During ESPN’s Sunday Conversation, UConn Huskies women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and Pittsburgh Panthers men’s basketball coach Jaime Dixon were on-hand to talk about what it’s like being the #1 team and about Dixon’s sister Maggie among other things.
One note, this was filmed earlier in the week and the Panthers were defeated by the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday night.
Here it is for you to enjoy.
[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82r2c_geno-jaime_sport[/dailymotion]
[ESPN.com]
Late in the 4th quarter of the AFC Championship Game, Ryan Clark of the Pittsburgh Steelers put a vicious hit on Willis McGahee of the Baltimore Ravens.
[dailymotion width=”384″ height=”306″]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82qje_clark-hit-on-mcgahee_sport[/dailymotion]
McGahee was seen moving his hands when he got on the cart and the report is that he had considerable movement in his legs. Clark walked off the field with the help of his teammates.
And yes, this is the same team that lost to the New England Patriots 47-7 back in week 16.
During CBS Sports’ “Pride, Passion and Power”, UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma made an appearance on a segment featuring North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Kay Yow, who is currently sidelined battling cancer yet again.
Here is the video of the segment for your enjoyment.
[dailymotion width=”384″ height=”306″]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82ofz_kay-yow_sport[/dailymotion]
And here is a bonus segment of Carolyn Peck’s picks for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four.
[dailymotion width=”384″ height=”306″]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82odf_peck-final-four_sport[/dailymotion]
videos courtesy of CBS
A.J. Price had 23 points to lead the No. 4 UConn Huskies to a 76-61 Big East win over the Seton Hall Pirates in front of an announced crowd of 15,572 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.
It’s the 5th straight win and 8th straight over Seton Hall for UConn and improves their record to 16-1 (5-1 Big East) while Seton Hall falls to 9-8 (0-5).
Price also had 5 assists. Hasheem Thabeet added his 8th double-double of the season and 17th of his career with 15 points and 17 rebounds and added 4 assists. Mr Double-Double, Jeff Adrien had his 7th double-double of the season and 40th of his career with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Jerome Dyson had a rough afternoon from the floor going 3-of-13 for 7 points but did add a game-high 6 assists.
Seton Hall was led by Jeremy Hazell who had 20 points and Robert Mitchell, who had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Eugene Harvey and Paul Gause both added 7 points and John Garcia had a team-high 9 rebounds to go along with 6 points.
The first 5 minutes of the game was a see-saw affair that saw the teams exchange baskets and the lead. The Huskies took the lead for good at the 14:47 mark at 12-11 when Price hit a jumper. The lead got out to 28-19 behind Price and Dyson who combined for 15 points.
The Pirates got the lead back down to 5 points but UConn eventually got it back to ten at 33-23 when Price banked a 3-pointer off a Stanley Robinson blocked shot. The three-pointer by Price was part of a 14-3 run that saw the Huskies take 42-26 lead at the half.
Seton Hall came out firing in the second half scoring the first 6 points before Price hit a 3-pointer to put the Huskies up 45-32. After that, it was the play of Thabeet, who scored 13 points in the second half, that got the Huskies lead as high as 22 points.
The Pirates didn’t quit though as they got back to thirteen points at 70-57 with 3:36 left in the game but Price hit Thabeet for an alley-oop to put the game out of reach.
Things won’t get any easier for the Huskies this week as they will host the No. 22/23 Villanova Wildcats on Wednesday night and then head to South Bend, IN for a matchup with the No. 13/12 Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish. Both games start at 7 PM and will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Coached at UConn From 1987-1991: The St. Louis Rams have hired New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to be their head coach. He was given a 4-year deal and the dollar amount isn’t known. Spagnuolo is highly regarded as one of the best defensive minds in the game. He spent time as an assistant coach at UConn under Tom Jackson as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. He will be introduced on Monday morning at an 11 AM press conference. [stlouisrams.com]
It’s the worst case scenario for the No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team as it was announced that freshman shooting guard Caroline Doty has suffered an ACL tear in her left knee and will be lost for the season. No date for her surgery has been announced.
Doty was injured on a fast break when she came to a jump stop when trying to catch a pass from Maya Moore. She immediately started to yell “my knee, my knee” and was laying down on the ground clutching it.
This is the same knee that she tore her ACL while playing soccer for Germantown Academy her senior year.
In 17 games (17 starts), Doty was averaging 8.6 points and 3.4 rebounds a game. She has hit 30-of-75 three-pointers (40%) and is shooting 86.7% (13-15) from the charity stripe. She has 33 assists on the season and has committed 20 turnovers.
She was on the way to one of her best games of the season scoring 17 points before the injury at the end of the first half.
With Doty out, UConn’s depth will take a hit. It’s thought that Kalana Greene will move to Doty’s spot, Moore to Greene’s spot and Kaili McLaren will step into the starting lineup. It will also create a lot more playing time for freshman Tiffany Hayes.
UConn faced this adversity last year when Greene and Mel Thomas went down with their ACL injuries. So if there is any team that can handle this, it’s the UConn women’s basketball team.
It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they take on the Seton Hall Pirates at 2 PM at the XL Center in Hartford. The game will be covered locally on My-TV9 and will also be available on SNY.
If you missed the Q & A with former Husky Mel Thomas, don’t forget to check that out.
Neill Ostrout of the Connecticut Post and David Borges of the New Haven Register have some notes from yesterday’s UConn men’s practice.
Stanley Robinson has been pulling a disappearing act as of late.
Jim Calhoun showed his lighter side during practice yesterday by letting the players have some fun.
By today’s standards, the UConn men look like a No. 4 team.
David Gillett has some video of former Husky Emeka Okafor’s nasty dunk over Greg Oden.
The UConn men’s 17-1 Big East record in 1995-96 still stands.
Jim Fuller of the New Haven Register, John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant, Rich Elliott of the Connecticut Post, and Joe Perez of the Norwich Bulletin all have some notes from yesterday’s win over the Orange.
Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman was very defensive after the game about the way his team played.
Shawn Courchesne of the Hartford Courant has some video from Hillsman’s press conference.
As of the time of this post, we are still awaiting word to hear about the status of Caroline Doty’s knee.
Geno Auriemma made sure his point was heard in yesterday’s win over Syracuse.
John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant has some extras from the win over Syracuse and Rich Elliott of the Connecticut Post has his report card.
Geno Auriemma had an immediate impact on the UConn women’s program when he took over in 1985.
After winning yesterday, the UConn women are now ready to take on North Carolina.
The UConn women will take on North Carolina for two more seasons.
Former Husky Donald Thomas’ path to the NFL is a remarkable one.
It was a big day for Donald Brown at the Walter Camp Foundation Awards Dinner last night.
The UConn women’s hockey team fell 5-2 to Mercyhurst.
During SportsDesk last night on NESN, Cole Wright spoke with Heidi Watney about Jason Varitek’s situation and his meeting with Boston Red Sox owner John Henry. From what I can gather is that Watney spoke with Varitek.
Here are some highlights of what Watney had to say:
[dailymotion width=”420″ height=”333″]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82c63_tek-clears-air_sport[/dailymotion]video courtesy of NESN
to Erin from Jason-Varitek.com for passing this along.