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What makes her great: What hasn't she won? Moore led Collins Hill to a 125-3 record and three state championships while twice winning the Naismith Award as the nation's top player.

Elena DelleDonne told The News Journal on Tuesday that she wants to remain out of the public spotlight "until summer is over." DelleDonne, the nation's top women's college basketball recruit, would not respond ...

The Oakland Raiders have signed rookie safety Tyvon Branch to a contract. The Raiders fourth round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft signed the contract in the Hall of Fame room at the team's Alameda , Calif.

Wide receiver Terence Jeffers has enrolled at Vanderbilt after transferring from Connecticut .

All those fist-pumping, end zone-dancing hot dogs in the NFL have a new way to keep their cool: air-conditioned shoulder pads.

Cool, dry air blown underneath the shoulder pads of a football player during rest periods helps lowers core body temperature and heart rate, reducing the chances of heat-related illness and maybe even boosting ...

Tony Ierulli, the Head Football Coach at Maryville College, has been named to the NCAA Football Rules Committee.

More than 30 companies have already stepped up to sponsor a table for the July 24 Housatonic Valley Sports Organizing Committee's charity breakfast, kicking off The Nutmeg State Games.

Curtis Kelly, a 6-foot-9 transfer from the University of Connecticut, is officially a Wildcat.

Shea Ralph, a former national player of the year and one of the greatest guards in UConn women's basketball history, is returning to the Huskies as an assistant coach.

Alyssa McLaughlin of Derry has been selected as a senior representative and Twirler Section leader of the 300-member University of Connecticut marching band for the 2008-2009 school year.

Summary Geno Auriemma was named coach of the University of Connecticut's women's basketball program on May 17, 1985, and in 22 years has led the UConn Huskies to eight Final Fours and won five national ...

UConn received its second oral commitment in two days on Sunday when Tyler Bullock, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound defensive end from Mechanicsburg, Pa., accepted a scholarship offer. Bullock's commitment comes a day after the Huskies received word that Chris Lopes, a safety from Brockton, Mass., would join them in 2009. Both players earned offers after strong performances at the Huskies' summer camp, the lone occasion in which coaches can evaluate players on campus.

Current quarterback Zach Frazer also played at Mechanicsburg Area High School. Mike Osiecki, a linebacker from Seymour; Marcus Aiken, a receiver from St. Paul-Bristol; Leon Kinnard, a quarterback from Baltimore; and Malik Generrett, a receiver from York, Pa., have also committed for the Class of 2009.

Gonzaga will host Connecticut in the sixth annual Battle in Seattle basketball game on Dec.

The University of Connecticut and women's head basketball coach Geno Auriemma have agreed to terms on a five-year contract that will run through April 15, 2013.

A source familiar with the process Wednesday confirmed that UConn assistant coach Tonya Cardoza will be named the new head women's basketball coach at Temple.

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Geno Auriemma is perhaps best known as the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, which has won five National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championships.

'Everyone is entitled to a political point of view," says Prof. Avi Bell, head of the International Law Forum at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, established in January with the help of the Legacy ...

University of Connecticut quarterback Tyler Lorenzen was named on Friday as one of 26 players to consider for the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually to the nation's top senior quarterback.