Tina Charles flew in from Russia. Kemba Walker, Randy Edsall, Richard Blumenthal — the who's who of Connecticut — descended from all parts Nutmeg. In the middle of Geno Auriemma's postgame press conference on this historic night, even the President called.
Auriemma would joke it was the new president at the University of Connecticut, but, no, it was the nation's No. 1 basketball player. Auriemma did the listening and when he finally spotted...
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