UConn proved that a Big East team could beat a team from the vaunted Southeastern Conference, as the Huskies beat South Carolina 20-7 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. After a season that was defined by the tragic passing of UConn’s Jasper Howard, a string of impossibly close losses, a huge win at Notre Dame, and the [...]
CT Sports Law’s Top 10 Story Lines of 2009: Part II
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Here are Connecticut Sports Law’s top story lines of 2009, from 2 through 5. Click here to see 6 through 10. 2. Oliver v. NCAA. Does a student-athlete have a right to legal counsel when negotiating a contract with a Major League Baseball Team? A Ohio judge thinks so, but the NCAA disagrees. Although this [...]
UConn Women Beats Stanford, But Fan Complacency Remains
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Richard Kent UConn-Stanford women at the Hartford XL Center was all it was cracked up to be and more. UConn faced its only half time deficit of the season at 40-38 but stormed back in the second half with one of its patented runs to win by 12. UConn was led by its two all-American candidates, [...]
Big East Men’s Basketball Preview
November 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Richard Kent 1. Villanova: They are so deep at guard that it is scary. A Final Four team last year.Corey Fisher leads. 2. WVU: Da’Sean Butler may be the best player in the Big East. 3. UConn: Also a Final Four team last year. They boast the best coach in Jim Calhoun. Stanley Robinson [...]
Rutgers-UConn Rivalry Deserves a Bigger Stage
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Richard Kent There is some talent in Big East football. The perception nationally is much worse than the reality. Cincinnati is a legitimate Top 10 team. Pittsburgh has some great young talent. Noel Devine is a great running back for West Virginia. The Conference needs a 9th team, if for no other reason than to [...]
Big East Women’s Basketball Preview
October 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Connecticut Sports Law is pleased to announce that attorney and veteran sports writer Richard Kent will be sharing his writing and expertise on UConn and Big East sports, particularly football and men’s and women’s basketball. Kent has authored a number of sports books, including Lady Vols and UConn: The Greatest Rivalry, Inside Women’s College Basketball: [...]
