UConn’s Hurley on the rivalry with Pitino and St. John’s: ‘There’s tension’

Zuby Ejiofor, the lone returning St. John’s starter from last year’s championship teams and the Big East Preseason Player of ...
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Is UConn-St. John's a Big East rivalry? Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino have differing opinions

St. John's was picked to win the Big East by league coaches, while UConn finished second in the preseason poll.

UConn Has Heated Rivalry Brewing With St. John's, Rick Pitino

The UConn Huskies are preparing for two more showdowns with Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm this season as their heated Big East rivalry intensifies.

St. John’s-UConn rivalry has its ‘nastiness’ back — and stakes couldn’t be higher

They are each viewed as Final Four contenders, adding spice to encounters on Feb. 6 and Feb. 25 that will be appointment ...

No. 5 St. John’s joins No. 4 UConn at top of Big East after breakthrough season

UConn has beenthe standard of success in the Big East with consecutive national championships. St. John's, under coach Rick ...

UConn and St. John’s coaches pushing to bring women’s hoops back to MSG

UConn’s Geno Auriemma and St. John’s Joe Tartamella want to bring women’s college basketball back to Madison Square Garden.

Dan Hurley sees a ‘nastiness’ in St. John’s-UConn rivalry, but Rick Pitino describes it differently

“ [Pitino] likes Dan Hurley,” said Xavier coach Richard Pitino, who is Rick’s son. “I was just sitting there talking to him and Dan. We were all laughing. But whoever he plays … he’s gonna want to ...

St. John’s-UConn rivalry ready to shift into high gear: ‘There’s certainly a nastiness’

Zuby Ejiofor, the lone returning St. John’s starter from last year’s championship teams and the Big East Preseason Player of ...

MBB preview: UConn, Houston, Texas Tech, St. John’s lead the Hotline’s preseason Top 25

24. Iowa: After his successful one-year run at Drake, coach Ben McCollum slides over to Iowa City, where expectations are low ...

St. John’s tops Big East preseason poll for 1st time since 1991

St. John’s is No. 1 in the Big East Conference preseason poll for the first time in three decades. The Red Storm received ...
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Huskies Face St. John's and Seton Hall

STORRS, Conn.- UConn women's volleyball hits the road this weekend, facing St. John's on Friday at 7:00 pm and Seton Hall on ...
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St. John’s-UConn rivalry has its ‘nastiness’ back — and stakes couldn’t be higher

The one-sided nature of the St. John’s-Connecticut rivalry turned last winter. The Huskies weren’t at the top of the Big East. Their fans didn’t take over the Garden when Dan Hurley’s team took on St.