News Links, 4/11/14

Football
UConn Football: Defense Must Return To Good Old Days, Courant
Diaco makes debut at UConn spring game, Post

Men & Women
Mark Story: Forget Duke, UConn is the school bringing the pain for UK basketball fans, Lexington Herald Leader

Men’s Hoops
Chicken wings, Rolling Rock and Brazilian balls, Aspen Times
Column: How about now?, Daily Campus
Raptors tried to sidetrack Kevin Ollie’s coaching career, NBC Sports
LeBron James thrilled for UConn’s title-winning Kevin Ollie, his former teammate in Cleveland, AP article from Daily Reporter
Five impact transfers for the 2014-15 college basketball season, CBS Sports
WHO’S BETTER: BRANDON JENNINGS OR KEMBA WALKER?, Dime Magazine

Women’s Hoops
UConn’s only real competition is Huskies from the past, Register
UConn women overcame lack of depth down the stretch, Register
Dolson Gets ‘Tonight Show’ Host Fallon Talking About Her, Courant
A tale of two titles for Kiah Stokes, Iowa Gazette
Ossining alum Saniya Chong completes undefeated, national championship season with UConn women, Lower Hudson Journal News
Pollock: For NCAA women, it’s still UConn … and all the rest, Olean Times Herald
NCAA final gets highest television rating for women’s basketball in a decade, AP article from Daily Reporter

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