There might be also be a negative reaction from some members of the home crowd when the UConn men’s basketball team faces Butler (7.30 p.m., TNT/truTV) in a rare Big EastQuad 1 opportunity ... UConn doesn’t let the outside stuff get to them.
Storrs — As the UConn women’s basketball broke down its huddle before its game against Butler on Saturday, SarahStrong had to fight the urge to run out on the court with the rest of the starting lineup.
UConn’s rationale for secret payments was ridiculous. At issue are the de-facto salaries that UConn, like many other schools, has begun paying its varsity student-athletes amid the professionalization of college sports.