Maya Moore

Geno Auriemma has spent much time since the Baylor loss Monday discussing how much more sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis can do offensively for No. 3 UConn. On Senior Day Saturday, she did her best to comply, scoring 18 points to become the 37th player...

When we got a fish tank in our offices at Tennessee and two of the fish tried to devour each other, I named them Pat and Geno. I'd walk into the office and check the tank and ask our secretaries cheerfully, 'Did Pat eat Geno yet?' From "Sum It Up," Pat...

— Monday's game against No. 1 Baylor was the 959th in the UConn coaching career of Geno Auriemma. It was also his 11th against a top-ranked team, his second this season following the Huskies' 61-35 romp at Stanford on Dec. 29. Despite it all,...

It's been four games since sophomore Brianna Banks' season ended with a knee injury at St. John's on Feb. 2. And it's been four games since most of her minutes went to freshman Moriah Jefferson. That transition has had its high and low points. But...

When Rutgers and UConn began playing on Jan. 24, 1996, no bigger circle was painted around a date on the Big East schedule. At least until Notre Dame became a factor. The 35 meetings between Rutgers and UConn have had it all. The Scarlet Knights have...

Site: Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, N.J. Time: 4 p.m. TV: SNY (Gary Apple, Meghan Culmo and Kerith Burke) Radio: WTIC-AM 1080, WILI-AM 1400 (Bob Joyce and Debbie Fiske) Series history: UConn, 29-6 Last meeting: UConn, 49-34, March 4, 2012,...

— The attributes that have led Kelly Faris to success in basketball have also served her well in the classroom. Faris, who majors in sports promotion and individualized development, epitomizes organization and self-discipline. She sets goals,...

STORRS — Coach Geno Auriemma was curious last week. He wanted to know how many women's basketball programs have had four Cosida Academic All-Americans like UConn has had in Leigh Curl, Jennifer Rizzotti, and two-time picks Maya Moore and Rebecca...

Personal Family: Parents, Dean and Dani Schwartz; sister, Sami (20) Schwartz. Favorite athlete: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx basketball player. Favorite team: Duke men’s basketball. Other sports: Golf and volleyball. Hobbies: Hanging out...

Saturday will be a day that the Northwestern girls’ basketball team won’t soon forget.  The squad found itself center stage during the Minnesota Timberwolves-Houston Rockets professional basketball game at the Target Center in Minneapolis....

— Many programs aspire to be astounding. Others just reach the intersection, get stuck in traffic, grow frustrated and decide it's easier to turn around and settle for good. One of the talking points UConn has always used to define winning is...

HARTFORD — For at least one Saturday afternoon, women's basketball returned big-time to an XL Center practically jammed pillar to post to see No. 3 UConn play Syracuse. It was reminiscent of a day when the program and the building rocked in...