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UConn's Cardoza Takes Helm at Temple Tonya Cardoza was introduced Tuesday as Temple's new women's basketball coach. Cardoza spent the last 14 seasons serving as an assistant at Connecticut under Geno Auriemma, who attended the announcement, and who said he would be offeringadvice whenever she asked
Interest High in Charter Oak Health Plan for Uninsured Residents Governor Jodi Rell says the Charter Oak Health Insurance plan, which started taking applications just yesterday, is having what she called a "phenomenal start." She says through late Tuesday afternoon, there had been more than a thousand phone calls and dozens of e-mails, asking for information about the plan, or for applications to sign up.
Huskies Plan to Open Football Practice to Public on August 16 Preparing to defend their first season as Big East Conference Football Co-Champions, the UConn Huskies plan an open preseason practice for their fans on Saturday, August 16. Practice will begin at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately until 11:30 a.m. atMemorial Stadium in Storrs. There is no charge for admission and the UConn athletes will stay after the practice to sign autographs for fans
Twain, Wharton Homes Join Others In Financial Peril Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other boldfaced names among the dead have something in common with living Americans in these hard financial times: Their homes are in jeopardy.
Game Times Set for UConn Football Sept. 6, Sept 13 Kickoff times for two more University of Connecticut football games have been announced.
The Saturday, September 6, game against Temple to be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will begin at noon. And the following week, when the Huskies return to Rentschler Field, they'll host Virginia in a 7:30 p.m. game.
WTIC will carry all the UConn football action on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 and wtic.com.
Date Switched for UConn Football Game This Fall The UConn football Huskies' fifth game of the fall football schedule has been changed. Instead of playing their game at Louisville on Saturday, September 27th, they'll play Friday night instead. The game at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium will bethe fourth meeting of the two teams as Big East members. UConn defeated Louisville in a Friday night game last year, 21-17, at Rentschler Field.
UConn Announces Fall 2008 Football Schedule The UConn Huskies play six home games at Rentschler field in their fall 2008 football schedule, plus four Big East road games and two out of conference road games.
The season starts at home, with UConn playing host to the Hofstra Pride Thursday night, August 28, and wraps up at home December 6, with the Pitt Panthers travelling to Rentschler.
UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL UPDATE The word from UConn today is that sophmore guard Doug Wiggins will resume practicing with the men's basketball team late Thursday afternoon. But Wiggins and teammate Jerome Dyson are both still indefinitely suspended from game competition by head coach Jim Calhoun.
The pair have been suspended since last Friday afternoon after an incident involving the duo last Thursday night on
5-DAY FORECAST AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION
Meteorologist Joe Furey talks about the a dry northwest flow with warm, pleasant conditions for Thursday and Friday, will it last for the weekend?
Podcast - Katie Couric Notebook: 07/08/08
20 percent of 13- and 14-year olds say they have friends or people they know who have been physically abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend. That number rises to nearly 40 percent who say they have friends who are victims of verbal abuse. CBS News Corresp
