Here is a photo gallery from the UConn hockey game versus the New Hampshire Wildcats at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on February 20, 2015. New Hampshire beat the UConn Huskies 4-1.
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UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma joins The Seth Davis Show to discuss his legendary career with the Huskies, his biggest coaching rivalries and how much longer he plans to coach.
February 19, 2015 – NESN, the official home of the Boston Red Sox, will deliver 45 consecutive days of live Boston Red Sox Spring Training coverage by originating over 140 shows from Fort Myers, Florida. NESN’s coverage will be highlighted by 12 Grapefruit League games and daily reports in all 8 hours of NESN’s daily sports news programs from JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. NESN’s unparalleled coverage begins on Thursday, February 19 at 5:30 pm on NESN Live and also includes 11 consecutive days of Red Sox from Fort Myers presented by Jordan’s Furniture beginning on February 20 at 6:00 pm.
“With all the snow and cold temperatures we’ve endured, it’s time for the region to start thinking warm thoughts by looking forward to Red Sox baseball,” said Joseph Maar, NESN’s Vice President of Programming and Production, Executive Producer. “The Red Sox have added several exciting new players during the off-season including Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez and NESN plans to help introduce them to New England with our most comprehensive coverage of Spring Training ever.”
45 Days of NESN Live, NESN Sports Today and NESN Sports Update
NESN’s coverage of Red Sox Spring Training includes up-to-the-minute reports on all of NESN’s sports news shows beginning with NESN Live on Thursday, February 19 at 5:30 pm when Tom Caron (@tomcaron) and Adam Pellerin (@adampellerin) report live from Fort Myers. NESN Live, which normally airs weekdays at 5:30pm, will add special weekend editions the next two weekends that will originate from Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers. NESN Sports Today, which airs every night at 10:00 pm, will be co-hosted from Fort Myers throughout spring training. NESN’s newest sports news show NESN Sports Update will deliver the latest Red Sox news every morning plus feature live press conference coverage with manager John Farrell between Noon and 2:00 pm every weekday.
| NESN’s Regularly Scheduled Sports News Programs | |
| NESN Sports Update | 5:00 am – 9:00 am |
| NESN Sports Update | Noon – 2:00 pm |
| NESN Live | 5:30 – 6:00 pm |
| NESN Sports Today | 10:00 pm – midnight |
11 Episodes of Red Sox from Fort Myers presented by Jordan’s Furniture
NESN expands Spring Training coverage when pitchers and catchers report on Friday, February 20 at 6:00 pm with the show Red Sox from Fort Myers presented by Jordan’s Furniture. NESN’s Red Sox host Tom Caron will look ahead to the 2015 season with players, coaches, and executives on 11 consecutive days from JetBlue Park.
Red Sox Spring Training Workout Show
NESN will introduce a new concept the week of February 23rd called Red Sox Spring Training Workout, hosted by Tom Caron. This new show will be taped during morning workouts around 10:00 am and will air at 5:00 pm each day, giving fans a 30-minute first-person experience from Red Sox Spring Training.
12 Spring Training Games
NESN’s coverage of 12 Red Sox Spring Training games will begin Sunday, March 8 at 1:00 pm when the Red Sox travel to Port St. Lucie to take on the New York Mets. Don Orsillo (@DonOrsillo) and Jerry Remy (@Jerry_Remy) will team up for their 15th season together in the NESN broadcast booth.
The spring training game schedule includes a special Red Sox Foundation Game Night on Friday, March 13 when the Red Sox host the New York Yankees. Coverage begins at 6:30 pm with a 30-minute pre-game show that will tell stories of the foundation’s impact on families in New England. The game telecast will include limited commercial interruptions and concludes with a special Foundation-focused post-game show.
In addition to Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy, Tom Caron and Adam Pellerin, NESN will be sending Gary Striewski (@garystriewski) and Elle Duncan (@elleduncan) to help cover Red Sox Spring Training. Ricky Doyle (@TheRickyDoyle) will also be in Fort Myers through the end of February providing up-to the-minute daily workout reports and the latest news from training camp for NESN.com, the most visited regional sports network website in the country.
NESN’s Red Sox from Fort Myers Show Schedule
| DATE | PROGRAM | TIME |
| Friday, Feb. 20 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Sunday, Feb. 22 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Monday, Feb. 23 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Tuesday, Feb. 24 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Wednesday, Feb. 25 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Thursday, Feb. 26 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Friday, Feb. 27 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
| Sunday, March 1 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Monday, March 2 | Red Sox from Fort Myers | 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
NESN’s 2015 Red Sox Spring Training Game Telecasts
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME* |
| Sunday, March 8 | New York Mets (Port St. Lucie) | 1:00 PM |
| Friday, March 13 | New York Yankees | 7:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 15 | Philadelphia (Clearwater) | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 17 | Atlanta | 1:00 PM* |
| Saturday, March 21 | Pittsburgh (Bradenton) | 1:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 22 | Philadelphia | 1:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 29 | Tampa Bay | 1:00 PM |
| Monday, March 30 | Minnesota | 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 31 | Tampa Bay (Port Charlotte) | 1:00 PM* |
| Wednesday, April 1 | Toronto | 1:00 PM* |
| Friday, April 3 | Minnesota | 1:00 PM |
| Friday, March 4 | Minnesota (Hammond Stadium) | 1:00 PM |
*Select Spring Training day games will be replayed in their entirety at 7:00 pm as the schedule permits.
Late in the first half of their blowout win over the Houston Cougars, UConn Huskies forward Breanna Stewart came up with an incredible block on the layup attempt by Houston’s Marche’ Amerson.
Here are the results of the Boston Red Sox the last three seasons: Last place in AL East, World Series champions, Last place in AL East.
They may not be good enough to win a title this year, but they will most likely not finish in last place again, either, after the team revamped their roster in preparation for this upcoming season.
The Red Sox brought in the top two offensive free agents, Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez, while restocking their rotation with Justin Masterson, Wade Miley and Rick Porcello. There’s been a lot of turnover, but in just one offseason the Red Sox have gone from pretenders to contenders.
It all begins during the 2015 Spring Training season, which is just around the corner.
The majority of the Red Sox Spring Training games are played at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. Boston Red Sox tickets are available at ScoreBig.com for all Spring Trainings games. The highest average ticket price for a game at JetBlue Park is against their longtime division rival, the New York Yankees on March 13th, where the average ticket price is $154 with a get-in price of $56.
The next highest average ticket prices includes games against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 22nd and against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 23rd. The average ticket price for the Phillies game is $124 with a get-in price of $18, and the average ticket price for the Cardinals game is $118 with a get-in price of $38.
Lastly, the highest average ticket price for a Boston Red Sox Spring Training game not at JetBlue Park is on March 8th against the New York Mets at Tradition Field. The average ticket price is $102.08 and the get-in price is $45.
The one thing in common with these games that are fetching the highest average ticket prices is that they involve some of the top fan bases in the sport. Red Sox Spring Training games will be heavily attended to as the team tries to gel in preparation for the 2015 regular season.
During their current stretch of playing the top teams in the AAC, the Connecticut Huskies are faring well and are enjoying a five day break in between games. After beating Tulsa (who was in first place at the time) at home by 25 points on February 12th, the Huskies dropped a road game by 18 points at the first place SMU Mustangs on Valentine’s Day.
The Huskies had a five day break to gear up for their final stretch run. They cannot afford two losses in their final six games. At 14-10 overall with a 7-5 conference record, the Huskies can still pick up quality wins before the AAC tournament. They face Memphis twice, host the conference leading Mustangs at home and end the regular season schedule at Temple.
Connecticut kicks off the final stretch with two games this week. They face the Memphis Tigers on the road on Thursday, February 19th and go back home to play Tulane at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. According to TiqIQ.com, there are fewer than 100 Connecticut Huskies vs Memphis Tigers tickets at the Fedex Forum, with an average ticket price of $58 and a walk-in price of $13. On Sunday, February 22nd, Connecticut vs Tulane tickets are going for $62.28 on average, with a walk-in price of $42.
Our friends at Hipmunk.com can help Connecticut fans watch their basketball team wherever they go with easily searchable flights to Memphis and other fantastic guides on flying from Bradley International or anywhere in the Northeast. For those looking to enjoy some extra time in the area, Hipmunk can also help you reserve hotels in Memphis for as little as $80 per night.
College basketball would be in a better place if the Connecticut Huskies earn the chance to defend their 2014 NCAA Tournament championship. Fans are hoping they have enough in them to climb the standings in the AAC and be in the best position possible for at at-large bid if they cannot win the conference tournament.
Here is a photo gallery from the UConn women’s basketball game versus the Houston Cougars at the XL Center on February 17, 2015. The UConn Huskies beat Houston 85-26.
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So what did the UConn Women’s Basketball team do to celebrate taking over as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll?
They did what they have been doing to American Athletic Conference opponents all season long. Whooping their butts.
Behind 26 points from Breanna Stewart, the UConn Huskies crushed the Houston Cougars 85-26 in front of just 7,445 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Tuesday night.
No 1/1 UConn moves to 25-1 (14-0 American) while Houston, who suffered it’s 12th straight defeat, falls to 6-20 (1-14 American).
Moriah Jefferson, Morgan Tuck and Gabby Williams all had 12 points a piece with Tuck and Williams grabbing nine and eight rebounds respectively.
Playing in their final games at the XL Center, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had just four points while Kiah Stokes had six points. Stokes also pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and had seven blocked shots.
Nobody on the Cougars hit double figures in defeat.
They were led by Mariah Mitchell who had nine points. Alecia Smith added five points while both Marche’ Amerson and Jessieka Palmer had four. Tyler Gilbert had a team-high seven rebounds.
The Huskies hit the road for the next two games before Senior Night on February 28. First stop is in the oil capital of for a matchup with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday. Tip is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Houston Cougars @ UConn Huskies 2/17/15 box score
Here are the postgame quotes from UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma.
photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune
UConn PG Moriah Jefferson (4) blows past South Carolina G Tina Roy (23) for a layup in the first half at Gampel Pavilion on February 9, 2015.
From UConn:
ST. LOUIS – After earning both the American Athletic Conference and espnW Player of the Week accolades on Monday, University of Connecticut junior guard Moriah Jefferson picked up another national honor when she was selected as the Ann Meyers Drysdale Women’s National Player of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday.
As The American’s Player of the Week, Jefferson was nominated for the weekly award, which was chosen by Mel Greenberg, the USBWA coordinator for women’s basketball, from a list of Division I conference players of the week.
Jefferson, who is averaging 11.7 points in 26.8 minutes per game this season, has been one of the Huskies’ most consistent scoring options in In total, she ranks first on the team in assists (115) and steals (61) and is one of seven Huskies shooting over 50.0 percent from the floor (56.2). She provided a spark in UConn’s 87-62 victory over No. 1 South Carolina on Feb. 9, notching 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting to go along with a game-high six assists.
Jefferson’s 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals game averages are top in the American Athletic Conference.
Last week, she was selected to the Wooden Award Late Season Top-20 List as well as the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top-30 list. Additionally, the guard is among 31 candidates on the 2015 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List.
Since the 1987-88 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. At the Women’s NCAA Final Four in Denver, 2012, the organization announced going forward that the national and weekly player award has been named for Hall of Famer and former UCLA All-American Ann Meyers Drysdale. At the conclusion of the regular season, the USBWA will name finalists for the award, which is voted on by the entire membership of the USBWA. The winner of the 2015 Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year will be announced and presented at the USBWA’s annual awards event in Tampa, site of the 2015 NCAA Women’s Final Four.
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The UConn women’s basketball team is 24-1 on the season and one of the big reasons why their record is what it is is because of the improvement from point guard Moriah Jefferson.
Each year she has gotten better, especially having spent the first two years of her college career learning from Bria Hartley. But in the 2014-15, she has taken her game to a whole new level.
Through her first 25 games this season, she’s averaging 11.7 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals (the latter two lead the team). She’s made 33 three-pointers this year, which matches her total from the 2013-14 season.
And with Jefferson getting better, so does the team.
With weapons like All-Americans Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis as well as Kia Nurse and Morgan Tuck among others, Jefferson’s job is easy. One could say that those players make Jefferson better and you could definitely argue it either way and be right.
Watch and/or listen below as UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley, Stewart and Mosqueda-Lewis talk about the play of Jefferson (note: video was shot after UConn beat South Carolina on 2/9/15).
photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune