{
  "id": 11465647,
  "title": "UConn men's basketball venues splits: Season opens with men's, women's Hartford doubleheader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/uconn-mens-basketball-venues-splits-season-opens-with-mens-womens",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:03:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uconn-mens-basketball-venues-splits-150358591.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UConn men's basketball team announced on Friday that its home venue will split for the 2026-27 season. The Huskies will play their first home game of the season at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford on Monday, Nov. 2 against Gardner-Webb. The women's team will open their season the same day, facing Cornell at PeoplesBank Arena. The Huskies' final home game of the season will likely be against St. John's at Gampel Pavilion, following their 72-40 victory over the Red Storm last February. The men's home games will be spread across Gampel Pavilion and PeoplesBank Arena throughout the season.",
  "summary": "The Huskies will open their regular season with a men's/women's doubleheader in Hartford, and close it out against St. John's, also in Hartford.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}