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UConn Football links

UConn’s Campbell hopes to make most of second chance [ESPN.com – Big East Blog]

Tune Into The UConn Football Spring Game Live Blog! [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Offensive Line Coach Mike Foley Shows Knack For Developing Players [Hartford Courant]

Hurd one of four to captain 2010 Huskies [The Day]

Keep reading for the rest of the links.

UConn Women’s Basketball links

CPTV To Televise Documentary April 25 [Jeff Otterbein – Hartford Courant]

Women’s Basketball Parade And Rally On Sunday [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn 1 behind Tennessee in titles [CT Post]

6 perfect seasons [CT Post]

78-game winning streak: By the numbers [CT Post]

UConn always looking forward in quest for perfection [CT Post]

78 straight, 7 national titles hard for Auriemma to fathom [CT Post]

UConn women’s recruits for 2010 [CT Post]

UConn women’s basketball by the numbers [CT Post]

UConn tab: The 2009-10 cast [CT Post]

Best players leaving impressions on Auriemma [CT Post]

USA Basketball: Kalana Greene Learning From The Best [Hartford Courant]

Geno Auriemma Thrives In A 4-Year World [Hartford Courant]

Charles presented with Wooden award [Norwich Bulletin]

What does UConn’s Tina Charles have in common with Michael Jordan and Larry Bird? [Mansfield Today]

UConn women raise age-old question: How good is too good? [SI.com]

Other UConn related links

Women’s Lacrosse: UConn Lacrosse Looks to Snap Unfavorable Streak [UConnHuskies.com]

Field Hockey: Three Huskies Named to USA Indoor Field Hockey National Team [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball: No. 25 Huskies Head to Nation’s Capital for Three-Game Series [UConnHuskies.com]

Are you planning on attending the UConn Huskies women’s basketball championship parade and rally on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.?

If you are be sure to check out the map below. After the parade ends, there will be a rally on the north steps of the State Capitol with the UConn women’s players and coaches.

Click on map to see full-size image

Here’s one final press release from the UConn Athletics Communications Department. This one concerns UConn Huskies junior All-American  Maya Moore being named the 2010 winner of the Honda Award for Women’s Basketball:

STORRS, Conn. – Maya Moore  has won the 2010 Honda Sports Award in basketball, designating her as the nation’s top collegiate female athlete in that sport.

This is the third year in a row that Moore has been nominated for the award. The award is based on the results of national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 34th year. Moore’s win, coming on the heels of being named the NCAA Final Four MVP, marks the eighth time that a University of Connecticut basketball player has been honored with the award.

Past Honda Sports Award winners from the school include Rebecca Lobo and Maya’s former teammate Renee Montgomery, who won last year. (See below for list of past winners.)

The Honda Sports Award is given annually to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports, along with automatic nomination for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Moore was voted over three other nominees for the 2010 award, including her teammate, senior Tina Charles. The other two nominees were Kelsey Griffin, a senior at the University of Nebraska and Nnemkadi Ogwumike, a Stanford University sophomore. The candidates were selected by the NCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

“I’m very honored and excited to celebrate winning the Honda Sports Award along with a national championship with my teammates,” Moore said. “I thank God for blessing me with the best and most committed coaches and staff in the country and my teammates who give their best everyday.”

Moore, who grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia, helped her team achieve an NCAA record of 78 wins this year, as well as its sixth undefeated season and second straight NCAA National Championship. She received both the 2010 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player and Dayton Regional’s Most Outstanding Player award and is a three-time AP First Team All-American. Moore ended this season averaging 18.9 points and 8.3 rebounds, scoring in double figures 34 times. She finished the 2009-10 season with 736 points, the second most points scored in a season by a UConn player only to herself (754 pts in 2008-09). So far in her career, Moore has scored 2168 points, with 963 rebounds and 243 three-pointers. She is also the first junior in the program’s history to score over 2000 points.

Previous Honda Sports Award winners from the University of Connecticut for basketball include: Rebecca Lobo (1995), Jennifer Rizzotti (1996), Shea Ralph (2000), Sue Bird (2002), Diana Taurasi (2003, ’04) and Renee Montgomery (2009). Both Lobo and Rizzotti went on to win the Honda-Broderick Cup as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Renee Montgomery (2009). Both Lobo and Rizzotti went on to win the Honda-Broderick Cup as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

Previously announced Honda Sports Award recipients include University of Illinois’ Angela Bizzarri for cross country, Katie O’Donnell from the University of Maryland for field hockey, Whitney Engen from the University of North Carolina for soccer, Megan Hodge from Penn State University for volleyball and Julia Smit from Stanford University for swimming & diving. Honda Award winners in golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, softball, tennis and track & field will be announced in the coming months. The Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year will be determined by separate balloting involving all NCAA-member institutions and the winner will receive the Honda-Broderick Cup in June 2010.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. sponsors the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program.

The UConn Huskies football team will be holding their annual Blue/White football game on Saturday to end their spring practices. The game will begin at 12:00 p.m.at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT. Admission to the game is free as is the parking.

So if you have no plans on Saturday, why not head over to The Rent and check out the boys as they prepare for the 2010 season.

A full look at the rosters after the jump.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – University of Connecticut linebacker Lawrence Wilson (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) has been named to the 2010 Lott Trophy Watch List it was announced Thursday in Newport Beach by Ronnie Lott and the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. Wilson was among the leading tacklers in the nation last season when he had 140.

“This is a superb list of young men,” said Lott as he announced the list. “We at the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation are always pleased to see the accomplishments of such outstanding student-athletes, all of whom are worthy of consideration for the Lott Trophy.”

Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, the award is given to a player who exhibit’s the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.

Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, members of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation Board of Directors, the Legends Coaches and distinguished alumni of various schools around the nation.

The winner, who will be announced at the annual black-tie gala in December, receives $25,000 for his school’s general scholarship fund. Three runnerups each receive $5,000.

A full look at the complete watch list after the jump.

2010 Lott Trophy Watch List

• Sam Acho, DL, Texas, 6-3, 260, Dallas
• Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA, 6-4, 252, Los Angeles
• Mark Barron, S, Alabama, 6-2, 215, Mobile, Ala.
• Jeremy Beal, DE, Oklahoma, 6-3, 261, Carrollton, Tx
• Brandon Boykin, S, Georgia, 5-10, 185, Fayettville, Ga.
• Rashad Carmichael, CB, Virginia Tech, 5-11, 186, Clinton, Md.
• Ugo Chinasa, DE, Oklahoma State, 6-5, 252, Richardson, Tx.
• Jared Crick, DL, Nebraska, 6-6, 285, Cozad, Ne.
• Brian Duncan, LB, Texas Tech, 6-1, 240, Baton Rouge, La.
• John Graves, DE, Virginia Tech, 6-3, 277, Richmond, Va.
• Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College, 6-4, 238, Wayne, Pa.
• Cameron Heyward, DT, Ohio State, 6-6, 287, Suwanee, Ga.
• Ross Homan, LB, Ohio State, 6-0, 229, Coldwater, Oh
• Jeron Johnson, S, Boise State, 5-11, 194, Compton, Ca.
• Tejay Johnson, S, TCU, 6-1, 212, Garland, Tx.
• A.J. Jones, LB, Florida, 6-1, 226, Tampa
• Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State, 6-1, 228, Cincinnati
• Thomas Keiser, DE, Stanford, 6-5, 257, Wexford, Pa.
• Ryan Kerrigan, DL, Purdue, 6-4, 263, Muncie, Ind.
• Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon, 6-2, 235, Agoura Hills, Ca.
• Cliff Matthews, DE, South Carolina, 6-4, 249, Cheraw, SC
• Josh McNary, DE, Army, 6-1, 225, Houston
• Wyatt Middleton, S, Navy, 6-2, 208, Norcross, Ga.
• Von Miller, DE/LB, Texas A&M, 6-3, 240, DeSoto, Tx.
• Dontay Moch, DE, Nevada, 6-1, 245, Chandler, Az.
• Mike Mohamed, LB, Cal, 6-3, 237, Brawley, Ca.
• Rahim Moore, S, UCLA, 6-1, 197, Los Angeles
• Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State, 6-1, 285, Los Altos, Ca.
• Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU, 6-1, 211, Pompano Beach, Fl.
• Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina, 6-5, 260, Ladson, SC
• Andrew Rich, S, BYU, 6-3, 223, Ogden, Utah
• Greg Romeus, DL, Pitt, 6-6, 270, Coral Springs, Fl.
• Kenny Rowe, DE/LB, Oregon, 6-3, 232, Long Beach, Ca.
• Tyler Sash, DB, Iowa, 6-1, 210, Oskaloosa, Ia.
• Kelvin Sheppard, LB, LSU, 6-3, 239, Stone Mountain, Ga.
• Malcolm Smith, LB, USC, 6-1, 225, Northridge, Ca.
• J.T. Thomas, LB, West Virginia, 6-2, 225, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
• JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin, 6-6, 287, Pewaukee, Wi
• Deunta Williams, S, North Carolina, 6-2, 205, Jacksonville, NC
• Lawrence Wilson, LB, Connecticut, 6-1, 220, Tuscaloosa, Al.
• Alex Wujciak, LB, Maryland, 6-3, 225, West Caldwell, NJ
• Anthony Wright, CB, Air Force, 5-10, 190, Cleveland

Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. The Lott Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation and the Legends Coaches which is a distinguished group of former college football head coaches. The seventh annual Lott Trophy dinner will be held December 12th at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. For more information on The Lott Trophy visit: www.LottTrophy.com.

Here’s a press release from the UConn Athletic Communications Department about the announcement of the UConn Football Captains for 2010:

STORRS, Conn. – Redshirt senior offensive lineman Zach Hurd (Waterford, Conn.), redshirt senior linebacker Scott Lutrus (Brookfield, Conn.), redshirt junior defensive lineman Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.) and senior fullback Anthony Sherman (North Attleboro, Mass.) will be the captains of the 2010 University of Connecticut football team as announced by head coach Randy Edsall, Thursday.

Jasper Howard, the UConn football player who passed away on October 18, 2009, and would have been a senior in 2010 was named an honorary captain for the season.

Lutrus and Sherman are both two-time captains for the Huskies after serving as captain during the 2009 season. They become the two-time captain duo since Darius Butler and D.J. Hernandez in 2008.

Hurd was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection in 2009 after playing and starting in all 13 games on the season at left guard. He has started in 26-straight games entering his senior season, 13 at right guard during his sophomore year and 13 at left guard in his junior season. He was awarded the offensive game ball along with his fellow offensive lineman after the Notre Dame game on Nov. 21 for an outstanding job in leading the way for Andre Dixon and Jordan Todman to rush for a combined 244 yards and two touchdowns, including the gamewinner in double overtime.

Reyes is a new addition to the Husky captain ranks and is the lone junior captain for UConn. Reyes has started 16 games in his first two years with the team on the defensive line, including 12 in 2009. The New Hampshire native finished 2009 with 37 tackles, six TFL and three sacks for 14 yards. Six of his 37 tackles came in a win against Syracuse.

The fourth captain for the Huskies in 2010 is Sherman who, like Lutrus, will be returning for his second year as a team leader. Sherman, the lone true senior in the captain ranks, earned a starting role in his sophomore season and has played in each and every game for UConn since he stepped foot on campus, starting in 20 of them. A tailback, Sherman has totaled 60 rushing yards and 350 receiving yards in his career. He is also an outstanding player on special teams, notching 49 career tackles, 33 unassisted.

Hurd, Lutrus, Reyes, Sherman and the 2010 Huskies will begin their season on September 4 on center stage when they head to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines.

Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins 1:10 p.m Target Field – Minneapolis, MN SP: Tim Wakefield vs Francisco Liriano TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network

Late Morning Red Sox Delight – 4/15 [SOX & Dawgs]

After a nice effort from John Lackey on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to gain another series victory, this time against the Minnesota Twins.

This afternoon’s game will start at 1:10 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game can be seen in the Twins television market on FOX Sports North. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

Tim Wakefield looks to get closer to Cy Young and Rogers Clemens on the all-time Red Sox wins list for Terry Francona. Wake has made one start in 2010 as he allowed two runs in seven innings against the Royals picking up a no decision. He made one start against the Twins getting the win after giving up a run in seven innings. He’s made 26 appearances (23 starts) against the Twins in his career and is 14-5 with a 4.16 ERA and two saves. He made 12 career starts at the Metrodome and was 7-4 with a 4.54 ERA.

Francisco Liriano looks to prevent the Red Sox from getting their first series win in Minnesota since 2007. He’s made two career starts against the Red Sox, with both coming in 2009, and is 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA.

Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.

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

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Lackey handles it well [Boston Globe]

Discussion comes from Dye situation [Boston Globe]

Hermida has been spot-on in spot duty [Boston Globe]

Next big hit: Jeremy Hermida [Boston Herald]

Right-hander John Lackey just what the doctor ordered [Boston Herald]

John Lackey shows restraint, gets a ‘W’ [Boston Herald]

Dustin Pedroia power [Boston Herald]

Red Sox Notes: Okajima Survives M&M Boys [CSN New England]

A swing and miss for Congress [Extra Bases]

Looking a little closer at Ortiz in 2009 [Extra Bases]

Closing time: Red Sox 6, Twins 3 [Full Count]

Video: The State of the Sox [Full Count]

Ortiz, Hermida, Lackey… [Hit and Run With Dan Roche]

Red Sox Claim Reliever Santo Luis from White Sox, Put Jed Lowrie on 60-Day DL [NESN.com]

Off to Good Start, John Lackey Must Earn Respect in Boston [NESN.com]

Ervin Santana Claims Yankees and Red Sox Get Better Calls from Umpires [NESN.com]

Wednesday’s Box Score Breakdown [Nuggetpalooza]

Lackey grinds through start, offense steps up [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Not yet ready to give up on Ortiz, says Francona [Providence Journal]

Hermida providing punch off the pine [Providence Journal]

Wakefield, Liriano have something to prove [RedSox.com]

Pedroia’s power surge continues [RedSox.com]

Dierker: Hitting back at HBP rules [RedSox.com]

Five Things We Learned: Just how powerful is Pedroia? [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]