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Men's Basketball: Wiggins (Pass) Back At Practice; Dyson (Fail) Out For 30 Days

Doug Wiggins was allowed back at practice Thursday and Jerome Dyson was not. According to a source, Wiggins passed a recent drug test and Dyson failed. Both were made to submit to testing after an incident involving UConn Police last Thursday. It is Dyson's second positive test in his UConn career, meaning a mandatory 30-60 suspension. Wiggins, who could play Saturday against Pitt, has also failed two during his time at UConn.

Women's basketball: Dunk-a-thon

    Charde Houston practiced Tuesday despite slightly injuring her right ankle in the final minutes of Sunday’s win. She left the

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with a walking boot on her foot.

   “I just tripped over one of those imaginary invisible lines while I was back-peddling,” she said. “But I’m OK. I have my handy-dandy ankle braces and we’re good to go.”

   Maya Moore and Tina Charles took turns dunking after practices and both made many more than they missed.

  Will it happen in a game?

  “My philosophy is two points is two points,” Auriemma said. “I don’t care how it happens. But I’m not into what [dunking] would mean to the sport of the empowerment of women.”

Men's Basketball: UConn defeats Louisville; More Dyson/Wiggins Details

UConn defeated Louisville 69-67 at a loud XL Center Monday night. The game story.

Also, further detailing the Jerome Dyson/Doug Wiggins situation.

Men's Basketball: The Polls

Coming off three impressive victories, UConn did not get into the Top 25 this week in either poll.

I do not vote. I must say that, if I did, the Huskies (14-5) would have been on my list. I would have had them somewhere in the 20-25 range. UConn received votes that would have made them 27th in both polls.

Men's Basketball: Some Doug/Jerome Details

Doug Wiggins was cited for possession of alcohol by a minor and driving with a suspended license and Jerome Dyson was charged with possession of alcohol Thursday night when the two had an encounter with UConn Police in Wiggins' car Thursday night. Link to today''s story.

Women's Basketball: Team effort

  Ciao from the Courant's sumptuous hotel suite near the Blogre Dame campus. The butler has just left my room; the strawberries were a little too ripe for my taste. The hotel manager should be here soon with a suitable explanation.

  Well, without a doubt Sunday's victory over Notre Dame was one of the most unusual games of the season; Maya is hot, Maya is invisible. Renee is invisible, Renee is hot. Charde is traveling, Charde is traveling. Tina uses her left hand, Tina uses her right hand.

  Team work. That's why Geno tries to stockpile All-Americans. Some nights, you need every one of them to win.

 

Men's Basketball: Still Suspended

Jerome Dyson and Doug Wiggins remain suspended indefinitely and will not play Monday when UConn faces Louisville at the XL Center. Dyson and Wiggins were suspended Friday and did not travel with the team to Indiana this weekend.

Men's Basketball: Haralson

Talked to Scottie Haralson Saturday night. He's the 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Jackson, Miss., who gave UConn an oral commitment Friday night. And he's pretty excited -- despite never having set foot on the Storrs campus.

"I felt like UConn, with all they have done with the great player that have come through there, it was the right place for me," Haralson said.

One of the biggest keys?

Women's Basketball: UConn's in the "uppity-up"

   Good afternoon from Blogre Dame, where the Golden Dome is covered with a sheet of white.

   Hopefully, many of you had the chance to read The Courant's story this morning about junior center Kelsey Bone of Dulles High in Sugar Land, Texas, the top-rated girls high school player in the Class of 2009.

   If you are a UConn women's fan -and why would you be reading this if you weren't - you had to feel really good about Geno Auriemma's chances with a kid who would be his fourth straight national player of the year - following Tina Charles, Maya Moore and Elena Delle Donne.

   To me, one the best portions of the story was hearing her refer to her group of seven finalists as the "uppity-up."

   Priceless.

Men's Basketball: UConn 68, Indiana 63

The Huskies upset No.7 Indiana Saturday at Assembly Hall. They pulled it off without Jerome Dyson and Doug Wiggins. They did it with unbelievable defense and guts. It was the most impressive thing I've seen in my three years covering the team.

More details later ...