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Wagner quarterback Christian Alexander-Stevens (1) sets to pass during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Connecticut on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)
UConn matches win total from last season, 24-21 over Wagner

By Pat Eaton-Robb Aug. 29, 2019 10:35 PM EDT

Lawmaker wants donors to pay for UConn's exit from AAC

By Pat Eaton-Robb Aug. 01, 2019 03:30 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic...

UConn's Thomas won't return to football after stroke

Jul. 30, 2019 03:13 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Randy Edsall says linebacker Eli Thomas won't return to football after suffering a stroke last season. The senior had...

UConn will pay $17M to leave the AAC for Big East

Jul. 26, 2019 03:28 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a $17 million exit fee to the American Athletic Conference, so the school can rejoin the Big...

Maryland head coach Mark Locksley talks to reporters during the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Locksley excited to lead Terps football past tumultuous 2018

By Keith Jenkins Jul. 19, 2019 06:32 AM EDT

American Commissioner Aresco: No plans to replace UConn

By Ralph D. Russo Jul. 16, 2019 09:50 AM EDT
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Schools interested in joining the American Athletic Conference after Connecticut leaves can call Commissioner Mike Aresco. The AAC will not be...

Thursday's Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2019 03:01 AM EDT
BASEBALL NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich have been elected starters for one of the youngest All-Star Game lineups ever, leading the...

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, left, talks with Connecticut athletic director David Benedict, right, before an NCAA college basketball game between UConn and South Carolina in Storrs, Conn. On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Aresco said that there is no chance it will allow UConn to stay as a football-only member in the American after most of UConn's athletic programs were officially welcomed back into the Big East, a conference which does not offer football. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Aresco says no chance of UConn staying as football member

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 27, 2019 03:53 PM EDT

University of Connecticut men's basketball coach Dan Hurley, left, University President Susan Herbst, third left, Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, fourth left, women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma, fifth left, and Director of Athletics David Benedict, pose for photos during the announcement that the University of Connecticut is re-joining the Big East Conference, at New York's Madison Square Garden, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
'Welcome Home, UConn': Huskies rejoin Big East

By Doug Feinberg Jun. 27, 2019 03:30 PM EDT

AP Top 25 Podcast: UConn back to Big East; Why, what's next?

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 26, 2019 02:47 PM EDT
UConn is leaving the American Athletic Conference and rejoining the Big East, hoping to revive its basketball and keep its football team from sinking further into...

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Connecticut linebacker Darrian Beavers (43) leads his team onto the field before the start of an NCAA college football game against Temple in East Hartford, Conn. UConn football is on the road to independence and the American Athletic Conference is not feeling any pressure to replace the Huskies when they leave for the Big East. The University of Connecticut is set to announce later this week that it will be leaving the AAC and re-joining the Big East, which does not sponsor football, in 2020. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn rejoins Big East for hoops, other sports; not football

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 26, 2019 12:24 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Connecticut linebacker Darrian Beavers (43) leads his team onto the field before the start of an NCAA college football game against Temple in East Hartford, Conn. UConn football is on the road to independence and the American Athletic Conference is not feeling any pressure to replace the Huskies when they leave for the Big East. The University of Connecticut is set to announce later this week that it will be leaving the AAC and re-joining the Big East, which does not sponsor football, in 2020. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn football heads toward independence; 11 enough for AAC

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 25, 2019 06:07 PM EDT

AP sources: UConn in talks to move back into Big East

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 22, 2019 12:46 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A University of Connecticut official says the school is working to leave the American Athletic Conference and return to the Big East for...

UConn receiver Dixon announces plans to transfer

Jun. 03, 2019 02:20 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Wide receiver Keyion Dixon has announced he will transfer from the University of Connecticut. Dixon, who will be a junior in the...

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)
UConn expresses reservations about AAC media deal with ESPN

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 28, 2019 11:39 AM EDT

Ethics board ends appeal of UConn nepotism ruling for Edsall

Mar. 26, 2019 01:23 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — 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...

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, Maryland players gather at a No. 79 painted on the field in remembrance of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who died after collapsing on a practice field during a spring practice, before an NCAA college football game against Illinois, in College Park, Md. Of all the things on the checklist of Maryland football coach Michael Locksley, none are more pressing than forming a bond with players who in 2018 dealt with the death of a teammate and the subsequent whirlwind of activity that transpired on and off the field. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Maryland coach Locksley stresses safety first, then winning

By David Ginsburg Feb. 22, 2019 02:07 PM EST

Thomas C. Katsouleas, left, is presented with a UConn basketball jersey by University of Connecticut Board of Trustees chairman Thomas Kruger, center, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont after being appointed as the University of Connecticut's 16th president on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
New UConn president says he's committed to football, AAC

By Pat Eaton-R0Bb Feb. 05, 2019 02:52 PM EST

Connecticut athletic director David Benedict holds a news conference in his office at the University of Connecticut, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Storrs, Conn. Benedict said the school has not ruled out eliminating some sports to close a more than $40 million gap in its athletic budget. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn won't rule out cutting some sports to close budget gap

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jan. 19, 2019 03:05 PM EST

Spanos brought in to fix UConn's historically bad defense

Jan. 16, 2019 10:37 AM EST
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn has hired Lou Spanos, a coach with experience in both college football and the NFL, to fix its historically bad defense. ...