate appearances in 2015.

Photo credit: AP Photo

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Hank Hughes lobbies for UConn job [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]

Hathaway: The search has begun [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]

Hughes, remaining staff, moving forward [Chuck Banning – The Day]

Search Firm Hired, Hughes Wants Job, Lyndon Says Goodbye [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Sources: Former Tennessee Coach Phillip Fulmer Interested [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Randy Edsall’s Departure: Parents, Alumni And Fans React [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

On second thought … [Ed Daigneault- The Republican-American]

Hathaway speaks on search [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Meet UConn’s next coach [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]

A little from the UConn AD an interim head coach [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Randy Edsall To Maryland:  My Take [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: A Look Back [UConnHuskies.com]

Football Media Briefing Update [UConnHuskies.com]

Hughes wants UConn job, search committee hired [CT Post]

Hughes deserves a shot as UConn’s head coach [CT Post]

Search For Edsall’s Successor Intensifies [Hartford Courant]

Assistant coach bids for Edsall’s job [New Haven Register]

Hathaway’s not dreaming about a new coach [New Haven Register]

Interim coach sees progress ahead [Norwich Bulletin]

Huskies taking quick, careful approach to coach search [The Day]

U-Conn. recruit Michael Nebrich honors commitment to Huskies despite exit of coach Randy Edsall [Washington Post]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

UConn players ready to move forward [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Brushing up on anti-doping rules, consequences [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Maya set to join select company [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Diana Taurasi Tells UConn Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma She’s Innocent [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Faris Suffers Cut Below Right Eye [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Huskies Now Know They Can’t Rely On Talent Alone [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Stanford Loss Tough To Take For Hayes, Moore [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

UConn women learn winning is a collective effort [CT Post]

UConn Women Look To Rebound [Hartford Courant]

Huskies eye another record [New Haven Register]

Streak behind them, UC women start anew [The Day]

Maya Moore & UConn “Enter the Real World” vs. Villanova As Big East Play Resumes [Swish Appeal]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Alex Oriakhi Scoreless Vs. Notre Dame; UConn Frontcourt Stuggles [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Three-Pointers A Difference In UConn-Notre Dame [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

The Final Plays Of UConn-Notre Dame [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Kemba Walker, Ben Hansbrough … UConn-Notre Dame [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

For UConn, It’s On To Texas, Looking To Improve [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Defenseless [UConn Huskies Basketball]

UConn Falls Short At Notre Dame, 73-70 [Hartford Courant]

UConn-Notre Dame Extras… [Hartford Courant]

Frontcourt Problems Continue [Hartford Courant]

Other UConn related links

Baseball. College Baseball Lineup Announces Top-30 Rankings [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Three Huskies Named 2011 College Top-100 Draft Prospects [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. UConn Chosen as 2011 BIG EAST Baseball Favorite [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Billy Latta Named AHA Rookie of the Month [UConnHuskies.com]

New England Soccer News honors Huskies GK Ford [New England Soccer News]

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I know we’ve been behind on keeping up with the UConn Huskies news over the past few days. Internet access for me was non-existent on Monday and yesterday wasn’t any better. But I can say that the despite the football team losing in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday night, I had a great time out in Arizona. I was able to do a little sightseeing on Sunday and of course when we got back to the hotel late that night, I find out Randy Edsall was leaving.

So even though most of this is old news, some of it is probably news to me. So bear with me while I catchup. The plan is to do Monday and Tuesday’s UConn news here and then follow up with Wednesday’s in the next post. This will allow me to get back on schedule on Thursday and have me to up-to-date as well.

UConn Football links

Losing Edsall a worrisome sign for UConn [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]

UConn’s stay at the top could be short [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]

Who’ll be the next UConn head coach? [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]

Moorhead and Johnson still at UConn; Richardson to the U [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]

Hathaway must act swiftly to replace Edsall [Chuck Banning – The Day]

Edsall To Maryland: A Parent Perspective (Joe Griffin) [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn QB Recruit Mike Nebrich: “I’ll Be Up There In 12 Days” [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

What Edsall said about UConn (his words on Dec. 13) [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]

Edsall introduced; Hughes takes temporary reins at UConn [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]

Edsall thoughts [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Not a clean ending [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Maryland? Really? [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]

The post-Edsall era begins in Storrs [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Some words from ex-UConn coach Randy Edsall [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Edsall On Saying Goodbye To Players: ‘That Was The Toughest Thing’ [Zac Boyer – Hartford Courant]

ESPN Ratings Of Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Fourth-Highest In History [UConnHuskies.com]

A Statement From Director Of Athletics Jeffrey Hathaway [UConnHuskies.com]

Hank Hughes Named Interim Head Football Coach [UConnHuskies.com]

Randy Edsall UConn coaching time line [CT Post]

QB recruit Nebrich says he’s solid with UConn [CT Post]

UConn’s Osiecki stunned by Edsall’s departure [CT Post]

UConn in the post-Edsall era: Hank Hughes and possible replacements [CT Post]

Randy Edsall Met The Challenge [Hartford Courant]

UConn Football Notebook: Praise For Edsall [Hartford Courant]

Possible Successors To Edsall At UConn [Hartford Courant]

Edsall Calls Maryland His ‘Dream Job’ [Hartford Courant]

Dream job or not, Edsall failed to practice what he preached with ‘disingenuous’ UConn exit [New Haven Register]

Fiesta was Edsall’s finale [The Day]

Hughes is the interim boss while Hathaway’s search begins [The Day]

Getting Away From Rough Crowd Was 1st Step to Todman NFL Dreams [NBC Connecticut]

With Edsall bolting UConn, will Huskies consider Pasqualoni for its unexpected vacancy? [Syracuse Post-Standard]

Interest high on the Huskies’ hire [Boston Globe]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Report: Taurasi’s second test comes back positive [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Monday Morning Quarterback Of The UConn Women [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

More Information On Taurasi [John Altavilla -Hartford Courant]

USA Basketball: Catching Up With Stefanie Dolson [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Some Husky Bones To Chew On [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

UConn, Duke on different courses [Northern Virginia Daily]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Never easy task playing at Notre Dame [New Haven Register]

Huskies are in the zone [The Day]

Other UConn related links

W. Ice Hockey. UConn Falls At Dartmouth, 5-0 [UConnHuskies.com]

Here’s a press release from the Boston Red Sox about claiming Max Ramirez off of waivers from the Texas Rangers and designating Matt Fox for assignment to make room for Ramirez on the 40-man roster:

The Boston Red Sox today claimed catcher Max Ramirez off waivers from the Texas Rangers and designated right-handed pitcher Matt Fox for assignment.

The announcements were made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein.

Ramirez, 26, split the 2010 season between the Rangers and Texas’ Triple-A Oklahoma City club. A right-handed batter, he hit .286 (54-for-189) with nine doubles, three home runs, 29 RBI, 24 runs and 27 walks in 56 games with Oklahoma City, including tallying a .317 clip (38-for-120) in his 34 games at catcher. He appeared in 26 games behind the plate for the Rangers, including 22 starts, and went 15-for-69 (.217) with three doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, eight runs and 12 walks in 28 games overall with Texas. Ramirez also hit .286 (53-for-185) with nine doubles, two home runs, 19 RBI, 22 runs and 25 walks in 53 games with Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Winter League this offseason.

Originally signed by the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent on October 1, 2002, Ramirez has hit .298 (646-for-2,166) with 147 doubles, five triples, 77 home runs, 401 RBI, 335 runs and 333 walks while posting a .395 on-base percentage and slugging .477 over 615 minor league games in the Braves, Cleveland Indians and Rangers organizations. He made his Major League debut with Texas in 2008 and has gone 25-for-115 (.217) with four doubles, four home runs, 17 RBI, 16 runs and 18 walks in 45 career Major League contests, including 38 behind the plate.

Fox, 28, was claimed by the Red Sox off waivers from the Minnesota Twins on September 9, 2010 and tossed 1.2 innings of relief with Boston last year (2 ER). He made his Major League debut with a start for the Twins on September 3, 2010 (2 ER/5.2 IP) after appearing in 35 games (21 starts) for Minnesota’s Triple-A Rochester affiliate, going 6-9 with a 3.95 ERA (54 ER/123.0 IP) and 104 strikeouts. A supplemental-round selection by the Twins in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, Fox has a 35-28 record with three saves and a 3.71 ERA (223 ER/541.0 IP) in 145 career minor league games (80 starts).