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When you go to a sporting event, you tend to see people in team gear. You’ll see fans decked out – from painted faces to customized shoes – rooting on their teams and players. Occasionally, you might see the casual fan wearing their everyday street clothes, but for the most part, it’s all about the …

By Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – For the first time since 2016, the UConn Huskies are national champions, beating South Carolina 82-59. UConn dominated the entire NCAA tournament this year, winning on average by 32 points, including 23 in the championship game. This is also the first time in NCAA …

By Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – “I saw [Sarah Strong] do things that I hadn’t seen any kid [in high school] do in a long, long, long time,” UConn Coach Geno Auriemma said about true freshman Sarah Strong. No one for the Huskies is surprised at what Strong has been …

By Marlee Ressa | @marleeressa Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – South Carolina continued its dominance over Texas, defeating the Longhorns 74-57 in a semifinal of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and earning the chance to play for a second title in as many seasons and a third in four years. When the Gamecocks (35-3) …

By Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – For just the second time since their 2016 national championship, the UConn Huskies are heading to the NCAA title game after dominating UCLA throughout an 85-51 victory. The sold-out, thunderous crowd at Amelie Arena was eager to see the overall No. 1-seed Bruins take …

By William Jones Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. – For the second year in a row, UConn has won the national championship with its defensive effort. With UConn’s 75-60 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers, the now six-time champion Huskies, tied with North Carolina for the third-most titles in tournament history, held Purdue to a …

By Kobe Mosley | @mosleymedia8 Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. – There are plenty of things about UConn star Donovan Clingan that make him seem like an average 20-year-old. He is a jokester with his teammates, makes it a point to be first at everything — literally everything, according to teammate Andrew Hurley — …

By Kobe Mosley | @mosleymedia8 Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. — For about the first 28 minutes of the game, Alabama seemed to be winning the battle of runs against defending champion UConn. The Huskies failed to extend a lead greater than eight points during this stretch, thanks in large part to the Crimson …

By Daniel Marco | @DanielMarco1995 Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – When the University of Connecticut Huskies meet the University of Miami Hurricanes in the NCAA Men’s Final Four at NRG Stadium, Adama Sanogo, a junior center from Mali, will have faced an added challenge in the preparation of the biggest game of his career. …

By Aidan Wilkins | @AidanJWilkins Sports Capital Journalism Program Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Aidan Wilkins, writing for NCAA.com, writes about the legacy that seniors Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson left on the UConn women’s basketball program.  Read the full story here