University of Connecticut

Howard County weddings and engagements

2012-04-27 10:41:00

Sharon and Jerry Kramer, of Ellicott City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Elizabeth Kramer, to Stephen Robert Heussler, son of Robert and the late Marcia Heussler, of Hamden, Conn. Allison E. Kramer and Stephen R. Huessler Sharon and...

Spinal stenosis a painful arthritic condition

2012-02-23 10:38:37

Jim Calhoun should be on the sidelines of a basketball court, coaching the University of Connecticut men's team. Instead, he's been on medical leave for a painful arthritic condition. Calhoun's pain is caused by spinal stenosis, a medical condition that...

Weddings & Engagements

2011-10-13 00:00:00

Allie Wilson and Jake Burke Gina and Steve Wilson, of North Laurel, announce the engagement of their daughter, Allie Wilson, to Jake Burke, son of Chuck and Dawn Burke, of North Laurel. The bride-to-be, a 2005 graduate of Reservoir High School,...

Edward Standish "Brad" Bradford Jr., Boys' Latin headmaster

2011-11-15 09:19:00

Edward Standish "Brad" Bradford Jr., a career educator who had been headmaster of Boys' Latin School during the early 1980s, died Thursday from complications after surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 83. The son of a businessman and a...

Towson Football Preview 2011

2011-08-31 00:49:00

While area prep squads prepare for new season, coaches are feverishly attempting to figure out the best way to put more oomph into offenses and determination into defenses. Look for your favorite team's most uplifting prospects below: Boys' Latin...

'Dancing With the Stars': 12 couples perform

2009-03-24 16:22:10

12 dancers! Two hours during which my significant other and my cat will retreat far from the living room TV! Let's get straight to it!First up are Denise Richards and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. During rehearsal, Maks wears a frilly, two-piece pink......

Evolution of a rivalry

2008-01-25 00:00:00

Second in a series of occasional articles on the area's top high school rivalries. When the Institute of Notre Dame and Mercy hit the basketball court tonight, the noise will be so deafening that coaches will have to resort to signs or hand signals,...

NCAA South Region capsules

2003-03-16 00:00:00

No. 1 TEXAS (22-6) NCAA HISTORY: 21st appearance, fifth straight. Final Four in 1947. Lost to Oregon last in year in regional semis. COACH: Rick Barnes (5-10 in NCAA). STARTERS: F Brad Buckman, C James Thomas, G T.J. Ford, G Royal Ivey, G Brandon...

NCAA East Region capsules

2003-03-16 00:00:00

No. 1 OKLAHOMA (24-6) NCAA HISTORY: 22nd appearance, ninth straight. Four Final Fours. Lost to Indiana last year in Final Four semi. COACH: Kelvin Sampson (7-9 in NCAA). STARTERS: F Johnnie Gilbert, F Kevin Bookout, G Quannas White, G De'Angelo...

Terps reach BB&T heights in win

2001-12-04 00:00:00

WASHINGTON - The Maryland Terrapins had trouble shooting and handling the ball for glaring stretches last night, but still had too many weapons for the Connecticut Huskies to handle. Sparked by its frontcourt of senior center Lonny Baxter and junior...

Clutch Terps

2002-03-25 00:00:00

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Senior forward Byron Mouton seemed to be laughing and crying at the same time. Senior center Lonny Baxter looked exhausted, as a man should after carrying a team for extended periods of time. Senior guard Juan Dixon had just produced 39...

Terps shoot by Kentucky into great 8

2002-03-23 00:00:00

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Maryland Terrapins were not as sharp as they wanted to be, but they were plenty good enough to push their way into the coveted Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament for the second straight year last night. Top seed Maryland...

Robert Gallo Waterbury native Dr. Robert C. Gallo contributed to the discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and its role in AIDS.

2012-04-18 00:00:00

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine held it's Residency Match Day at the Farmington campus Friday afternoon. Medical students, faculty and family members look over the table where the envelopes holding the match letters are arranged just minutes before the traditional noon opening.

2012-03-16 00:00:00

Cheryl Cohler, of Weston, tells a friend about her residency match assignment at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Friday afternoon. Cohler was among 86 seniors who learned where they will do their medical residency at the school's annual Match Day.

2012-03-16 00:00:00