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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2019, file photo, Connecticut's Napheesa Collier, right, shoots as Memphis' Jasmine James defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Hartford, Conn. Collier has had an incredible senior year so far, leading UConn back to the Final Four for a 12th consecutive year. The senior forward averaged 20.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and shot 61.4% from the field during the regular season for the Huskies to earn a spot on The Associated Press women’s basketball All-America team, Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
AP
April 02, 2019 - 1:58 am

UConn's Collier Headlines AP Women's All-America Team

NEW YORK (AP) — Napheesa Collier has had an incredible senior year so far, leading UConn back to the Final Four for a 12th consecutive year. The senior forward averaged 20.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and shot 61.4% during the regular season for the Huskies to earn a spot on The Associated Press women's...
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Connecticut forward Napheesa Collier (24) and guard Katie Lou Samuelson (33) hold up the trophy after defeating Louisville in a regional championship final in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
AP
April 02, 2019 - 12:17 am

UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor and Oregon Reach Final Four

NEW YORK (AP) — UConn and Notre Dame will meet for the second straight season on the game's biggest stage. The greatest rivalry in women's basketball over the past decade will be renewed Friday night in Tampa, Florida, at the Final Four. The two teams played one of the best games in Final Four...
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AP
March 31, 2019 - 10:40 pm

Samuelson Leads UConn To 12th Straight Final Four

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Katie Lou Samuelson put UConn on her injured back and shot the Huskies into a record 12th straight Final Four. Samuelson scored 29 points and second-seeded UConn held off No. 1 Louisville 80-73 on Sunday in the Albany Regional Final. "She made some shots today that only really...
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AP
March 29, 2019 - 9:11 pm

Collier Helps UConn Beat UCLA 69-61 in Sweet 16

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Napheesa Collier had 25 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 UConn rally to beat sixth-seeded UCLA 69-61 on Friday night in the Albany Regional semifinals. Trailing 50-49 entering the fourth quarter, the Huskies scored the first six points of the period to start a 15-4 run...
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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, center, talks with Connecticut athletic director David Benedict, right, before an NCAA college basketball game between UConn and South Carolina, in Storrs, Conn.Aresco says the league's new media rights deal with ESPN gives the AAC a platform similar to having its own branded network. The American and ESPN announced a 12-year agreement that runs through the 2031-32 school year. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
AP
March 28, 2019 - 9:53 am

UConn Expresses Reservations About AAC Media Deal With ESPN

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut is expressing reservations about a new media-rights deal that could force fans to pay an added subscription fee to watch many of the school's football and basketball games. The $1 billion, 12-year deal between the American Athletic Conference and...
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