Dan Hurley says ‘there probably is a number’ Lakers could have offered
The Lakers offered Connecticut coach Dan Hurley a large sum — $70 million over six years — to become their head coach. He turned them…
Dan Hurley turns down Lakers coaching offer, will stay at Connecticut
The Lakers’ coaching search, which took a major turn last week, marches on, the team forced to keep looking for its next head coach after…
Hurley up! The Lakers need to hire UConn champ Dan Hurley now
This is crazy. This could work. This is loud and turbulent and fraught with unending drama and unceasing peril. This could work. I was stunned…
The Sports Report: UConn defends its national championship
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
UConn defeats Purdue to repeat as NCAA basketball champions
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Connecticut delivered another dominant performance Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture…
UConn defeats Alabama in Final Four, will play Purdue for title
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Connecticut kept its bid to repeat as national champion intact by surviving its first true test of the NCAA tournament, getting 21 points…
Why Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is playing against — and not for — UConn
Caitlin Clark grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, but was a Connecticut women’s basketball fan. Her dream was to play for legendary coach Geno…
Paige Bueckers ends magical season for JuJu Watkins and USC
PORTLAND, Ore. — Not so fast, freshman. JuJu Watkins propelled USC to a meteoric, magical, mesmerizing one-year rise to get back into the national championship…
Three-point lines will be fixed for USC vs. UConn, NCAA says
When USC and Connecticut play Monday night for a spot in the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four, the three-point lines should be the same distance…
JuJu vs. Paige? No, it’s USC vs. UConn in Elite Eight
PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s the star-studded matchup TV executives dreamed about. Paige Bueckers, Connecticut’s senior star, against USC’s freshman phenom JuJu Watkins. The headliners will surely…
Kiki Rice leads hot-shooting No. 2 UCLA to a win over No. 6 UConn
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Kiki Rice scored 24 points and No. 2 UCLA held off No. 6 Connecticut 78-67 on Friday in the Cayman Islands…
LSU, UConn basketball teams celebrate titles at White House
WASHINGTON — Nearly two months after winning its first national championship, the LSU women's basketball team took the traditional visit to the White House on…
LSU, UConn basketball teams celebrate at White House with Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — Nearly two months after winning its first national championship, the LSU women's basketball team took the traditional visit to the White House on…
The Sports Report: San Diego State is no match for UConn
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
UConn wins NCAA tournament title with big win over of SDSU
HOUSTON — UConn topped off one of the most impressive March Madness runs in history Monday night, clamping down early and breaking it open late to…
UConn, SDSU meet for NCAA title
Two teams remain in what has been a wild March Madness and Final Four in the men's bracket.It will be No. 4 Connecticut and No. 5…
UConn looks unstoppable and inevitable going into championship game
HOUSTON — The ball was on the baseline, in nearly an impossible spot, the pass needing to be sent through a thicket of bodies out…
UConn tops Miami in Final Four to join San Diego State in title game
Forward Adama Sanogo had a game-high 21 points and No. 4 Connecticut continued a historically dominant march through this NCAA men's basketball tournament with a…
San Diego State defeats FAU; UConn downs Miami
The college basketball world will be focused on Houston, where the men's Final Four tipped off Saturday.The Cinderellas have taken over the sport in the last two…
San Diego State vs. FAU, UConn vs. Miami
The college basketball world will be focused on Houston, where the men's Final Four tipped off Saturday.The Cinderellas have taken over the sport in the last two…