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UConn Football links

Big East: What we learned [Andrea Adelson – ESPN.com]

Big East bowl projections [Andrea Adelson – ESPN.com]

Report Card: Vanderbilt [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Where do the Huskies go at QB? [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

UConn-Vanderbilt, the day after [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

UConn’s loss, the day after [Paul Doyle – Hartford Courant]

Pasqualoni blames more than QBs [CT Post]

Pasqualoni Says No Decision On Quarterback [Hartford Courant]

UConn Notebook — Big or little, they both cost Huskies a win [The Hour]

Turnovers fuel Vanderbilt’s 2-0 turnaround [The Tennessean]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Alumni Profile: Rudy Gay [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Other UConn related links

W. Tennis. Women’s Tennis Opens Fall Schedule At Fairfield Doubles Festival [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Soccer. No. 3 Huskies Earn Second-Straight Shutout vs. SMU, 1-0 [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Soccer. Women’s Soccer Falls to Harvard, 2-1 [UConnHuskies.com]

Field Hockey. Silverman Scores Early; Defense Dominates as Field Hockey Defeats Drexel, 2-0 [UConnHuskies.com]

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After losing their fourth game in a row, including a second straight game against the Tampa Bay Rays last night, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid a sweep this afternoon at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL.

Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Rays television market, you can catch the game on Sun Sports. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Jon Lester looks to get the Red Sox back into the win column in his 28th start of 2011. In his previous 27 starts, Lester is 15-6 with a 2.93 ERA. He’s made two starts against the Rays this season and is 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA (4 ER/14 IP). Lester has made 18 career starts against the Rays and is 10-4 with a 3.65 ERA.  He’s enjoyed good success at the Trop where he is 4-0 with a 2.92 ERA in six starts.

James Shields looks to pull the Rays even closer in the AL Wild Card standings in his 30th start of 2011. In his previous 29 starts, Shields is 14-10 with a 2.77 ERA. He’s made three starts against the Red Sox and is 1-2 with a 3.52 ERA (9 ER/23 IP). He has made 19 career starts against the Red Sox and is 6-11 with a 4.84 ERA.

Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.

Here are this afternoon’s lineups:

85-60		80-64
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Desmond Jennings	LF
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. B.J. Upton	CF
3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B	3. Evan Longoria	3B
4. David Ortiz	DH	4. Ben Zobrist	2B
5. Josh Reddick	RF	5. Johnny Damon	DH
6. Carl Crawford	LF	6. Sean Rodriguez	SS
7. Jason Varitek	C	7. Casey Kotchman	1B
8. Marco Scutaro	SS	8. Jose Lobaton	C
9. Mike Aviles	3B	9. Brandon Guyer	RF
Jon Lester	SP	James Shields	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

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Watch your Wake [Boston Herald]

Red Sox play 9/11 game [Clubhouse Insider]

For Sox, TB pitchers are Death Rays [ESPN Boston]

Remembering Sept. 11 and the role baseball played afterward [Extra Bases]

Buchholz continues to make progress [Extra Bases]

Red Sox, Rays Flirting With Historic Collapse, Comeback [NESN.com]

Former Red Sox Outfielder Mike Cameron Hints He May Retire Following Season [NESN.com]

Video: Terry Francona, Jed Lowrie Among Red Sox Sharing Memories of 9/11 Attacks [NESN.com]

Video: Former New York Yankees Bench Coach Don Zimmer Recalls Uncertain Morning on 9/11 [NESN.com]

Francona remembers 9/11 [Projo Sox Blog]

More Pawtucket call-ups possible [Projo Sox Blog]

Red Sox asking ace to halt four-game slide [RedSox.com]

Rays, Sox pause to honor those lost on 9/11 [RedSox.com]

2011 SoxProspects.com All-Stars [SoxProspects.com]

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Photo credits: AP Photo, AP Photo

Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams as well as some of the other sports. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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UConn Football links

And It’s A Wrap From Vanderbilt Stadium: ‘Dores 24, Huskies 21 [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Vandy 24, UConn 21 [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]

Game in review [Joe Perez – Norwich Bulletin]

The one that got away [John Nash – The Hour]

Postgame thoughts [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

UConn Falls At Vanderbilt, 24-21 [UConnHuskies.com]

Easley questionable for Bills’ season opener [CT Post]

NFL CONNECTICUT PROFILE RB Donald Brown (UConn), Colts [CT Post]

Throwaway [Hartford Courant]

Solid signs from the defense [Hartford Courant]

Offense not dandy in Vandy [The Hour]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Kemba Walker at John Wall’s Birthday Party [UConn Huskies Basketball]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Swin Cash: A Star On And Off The Court [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Other UConn related links

Field Hockey. Bolles Breaks Tie Late as No. 4 Huskies Nip No. 16 Albany, 1-0 [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Cross Country. Women’s Cross Country Competes In Bryant Invitational [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. UConn Splits Day Two At UNH Tournament [UConnHuskies.com]

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Another game, another loss by the Boston Red Sox. Of course this one was a little more heartbreaking than the last one.

After battling back in the 9th inning with back-to-back home runs by Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jacoby Ellsbury that tied the game, Evan Longoria‘s walkoff single in the 11th gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-5 win.

With the New York Yankees falling again last night, the Red Sox remain 2.5 games behind them for first place in the AL East. But, it’s quickly becoming a race again as the Rays are now 4.5 games behind the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card standings. And let’s not overlook the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as they are just five games back.

I honestly don’t have much else to say right now other than it’s a frustrating time to be a Red Sox fan. The best thing we can do right now though is sit back and continue to support them through these tough times. They deserve that from us as fans.

We’ll be back in a short while with this afternoon’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. But for now, enjoy the overnight links below by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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After rally, Sox fall [Boston Globe]

Experts asked to take a first look at second season [Boston Globe]

With braced ankle, Beckett pushes on [Boston Globe]

Sox keep dropping [Boston Herald]

Rays confident about their chances [Boston Herald]

Pap gathers cobwebs [Boston Herald]

Youk adds to injuries [Boston Herald]

Sox force extras but fall short, 6-5 [CSN New England]

Sox almost facing must-win [CSN New England]

Notes: Bard takes another loss [CSN New England]

Francona nixes Aceves as starter, for now [ESPN Boston]

Rapid reaction: Rays 6, Red Sox 5, 11 innings [ESPN Boston]

Closing Time: Evan Longoria’s 11th-inning single ruins Red Sox comeback [Full Count]

Video: U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Show Support for Red Sox, Encourage Team to Take Down Yankees [NESN.com]

Video: Kyle Weiland Shows Maturity in Escaping Potentially Disastrous First Inning, Credits Decision to Continue Going After Hitters [NESN.com]

Video: Jonathan Papelbon Says Red Sox’ Recent Skid Just Part of Season, Team Still Has a Lot of Confidence [NESN.com]

Red Sox, Rays a Study in Contrasting Emotions Following Tampa Bay’s Walk-Off Win [NESN.com]

Seems like nothing is going their way [Providence Journal]

9/11 memories still fresh in players’ minds [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Aceves may be used as a stop-gap starter [Providence Journal]

New Spring Training facility in the home stretch [RedSox.com]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSN New England,  ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.

And if you must check out the enemy news, head over the to St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune websites.

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