Historic is the word that everyone will use to describe the UConn football team’s (9-3) season this year. After all, the Huskies’ 9-win season marks the first time in program history that Connecticut has accomplished the feat in back-to-back seasons.
After Jim Mora suddenly left the program to become the head coach at Colorado State, UConn has now hired former Toledo head coach Jason Candle to lead the program.
The top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team’s 32-point win over Butler last Saturday felt… gaudy – as though the Huskies were ready to go but never quite ready to get going.
For the first time since November, the UConn men’s basketball team (22-2, 12-1 Big East) lost a game, falling to St. John’s on Friday night. As a result, the Huskies dropped to No. 6 in the newest AP Poll and are now in second place in the Big East standings after St. John’s beat Xavier on Monday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 6-2 in Game 6 of the ALCS Finals on Sunday, deadlocking the series 3-3 and forcing Game 7. In the Blue Jays’ tiebreaker, Springer underperformed. With four at-bats, the Connecticut native knocked a fielder’s choice, a flyout, and a groundout while also striking out in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The UConn softball team will wrap up their 2026 fall ball schedule on Sunday, Oct. 12, with a doubleheader against Quinnipiac. Game one is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with game two following. Both will take place at Burrill Family Field in Storrs. It will be UConn’s last game action before the 2026 spring season. For the Huskies, the matchup will be head coach Laura Valentino’s last chance to evaluate the pitching staff in in-game action before spring.
