A look ahead -- and a few reasons to be thankful
Graham Hays...basketball to come over the long holiday weekend, including five interesting story lines for the teams below. Connecticut Yes, Connecticut. It's not that any of Hofstra, Richmond or Clemson look like particularly good candidates...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Vandersloot grows into elite point guard
Graham Hays, ESPN.comAs a point guard, Courtney Vandersloot takes control and says what needs to be said. And now, the junior guard is perhaps the best point guard in the country.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009'After Cirone' era off to good start for Redbirds
Graham Hays...slight 5 feet, 8 inches, she was good enough to make a WNBA opening-day roster with Connecticut. She was, in short, the kind of player of whom programs dream. So despite a nightmare of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Cards aim to reload this season
Graham Hays, ESPN.comSeven months ago, Louisville played in its first NCAA title game. But now, after graduating two key players, are the Cardinals simply reloading -- or having to rebuild?
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Louisville is latest to fall against Hartford
Graham Hays...Daytons and Hartfords of the world beforehand. Still, I wonder if he might soon consider tearing the Connecticut page out of his atlas. Long a house of hoops horror for the Cardinals when visiting the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009What does weekend of upsets really mean?
Graham Hays...a weekend full of upsets, I'd say we know exactly what we knew Friday morning. Namely, Connecticut is in a league of its own, Stanford is pretty darn good and anyone who assures you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009Plenty of reason for Rutgers' optimism
Graham Hays...2002-03. That might yet prove accurate given the strength of the teams picked ahead of it -- Connecticut, Notre Dame, DePaul, Louisville and Pitt -- but the cupboard isn't bare. Unlike last season, when a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009Women's soccer mid-tourney rankings
Graham Hays...Oregon State 7. Boston College The Eagles won the unofficial New England derby, knocking off Harvard and Connecticut to advance to the Sweet 16. But it's getting past the next round that has the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009Middle of nowhere? Perfect Friday night
Graham Hays, ESPN.comIt was only the opening night of the season. And neither team is ranked. But South Dakota State and Gonzaga played what will no doubt be one of the season's best games, all while chipping away at their mid-major label.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Greene fits holes, roles for Huskies
Graham Hays, ESPN.comIn Maya Moore and Tina Charles, UConn has more star power and talent than most teams. But Kalana Greene's ability to fill whatever role the Huskies need is just as important.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Appel takes lead for Stanford
Graham Hays, ESPN.comStanford has size, talent and experience. And if the Cardinal are to reach a third consecutive Final Four, they'll get there by following the best center in the country, Jayne Appel.
Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009Teams to watch as 2009-10 unfolds
Graham Hays, ESPN.comFrom San Diego State to Boston College, here are some teams to keep an eye on outside the Top 25 this season.
Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009Notre Dame adds to pile of NCAA tourney AQs
Graham HaysSTORRS, Conn. -- Standing on the field after Sunday's Big East tournament final, a pair of midfielders offered ample visual evidence of both how long ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009Five soccer teams give themselves a chance
Graham Hays...things at the very least. Virginia: Last season brought the strangeness of an NCAA tournament without mainstays Connecticut and Santa Clara. Virginia looked like the vulnerable traditional power this fall, but while the Cavaliers aren...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 25, 2009Slew of great games coming our way
Graham Hays, ESPN.comFrom season openers on Nov. 13 all the way to Championship Week, the women's college basketball schedule packs a punch in 2009-10.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "connecticut" make the list?
INTERNET EXPLORER 8
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 8 is faster, easier, and safer than ever.
Accelerators let you map directions, translate words, email your friends, and more in just a few mouse clicks.
Web Slices Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won't have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.