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Post by DavidK on May 29, 2016 17:08:05 GMT -5
Winning 13 of their last 14 games, this team is playing their best ball all year.
Heres a tweet from our football kicker
Doesn't matter what sport, always root for the Huskies
Also we won a championship in Hurling
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Post by Icebear on May 30, 2016 2:06:31 GMT -5
I had no idea the NCAA had a Hurling championship. I brought my brother a Hurling bat and sliotar back from Ireland in 1966.
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Post by UConnChapette on May 30, 2016 7:41:54 GMT -5
I didn't know what hurling was...had to go look it up.
Baseball...George Springer and Matt Barnes, UConn products, have found success in MLB. Too much to expect a trip to Omaha, but the excellence of UConn athletics continues to shine. How a northern university can win a baseball conference championship against Florida and Texas teams with their location advantage of better weather for early season practice says a lot. Yes, football drives the bus. But strength in other sports can't hurt in the conference realignment wheel of fortune.
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Post by DavidK on May 30, 2016 9:07:53 GMT -5
I had no idea the NCAA had a Hurling championship. I brought my brother a Hurling bat and sliotar back from Ireland in 1966. So what exactly is it then? |
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Post by DavidK on May 30, 2016 9:09:41 GMT -5
I didn't know what hurling was...had to go look it up. Baseball...George Springer and Matt Barnes, UConn products, have found success in MLB. Too much to expect a trip to Omaha, but the excellence of UConn athletics continues to shine. How a northern university can win a baseball conference championship against Florida and Texas teams with their location advantage of better weather for early season practice says a lot. Yes, football drives the bus. But strength in other sports can't hurt in the conference realignment wheel of fortune. I Agree and hope they play well enough to get some more national attention. Not expecting it but if there is a deal run made this year it couldn't hurt. |
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Post by chicagogg on May 30, 2016 10:27:21 GMT -5
Go Huskies!!!
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Post by DavidK on May 30, 2016 11:10:17 GMT -5
Uconn is a 3 seed in the first round with the #1 overall sead Florida in a Double Elimination. First game vs. Georgia Tech.
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Post by Icebear on May 30, 2016 14:32:12 GMT -5
Hurling (pronounced Curley) is a Gaelic game that is a cross between rugby, hockey, and a bit of its own ideas. I first learned the game on Wide World of Sports which used to cover the Irish or World championship game.
Players develop amazing skills being able to pick up the ball/sliotar off the ground often while on the run and the ability to bounce it and carry the ball on the stick while running. Tremendous athleticism.
Here is a little video and intro to the rules.
The Rules of Hurling
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Post by UConnChapette on May 30, 2016 14:55:07 GMT -5
Uconn is a 3 seed in the first round with the #1 overall sead Florida in a Double Elimination. First game vs. Georgia Tech. My son will be mad at me for cheering against his alma mater, but GO HUSKIES! |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on May 30, 2016 17:28:53 GMT -5
Hurley - a game I'd have loved to play. Surprising it has not caught on in this country. Lacrosse has turned into a strategic, checkmate snore.
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Post by arch on May 30, 2016 18:13:18 GMT -5
Curling played on ice? Wrong spelling? Wrong sport? Or just wrong?
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Post by Icebear on May 31, 2016 8:31:43 GMT -5
Curling played on ice? Wrong spelling? Wrong sport? Or just wrong? Auto spell it was supposed to be Curley which is the old Gaelic pronunciation of Hurling. |
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