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Geno Auriemma to serve up drinks at Manchester restaurant Tuesday night
Geno Auriemma is one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. But how is he as a bartender? Patrons at Auriemma's Cafe Aura in Manchester will find out on Tuesday, as the legendary UConn coach will be behind the bar serving up drinks to help raise money for Connecticut Children's.
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!["I don't look at that as defying what I said," his Leland High football coach said of one line-stepping interaction with Tillman. "I look at it as his approach to the way he lived his life and the way he played the game." "I don't look at that as defying what I said," his Leland High football coach said of one line-stepping interaction with Tillman. "I look at it as his approach to the way he lived his life and the way he played the game."](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-852624106-e1713810807903.jpg?w=564)
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20 years after death, Pat Tillman still inspires those who knew him well — and many he never met
"I don't look at that as defying what I said," his Leland High football coach said of one line-stepping interaction with Tillman. "I look at it as his approach to the way he lived his life and the way he...
UConn Mens Basketball
![UConn forward Alex Karaban practices ahead of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. UConn plays Alabama on Saturday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson ) UConn forward Alex Karaban practices ahead of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. UConn plays Alabama on Saturday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson )](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24096775344179.jpg?w=525)
UConn’s Alex Karaban to test NBA Draft waters, retain college eligibility
Sophomore Alex Karaban will test NBA Draft waters, but plans to retain his eligibility to return to the UConn men's basketball season as a junior next season.
UConn Womens Basketball
![SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MARCH 25: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies reacts during the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena on March 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MARCH 25: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies reacts during the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena on March 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/THC-WRE0129281467-e1713376491729.jpg?w=620)
USBWA to name Coach of the Year award after UConn women’s basketball legend Geno Auriemma
The USBWA announced Wednesday that it will rename its Women's Coach of the Year award after UConn legend Geno Auriemma once he retires.
WNBA
![Former Minnesota Lynx player Maya Moore speaks during the jersey retirement ceremony for fellow former Lynx player Sylvia Fowles following a WNBA basketball game between the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Former Minnesota Lynx player Maya Moore speaks during the jersey retirement ceremony for fellow former Lynx player Sylvia Fowles following a WNBA basketball game between the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP23168648640663.jpg?w=525)
UConn legend Maya Moore to have jersey number retired by Minnesota Lynx
UConn and women's basketball legend Maya Moore will have her jersey number retired by the Minnesota Lynx, the franchise announced on Thursday.
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![O.J. Simpson Returns To Court In Robbery Case O.J. Simpson Returns To Court In Robbery Case](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-77883952.jpg?w=502)
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O.J. Simpson feared he had CTE but his family has said a ‘hard no’ to brain study
Simpson's attorney said he's been 'getting calls from medical centers that are doing CTE testing asking me for O.J.’s brain . . . that is not happening.'