The Latest Breaking News from Geno Auriemma

Best medicine is true blue: As Caroline Ducharme rehabs, her UConn women’s basketball family provides the perfect remedy

HARTFORD, Conn. — Chrissy Ducharme had a moment of realization as she watched her daughter lie in bed post surgery surrounded by her UConn women’s basketball teammates at The Graduate hotel in Storrs.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

Former UConn women’s basketball star Tamika Williams-Jeter is right at home as Dayton head coach

HARTFORD, Conn. — As she drove to the University of Dayton in late March, Tamika Williams-Jeter still hadn’t fully processed the fact that she was the new head women’s basketball coach for her hometown school.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Q&A: Sue Bird on Likely Final Season, WNBA’s Evolution, More

The legendary Seattle guard discusses the league’s biggest differences since she was drafted, the future of women’s basketball and what comes next after playing.

Sports Illustrated · May 2, 2022

Geno Auriemma After UConn’s National Title Loss: ‘I Expect to Be Back Here Next Year’

The 11-time champion coach has high hopes for the Huskies in the 2022–23 season.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2022

UConn, Geno Auriemma’s Perfect Record in National Title Games Ended With Sunday’s Loss

In 37 years as coach of the Huskies, Geno Auriemma had never known defeat in the national championship game.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2022

With South Carolina’s victory over UConn, Geno Auriemma suffered his first-ever loss in a Championship Game

Geno finally has a blemish on the big stage.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 4, 2022

Dream teams: Final Four finishing with ‘best rivalry in women’s college basketball’

Maybe, somewhere in the back of their minds, their semifinal game having been won, there was hope in the South Carolina locker room for a rematch. You know, getting a shot at Stanford, the team that knocked it from the Final Four last year.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022

Is UConn vs. South Carolina ‘the best rivalry in women’s college basketball?’

MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe, somewhere in the back of their minds, their semifinal game having been won, there was hope in the South Carolina locker room for a rematch. You know, getting a shot at Stanford, the team that knocked it from the Final Four last year.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022

Jim Souhan: Staley, Auriemma bring ‘Philly Tough’ attitude to title game

MINNEAPOLIS — When Minnesotans hear the phrase "Philly Tough,'' they may assume it refers to Eagles fans throwing full beers at the heads of Vikings fans before an NFC title game.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

One Key Stat for Each Men’s Final Four Team

Final Four By the NumbersAt long last, the Final Four has arrived. All week we have digested the endless angles of a delicious Duke-UNC matchup, appreciated Kansas’s lights-out performance that has the Jayhawks as the last No. 1 seed standing, and played with Villanova’s lineup to see how the ...

Sports Illustrated · Apr 2, 2022