Fifteen years ago, the state crime lab in Connecticut was in disarray. A high-profile, Yale University murder case had been postponed while lawyers awaited DNA and other evidence. A serial rapist ...

Christine Butterfield is a trending sports reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media Group. She fell in love with sports at a young age and looks to bring that competitive spirit to each of her stories.

STORRS, Conn. – Fifteen former UConn women's basketball players are on 10 WNBA rosters as the 2025 WNBA season kicks off Friday. No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers makes her official WNBA debut ...

UConn wasn’t just 9-4 good, it was lose-at-Duke-by-just-five-points good. It was lose-to-Wake Forest-by-three-points good. It was push-Syracuse-on-the-road-in-a-31-24-loss good. For the most ...

At the top of the “She Ain’t Caitlin, But Close” list is Paige Bueckers, a player who between her four-year career at UConn and her senior year in Hopkins, Minn., was a combined 158-17 and ...

Former UConn Huskies are making waves in the WNBA before the season even tips off, earning top marks across the board in the league’s annual general manager survey. Published on the league’s ...

Few college basketball programs have shaped the WNBA more than UConn. Under Geno Auriemma’s leadership, the Huskies have built a pipeline of talent that continues to fuel the league year after year.

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Former Lady Vols basketball star Diamond DeShields has been waived by the Connecticut Sun, the organization announced May 15. DeShields was the Sun's last roster cut to finalize the roster for the ...

In September 1939, Europe entered a strange historical period known as the phony war that lasted until the following spring. Having guaranteed Poland’s independence, Britain and France declared ...

STORRS, CT - UConn Athletics is seeking talented individuals to serve as the public address announcers for football, basketball, and other UConn sports beginning with the 2025-26 athletic seasons.