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UConn gears up to take on Georgetown
The UConn volleyball team is looking to secure its first conference win this Friday as it faces off against the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington D.C.
Field Hockey: UConn set to resume rivalry against UMass
UConn field hockey is back in action after Sunday’s rainout, looking to continue its four-game win streak in what might be the team’s toughest weekend slate of the year.
Men’s Basketball: Huskies look to rely heavily on younger core
With the new era of college basketball switching from recruiting high schoolers to looking for players through the transfer portal the UConn men’s basketball program has embraced the new tradition.
Men’s Soccer: Huskies face Villanova in Big East matchup
The UConn men’s soccer team takes on Villanova in an afternoon game on Friday, marking its second Big East matchup of the season.
Women’s Basketball: The evolution of Sarah Strong
Six months ago, Sarah Strong was gutted. Strong and her teammates in the UConn women’s basketball program lost to South Carolina in the Final Four in April. After going undefeated throughout their 2025-26 campaign, they lost 62-48 against the Gamecocks in Phoenix, Ariz.
Whitmer supports federal gas tax holiday, but declines to weigh in on state proposal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is continuing to call for a federal gas tax holiday. That’s as Michigan’s average gas price for a gallon of unleaded remains around $4.50. Colin Jackson reports.
Criollas encuentran la fórmula ganadora en el inicio de la fase regular del BSNF
Las Criollas de Caguas amanecieron en la cima del Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF) con récord de 6-1, siendo su juego colectivo la clave del gran arranque. Al entrar al segundo mes de la fase regular, el dirigente Xavier Aponte destacó el juego en colectivo, compartir…
México dice estar «más cerca» de nuevos acuerdos comerciales con EE.UU.
CIUDAD DE MEXICO — México está «cada día más cerca» de alcanzar nuevos acuerdos comerciales con Estados Unidos y no espera perder la posición favorable que mantiene frente a otros socios de Washington, afirmó este jueves el secretario mexicano de Economía, Marcelo Ebrard, tras…
Fire Prevention Month: Remembering the fire that destroyed West Park Ballroom
West Bend, Wi – West Park Ballroom was a fixture in West Bend, WI, from 1910 to 1971. The building on the corner of Highway 33 and the former Cherry Street (now Y Drive) was famous for dances, weddings and a popular white elephant sale. “My parents, Sylvester and Elizabeth…
Situación «muy interesante» para Trump la fallida ejecución de Christa Pike
WASHINGTON — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmó este jueves que la ejecución fallida de Christa Pike en Tennessee constituye una situación «muy interesante» y expresó su sorpresa por el hecho de que las autoridades no pudieran completar el procedimiento de…
The love story behind every pair of cowboy boots
Robin Schoenthaler wanted to buy cowboy boots for a Texas wedding. “I had a pretty specific request,” she writes. She needed size 9. Extra points for bright colors, sparkles, low heels, not too pointy. "I figured it was a long shot. But I was wrong.”
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Published October 02Discursive Verses: when pulling rank goes wrong
NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: a hip-hop divorce, an OutKast lawsuit and the state of rap music on the charts.