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If there ever were a time I’d love to hear Jim Calhoun speak publicly, it’s today.
That won’t happen, of course. The coach is dealing with a spinal issue that has forced him to miss Connecticut’s past two games, so he’s off-radar and presumably recuperating and/or being treated. Hopefully, he gets well soon because we need to hear from him.
We need to hear Jim “Not A Dime Back” Calhoun, of all stubborn souls, give voice to the remarkable groveling his university is doing on behalf of his basketball program to save it from a 2013 NCAA tournament ban. An Associated Press story Wednesday said UConn has petitioned the governing body of college athletics to change its rules and let the ...
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