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Grand day for Faris, KML as UConn rolls [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]

Notebook: Doty has no time for the pain [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]

Milestone Day For Milestone Program [john altavilla – hartford courant]

A Dash Of Geno From Postgame Comments [john altavilla – hartford courant]

History Repeats Itself In The Images Of KML And Faris [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Close Friends Mosqueda-Lewis And Faris Reach 1,000 [rich elliott – ct post]

Auriemma Delivers A Message To Faris On Senior Day [rich elliott – ct post]

Special day for Kelly Faris, Huskies [jim fuller – new haven register]

Mixed results for UConn recruits [jim fuller – new haven register]

This UConn win never in doubt [ct post]

Nutshell: KML spurs UConn's rout [ct post]

UConn's Faris enjoys special moment, then another [ct post]

All Smiles For UConn Women's Senior Day [hartford courant]

When Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Is On, So Is UConn [hartford courant]

Win over Seton Hall a milestone day for number of Huskies [new haven register]

UConn Men's Basketball links

Wrapping Things Up From Chicago [dom amore – hartford courant]

A Boat Show for UConn, and a First Technical for Kevin Ollie [david borges – new haven register]

Notes/Quotes from DePaul: “We have two days to prepare for Georgetown and to continue to write our story.” [kevin duffy – ct post]

Refreshing [uconn huskies basketball]

UConn men wipe out DePaul [ct post]

Nutshell: UConn, Napier sizzle in win over DePaul [ct post]

Boatright a rock-star hero in Aurora, Ill. [ct post]

On The Road Against DePaul, UConn Men Win, 81-69 [hartford courant]

Huskies Hit Chicago With Leftover Bumps And Bruises [hartford courant]

Huskies cast away Blue Demons [new haven register]

UConn Football links

UConn Players Say Pasqualoni Prepared Them For NFL Future [hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

Softball. UConn Wins Third Consecutive Game, Defeats Northern Illinois, 1-0 [uconnhuskies.com]

Softball. UConn Falls to Providence, 2-1 [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Lacrosse. Huskies Down Gaels in Season Opener, 12-2 [uconnhuskies.com]

Baseball. Baseball Overcomes Early Deficit in High-Scoring Win Over Troy [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Ice Hockey. Four-Goal Lead Slips Away in Loss to No. 4 BU [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Track. Women's Track & Field Wins Eighth Consecutive New England Championship [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Track. Huskies Capture Eighth Consecutive New England Championship Crown [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Men's Hockey Sweeps Army With 5-3 Win [uconnhuskies.com]

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Someone needs to make a new version of the Ghostbusters theme song from "Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!" to "Who ya gonna call? Shabazz!?

Seriously folks, if it weren't for Shabazz Napier, there's no telling how Saturday night's game would have ended up.

Behind 28 points from Napier, the UConn Huskies rallied from a first half deficit to beat the DePaul Blue Demons 81-68 in front of 8,862 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.

UConn improves to 19-7 (9-5 Big East) while DePaul falls to 11-16 (2-12).

Besides his 28 points, Napier also had a team-high seven rebounds and four assists. Omar Calhoun was a big part of the second half comeback as he scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. He also had five rebounds and four assists.

Ryan Boatright, who hails from nearby Aurora, didn't disappoint the hometown fans as he had 17 points, four rebounds and six assists. Niels Giffey came off the bench to add 10 points.

One-time UConn commit Cleveland Melvin led the Blue Demons with his 14th career double-double and seventh of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds.  Brandon Young added 13 points and six assists while Worrel Clahar had 10 points and a team-high seven assists.

The Huskies controlled the middle part of the first half before DePaul took control and an eventual three-point lead at the half, 37-34.

After Clahar opened up the second half, UConn went on a 11-2 burst to take 45-41 lead. Melvin then followed with a six point run of his own that included two dunks to put the hometown team back on top.

But behind Napier and Calhoun, the Huskies seized control of the game with a 13-0 run. They would continue to build their lead to 74-57 and never looked back.

I'm sure Napier won't win Big East Player of the Year but he has to be considered. What he has done for the Huskies this season, there are no words for. Sure there's been times where he's been off. But for the most part, he has carried this team on his back.

You also have to think that Kevin Ollie has a really good chance of winning Big East Coach of the Year. What he has done with what was left for him is beyond remarkable. He got these kids to play for him and believe in his system. Now he's one win away from 20 in his first year as coach.

Getting No. 20 won't be easy though next time out as the Huskies wil host the Georgetown Hoyas on Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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UConn Huskies @ DePaul Blue Demons 2.23.13 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Kevin Ollie (courtesy of Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant)

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In 2012, the UConn Huskies women's basketball team suffered a meltdown against the St. John's Red Storm and lost. It ended all sorts of winning streaks for the UConn women's team.

In 2013, UConn's seniors along with the rest of the team made sure that didn't happen. Plus coming off of a loss on Monday, you knew the Seton Hall Pirates were in trouble.

The Huskies started out on a 13-3 run to start the game and never looked back in a very easy 90-30 win over the Pirates in front of 9,107 on Senior Day at Gampel Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.

UConn improves to 25-2 (12-1 Big East) while Seton Hall falls to 9-18 (4-10).

The Huskies were led by Kelly Faris and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis who both had 18 points. Ironically enough for both them, they reached the 1,000 point plateau in their careers. KML did it first and Faris did it later in the game. They are the 37th and 38th players to reach that milestone while at UConn.

Faris also had seven assists and seven steals. The seven steals put her over the 500 mark in her career.

Breanna Stewart, noticeably absent in the scoring column lately, returned to form with 16 points and eight rebounds. Stefanie Dolson rounded out the Huskies in double digits with 12 points and nine rebounds.

UConn's two other seniors, Caroline Doty and Heather Buck, had five points and four points respectively.

Terry Green came off the bench to lead Seton Hall with 12 points. The only member of the Pirates starting five to score was Ka-Deidre Simmons who had nine points and team-highs of four rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Seton Hall's main problem was taking care of the ball and that helped the Huskies out tremendously early on. Of course with KML bombing in threes as well, the Pirates had no chance in this game from the get go.

It was nice to see Stewart bounce back in this one. She had been in a serious funk lately. And one point, head coach Geno Auriemma was seen screaming at her.

Next thing you know, Stewart scores the next eight points and is crashing the boards, blocking a shot and playing like the Stewart we all saw earlier in the season.

She'll need to continue this going forward because she is an integral part of this UConn team.

The Huskies are back in action on Tuesday night when they'll host the Pittsburgh Panthers in their XL Center regular season finale. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Seton Hall Pirates @ UConn Huskies 2.23.13

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.

Here are UConn's postgame notes.

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The Boston Red Sox will officially open up Grapefruit League play this afternoon at 1:35 p.m. when they'll host the a split-squad from the Tampa Bay Rays at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, FL.

The game will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN and can also be heard on WEEI.

1. Ben Zobrist	RF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Desmond Jennings	CF	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Matthew Joyce	LF	3. Shane Victorino	RF
4. Jack Cust	DH	4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
5. Ryan Roberts	2B	5. Jonny Gomes	LF
6. Sean Rodriguez	3B	6. Stephen Drew	SS
7. Shelley Duncan	1B	7. Will Middlebrooks	3B
8. Jose Lobaton	C	8. Lyle Overbay	1B
9. Hak-Ju Lee	SS	9. Ryan Sweeney	DH
Alex Colome	SP	John Lackey	SP

Lackey will be followed by LHP Drake Britton, RHP Pedro Beato, RHP Anthony Carter, RHP Jose De La Torre, RHP Oscar Villarreal, RHP Alex Wilson and RHP Steven Wright.

Colome will be followed by Mike Montgomery, Brandon Gomes, Josh Lueke, Felipe Rivero, Matt Buschmann and Neil Schenk.

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Knuckleballer in Wright spot [boston herald]

Ortiz taking time to get in games [boston herald]

Farrell: Saturday 'significant day' for Lackey [rob bradford – weei.com]

Pedro: De La Rosa has chance to be 'special' [rob bradford – weei.com]

Mike Carp reports to camp, ready to compete for job with Red Sox [clubhouse insider]

Bogaerts, Bradley show exciting 'glimpse into the future' [csn new england]

Lackey set to make long-awaited return [espn boston]

Friday's takeaways: Encouraging signs [espn boston]

Morning report: Nava time at first [espn boston]

Former Sox: Where are they now? [espn boston]

Farrell quick hits from Saturday morning [espn boston]

Breslow (shoulder) making progress [espn boston]

Sweeney keen on redemption [espn boston]

Buchholz feels good after simulated game [espn boston]

Look out, alligators [extra bases]

Larry Bird and his influence on the Red Sox today [extra bases]

Yankees: You bet we're evil [extra bases]

Buchholz throws 37 pitches [extra bases]

Pedro Martinez: Rubby De La Rosa has chance to be ‘someone special’ [full count]

Red Sox Saturday morning notes: Clay Buchholz throws 37 pitches in simulated game [full count]

Clay Buchholz: ‘No restrictions’ in simulated game as hamstring comes through fine [full count]

Report: Red Sox Sign Left-Hander Matt Maloney, Who Was Once Traded for Kyle Lohse [nesn.com]

Trags Bag: 10 things we’ve learned so far about Red Sox [mike petraglia – weei.com]

Buchholz throws 37-pitch simulated game [mike petraglia – weei.com]

Red Sox-Rays: Things to Which One Could Pay Attention [projo sox blog]

The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf: Total Recall, Red Sox Style [surviving grady]

Unconventional preview: Red Sox [touching all the bases]

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It's game day for both the UConn Huskies women's and men's basketball teams.

First up is the UConn women as it will be an emotional day at Gampel Pavilion as they host the Seton Hall Pirates at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast locally on SNY and is available online for a small fee at uconnhuskies.tv. You can also listen on the IMG/UConn Radio Network. It is Senior Day for the UConn women and it's expected that ceremony will also be shown live on SNY at 3:30 p.m.

The UConn are in Ryan Boatright's hometown of Chicago as they'll take on the DePaul Blue Demons. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast locally on SNY. You can watch it online at WatchESPN. You can also listen on the IMG/UConn Radio Network.

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UConn Women's Basketball links

UConn senior class trip from Colorado to Storrs [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]

Auriemma, UConn got it right with Faris [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]

UConn has always been the place for Buck [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]

A Relationship Doty Deeply Valued Off The Court [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Motion To Dismiss Filed Again By Auriemma Attorneys [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Last Year’s Senior Night Ended In A Red Storm [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Auriemma: Mosqueda-Lewis Cannot Take Enough Shots [rich elliott – ct post]

Buck, Doty And Faris Ready For Senior Day At Gampel [rich elliott – ct post]

Tina Charles' double-double not enough for Wisla Can-Pack [jim fuller – new haven register]

Fifth-year seniors have had intriguing journey at UConn [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn recruiting targets go after state titles today [jim fuller – new haven register]

Buck nears end of UConn career with no regrets [ct post]

Many Ups And Downs For Caroline Doty And Heather Buck [hartford courant]

UConn Senior Day: Doty, Faris, Buck To Be Honored [hartford courant]

Coach Faris' Daughter [hartford courant]

Huskies' seniors get their day at Storrs [new haven register]

The Geno Auriemma Show: Baylor review [snyuconn.com]

Heather Buck eyes the finish line [the day]

Another Senior Day has arrived [the day]

UConn Men's Basketball links

For Kevin Ollie, Success Is A Matter of Degrees [dom amore – hartford courant]

Ryan Boatright Returns Home for DePaul Game, But One Special Fan Will be Missing [david borges – new haven register]

Previewing DePaul [john silver – snyuconn.com]

UConn basketball might play Boston College in the fall [the uconn blog]

Huskies Visit DePaul; Limited Tickets Left For Last Two Home Games [uconnhuskies.com]

Huskies Deserve A Look At For Postseason Honors [uconnhuskies.com]

UConn's Napier, preparing for DePaul, talks team award [ct post]

UConn's DeAndre Daniels Grows Up Fast [hartford courant]

Ryan Boatright carries on memory of his late uncle [new haven register]

Daniels shows some resolve [the day]

UConn Football links

DC answered a question in his mailbag [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Blidi Wreh-Wilson Could Be First UConn Player Taken On Draft Day [hartford courant]

Trevardo Williams Won't Be Able To Go All Out At NFL Combine [hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Host BU for Senior Day at 2:00 on Sunday [uconnhuskies.com]

Softball. Softball Registers 13 Hits in 6-2 Win Over Towson [uconnhuskies.com]

Softball. Huskies Win Thrilling 3-2 Eight Inning Contest [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Track. Flowers Wins Weight Throw Title at New England Championships [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Track. Duggan & Faboyede Capture Titles at New England Championships [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Take Down Army, 4-3 [uconnhuskies.com]

Baseball. Fifth Inning Looms Large in Loss to UCF [uconnhuskies.com]

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Notebook: Huskies get back to work [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]

Geno Says It’s Up To Stewie To Figure Things Out [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Geno Offers Little Response To Summitt’s Book [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Teammates For Five Years, Friends For Life [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Expect More From Mosqueda-Lewis – Geno Does [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Stewart Discussed Her Struggles Today Following Practice [rich elliott – ct post]

Huskies Looking To Make More Decisions On Their Own [rich elliott – ct post]

Impressive end to today's practice [jim fuller – new haven register]

Breanna Stewart hoping to think less, play more [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn commit eyes state title [jim fuller – new haven register]

No. 3 Huskies Host Seton Hall in Saturday's Senior Night [uconnhuskies.com]

UConn Women Hope To Bounce Back From Loss To Baylor [hartford courant]

Breanna Stewart working her way through recent funk [new haven register]

UConn Men's Basketball links

Kevin Ollie’s Take [dom amore – hartford courant]

Wrapping Things Up From XL [dom amore – hartford courant]

Shabazz Napier: 'I Think the NCAA Tournament is Gonna Be Missing a Great Team' [david borges – new haven register]

Three Huskies in running for Big East Awards [kevin duffy – ct post]

Notes/Quotes from Cincinnati: “The scouting report on (Napier) says he’s a streaky shooter.” [kevin duffy – ct post]

Post-game breakdown, video: Cincinnati [gavin keefe – the day]

No Napier madness? Heartbreaking [john silver – snyuconn.com]

Familiar Territory [uconn huskies basketball]

Napier, UConn beat Cincinnati in OT [ct post]

Nutshell: Napier rescues UConn men again [ct post]

Napier's NBA stock should be soaring [ct post]

UConn Men Overcome Second-Half Slump, Win In OT [hartford courant]

UConn Men's Notebook: Calhoun Was Injured, But Didn't Want To Sit [hartford courant]

Napier's The Joyful King Of Overtime [hartford courant]

Shabazz Napier delivers again in OT to beat Cincinnati [new haven register]

Alarm sounds in OT, as UConn men rally for victory [the day]

UConn Football links

Big East and the NFL combine [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Sio Moore Proud Of UConn, But Looks Toward NFL [hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

Report: ESPN to match Big East-NBC deal [john silver – snyuconn.com]

ESPN Reportedly Matches NBC's Offer To Televise Big East Games [hartford courant]

W. Lacrosse. Lacrosse Opens Season At Iona Saturday 1 p.m. [uconnhuskies.com]

Baseball. Connecticut Travels to Orlando for Weekend Action at UCF [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Track. Huskies Look to Capture Eighth Consecutive New England Championship Title [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Track. Women's Track & Field Searches for Eighth Consecutive New England Championship Title [uconnhuskies.com]

Softball. Softball Returns to Florida for FAU Strike-Out Cancer Tournament [uconnhuskies.com]

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If it weren't for the play of Shabazz Napier, the UConn Huskies men's basketball team might not be in the position they are in right now. Sure they can't play for a Big East Tournament title or even a national title.

All they can do is play for pride and help their coach Kevin Ollie get to 20 wins in his first season. And if Napier plays like he did in overtime, he'll surely get his coach to that mark.

Napier had 11 of his 27 points in overtime to help UConn to a 73-66 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in front of 11,131 and a nationally televised audience on ESPN in their XL Center finale.

The Huskies improve to 18-7 (8-5 Big East) while the Bearcats fall to 19-8 (7-7).

DeAndre Daniels added 17 points, five rebounds and four blocked shots for UConn while Omar Calhoun had 10 points and a team-high six rebounds. Ryan Boatright bounced back from a bad performance last Saturday with nine points.

Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati with 18 points and seven rebounds. JaQuon Parker had 14 points and five rebounds while Cashmere Wright had 10 points and five assists.

For the better part of the first half, the game was tight. The Bearcats would lead by no more than four points early on while UConn's biggest lead was.

Late in the first half though, UConn used a barrage of three pointers to get out to a six point lead. They made six in the half. A Ge'Lawn Guyn three with 1:48 to go in the half cut the lead to 37-34 and that's where it stood at the half as both teams went scoreless.

The early part of the second half went the same way as both teams had a little trouble finding the basket. But then Cincinnati woke up and went on an 10-2 run to take a 53-47 lead late in the game.

UConn responded though by scoring the next six points to tie it up. The two teams exchanged baskets and then Napier had a chance to win but his shot was off the mark.

But in overtime, Napier made sure the Huskies wouldn't trail as he was nailing threes from downtown Hartford. He helped them get out to a 6-2 run to start the overtime. Cincinnati would battle back but UConn hit six-of-seven free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Honestly, at points in the second half, I thought there was no way UConn was going to win this game. But Ollie is a great motivator and whatever he said worked. The team began to play like it did in the first half. But still, they can't afford these lulls.

You'd also be shocked they won this game even though they were outrebounded 44-28. This seems to be the norm though for the Huskies. Lose the battle on the boards but show enough heart to win the game.

These two teams will match up again in Cincinnati on March 2nd.

Next up for UConn is a trip to the Windy City on Saturday where they'll take on the DePaul Blue Demons. Tip is set for 8 p.m.

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Cincinnati Bearcats @ UConn Huskies 2.21.13 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Kevin Ollie.

Here are UConn's postgame notes.

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It's game day for the UConn Huskies men's basketball team as they'll host the Cincinnati Bearcats in their XL Center finale. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. You can also watch the game on WatchESPN. You can also listen on the IMG/UConn Radio Network.

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UConn Men's Basketball links

Huskies Need Boatright to ‘Get Well Soon;’ Notes and Quotes from Practice [dom amore – hartford courant]

Dom answered a question in his mailbag [dom amore – hartford courant]

Kevin Ollie, Ryan Boatright Feel UConn Will Bounce Back Thursday Night vs. Cincinnati [david borges – new haven register]

Notes/Quotes from Feb. 20: “I wasn’t Ryan Boatright that game.” [kevin duffy – ct post]

Ollie talks Huskies, Bearcats, etc. (video) [gavin keefe – the day]

Preview: Cincinnati at UConn [lee lewis – republican-american]

‘Cats and Dogs living together…mass hysteria’ [neill ostrout – journal inquirer]

Bouncing back: Napier, Boatright shoulder the load [john silver – snyuconn.com]

Huskies Take On Bearcats In XL Center Finale [uconnhuskies.com]

Boatright plans to turn it around vs. Cincinnati [ct post]

Boatright, Napier Know They Need To Improve [hartford courant]

Huskies brace for game with Cincinnati [new haven register]

UConn backcourt took loss to Villanova to heart [the day]

UConn Women's Basketball links

UConn hopes Doty can turn back time [carl adamec – snyuconn.com]

Huskies Looking For Change In Aftermath Of Loss To Baylor [rich elliott – ct post]

Chong Scores 30, Ricci Wins 350th As Ossining Rolls Into Semis [rich elliott – ct post]

'Did Pat Eat Geno Yet?' And Other Lines From Pat Summitt's Book [hartford courant]

UConn Football links

DC answered a few questions in his mailbag [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Big East 2012 Top 25 countdown: No. 4 Trevardo Williams [matt fortuna – espn.com]

NFL combine underway [jim fuller – new haven register]

Dwayne Gratz Hopes To Make Noise At NFL Scouting Combine [hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

Hugh Greer and Katie Woods Inducted Into Inaugural South Windsor High Hall of Fame [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Tennis. Women's Tennis Downs Bryant, 6-1 [uconnhuskies.com]

Baseball. Pitcher Profile: Stephen Catalina [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Travel To West Point For Two Game Set vs. Army [uconnhuskies.com]

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This afternoon, the Boston Red Sox will get a look at some new pitchers instead of their own. They may be college pitchers but it's better than nothing as they get ready to kickoff their Grapefruit League schedule on Saturday.

There is no radio or tv coverage for the game and each game will be seven innings.

Here's the lineup for the Red Sox against the Northeastern Huskies (1:35 p.m.).

1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Shane Victorino	RF
4. Jonny Gomes	LF
5. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	DH
6. Will Middlebrooks	3B
7. Stephen Drew	SS
8. Lyle Overbay	1B
9. David Ross	SS
Joel Hanrahan	SP

Hanrahan will be followed by RHP Daniel Bard, LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Alex Wilson, RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Pedro Beato, RHP Anthony Carter.

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Here are the lineups for the game against the Boston College Eagles (4 p.m.)

1. Justin Henry	RF
2. Brock Holt	SS
3. Jackie Bradley, Jr.	CF
4. Mauro Gomez	1B
5. Jeremy Hazelbaker	LF
6. Xander Bogaerts	3B
7. Jonathan Diaz	2B
8. Daniel Butler	C
9. David Renfroe	DH
Koji Uehara	SP

Uehara will be followed by RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Oscar Villarreal, RHP Terry Doyle, RHP, Jose De La Torre, RHP Junichi Tazawa.

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If you live in Connecticut like I do, there's always a big discussion to whom are the top paid employees in the state. And every year, it always comes down to UConn Huskies basketball coaches (men's and women's) and football coach.

In 2012, it was no different as former UConn men's coach Jim Calhoun, UConn women's coach Geno Auriemma and UConn football coach Paul Pasqualoni topped the list.

Calhoun made $2,865,769 while Auriemma made $1,829,052. Pasqualoni checked in at third in the list at $1,613, 920.

While those three are all technically state employees, not one cent of their salaries actually comes from the taxes of the people of the state of Connecticut. Nor does come from the tuition of the students.

According to their contracts, the money comes from the following:

The Division of Athletics at the University of Connecticut is an Auxiliary Service Fund entity and the sources of revenue include: gate receipts, private fundraising, corporate partnerships, television/radio rights, BIG EAST Conference revenues and NCAA revenues.

And folks that's what pays their salaries.

So while the economy may be a little rough in Connecticut, rest assured your tax dollars are not being used. Nor is your child's tuition at UConn.

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