No. 6 Stanford defeated the University of Connecticut women's basketball team in overtime on Monday, snapping the top-ranked Huskies' 47-game winning streak. UConn went undefeated last year, winning 40 straight games to take its second straight national championship. Before Monday night, the Huskies had not lost since a 2013 conference tournament game against Notre Dame. Read more at AP.
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