Six days after Rensselaer came into the XL Center and picked up a statement win, UConn returned the favor. The Huskies traveled to Troy, New York for their vengeance, a big 5-2 win on Friday night. 

The UConn men’s hockey team is headed to New York to face off against Rochester Polytechnic Institute  in a rematch from last weekend’s contest. In their first meeting the Engineers came out on top, beating the Huskies 5-3 at the XL Center. Coming off a third period where they completely controlled the game, head coach Mike Cavanaugh said it should be UConn who has momentum heading into this one. 

The UConn men’s hockey team hosted Army and RPI this weekend in their home-opener. The Huskies dropped both games, but with almost two-thirds of their team being underclassmen, there is undoubtedly growth in store as the season progresses. 

This weekend the UConn men’s hockey team had a rough go of it in their home debut this season, losing both games against Army and RPI after struggling to bury opportunities all series long.  

Hockey season in Hartford is back. UConn opens up its home schedule this weekend with a game against Army on Friday night at 7 p.m. and another game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against Rensselaer. 

In an incredibly back and forth game, the UConn men’s hockey team started its season with a 3-3 tie to Sacred Heart. The Pioneers had won the previous six matchups between the two teams, so a tie is a step in the right direction and sets a good pace for the Huskies’ upcoming season. 

The Ice Bus is getting fueled up and is almost ready to leave the station! The UConn men’s hockey season gets underway this Saturday when they travel to Bridgeport to take on Sacred Heart. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. 

In March, SNY announced a three-day hockey “festival,” centered around a four-team Division I Connecticut men’s college hockey tournament. UConn will be joined by Sacred Heart, Yale and Quinnipiac as the headliners of the event. 

“I always wanted to do everything like my big brother, I always looked up to him.He was a forward, so I was like, ‘Mom, I want to go skate,’” Vomacka said. “So they just took me to the rink. I never played forward or D, they put me straight in the net, so I never really experienced how it is to play as a D or a forward. But that’s how it was. My big brother was playing so I wanted to do the same thing.”

Four years. 1460 days. 118 games played. All of this is now in the past for Karl El-Mir as he says goodbye to the program he has put everything into.

“[It has been] absolutely incredible,” Kalter said. “The amount of stuff I learned off and on the ice, you know we always talk about becoming better people, and I think I’ve definitely become a better person, and the things I’ve learned here, and on and off the ice like I said, is special.”

It’s never been a doubt whether Gendron was the right fit as UConn’s captain. Gendron leads in the two ways that a captain should lead his team, both vocally and by example.

Friday night, seniors Miles Gendron, Max Kalter and Karl El-Mir went out on a high note, as the Huskies were able to pull off a massive upset 4-3 win over No. 2 UMass.

Huska, a 21-year-old from Zvolen, Slovakia, was drafted by the Rangers in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL entry draft. He spent three seasons with the Huskies and played in 69 games, averaging a 2.90 goals against average and .908 save percentage. He finished his collegiate career with a 20-38-8 record.

Tonight marks the last time Miles Gendron, Max Kalter and Karl El-Mir suit up as members of the UConn men’s hockey team. The No. 2 ranked UMass Minutemen will make the trek to Hartford for the 2018-19 season finale as UConn honors its departing seniors.

Up until the beginning of the third period of the Feb. 1 game against Boston College, junior Adam Huska had been the starting goalkeeper for the UConn men’s hockey team. Over the seven games since then, freshman Tomas Vomacka has started six of them. Today, we debate which goalie should start in net next season for the Huskies.

The freshman class led the way once again as UConn improved to 11-20-2 overall and 6-15-2 in Hockey East play.

The two of them have a combined eight goals since Feb. 1, and on all but three occasions they each had a hand in the goal.

UConn and the University of Vermont will face off this Friday, and both teams will be looking to end their respective losing streaks. The Huskies are in the midst of a three game losing streak, while Vermont has dropped their last four games.

While the score may have been 5-2 Providence, the three-goal spread by no means reflected the competitiveness of the game — at least for the first 40 minutes.

It was the Huskies who drew first blood, as freshman Jonny Evans took advantage of his breakaway chance, held off the defender that was on his back and poked the puck right through Providence goalie Hayden Hawkey’s legs.

In UConn’s 5-2 loss against No. 8 Providence College, we saw a large group of underclassmen play big minutes on the ice, with freshmen accounting for both of the Huskies’ goals.

 Jonny Evans scored on a breakaway 1:42 into the game, and Kale Howarth scored on a power play about five minutes into the second period. A freshman was also credited with an assist on each of the goals.

Although the Huskies are tied for ninth in the Hockey East with Vermont at 12 points apiece—and are mathematically eliminated from postseason contention—this is still a big game.

The opening faceoff was all UConn would win in its trip to Hockey East rival No. 2 UMass Thursday night. The 3-0 loss leaves the Huskies eliminated from postseason play as they trail UMaine eight points in the standings with just three games left on the schedule.

However, despite the season-long struggles, things have been looking much better for the Huskies in recent weeks. The Huskies are 3-1-0 over their last four games and are outscoring their opponents 11-6.

 The Huskies are just one season removed from their best finish ever in the Hockey East, finishing fifth in the conference with 23 points. Now, with one of the best freshmen classes in the country, UConn sits at 12 points with four games to play and are all but mathematically eliminated from the Hockey East playoffs.

UConn and Boston University faced off in a pair of Hockey East games Friday and Saturday, with each team taking care of business at home.

“Unity is kind of latched on to our identity,” Cavanaugh said. “When unity latches onto an identity, great things can happen. I think right now we’re all pretty clear on what type of team we have to be, and we’re playing in unison. It’s been fun to watch over these last few games.”

With the team’s confidence on the rise after a pair of wins on its home ice, UConn prepares for a home-and-home series with Hockey East rival Boston University. UConn sits at 10th in the conference while BU sits in seventh heading into Friday night’s game at the XL Center.

When Ruslan Iskhakov put the Huskies on the board less than two minutes into their 5-0 win over Merrimack, little did they know that would be all they needed.

Now, with some underclassmen starting to play to their potentials, the Huskies ride back-to-back wins into a home-and-home series with Boston University.

Several Huskies turned in solid performances despite some uncooperative weather throughout the competition. 

Friday will start Adam Khriss and Colt Nichols representing the Huskies in the 400m hurdles. Konstantin Rust will be the lone UConn runner in the 110m hurdles. UConn will field relay teams for the 4x100m and 4x800m, as well as the distance medley, sprint medley relay and shuttle hurdle relay.

Despite having the Friday events postponed due to weather, the Huskies were still able to rack up a number of personal bests and top-10 finishes on Saturday.

UConn’s track and field team will be heading to Princeton University this weekend to compete in the Larry Ellis Invitationals. With the AAC Championships just two weeks away, the Huskies will look to continue their current hot streak and carry that momentum into the season finale.

 The meet started with the field events, where the Huskies finished in the top two in five out of the eight events, including four first-place finishes. 

It’s rare that UConn’s track and field team doesn’t have to travel across the country to compete in a competition--actually only once a year--but this weekend, UConn will finally be on home turf to defend last year’s win against other teams in the Northeast.

UConn’s track and field team traveled to Athens, Georgia this weekend to compete in the Spec Towns Invitational.

Although UConn in the past few weeks has been flying down south frequently for their spring season meets, the Spec Towns Invitational in Athens, Georgia is not a place the team is familiar with. The team's last meet at the University of Georgia was at least five years ago, according to head coach Greg Roy.

The Huskies are sending about half their roster to the meet, which will take place at the University of Florida’s Percy Beard Track. The team will need contributions from across the board if they want to carry its earlier success into the second outdoor meet of the season.

The men’s track and field team raced out of the block to begin their outdoor season at the North Florida Spring Break Invitational over the weekend.  

In the last event of the championship, Senior Ian Bergere finished fourth in the finals for pole vault, adding key points to UConn's final total.

Last year, the UConn men’s track and field team left the IC4A Championship victorious. Now, it’s time to repeat.

The Huskies finished in sixth with 76 points while the favorite to win, Houston, walked away with the gold for the fifth consecutive year after racking up 159.5 points.

Following a successful tune-up performance at URI last weekend, the Huskies will head to the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama to compete in the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships this upcoming Friday and Saturday.

Napheesa Collier was named The American’s Conference Player of the Week for her effort in UConn’s 78-41 victory over UCF. In the team’s fifth-consecutive win, Collier lead the third-ranked Huskies with 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in 31 minutes.

UConn men’s track and field traveled to Kingston, RI last Friday to take on URI in a one-on-one matchup before next week’s American Championship.

Fresh off their victory in the New England Championship, UConn track and field shined again in the David Hemery Invitational at Boston University.

Coming off another strong performance at the New England Championship, the UConn men’s track and field team looks to keep its momentum rolling this weekend in Boston, where the Huskies will be competing in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University.

The weekend was highlighted by nine first place finishes as well as a myriad of season highs for the Huskies.

With the New England Championship looming ahead, UConn looked to prepare for the competition last weekend with the Columbia Challenge in New York City.

The UConn men’s track and field team travels down to the Fort Washington Avenue Armory in New York City to compete in the Columbia Challenge this upcoming weekend. The Huskies are hoping to ride the momentum they’ve built up after a pair of strong performances during winter break. 

After winning the Beantown Challenge, the Huskies hope to continue building momentum heading into their first championship meet on Feb. 1.

The UConn men’s track and field team is back in Storrs Friday to host UMass-Lowell and Vermont in the second day of the UConn Multi-Event Challenge. After one day, UConn sophomore, Ben Grosse sits in first place with a total of 2,096 points through four of the meet’s seven events. 

Coach Greg Roy said he would be going with sophomore Benjamin Grosse to represent them in the event, as Grosse is the most prepared for the event.

The UConn men’s track squad traveled up to Boston this weekend to take part in the three-day IC4 Indoor Track and Field Championships and came away with the victory, gaining 85 points with a whole lot of top three finishes.

The UConn Men’s Track & Field team competed in the American Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend and placed fourth out of eight teams with 93.5 points. Powerhouse Houston came in first with 137 points, followed by Memphis and Wichita State with 107 points and 103 points, respectively.

UConn track took off for Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday, readying for their biggest meet so far this year: the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championships. The event will take place Friday and Saturday at the Birmingham Crossplex and will be streamed live on the American Digital Network.

UConn won the conference’s indoor championship in 2014, but the Huskies’ major rival Houston has taken home the trophy in all three years since.

Coming off of a sprained MCL injury, Adams led the UConn men’s basketball team over ECU 82-73 in his last regular season game at UConn.

The UConn men’s track squad traveled up to Boston this weekend to take part in the three-day IC4 Indoor Track and Field Championships and came away with the victory, gaining 85 points with a whole lot of top three finishes.

The UConn men’s track and field team was unstoppable, at the Artie O’Connor Invitational Friday, taking home first-place. The Huskies would earned individual first-place finishes, allowing them to earn 100 points ahead of second-place, Monroe College.

Nine former or current UConn athletes will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which begins on Friday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They come from sports such as women's basketball, field hockey, women's soccer and women's track and field.

The UConn women’s track and field team took home the gold in the American Athletic Conference championship meet for the second year in a row over the course of two highly competitive days in Birmingham, Alabama this past weekend.

In the Huskies’ 80-60 win over Wichita State on Saturday, the hot hand all night was junior Christian Vital.

UConn’s men and women’s swimming and diving teams had an outstanding meet in Wolff-Zackin Natatorium against Boston College on Friday. The women’s team won with a score of 170-119 and the men’s team with a score of 160.5-114.5.

In 2017, the Huskies came away from the tournament as victors and both the men and women won titles.  

The UConn swimming team looks to carry their strong showing last meet against Southern Connecticut State University up into West Point. They will face off against Army this Saturday to try to keep the momentum going.

Huskies dominated the meet, finishing in first in almost every event. Many underclassmen showed great performances as well as some of the veterans.

The Huskies return to action for their home opener against SCSU on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium beginning at 1 p.m.

The Zone A diving championship kicked off on Monday in Blacksburg, VA. A qualifier for the NCAA championships, UConn has six divers qualified to participate.

Several NCAA qualifiers and school records were set as the women finished in fifth place and the men took home a fourth place finish. The NCAA has two types of qualifications: the A standard is an immediate invite to the NCAA Championship; the B standard fills up the addition spots for each race as necessary.

UConn Swimming and Diving will compete in their AAC tournament this week. The meet will run Wednesday through Saturday. There are four men’s teams and six women’s teams competing. To make the championship finals, a swimmer will have to finish in the top eight.

A few weeks ago, the university held a retirement reception for Goldberg in which he was presented with a varsity letter as well as a captain’s chair. Former and current students as well as fellow members of the UConn athletics faculty attended the reception.

It was senior weekend for the UConn men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams as they had two dual meets at the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium.

We are just a couple games away from the start of the 2019 World Series. The Nationals have already punched their ticket to the Fall Classic and are awaiting the results of the final four games of the ALCS. With award presentations under a month away, it’s never too early to think about who will walk away with some serious hardware. 

It is mid-June 2020 and the NHL is preparing for the Stanley Cup Final between the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers. The first overall pick in the 2015 draft, Connor McDavid, skates to center ice to face off with the second overall pick, Jack Eichel.  

Through six games, the New England Patriots are one of two undefeated teams this NFL season. If you discount the Bills, the other five opponents the Patriots faced are a combined 6-22 right now. While the Patriots schedule has been a cakewalk so far, it will not stay that way. 

So the 2019 postseason has been pretty wild so far. Though my predictions have not come to fruition, I’m not sure many have. Even with the Yankees cruising by the Twins to the American League Championship series, the Rays won twice at home to force a decisive Game 5. Both National League Division Series needed five games as well.

With a “come and get us” attitude entering 2019, this iteration of the New York Mets all but fell flat on its face in rising to the occasion. A third place finish in the National League East and a 86-76 record proved not enough to snatch the second Wild Card spot or save Mickey Callaway’s job. 

Tonight the Yankees begin their 55th postseason in franchise history seeking a 28th world championship. And if they don’t add No. 28, this season will be largely a disappointment. 

I’m not one to make bold predictions like this unless I am confident that I will be correct, and that is exactly how I feel about the chances of the Houston Astros this postseason. I am about to go all-out Joe Namath and guarantee a World Series victory for the Houston Astros this year, obviously barring any serious injuries. 

On Sunday, the Wells Fargo Center, usually home to the Philadelphia Flyers, 76ers and Soul, found itself home to another competition: The Grand Finals of the Overwatch League. The San Fransisco Shock and the Vancouver Titans, who’d been on top all season, found themselves locked in a battle for the trophy and the grand prize of $1.1 million.  

Without future Hall of Famer quarterback Drew Brees on the field, New Orleans managed to scrape together a 12-10 win over a Dallas team that many were picking to represent the NFC in Super Bowl LIV. Now, the league is left wondering just how scary the Saints will be once Brees returns from his thumb injury. 

Hockey returns tomorrow night with a four-game slate headlined by a clash between the two most recent Stanley Cup Champions, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. The Blues will raise their first ever Stanley Cup banner to the rafters, just as the Capitals did a year ago. 

The home run is the most exciting play in baseball. Whether it’s leading off a game or walking one off, there’s nothing quite like watching a man and a 34+ oz bat drive a little, leather ball 400 feet in a split second. But in 2019, things are getting a bit ridiculous when it comes to the long ball. 

So here we are, three weeks into the NFL season, and it is already pretty clear which teams will be competing for playoff spots and which teams won’t. Some teams that likely won’t compete have had bad luck essentially end their season (Steelers), some have significantly fell short of early expectations (Browns), and some have been flat out bad (Dolphins). 

After three weeks of NFL action we are left with seven teams with perfect 3-0 records. Among those teams, we have those who we expected to be here (Chiefs, Patriots, Cowboys and Rams), and we also have a few surprises (49ers, Bills and Packers). Let’s take a closer look at each 3-0 team and figure out who actually has playoff aspirations, and which teams are just an early-season flash in the pan.

The NHL preseason is in its back half, with teams moving towards their final round of the cuts for the season. Some familiar names appear primed to contend for the Stanley Cup once again this season, while some new faces have emerged as well. Here are the 2019-2020, too-early Cup contenders:  

Baker Mayfield and the Browns were slated for a successful 2019 campaign after a slew of offseason moves, including a trade that landed stud wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in Cleveland. But, through two weeks, the former Heisman Trophy winner has not looked right, even with a 1-1 record. So the question remains, what’s been bugging Baker? 

Let’s face it, the Miami Dolphins have but nothing short of atrocious to kick off the 2019 NFL season, going 0-2 with huge losses against the Ravens and Patriots. But is the unquestioned worst team in professional football decent enough to beat a college team like Alabama, or are the Tide capable of rolling over these “pros” like the NFL has thus far? Conner Gilson and Jorge Eckardt discuss. 

Thanks to this, one important issue has largely been getting swept under the rug – how bad the referees are, something that is easily avoidable. 

The air was still on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. I guess you could say there was a *dramatically removes sunglasses* lack of Brees. Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who finished second in MVP voting last season, left Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams after a hand-to-hand collision with Aaron Donald.  

With the game getting younger, a greater focus is being put on the restricted free agent market. In the NHL, players are bound to their original franchise until they turn 27 or accumulate seven years in the league. But in today’s game, players are reaching elite status and becoming core pieces of their franchises well before they can become unrestricted free agents.  

Antonio Brown played his first game in a Patriots uniform on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. He did about as well as could be expected in his debut, catching four passes for 56 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown. However, this performance shows less about Brown and more about the Patriots organization. 

As this was being written, the New York Mets put an exclamation point on their four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 11-1 win, moving within two games of the second National League wild card spot. Though it will not be easy, the Mets are in a prime spot to make the 2019 postseason with just 16 games left to play.  

With the first week of professional football in the books, we have quite a bit of reflecting to do. An entire offseason of guessing how each team will look when the lights come on has finally come to fruition, and man, do some of those predictions look bad. Here are my three [over]reactions.

Here is a shortlist of the buzziest stories from this year’s tournament: No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev throws a series of tantrums, the crowd boos him, top-seeded Novak Djokovic retires, he admits that the big retirement is near.

By reaching new heights, Vegas has set the tone for the league's newest team.

Sports fans are three times more likely to show up to a men’s basketball game than a women’s, according to reported NCAA attendance totals. That is the norm, and that needs to change.  

Let’s get this straight, DJ LeMahieu is having a very good season – he may even win the batting title – but he is not the MVP. 

Andrew Luck now joins Rob Gronkowski as superstar players to call it quits before the 2019-2020 season while still in or about to exit their primes. Is this a new trend, or is it merely a matter of circumstance?