Basketball
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*This page will be continually updated with matchups and results. The UConn men may be eliminated, but March Madness is just getting started at Duck on a Rock Sports with our first-ever Ultimate UConn Dunk Bracket. We’ve compiled the 16 top dunks in school history, for you, Husky fans, to vote on. This bracket is…
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As we wrote earlier this month, Andre Jackson Jr. and Stephon Castle recently repped UConn in the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. While neither could dethrone serial dunk champ Mac McClung, Castle’s second-place finish was the best ever by a Husky, and his third dunk earned the first perfect score by a UConn alum. Not…
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Two former UConn national champions are about to take flight on one of basketball’s biggest nights. Stephon “King of the” Castle, of the San Antonio Spurs, and Andre “Ajax” Jackson Jr., of the Milwaukee Bucks, will showcase their aerial artistry in the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday, February 15, with the festivities kicking…
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By Disgruntled The Maui 2024 tournament has mercifully come to an end for myself and Husky fans alike. I’m currently sitting in my living room, polishing away the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers, and rewatching UConn’s first signature win of the season over the #15-ranked Baylor Bears. But even after this win and all that…
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For the second straight year, the UConn men’s basketball unveiled a national championship banner at Gampel Pavilion. After their season opener, a 92-56 win over in-state foe Sacred Heart, the Huskies confirmed that they have a great shot at a third consecutive banner. Alex Karaban, who returned to Storrs after a brief flirtation with the…
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The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx 3 games to 2 to win the 2024 WNBA title, in the best WNBA Finals in history. The Liberty won Game 5, 67-62 in overtime in Brooklyn Sunday night. It is the first WNBA championship for one of the league’s original members, denying the Lynx a record-fifth…
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Tired of reading? Listen to a NotebookLM Audio Overview of this post: By Colin McDonough Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have already matched the Big 3 era of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen in Boston Celtics history. Now as a new NBA season dawns, Tatum and Brown will try to surpass those three’s…
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The WNBA is in their Bird-Magic era. The nearly 30-year-old league has finally, and rightfully entered the mainstream conversation of professional sports. The 2024 rookie class, highlighted by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, as well as the dynastic Aces, dominant Liberty and Lynx, and gritty hometown Connecticut Sun, provided endless storylines this season. This is…
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By Colin McDonough The UConn men’s basketball team has been the best team in the nation the last two seasons, and it’s not even close. The Huskies have repeated as national champions in dominant fashion, winning back to back NCAA tournaments with 12 straight postseason victories by double digits. UConn, the first team to repeat…