The UConn Huskies men’s basketball team opened up the 2009-10 season in the NIT Season Tip-off where they eventually lost to Duke in the finals. And fittingly enough, the Huskies season will end in the Postseason NIT.

How far they will get will depend on which UConn team shows up on Tuesday night when they’ll host the Northeastern Huskies on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion. The game will be nationally-televised on ESPN2.

The winner will take on the winner of the Quinnipiac/Virginia Tech game.

UConn Football links

Huskies Eagerly Anticipate Spring Football [Hartford Courant]

If Big Ten Calls, UConn Has Reason To Jump [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Bracketology time [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Southern state of mind [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Geno And Pat Together Again – In Richmond [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

UConn Women Get Props from PBS – Other Than CPTV [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

And Then There Was One … [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Are the Huskies beatable? Most say it can’t be done [CT Post]

Lady Vols’ Summitt Hasn’t Changed Position On Playing UConn [Hartford Courant]

Donehew Now On Other Side Of UConn-Tennessee Rivalry [Hartford Courant]

Where do this season’s Huskies rate? [New Haven Register]

Beat Huskies? No ‘Conn’ do [NY Post]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

NIT Selection Procedure [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

A week of drama, intrigue for UConn men [CT Post]

NIT An Important Part Of UConn’s Past [Hartford Courant]

NIT only hope for Huskies [New Haven Register]

Huskies will wait until to learn NIT fate [The Republican-American]

Other UConn related links

Women’s Lacrosse: Freshmen Contribute to 14-7 Lacrosse Victory at Sacred Heart [UConnHuskies.com]

Softball: Huskies Hold Off Bethune-Cookman 6-5 [UConnHuskies.com]

Softball: Huskies Blank Stetson 2-0 [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball Gives Tennessee a Scare with Two-Run Ninth Inning Effort [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball Drops 11-8 Decision to Marshall [UConnHuskies.com]

Men’s Ice Hockey: Huskies End Season With 4-1 Loss At RIT In AHA Quarterfinals [UConnHuskies.com]

With Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka having to cut his bullpen session short on Saturday morning, there’s only one logical solution.

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It may be a dark and rainy day here in New England but the Boston Red Sox are in sunny Florida still and will host the Pittsburgh Pirates at City of Palms Park this afternoon.

The game will begin at 1:05 p.m. and will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN. The game will also be available on WEEI 850 AM where available. It is also available on MLB.com if you have the MLB.tv or Gameday Audio package. You can also catch it on the MLB At Bat app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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UConn Football links

Never Too Early For A Michigan Football Game Preview: Connecticut at Michigan, September 4, 2010 [Maize N Brew]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Hartley is New York Player of the Year again [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Another good break for me [Caron Butler]

Calhoun welcomes NIT bid [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

Retirement always a possibility [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

UConn’s Calhoun signals intention to return [CT Post]

UConn coach Jim Calhoun by the numbers [CT Post]

Jim Calhoun Agrees To Contract, Will Remain At UConn [CT Post]

Calhoun to stay at the helm for UConn men [New Haven Register]

Calhoun on verge of signing contract extension [The Day]

UConn will accept NIT bid [The Day]

Calhoun, UConn agree on 4-year contract extension [The Republican-American]

Huskies need to land another top recruit [The Republican-American]

Other UConn related links

Women’s Lacrosse: Lacrosse Heads to Sacred Heart for 1 p.m. Game on Saturday [UConnHuskies.com]

Men’s Soccer: Damani Ralph to Get Another Shot [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball: Friday Night’s Baseball Game Postponed until Saturday Afternoon [UConnHuskies.com]

Men’s Ice Hockey: Huskies Drop 4-3 OT Heartbreaker To RIT In Game One Of AHA Quarterfinal Game [UConnHuskies.com]

Here are the latest and greatest Nike Hyperdunk PE – UConn Huskies Men’s PE basketball sneakers.

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Despite the rumors earlier this week, UConn Huskies head coach Jim Calhoun will be back as he’s agreed to a four-year extension to stay in Storrs.

Here’s the statement he issued through his agent on Thursday:

“I think it is important for me to put the recent questions about my future to rest and make it clear that I will be signing a new contract at UConn. I plan to continue working hard to get us back to where we expect to be as a basketball program and hope that this agreement will show people that I am committed to the future of UConn basketball.”

UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway added this statement:

“I am excited that Jim has decided to continue coaching at the University of Connecticut and look forward to having a signed contract in the near future to make it official.”

Calhoun will enter his 25th season at UConn next year.

Yesterday at City of Palms Park, the Boston Red Sox fell to the their AL East foes, the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-6 in Grapefruit League action.

Minor leaguer Adam Mills was roughed up for six runs in an inning to take the loss. Jon Lester started for the Red Sox and allowed an unearned run on two hits in 2 2/3 innings. Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard and Hideki Okajima all worked clean innings out of the bullpen as well.

Jacoby Ellsbury led the attack with two home runs and three RBIs while Kevin Youkilis was 2-for-3 with an RBI double. Dustin Pedroia also had two hits and Mike Cameron added a hit and an RBI.

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UConn Women’s Basketball links Rizzotti, Auriemma Among Finalists For Yow Award [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant] Hope for opponents: Huskies are human (offensively, at least) [Roger Cleaveland – The Republican-American] 12 points, 8-on-5 and other UConn numerical advantages [Roger Cleaveland – The Republican-American] UConn women’s rewind: Defensive surge ignites blowout [CT Post] UConn Women: No Formula To Stop Them Yet [Hartford Courant] It’s easy being Greene [New Haven Register] Depth proves team’s greatest strength in title game [Norwich Bulletin] Geno always keeps ‘Wizard’ within reach [The Day] UConn women smother opponents with tight ‘D’ [The Republican-American] UConn’s wins not necessarily a victory for women’s basketball [USA Today] Mercury, WNBA should be learning from the miraculous Huskies [Examiner.com] Huskies, Tennessee seek NCAA Tournament showdown [AP] UConn Men’s Basketball links Huskies to Practice on Saturday [David Borges – New Haven Register] Husky rewind: UConn couldn’t withstand Storm [CT Post] UConn men’s notebook: Beverly feeling better after injuring knee [CT Post] UConn Men Find Dismal Play Hard To Explain [Hartford Courant] UConn Men: A Look At Next Season’s Roster [Hartford Courant] Fans Speak Out On UConn Men’s Future [Hartford Courant] When the pressure went up, disappointing Huskies wilted [New Haven Register] Huskies have some decisions to make while awaiting fate [The Day] Hard to explain UConn’s sad season [The Republican-American] Ray Allen Disappointed With UConn’s Loss in Big East Tournament [NESN.com] Other UConn related links Men’s Ice Hockey: Huskies Head Out To RIT For AHA Quarterfinals [UConnHuskies.com] Softball: Huskies Drop 5-1 Decision At Central Florida [UConnHuskies.com] Baseball Finishes Spring Break with Four Games in Five Days [UConnHuskies.com] Baseball: LePage Scores Winning Run as Huskies Slide Past USC 5-4 [UConnHuskies.com] Women’s Lacrosse: UConn Lacrosse Wins Fifth-Straight with 15-8 Victory Over Marist [UConnHuskies.com]

There was a buzz around City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers, FL. on Tuesday morning.

The Boston Red Sox had called a press conference at 10:30 a.m. and initially no one knew what it was for. Could it be that they had signed Josh Beckett and/or Victor Martinez to contract extensions or had they traded Mike Lowell?

None of those scenarios were the case. Instead, it was for former Red Sox great Nomar Garciparra who was signing a one day contract and announcing his retirement from baseball.

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