UConn Football links

Credible Journalist Dealing In Rumors? Daron Ends It! [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Just A few More Things… [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Todman looking to be next great UConn back [Big East Blog – ESPN.com]

Late night with JSilver [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Open practice updates [Ramblings from The Runway]

More from Thursday’s open practice [Ramblings from The Runway]

D-lot dealings (we talkin’ bout practice) [Neill Ostrout – Connecticut Post]

Husky Football Hit the Field as Spectators Watch on Thursday [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn football notebook: LB Dabney injures shoulder [Connecticut Post]

Ansonia’s Kuraczea fighting for starting spot with UConn football [Connecticut Post]

Bennett’s Push Helps Ryan Move Forward [Hartford Courant]

Husky Tracks: Looking Back And Ahead At UConn Football Practice [Hartford Courant]

UConn linebacking corps taking a hit [New Haven Register]

Freshman phenom gives UConn a new threat [Waterbury Republican-American]

Stiffing U-Conn would cost UM $2 million [Detroit Free Press]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Player Profile: Gavin Edwards [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Odom to Visit Sept. 3 [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Huskies looking at Dyson to lead in 2009-10 [FOXSports.com]

Other UConn related links

Hathaway has the floor [Neill Ostrout – Connecticut Post]

Women’s Soccer: Huskies To Kick Of 2009 Season At Boston College [UConnHuskies.com]

Women’s Volleyball: Preseason Continues as Volleyball Prepares for 2009 [UConnHuskies.com]

Amesbury softball standout set for UConn tryout [The Daily News of Newburyport]

Friday, August 21^st @ 7:10 PM

Andy Pettitte (L) (9-6, 4.09) vs. Brad Penny (R) (7-7, 5.22)

TV: NESN, YES, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Saturday, August 22^nd @ 4:10 PM

A.J. Burnett (R) (10-6, 3.69) vs. Junichi Tazawa (R) (1-2, 5.40)

TV: FOX

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Sunday, August 23^rd @ 8:05 PM

CC Sabathia (L) (14-7, 3.58) vs. Josh Beckett (R) (14-4, 3.38)

TV: ESPN

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

2009 Wooden Award winner junior Maya Moore and senior center Tina Charles were among the 30 players named to the preseason 2009-10 John  R. Wooden Award preseason watch list on Thursday. They join 4 other sets of teammates on the list.

2009-10 John R. Wooden Award
Women’s Preseason Top 30 List

• Jayne Appel (Stanford)
• Erica Beverly (Hartford)
• Angie Bjorklund (Tennessee)
• Heather Bowman (Gonzaga)
• *-Jessica Breland (North Carolina)
• Tina Charles (UConn)
• Alysha Clark (Middle Tennessee)
• Allyssa DeHaan (Michigan State)
• Tyra Grant (Penn State)
• Alexis Gray-Lawson (California)
• Allison Hightower (LSU)
• Ashley Houts (Georgia)
• Ify Ibekwe (Arizona)
• Jantel Lavender (Ohio State)
• Gabriela Marginean (Drexel)
• Danielle McCray (Kansas)
• Nicole Michael (Syracuse)
• Jacinta Monroe (Florida State)
• #$-Maya Moore (UConn)
• Jené Morris (San Diego State)
• Dierdre Naughton (DePaul)
• Ta’Shia Phillips (Xavier)
• Jeanette Pohlen (Stanford)
• Samantha Prahalis (Ohio State)
• Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State)
• Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma)
• Jenna Smith (Illinois)
• Ashley Sweat (Kansas State)
• Carolyn Swords (Boston College)
• Courtney Vandersloot (Gonzaga)
• Monica Wright (Virginia)

*-Possible 2010 medical redshirt
#-2009 Wooden Award winner
$-2008 Wooden Award All-American

Jon Lester was strong for 8 innings and J.D. Drew hit 2 home runs and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of three errors as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 in front of 22, 817 at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Thursday night.

The win gave the Red Sox (69-51) 3-game sweep of the Jays and keeps them one game ahead of the Texas Rangers in the wild card standings as they also won 11-1 over the Minnesota Twins. The Red Sox also picked up a ½ game on their idle weekend opponent the New York Yankees and are now 6.5 games out of first.

Lester allowed two hits and the only run of the night in the 1st inning. After that he settled down and while not completely dominant, he was pretty dang good in picking up his 10th win of the season. He went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5.

Fernando Cabrera finished it off in the 9th for the Red Sox with a walk and a strikeout.

Brett Cecil had a rough go of things on the mound and hurt himself with a throwing error. He went 4 1/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks with two strikeouts.

Brian Tallet allowed a hit over 1 2/3 innings while Shawn Camp gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk with 3 strikeouts. Jesse Carlson struck out one in an inning of work.

Drew was perfect at the plate as he was 4-for-4 with the 2 home runs and 3 RBIs. Victor Martinez had one hit on the night, a home run. Jacoby Ellsbury added 2 hits while Dustin Pedroia returned to the lineup after the birth of his son with a hit and a RBI. Mike Lowell had a hit and a RBI while David Ortiz drove in a run as well.

The Red Sox now head home with some momentum for a big weekend matchup with their hated rivals to the south, the New York Yankees. It will be Andy Pettitte for the Yankees on the mound and he’ll be opposed by Brad Penny.

It should be a great weekend of baseball at Fenway Park and it will also mark the return of Jerry Remy to the NESN booth tomorrow night as well. That’s one thing I think we are all looking forward to.

If the Boston Red Sox are to make the playoffs this year, they will need three solid starters in the Division Series. Obviously there are no questions about what Josh Beckett and Jon Lester bring to the table. But after that, there are many questions of who could help the Red Sox in their quest for another World Series title.

Could Clay Buchholz be that guy? After last night’s performance on the mound, that answer could be yes, especially if he continues to pitch like that for the rest of the season.

Buchholz has had some unforunate bad luck his past two starts as he was up against the other teams’ ace. Last night in Toronto was no different as he squared off with Roy Halladay. But unlike in his two previous starts where he got exactly no run support, the Red Sox bats were able to score some runs (6) off of Halladay) and get him the win.

It was an important win for not only Buchholz but for the Red Sox as well. The Minnesota Twins, in a playoff race of their own in the AL Central, came back for the second straight night to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4. The win by the Red Sox and loss by the Rangers puts the Red Sox back on top in the wild card standings. The Oakland A’s weren’t so helpful though as they lost to the New York Yankees and that win by the rivals to the south keeps the Red Sox seven games back in the AL East.

The Red Sox will have a chance to put a dent in that this weekend but first they need to finish off the Blue Jays tonight with Jon Lester on the bump.

Before we head into the links, our friend Dan over at Red Sox Monster recently got married to his college sweetheart. Well you really need to see the surprise that he pulled off at the wedding reception for his bride.

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UConn Football links

What the future holds (so far) [Ramblings from The Runway]

Bad news for Big East [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]

Husky Tracks: Looking Back And Ahead At UConn Football Practice [Hartford Courant]

Other UConn related links

Men’s Soccer Holds Annual Preseason Media Day [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Baseball Summer Wrap-Up [UConnHuskies.com]

Women’s Soccer Ranked 20th Entering the 2009 Season [UConnHuskies.com]

Anderson to Join Women’s Ice Hockey Coaching Staff [UConnHuskies.com]

Women’s Lacrosse Announces Coaching Staff Addition [UConnHuskies.com]

STORRS, Conn. – This is a special offer for Husky fans visiting UConnHuskies.com.

For a limited time, you may purchase tickets to UConn at Notre Dame football game on November 21, 2009.

This special sale will take place from Thursday, August 20 at 9:00 a.m. through Monday, August 24 until 4:30 p.m.

UConn fans can order online or by calling the UConn Athletic Ticket Office at 1-877-AT-UCONN (288-2666).

Phone lines will be open Thursday, Friday and Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

Online ordering is available 24/7. Fans will be limited to a maximum of six tickets per order. All tickets are subject to availability.

A variety of travel packages are also available, some of which include charter air travel as well as the dedicated “Husky Express” train going from Chicago to South Bend on game day. Fans interested in travel packages can call the Husky Travel Desk at 1-888-GO-UCONN (486-2666).

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