Geno Auriemma has high praise for Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier
Geno Auriemma can't remember how many emails he received after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. That's when one of his former Union University players missed a free throw, sending the game into overtime, and another made a jumper with eight seconds left for the win. However, many messages were received. It contained similar sentiments. […]
Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith Njigba’s heads-up play aided a big Geno Smith run Sunday
With less than two minutes left in Sunday's game, seattle seahawks and new york giantsGeno Smith and others stole the ball at their own 34-yard line, giving the visiting Giants a 23-20 lead. Kicker Jason Myers needed just one play to get into field goal range. That game? A 32-yard scramble by Smith put the […]
Geno Smith’s Seahawks reclamation a blueprint for Daniel Jones’ potential post-Giants career
The day will come when fan bases in other cities will appreciate Daniel Jones being their quarterback, just as the good people of Seattle and the North Country people of Minneapolis appreciate the players currently behind center. Maybe? Sometimes it's best for everyone involved to get out of it and move on. The Giants haven't […]
UConn’s Geno Auriemma unleashes on heralded WNBA rookie class, says Caitlin Clark is being ‘targeted’
Geno Auriemma, the longtime University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach, feels free to share whatever’s on his mind. The 11-time national champion has voiced his opinion on Kaitlyn Clark on numerous occasions, but this week he offered his latest thoughts on Clark’s adjustment to the WNBA, suggesting Clark is being negatively affected by a “delusional […]
Legendary Coach Geno Auriemma on Caitlin Clark: ‘She’s Being Targeted’
Legendary University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said WNBA rookie superstar Kaitlyn Clark is being “targeted” by opponents around the league. Since rising to overnight fame in the WNBA, Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark has been brutally bullied by players around the league and commentators outside. Geno Auriemma said Clark is currently going […]
Caitlin Clark unfairly ‘targeted’ in WNBA: Geno Auriemma
With Caitlin Clark and the intensity she’s faced dominating the WNBA conversation this season, one of women’s college basketball’s iconic coaches is speaking out — and he’s not particularly happy with what he’s seen. Auriemma, who just signed a five-year contract extension before the University of Connecticut Coaches Roadshow on Tuesday, said he expects intense […]
Geno Auriemma, UConn irate over March Madness foul call
Aaliyah Edwards’ controversial offensive foul during UW’s 71-69 March Madness loss to Iowa in the Final Four on Friday night drew scorn from all sides of the basketball world. But, unsurprisingly, the harshest statements came from those associated with the Huskies. “There’s probably an illegal screen call on every possession,” UW coach Geno Auriemma said […]
Geno Auriemma ‘relishing’ his UConn adjustment
CLEVELAND — Future generations will have a hard time understanding that, the same way they would imagine Babe Ruth beating every team at home or imagining the Roman Empire stretching from England to Egypt. UConn won half of the national championships (11) from 1995 to 2016. They have reached the Final Four in all but […]
UConn’s Geno Auriemma hopes Iowa’s Caitlin Clark won’t ‘drop 50 on us’ in Final Four
The UW women’s basketball team will spend this week preparing for the challenge. The Huskies will need to get past Caitlin Clark and the top-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes to advance to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament title game. Her longtime head basketball coach, Geno Auriemma, is well aware of the challenges that come with […]
Seahawks’ Mike Macdonald finally makes Geno Smith declaration
New Seahawks head coach Mike McDonald has officially named Geno Smith the starter. On Saturday, McDonald told NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero that he doesn’t foresee a QB competition between Smith and Sam Howell. “I don’t,” mcdonald said, had previously been reluctant to use Smith as a starter. “I talked to Geno about it. I’m very […]