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Spring (football) is in the air [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]

Practice 1 Notes [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Practice 1 Thoughts From Coach Randy Edsall [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Part Of Their Spring Vacation? A Baby Shower [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Football practice No. 1 in the books [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Interviews From The Opening Day Of Spring Practice [Shawn Courchesne – Hartford Courant]

Mood upbeat as UConn football team begins practice [CT Post]

UConn Football: Difton Plans To Deliver [Hartford Courant]

Campbell ‘excited to be back’ for Huskies [New Haven Register]

Spring arrives for UC football [The Day]

UConn’s spring football practice opens; Lutrus set at middle linebacker spot [The Republican-American]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Auriemma named Region 1’s top coach [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

UConn’s Big Three on national ballots [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

A little broadcasting info [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Bracket Rumblings – Oh, UConn-Tennessee, too [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Mangina Steps Down, Geno Reflects [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Trio Honored By WBCA, Geno too [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Tina, Kalana, Maya On Final Ballot [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

New confident edge for Huskies’ guards [Roger Cleaveland – The Republican-American]

Two BIG EAST WBB Players Top ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-America Team [BigEast.org]

Refreshed Huskies set for title quest [CT Post]

Sun, Thibault See Many Positives In Charles [Hartford Courant]

For Geno and UConn, winning never gets old [New Haven Register]

Greene lands a spot on Wooden Award ballot [The Day]

Women’s hoops needs men to care [Cincinnati Enquirer]

Jaguars see positives in UConn matchup [The Advocate]

UT, UConn should renew rivalry [The Daily Beacon]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

How Jerome Got His Groove Back [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Surviving a scare [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

Question his Heart? Never! (No never) [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Postgame Following The Victory Over Northeastern [Shawn Courchesne – Hartford Courant]

Finish Line [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Dyson powers UConn to NIT first-round victory [CT Post]

Dyson Rallies UConn By Northeastern [Hartford Courant]

Dyson Finally Shows Heart [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men’s Notebook: Hard To Forget Northeastern’s Janning [Hartford Courant]

Extras: Huskies Vs. Huskies [Hartford Courant]

Huskies, Dyson refuse to die [New Haven Register]

UConn survives NIT first round [Norwich Bulletin]

Huskies survive, advance [The Day]

UConn notebook [The Day]

Dyson, UConn survive NIT opener [The Republican-American]

Calhoun announced his return to protect recruiting [The Republican-American]

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Softball: Huskies Face First Northeast Foe at Quinnipiac Wednesday [UConnHuskies.com]

Men’s Soccer: Chicago Signs Defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball: Ahmed Leads Huskies to 8-4 Victory over Boston College [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball: Springer Wants Team Success [UConnHuskies.com]

Jerome Dyson had been missing in action over the final two weeks of the season and it probably cost the UConn Huskies a chance at playing in the NCAA Tournament. And if it weren’t for Dyson on Tuesday night, the Huskies would have gone one-and-done in the Postseason NIT.

Dyson put the Huskies on his back in the second half as he single-handedly led the comeback on the way to a 59-57 win over the Northeastern Huskies in front of 5,571 at Gampel Pavilion.

UConn (18-15) will now await the winner of the Quinnipiac/Virginia Tech game on Wednesday night to find out when they’ll play again (March 18-20 or 22). Northeastern ends it’s season at 20-13.

Dyson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, including 11 in the final 7 1/2 minutes of the game. He also had three rebounds and three assists. Stanley Robinson, who looked lost at times, finished with 14 points and six rebounds.

Alex Oriakhi added eight points and led UConn with nine rebounds while Gavin Edwards had eight points and four rebounds starting for the first time in forever.

Matt Janning, who torched the Huskies for 28 points last year, led Northeastern with 17 points. Manny Adako chipped in with 14 points while Nkem Ojougboh added 11 points and seven rebounds. Chaisson Allen rounded out the Northeastern players in double figures with 10 points.

UConn started out slowly as they looked like the awful team they’d been for the past two weeks. They trailed 10-4 before mounting their comeback. UConn then went on a 7-0 run to take a one point lead.

Northeastern responded with a 7-2 run to push their lead back to four. After the Huskies cut the lead to one on a Kemba Walker free throw at 19-18, Dyson would hit a free throw and then Walker would make two to give UConn the lead at 21-19.

An Adako tip-in would tie it up before UConn went on an 11-1 run to open up a ten point lead. UConn took a 34-26 lead into the locker rooms.

It was the same old thing for UConn to start the second half as they allowed the visiting Huskies to get back into the game over the first nine minutes. An Adako layup tied it up at 43 and from there Northeastern would push their lead to six at 54-48 with 5:58 to go.

But Dyson was on fire as he went on a 7-3 run to cut the lead to four. Robinson would tie it up on layup at 57 and two free throws by Dyson made it 59-57. Walker would have two chances to ice the game but he missed the front end of two one-and-ones but they survived as Baptiste Bataille’s three-pointer was off the mark.

This was definitely the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde UConn team that we’ve grown accustomed to watching all season long. Honestly, if it wasn’t for Jim Calhoun yelling at them and Dyson responding to it, the Huskies would be focusing solely on academics.

Instead, they’ll live to see at least one more game.

Notes and musings:

Northeastern Huskies @ UConn Huskies Postseason NIT First Round box score

The starters for UConn were Kemba Walker, Jerome Dyson, Stanley Robinson, Gavin Edwards and Alex Oriakhi.

Despite the fact that tickets were just $10, only 5,571 showed up at Gampel Pavilion.

Jim Calhoun was Northeastern’s coach the last time they beat UConn in 1985, and Calhoun remains Northeastern’s all-time wins leader with 250.

UConn shot 44% (22-of-50) from the floor while Northeastern shot 41.1% (23-of-56).

Northeastern was 3-of-15 (20%) from three point land while UConn was 2-of-9 (22.2%).

UConn was 13-of-18 (72.2%) from the free throw line.

UConn won the battle of the boards 40-27.

Both teams had 30 points in the paint.

UConn had nine points off of six Northeastern turnovers. Northeastern had 15 points off of 12 UConn turnovers.

The Boston Red Sox went to Kissimmee this afternoon with a split-squad take on old friend Brad Mills and his Houston Astros squad. And it was Mills who came out on top as the Astros won 3-0.

Jon Lester started for the Red Sox and went four innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out two. Scott Atchison struck out one and gave up a hit in an inning as he looks to bolster his chances of being in the bullpen for the season.

Six Astros pitchers led by Roy Oswalt held the Red Sox to just four hits on the afternoon. Oscar Tejada, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida and Angel Sanchez had the hits.

Tonight, the Red Sox travel up I-75 to take on their AL East rivals the Tampa Bay Rays.

The game starts at 7:05 p.m and will be broadcast on WEEI 850 AM. It is also available on MLB.com if you have the MLB.tv or Gameday Audio package. You can also catch it on the MLB At Bat app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Felix Doubront makes the start for Red Sox and he’ll be followed by Jorge Sosa, Boof Bonser, Joe Nelson and Junichi Tazawa. Wade Davis will start for the Rays and he’ll be followed by Andy Sonnanstine and Dan Wheeler.

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Red Sox wait anxiously for Westmoreland news [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

Reunion day in Kissimmee for Sox and Astros [CSN New England]

Westmoreland is more than a story to me [CSN New England]

Disability no obstacle for Reddicks [ESPN Boston]

Video: Wakefield demonstrates knuckleball [ESPN Boston]

Westmoreland has surgery [ESPN Boston]

Beckett feeling better [Extra Bases]

Francona on the run [Extra Bases]

Beckett a go for Friday [Full Count]

Source: Rule 5 pick back to Red Sox [Full Count]

Mills comes into his own [ProJo Sox Blog]

Beckett feeling better, should make his Friday start [ProJo Sox Blog]

Francona, Mills share special bond [RedSox.com]

Cy Young Award Winner John Smoltz Joins TBS Lineup as Analyst [Turner Sports]

After winning three straight Grapefruit League games, the Boston Red Sox hosted the Baltimore Orioles on Monday afternoon and fell 8-4.

Tim Wakefield struggled on the bump as he allowed five runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.  Jonathan Papelbon was perfect in his inning out of the pen and Hideki Okajima allowed a run on two hits in an inning with two strikeouts. Daniel Bard struck out all three batters he faced.

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they will host the Northeastern Huskies in the first round of the Postseason NIT at Gampel Pavilion.

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. The game will also be available on ESPN360. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can listen to the game on the WTIC/UConn Radio Network.

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Call of Duty? [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Catching NIT fever [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

UConn Prepares For NIT Opener Vs. Northeastern [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Kemba Walker On His Future [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Northeastern coach Bill Coen on the “other” Huskies [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

It’s go time! [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

UConn Alumni on March Madness [UConn Huskies Basketball]

UConn tries to stay positive with NIT run [CT Post]

UConn men’s game day: vs. Northeastern [CT Post]

UConn’s Last Chance For Positive Finish [Hartford Courant]

NIT First Round: UConn Vs. Northeastern [Hartford Courant]

The Deal Behind The Deal [Hartford Courant]

NIT opener a dogfight [New Haven Register]

Huskies have chance at redemption in NIT [Norwich Bulletin]

Retirement rumors ‘killed’ UConn in recruiting [Norwich Bulletin]

UConn men seek fresh start in second-tier tourney [The Day]

NIT gives Huskies a chance to get early start on next year [The Republican-American]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

It’s tourney time [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Huskies Open in Norfolk; Could See Tennessee In San Antonio [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

If it’s Monday, it must be … Norfolk [Vickie Fulkerson – The Day]

2010 Selection Show – Quotes [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn women to open tournament against Southern [CT Post]

UConn women’s opponent: About Southern [CT Post]

UConn Women Open Sunday Vs. Southern [Hartford Courant]

UConn will open against Southern [New Haven Register]

Moore willing to be Obama’s hoops partner [Norwich Bulletin]

UConn women are top overall seed in 22nd NCAA appearance [The Day]

UConn women begin quest for national title in Virginia [The Republican-American]

Ohio State’s women have St. Francis on their NCAA plate, but Connecticut on their minds [Cleveland Plain Dealer]

Temple placed right in UConn’s path [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Connecticut seems a shoo-in to win women’s title [Los Angeles Times]

Dayton: UConn Casts Mighty Shadow [Fanhouse]

Maybe UConn keeps its streak intact. But what if the Huskies … don’t win? [ESPN.com]

Which teams will reach San Antonio? [ESPN.com]

UConn deserves credit for its remarkable run, but I can’t watch [SI.com]

UConn Football links

Fresh off vacation, DC’s back answering questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Video: Huskies’ spring outlook [ESPN.com – Big East Blog]

Spring superlatives: Connecticut [ESPN.com – Big East Blog]

Thinking of Spring [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Spring Practice For Football Opens Tuesday [UConnHuskies.com]

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Women’s Lacrosse: Mitchelides Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week [UConnHuskies.com]

The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team was chosen as the No. 1 overall seed for the 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and will be heading to the Dayton Regional.

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