UConn Huskies Roundup - 1/27/17

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

By Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune Jan 27, 2017, 1:41pm EST

NCAA Football: Senior Bowl-North Practice — North squad wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo of Syracuse (17) runs a pass route against safety Obi Melifonwu of Connecticut (20) during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

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UConn Men's Basketball

Former UConn Star Kemba Walker Earns First NBA All-Star Appearance [The UConn Blog]

The Six Huskies On Floor Are Meshing At Critical Time [Hartford Courant]

Men's Hoops Takes on Tulane Saturday Night [UConnHuskies.com]

Kemba Walker Selected For 2017 NBA All-Star Game [UConnHuskies.com]

DeMatha big man Josh Carlton is a relic — and a major asset — in the paint [Washington Post]

UConn Women's Basketball

Operation Goes Smoothly With Nurse, Newest Member Of UConn’s 1,000-Point Club [Hartford Courant]

Road work pays dividends for Huskies [SNY UConn]

UConn Hosts Houston for Carnival Day [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Football

Florida OL Robert Holmes Commits to UConn [Storrs Central]

Darrian Beavers Discusses Commitment to UConn [Storrs Central (subscription)]

Obi Melifonwu is no longer flying under the radar [FanRag Sports]

UConn safety Obi Melifonwu opening eyes at Senior Bowl practices [New Haven Register]

UConn Men’s Hockey

Thompson's Trouble for UVM Hockey [MyChamplainValley.com]

UConn Returns to XL Center to Host No. 11 Vermont [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Women’s Hockey

UConn Hosts Vermont for Two [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Field Hockey

Howard Playing with Australian Indoor Hockey in Europe [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Baseball

UConn Baseball Series Against Texas on the Longhorn Network [The UConn Blog]

UConn Women’s Lacrosse

Ekstrom, Nolan Named to Preseason All-Big East Team [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Tennis

W. Tennis. UConn Women Open Spring Season at Home [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Tennis. Huskies Open Spring Slate at East Carolina [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Indoor Track & Field

M. Track: UConn Off to Columbia East-West Challenge [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Track: UConn Set for Columbia East-West Challenge [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Swimming & Diving

W. Swimming: Huskies Square Off With Big Green [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Swimming: Huskies Square Off With Big Green [UConnHuskies.com]