UConn Huskies Daily Link Roundup - 1/2/16

Our look at who is talking about the UConn Huskies men's basketball, women's basketball, football and olympic sports teams around the state and country.

By Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune Jan 2, 2016, 10:38am EST

It's game day for the UConn Huskies men's basketball team as they are in New Orleans for a matchup with the Tulane Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. We'll have a preview/game thread so check back today for more on the game.

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UConn Men's Basketball

The Fans' Say: UConn Men's Basketball Road Game Confidence Rating [The UConn Blog]

The Scouting Report: Tulane Green Wave [The UConn Blog]

Game Preview: UConn Visiting Tulane [UConnReport.com]

UConn's Amida Brimah talks about his injury for the first time [David Borges - New Haven Register]

Tulane faces tall test in AAC home opener vs. UConn [The Advocate]

The Day - UConn opens AAC play at Tulane with title aspirations [The Day]

UConn Looks To Start Conference Play On Right Foot [Hartford Courant]

Facey time [Journal Inquirer]

UConn, AAC’s preeminent team, yet to dominate league play [New Haven Register]

Ollie tries to reverse curious stat in opener [Republican-American]

UConn Women's Basketball

Meet the ultra-competitive Nurse siblings: NHL, UConn stars [New York Post]

UConn Men's Hockey

Men's Hockey: Huskies Fall 3-2 in Tight Game at Minnesota [The UConn Blog]

UConn Hockey's Minnesota Natives Excited For Mariucci Classic [The UConn Blog]

Gophers top Connecticut 3-2 in Mariucci Classic [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

Gallery: Gophers hockey 3, Connecticut 2 [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

Huskies to face Ferris State in consolation game [UConnHuskies.com]