News Links, 3/28/14

Football
UConn Community Came Together As One When Jasper Howard Died, Courant

Men’s Hoops
UConn men’s game day: Friday vs. Iowa State, Post
UConn looks to MSG crowd as its sixth man, Post
UConn’s 3 keys vs. Iowa State, Post
UConn men’s notebook: Huskies learned from Kemba, Post
Kevin Duffy: Ollie, Hoiberg take different paths to coaching success, Post
Ollie, Hoiberg Run Similar Offenses All The Way To Sweet 16, Courant
Handle With Care: Shabazz Among UConn’s Greatest Guards, Courant
Napier Has Seen His Share Of Top-Guard Comparisons, Courant
No. 7 Seed UConn Vs. No. 3 Iowa State, Courant
Jeff Jacobs: Anybody Notice What College Team Has Foothold In New York?, Courant
Madison Square Garden A Special Place In UConn History, Courant
Watch: UConn, Iowa State Work Out At Madison Square Garden, Courant
UConn should have ‘sixth man’ in MSG crowd, Register
Struggling Omar Calhoun in New York state of mind, Register
Crenshaw Alum Kevin Ollie is the Perfect Choice to Lead, LA Sentinel
UConn’s Napier Boston strong, Roxbury tough, Boston Globe
OKC Thunder: Thunder’s UConn trio enjoying the Huskies postseason run, NewsOK
For UConn, return to Garden is extra sweet, ESPN
Star guards Shabazz Napier, DeAndre Kane to duel at Garden, Newsday
To Sweet 16 teams, there’s something magical about playing at Madison Square Garden, Newsday
University of Connecticut sophomore Omar Calhoun, a former Christ the King standout, returns to NYC for NCAA Sweet 16, NY Daily News
UConn’s Shabazz Napier perfecting the art of the pump-fake, Newark Star Ledger
Sweet 16 picks – UConn-Iowa State betting line missing two key factors, Sporting News
Boys basketball: Bosco coach Derrick Taylor sticks to his philosophy, win or lose, Orange County Register (Daniel Hamilton)
2014 Boys Basketball All-Area Team, Athens Online (Will “Turtle” Jackson)

Women’s Hoops
Opponents dare her to shoot, UConn’s Jefferson makes them pay, Post
Despite UConn’s Success, Geno Advocates Parity, Courant
16 Sweet Things About UConn, BYU, Rest Of Women’s Field, Courant
Unselfishness has been cornerstone of UConn women’s program, Register
UConn Women’s Dominance Starts With ‘D’, AP article from CBS Sports
Sweet 16 holds bittersweet memories for former BYU guard, Deseret News
BYU women’s team packed with homegrown talent, Deseret News

Only one article from the Lincoln (NE) Journal Star and it’s more about Nebraska than the NCAA Regional, which is being held two blocks from the Journal Star’s building.

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