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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A junior at the University of Connecticut has been named a Truman Scholar. Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru, a junior from Pomfret who is majoring in environmental studies, is one of 62 students across the country honored for their public service by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship...

EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says he's planning to make big changes to the University of Connecticut's Board of Trustees. Lamont has accepted the resignation of board Chairman Thomas Kruger and said Tuesday that more changes are coming. The governor, speaking to reporters...

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma is a bit bemused by what seems like a renewed sense of enthusiasm in the Huskies fan base. Hundreds of supporters, some lined up three or four deep behind barriers, waited almost an hour outside Gampel Pavilion on...

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...

Connecticut's ethics board has withdrawn its appeal of a court decision that allowed UConn football coach Randy Edsall to keep his son as an assistant coach.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as UConn held off 10th seeded Buffalo 84-72 on Sunday night to move into the Sweet 16 for a 26th consecutive season. Katie Lou Samuelson and freshman Christyn Williams each added 17 points for the No. 2 seed Huskies (33-...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) _ The University of Connecticut is receiving more than $12 million in federal grant funding from the Air Force Research Lab program. The grant will be used over a four-year-period and enable UConn to assist manufacturers with research and development. Funds will also be used to...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and UConn, in the unusual position of being a No. 2 seed, got off to its usual NCAA Tournament start with a 110-61 rout of 15th-seeded Towson on Friday night. Collier added 14 rebounds in putting up her fourth straight double-double and 21st...

NEW YORK (AP) - Baylor, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Louisville are the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament, leading a March Madness field that was revealed early thanks to a production error. The bracket was mistakenly put out by ESPN hours before the network had scheduled its...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Christian Vital scored 25 points and UConn used accurate-shooting to build a double-digit lead and then hold on for an 80-73 victory over South Florida in the opening round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday. Jalen Adams added 19 points and six rebounds...