Dee Rowe

Your dad goes to work every day. You know he's a sports writer for a newspaper, a sports editor, a sports columnist, then a general columnist in his semiretired years. He's written thousands of newspaper columns and stories. Maybe tens of thousands....

FARMINGTON – Pat Meiser had her notes in front of her at the Tip-A-Hawk dinner Friday night. She was all set to get up and introduce Hartford women's basketball coach Jen Rizzotti when master of ceremonies Scott Gray started talking about a surprise...

Whether Kevin Ollie gets off to a good start as the new head coach at the University of Connecticut or struggles mightily, know this: His future is in the professional ranks — not college. Ollie will be a star in the big business that is...

In April 2011, UConn was on top of the college sports world. The men's basketball team, led by Kemba Walker, had just won an improbable national title, the third for coach Jim Calhoun. Geno Auriemma's women's team had made it to the Final Four yet...

Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese remembers celebrating on an April night in Atlanta after UConn won the national championship in women's basketball. It was his third celebration in less than a week, following the NIT title won by St. John's and NCAA...

The UConn men's basketball team felt R.J. Evans' presence even when he was wearing civilian clothes, but they're close to feeling it full strength again — with Evans on the court. "He's getting back," coach Kevin Ollie said after practice Sunday....

STORRS — Jim Calhoun sat in the front row of a near-empty Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday and he watched Kemba Walker, now in the NBA, push the ball up and down the court with the current UConn men's basketball players. Calhoun's legs were crossed,...

Born: May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Mass. Family: Wife Pat, sons James and Jeffrey, six grandchildren Education: American International College (1968); Braintree High School (1960) Head Coaching Career: Old Lyme (CT) High School – 1968-69 Westport...

Students flocking to the University of Connecticut in Storrs this week will be able, for the first time, to say they are in a college town -- or at least the beginnings of one. Businesses are settling into their new storefronts and tenants are moving...

Coach: Hugh Greer 1951—First round: lost to St. John's, 63-52 1954—First round: lost to Navy, 85-80 1956—First round: beat Manhattan, 84-75; Sweet 16: lost to Temple, 65-59; Regional third-place game: lost to Dartmouth, 85-64 1957&#...

Hugh Greer 1951—First round: lost to St. John's, 63-52 1954—First round: lost to Navy, 85-80 1956—First round: beat Manhattan, 84-75; Sweet 16: lost to Temple, 65-59; Regional third-place game: lost to Dartmouth, 85-64 1957—...

Howie Dickenman will soon hit the 200-win mark as coach of the Central Connecticut men's basketball team. He is 199-169 after Saturday's 91-78 win at Fairleigh Dickinson. The first win? Nov. 23, 1996 vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 66-57. He started 3-0 that...