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“I’m happy when I’m not talking about it.”
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Baseball (17-12-1) (7-2) Today Brown 3:30 p.m.
– New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter on his scrutinized new swing.
Tomorrow April 16 April 17 Villanova Villanova Villanova 3:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m.
April 18 UMass 3 p.m.
AP Derek Jeter
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Five UConn baseball players were suspended from the team Sunday for a violation of team rules. The suspensions, first reported by WHUS Sports Director Adam Giardino, were handed down after some “off the field distractions” Saturday night in South Bend, Ind. after the Huskies defeated Notre Dame, according to head coach Jim Penders. “Saturday leaving the park, we’re not quite as strong as we thought we were,” Penders told Giardino in an interview on Monday. “ We had some distractions off the field Saturday into Sunday and some guys made some selfish decisions. Now we’re going to have a few team suspensions and things that none of us foresaw and things that hopefully won’t take a lot away from our season. I’m not going to make excuses for us, we’ve got to be strong enough to handle that.” The five players suspended were pitchers Elliot Glynn, Bob Van Woert, Michael Zaccardo and Ted Hurvul and catcher Joe Pavone. Pavone was already sidelined for the season with a leg injury. Penders said that Glynn, Van Woert, Zaccardo and Pavone will be reinstated no sooner than April 23, for a minimum suspension of 11 games, but only if they complete the assignments he has requested of them. Hurvul is suspended indefinitely. The players have already served three games of the suspension. UConn has gone 1-2 in this stretch, with losses to Notre Dame on Sunday and Yale on Tuesday, followed by a win over Brown yesterday in Storrs.
Softball (16-17) (4-3) April 16 Pittsburgh Noon
April 16 Pittsburgh 2 p.m.
April 17 Pittsburgh 11 a.m.
April 20 UMass 4 p.m.
April 22 USF 4 p.m.
April 29 Villanova 6 p.m.
May 1 Loyala 1 p.m.
Lacrosse (6-5) (0-2) April 21 April 16 Notre Dame Cincinnati 4 p.m. Noon
April 23 Louisville Noon
Men’s Track and Field May 8 April 16 May 7 April 16 May 6 Big East Brown Big East Hurricane Big East Tournament Alumni Invit. Invitational Tournament Tournament All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day
Mauer goes on DL
Women’s Track and Field April 16 Mt. Sac Relays All Day
April 23 May 1 April 28 April 29 UTech Brown Invitational Penn Relays Penn Relays Invitational All Day All Day All Day All Day AP
Orioles starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie, left, presents University of Connecticut basketball guard Roscoe Smith, right, with a sunflower seed box containing a baseball before a Yankees baseball game at Yankee Stadium.
Golf April 18 April 19 Big East Big East Invitational Invitational All Day All Day
April 17 Big East Invitational All Day
Men’s Tennis Today Boston College 2 p.m.
April 16 Villanova Noon
April 28 Big East Invitational TBA
Women’s Tennis Tomorrow Seton Hall 2 p.m.
April 16 Villanova Noon
Huskies look to exact revenge on BC By Jimmy Onofrio Campus Correspondent
water.” She also said that staff and crew are confident that they can improve upon last week’s time and beat BC in a After losing narrowly in two rematch, as well as Holy Cross. races to Boston College last The second varsity eight week in the Knecht Cup, the has been practicing their endUConn rowing team will get of-race sprint during this week another shot at the of practice. Failing to Eagles in a match keep up with the rising hosted by Holy pace as the race goes Cross this weekend “is where they lost vs. Boston on in Worcester, Mass. touch with the pack in College Last weekend, the the final of the Knecht second varsity eight Cup,” according to Sunday boat placed fifth in Sanford-Wendry. She Worcester, said the crew has been the grand final. The first varsity boat, focusing on increasing Mass. however, barely the boat speed as the missed making it race goes on. out of the first heat, missing Both varsity fours and the the cut by a 10th of a second. novice eight boats have also In an attempt to improve been practicing to maintain good times for this weekend, coach speeds for the duration of the Jen Sanford-Wendry said some two-kilometer race. The team changes have been made to the will look to turn its practice into rigging of the boat, and that the results this Sunday in Worcester. first varsity will race a crew with a low-average weight. “The bow of the boat has been riding a little high out of the water [in past races],” Sanford-Wendry said. “So by moving the riggers, tracks and foot stretchers closer to the bow, the boat will hopefully ride a little better through the James.Onofrio@UConn.edu
ROWING
April 22 Syracuse 10 a.m.
April 22 Syracuse 10 a.m.
April 28 Big East Invitational All Day
Five UConn baseball players suspended
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins’ biggest loss of the day came after getting beat by Tampa Bay. Moments after Johnny Damon hit a tworun homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Rays a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Thursday night, the Twins announced that star catcher Joe Mauer was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to weakness in his legs. Mauer had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in the offseason. He had a very light workload during spring training to try and reduce the wear and tear on his legs and stay fresh for the rigors of catching an entire season.
THE Weekend Ahead Victory Parade in Hartford is an event to attend By Matt McDonough Associate Sports Editor Storrs Side Games to attend: The UConn football team will culminate its month-long spring practice with the annual spring game at Rentschler Field. The Blue-White game will kick off at 5 p.m. on Saturday, after its start time was pushed back in hopes that it will accommodate more fans’ schedules. Husky fans will get their first look at new coach Paul Pasqualoni and his system as UConn wraps up the spring before preparing for summer training camp and the fall season. The softball team is home all weekend, with a Saturday double-header against Pittsburgh. The games begin at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. The series between the Huskies and Panthers will wrap up Sunday at 11 a.m. Coach Jim Calhoun rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park. Kemba Walker threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium a week after his number was retired during the Welcome Home pep rally at
Gampel. The sign on the highway has been changed, catering to the 2011 national champions. The celebration is not over, however. A victory parade will take place at 3 p.m. in Hartford on Sunday. Although money still needs to be raised for the parade to definitely take place, according to reports, the rally at the North Steps of the Capitol will still take place. Games to follow up on: Lacrosse and Baseball. The lacrosse team will head to Notre Dame at 12 p.m. Saturday, while the baseball team gets set to play a three-game series Friday through Sunday at Villanova. Pro Side Although the NCAA basketball season is officially over, there will be no shortage of sports on television this weekend. The NHL playoffs, which got under way Wednesday, will be on all weekend, on the Versus network. Four NBA playoff series will start this weekend on ABC, ESPN and TNT programming. The Yankees will take on the defending American League champions Texas Rangers at 8 p.m. on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball.
Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu