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Jim Calhoun ill, did not coach Connecticut Huskies on Thursday

Mar. 19, 2009
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun will not be on the sidelines for the Huskies' NCAA tournament first round game against Tennessee-Chattanooga on Thursday, the shcool announced.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 19 (UPI) -- Longtime Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun will miss his team's NCAA Tournament game Thursday due to an undisclosed illness, CBS Sports reported.

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STORRS, Conn., May 30 (UPI) -- University of Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been treated for a form of skin cancer.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A.J. Price scored 15 points Saturday night as Connecticut, playing part of the game without Coach Jim Calhoun, defeated St. John's, 68-59.

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STORRS, Conn., March 2 (UPI) -- Led by Charlie Villanueva's 24 points, Connecticut gave Coach Jim Calhoun his 700th victory Wednesday night, 83-64 over Georgetown.

COL BKB: Connecticut 78, Rutgers 64

HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Josh Boone scored 20 points Saturday and No. 11 Connecticut used a quick second-half surge to pull away from Rutgers, 78-64.

Calhoun agrees to long-term deal

STORRS, Conn., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The University of Connecticut announced Friday that Coach Jim Calhoun had agreed to a new six-year contract that carries through 2010.

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STORRS, Conn., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Emeka Okafor scored 21 points as the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies posted a 70-60 victory over Yale in the first round of the Preseason NIT.

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STORRS, Conn., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Jim Calhoun returned to the bench Saturday three weeks after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer and witnessed a dominant performance by Emeka Okafor as 24th

Connecticut coach has prostate surgery

FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun, who guided the Huskies to a national title in 1999, underwent surgery Thursday to have his cancerous prostate removed.

Connecticut 93, Central Conn 65

HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Ben Gordon scored 24 points and Tony Robertson added 19 as the No. 6 Connecticut Huskies rolled Saturday to a 93-65 victory over Central Connecticut State for i
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch