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Saturday Sports: NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma breaks records, NFL in the snow
1 month ago

Saturday Sports: NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma breaks records, NFL in the snow

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Saturday Sports: NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma breaks records, NFL in the snow NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma's record-breaking night and a now-rare event in the NFL: playing in the snow. STEELE: Well, the NWSL - the National Women's Soccer League - it's still a relatively young league. STEELE: Well, UConn …

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Tennessee still elite? Geno Auriemma nearing retirement? Women’s college basketball mailbag
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tennessee still elite? Geno Auriemma nearing retirement? Women’s college basketball mailbag

New York Times  

The 2023-24 season is over. Let’s see how next season goes with a healthy Paige Bueckers, a healthy Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong and Jana El-Alfy holding down the post and a bench that can contribute … then, maybe. When I spoke with Talia von Oelhoffen in Albany during the NCAA Tournament, she told me, “People don’t even know how to …

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UConn’s Paige Bueckers humbled by praise from Geno Auriemma that she’s best in the country
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn’s Paige Bueckers humbled by praise from Geno Auriemma that she’s best in the country

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Paige Bueckers wasn’t sure how to initially react when UConn coach Geno Auriemma proclaimed her the best player in the country. Obviously he’s a great basketball mind, has a lot of love for the game, so you respect everything that he says.” Bueckers will be back on the court, along with her teammates, looking to back up …

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Geno Auriemma is in his 39th season at UConn and near 1,200 wins. He ponders the end of his career
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Geno Auriemma is in his 39th season at UConn and near 1,200 wins. He ponders the end of his career

Associated Press  

VILLANOVA, Pa. — The frame reserved for Geno Auriemma’s photo is empty — it rests atop two display cases of autographed UConn basketballs to the right of a collection of Joel Embiid memorabilia — inside a suburban Philadelphia sandwich shop. “It says, ‘Coming soon, Geno Auriemma.’” The reason for the blank space: Auriemma has yet to visit the store — …

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Seahawks survive Wilson’s return, edge Broncos on missed FG
2 years, 3 months ago

Seahawks survive Wilson’s return, edge Broncos on missed FG

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — It was a familiar scene in Seattle: Russell Wilson leading his team downfield for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter. This time, he wasn’t given a chance by his new coach in Denver, pulled off the field in exchange for a 64-yard field goal attempt that left plenty of confusion and the Seattle Seahawks celebrating an …

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Russell Wilson looks like he’ll be out for a while. So Seahawks’ Geno Smith era may begin
3 years, 2 months ago

Russell Wilson looks like he’ll be out for a while. So Seahawks’ Geno Smith era may begin

New York Times  

Russell Wilson is unable to adequately throw a football. “I’m really going to try not to talk about the details of it because I don’t know,” coach Pete Carroll said Friday morning. I want to go to the specialist and make sure he tells us, but there is something going on and we have to figure out the extent of …

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Contract extension for UConn’s Auriemma worth $15M
3 years, 7 months ago

Contract extension for UConn’s Auriemma worth $15M

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn has extended women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma’s contract through 2025 in a deal worth $15 million, school officials announced Friday. Athletic director David Benedict said the five-year extension is retroactive to April 2020 and includes an annual base salary of $600,000. “Geno Auriemma has meant so much to the University of Connecticut, and to our entire …

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Most intriguing WNBA Draft prospects: Scouting the top 8-13 with experts
4 years ago

Most intriguing WNBA Draft prospects: Scouting the top 8-13 with experts

New York Times  

Leading into the WNBA Draft lottery on Friday night, The Athletic is breaking down the 13 most intriguing players in the 2021 draft class. It’s the smallest possible sample, but in her one game so far this season, her field goal percentage was up to 54 percent, even though she’s still in the 90th percentile for field goal attempts. …

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