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Jarvis was pulling for fellow old-guy Calhoun
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsWhen I talked with Mike Jarvis yesterday as he headed back from the Final Four, he said he was pulling for Connecticut in the final game. ???I want the old guy to win,??? said the 65-year-old Jarvis, referring to......Tags: Missouri Tigers, Career and Workplace, Florida Atlantic Owls, Employers, Connecticut Huskies
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Billy Packer packs CBS bag, makes way for Kellogg
WatchdogHere is my Tuesday newspaper column on Billy Packer. The guy had a heck of a run, is a unique character and remains a valued trove of college basketball history who no doubt will resurface soon with other hoops-related ventures.......Tags: Diplomacy, John Thompson, Billy Packer, Colleges and Universities, Education
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ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something
WatchdogESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......Tags: Jesse Owens, John Thompson, John Stockton, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Mario Lemieux
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David Wright is very accessible, but not to 'Mike'd Up'
WatchdogHad flashbacks to my Giants beat days today as Mike Francesa discussed the Mets' David Wright and Ryan Church boycotting his show (and declining even to meet with him off the air) because of assorted comments about them last season.......Tags: Tiki Barber, New York Mets, Dhani Jones, Michael Strahan, University of Connecticut
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Mike Francesa says he and David Wright talked it out
WatchdogJust when it seemed as if the world had become a dark, bitter, unfriendly place, a ray of sunshine appeared late Sunday night. Mike Francesa announced on his Ch. 4 TV show that he and the Mets' David Wright had......Tags: Tiki Barber, New York Mets, David Wright
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Chris Dodd: Cancer, treatable, running
The Swampby Daniela Altimari of the Hartford Courant Sen. Christopher Dodd has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. Dodd is scheduled to undergo surgery during the Senate's August recess and said he expects to be back at work after a "brief......Tags: Health Organizations, University of Connecticut Men's Basketball Program, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Edward M. Kennedy
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Napier Key To UConn's Future Hopes
The Hartford CourantAs everyone at Gampel Pavilion watched a video tribute to a team that, on paper, had little to play for and instead gave and gave each game as if it had everything in the world to play for, Shabazz Napier began to feel the shiver of emotions. As...Tags: Big East Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Niels Giffey, Shabazz Napier, Tyler Olander
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UConn's George Blaney Explains How To Stop Syracuse, Louisville
The Hartford CourantNobody could be more defensive at the 2013 Final Four than Mark Emmert, but Syracuse and Louisville are going to give it a try. The way the beleaguered NCAA president went after Dennis Dodd of CBSsports.com and a few others during his annual news...Tags: Louisville Cardinals, George Blaney, Marquette Golden Eagles, Syracuse Orange, Big East Conference
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Connecticut Hoop Coaches Agree: Rutgers' Mike Rice Was Way Out Of Line
The Hartford CourantMike Rice had to be fired. He repeatedly demeaned young men. He abused his position of authority. He not only violated the ideals of coaching, he ran roughshod through the boundaries of common human decency. Yet here's the thing. If ESPN "Outside the...Tags: Chris Christie, Geno Auriemma, Howie Dickenman, Basketball, Ray Allen
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Errant Plays, Bad Calls Leave UConn Sidelined
The Hartford CourantNo living person could explain what happened to the sports programs of the University of Connecticut in the last six months. It would take John Milton, who was so good with rebel angels being "hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky / With hideous...Tags: Louisville Cardinals, Miami Hurricanes, Big East Conference, Colin McEnroe, Virginia Tech
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Quinnipiac: Becoming A Giant
The Hartford Courant— No matter how many times you make the drive, whether it's the first time or the hundredth, you turn off I-91, travel a few miles west on the connector road. You look up and … Quinnipiac? Wow. "It is the great statement," Quinnipiac...Tags: Boston College, National Economic Council, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Shamrock, St. Patrick's Day
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UConn's New Hockey Coach Says He's Here To Win Championships
The Hartford CourantSTORRS — Most guys go to Disney World after they've won championships. Mike Cavanaugh was offered the job as architect of UConn's hockey future as he was pulling into the place with his family. "I'll tell you this," Cavanaugh said Thursday at his...Tags: Ice Hockey, Government, Big East Conference, Amusement and Theme Parks, Itching
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