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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- If there was any question over who's the dominant team in women's basketball, there should be none now. It's Connecticut, as simple as 1-2-3. With a fast start, key contributions from everyone and the incomparable Diana Taurasi leading the way, Connecticut beat Tennessee 70-61 Tuesday night to become just the second school to win three consecutive women's titles. It was far from easy, but the Huskies had what it took to hold off the Lady Vols and win their fourth championship in five seasons -- further confirmation that UConn has supplanted Tennessee as the top program...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Led by 24 points from All-America center Emeka Okafor and 21 from Ben Gordon, the Connecticut Huskies outclassed Georgia Tech 82-73 on Monday night to win the championship many predicted they'd get from the very start of the season. They looked like champions from beginning to end, running when they wanted, controlling the middle at other times, grabbing just about every loose ball and making the Yellow Jackets look ordinary. UConn became the first team since the 1996 Kentucky Wildcats to win the title after being ranked first in the preseason. The Huskies wound up on...

NBC 17 CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List POSTED: 3:58 PM EST January 14, 2004 RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tuesday's fatal dog attack in Harnett County is not as rare as you may think. Dogs kill 10 to 20 people in the United States every year.Last year in Orange County, 300 dog bites were reported, and 350 were reported in Raleigh. DOG SAFETY Stay SafeTips For ParentsOwn A Dog?Been Injured By A Dog? While national statistics show at least 30 breeds have attacked humans, 10 dog breeds are on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most dangerous list, meaning they...

Washington athletic director Barbara Hedges resigned this morning, effective Jan. 16, "so the focus can return to where it belongs, the student-athletes and their exceptional accomplishments." Hedges, who took over as the university's 15th athletic director in 1991, said her time at the UW was "fulfilling, rewarding and certainly exciting. I truly love the University of Washington." UW president Lee Huntsman, who appeared alongside her at this morning's news conference, said Hedges "has been a terrific athletic director, and has been steady, energetic and very effective. Her emphases has been exactly what the university has asked it to be." Huntsman...

Court battle resumes between tribes, scientists over ancient remainsWILLIAM MCCALL; The Associated Press PORTLAND - The definition of "Native American" is at stake in deciding whether the 9,300-year-old skeleton known as Kennewick Man belongs to scientists or Indian tribes, lawyers for both sides told a federal appeals court Wednesday. The Interior Department has fought with scientists since the bones were discovered in 1996 along the banks of the Columbia River near Kennewick. A group of eight anthropologists who want to do research on the skeleton went to court to seek permission. But then-Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt ruled three years ago...

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SEATTLE -- Rick Neuheisel is out as Washington's football coach, less than a week after acknowledging betting on the NCAA basketball tournament. "This is a sad night for me because I've poured a lot of myself into this job -- and it was a great job," Neuheisel told KING-TV on Wednesday night. "I am not the guy they're portraying me to be," he said. "I'll find new challenges. I will hopefully scale new ladders." Athletic department spokesman Jim Daves said a news conference was scheduled for Thursday (1 p.m. ET). He didn't disclose further details. The NCAA prohibits coaches from...

(Hartford-AP May 30, 2003 7:30 AM) _ There's a state insect, flower, animal and shellfish. So why not a mascot? The state Senate doesn't think that's such a bad idea. Senators passed legislation yesterday that would make the UConn husky dog Connecticut's official mascot. Senator Joseph Crisco Junior said UConn has brought the state so much acclaim, the Husky should be the state's mascot. Not everyone was convinced. Senator Judith Freedman questioned why other Connecticut school mascots were not considered for the honor. She suggested having a contest to decide. The bill passed overwhelmingly and moves to the House for...

Ex-UW Cornerback Anthony Vontoure Dies June 2, 2002 By KOMO Staff & News Services SACRAMENTO - Former Washington Huskies cornerback Anthony Vontoure died in a violent struggle with sheriff's deputies while being taken into custody, a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesman said. The 22-year-old Vontoure of San Ramon died early Friday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, said sheriff's Sgt. James Lewis. He had been placed in a patrol car when his breathing became labored, Lewis said. "At no point did officers ever strike him, nor did they use any control holds," Lewis said, adding that Vontoure was on the ground...