Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma on former UConn No. 1 pick Diana Taurasi retiring from WNBA

Geno Auriemma previews Sunday’s marquee UConn-South Carolina matchupUConn head coach Geno Auriemma doesn’t “love” having to play a challenging non-conference schedule but deems it “necessary” if winning a National Championship is your goal. The No. 7 Huskies, who are 3-3 vs top 25 teams this season, will travel to South Carolina to face the No. 4 Gamecocks, title winners two of of the last three years. “Coming out of games where you are really challenged, and where they really put the mirror up in front of your face and you say, man, if we don’t take care of this, we’re not going to be able to address it come March in the NCAA Tournament.”,