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San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) drives on Phoenix Suns forward Ryan Dunn during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) drives on Phoenix Suns forward Ryan Dunn during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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This former UConn star is NBA’s rookie of the year favorite, and that has him thinking ahead

Former UConn star Stephon Castle has gone through many things in his first NBA season San Antonio Spurs and that may result in him being named the rookie of the year.

UConn guard Paige Bueckers reacts after a game against Southern California in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament Monday, March 31, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

UConn’s Paige Bueckers locked at No. 1 in WNBA Draft; what about these other Huskies?

UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5) hugs UConn head coach Geno Auriemma as she comes off the floor late in the second half of the national championship game against South Carolina at the Final Four of the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Latest details on Sunday’s parade to celebrate UConn women’s 12th national championship

UConn forward Alex Karaban (11) celebrates the team's win over Texas in an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Where UConn’s 2025-26 men’s basketball roster stands with one major decision looming

Before becoming an iconic TV analyst in his native Canada, Greg Millen left his mark in Hartford as a workhorse goalie, team leader and fan favorite with the Whalers. This Bobby Miller shot got past him on Feb. 5, 1982. Millen died this week at 67. (Denver Post).

Dom Amore: Hockey icon Greg Millen, the former Whaler, left a lasting mark in Hartford

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UConn guard Paige Bueckers holds up a piece of the net after the Huskies defeated South Carolina inthe national championship game at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

WNBA salaries still an issue with Paige Bueckers set to earn about what Caitlin Clark did

By DOUG FEINBERG NEW YORK (AP) — Paige Bueckers will receive roughly the same salary that Caitlin Clark got last year as the top pick in the WNBA draft as player salaries continue to be a topic of conversation. As...

UConn Mens Basketball

Dan Hurley's Huskies finished unranked in the final men's basketball AP poll for the first time since 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

UConn men’s basketball finishes unranked in final AP Top 25 poll

After a hard-fought loss to the eventual national champions, UConn men's basketball couldn't crack the final AP Top 25 poll.

UConn Womens Basketball

UConn’s Paige Bueckers gets a hug from teammates Ice Brady (center) and Jana El Alfy after talking to fans at Gampel Pavilion during a Championship Welcome Home Rally for the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball National Champion UConn Huskies on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

UConn women’s championship parade moved from Saturday to Sunday due to weather forecast

UConn women's basketball fans will be able to celebrate their team's national championship with a victory parade on Sunday in downtown Hartford. The parade, originally scheduled for Saturday, was pushed back due to weather.

WNBA

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma hugs UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5) as she comes off the floor late in the second half of the national championship game against South Carolina at the Final Four of the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Dom Amore: A dynasty restored, Paige Bueckers, UConn women leave no unfinished business

Not long ago, UConn still out of place on the top tier of women's basketball. No longer. The Huskies have returned to the summit emphatically.

NFL

A close-up look at one of the Philadelphia Eagles Lego figurines that Jimmy King uses in his videos. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

A Super Bowl touchdown — but with Lego. It took this Eagles fan 25 hours to create.

PHILADELPHIA — You wouldn’t know it from his videos, but Jimmy King actually only has two Eagles Lego minifigures. King went viral for his stop-motion Lego reenactments of big moments from the Eagles' season. First, a Lego Saquon Barkley hurdle,...

Connecticut Sun

Dan Hurley has been able to hang on to trusted assistants like Kimani Young through two championship runs. With so many jobs opening up, his luck with Young and Luke Murrary could run out. (Courant file photo)

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Will coaching carousel finally snag Dan Hurley’s assistants? And more

Dan Hurley has been able hold on to his assistants through two title runs. He may not be so lucky this year. ... And more in the Sunday Read

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