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UConn Is 1 Win From Being The Streakiest College Team Ever

After the University of Connecticut Huskies won their 109th straight game Monday, their chances of winning the NCAA women’s basketball tournament and carrying that win streak into next season remain just about steady at 48 percent (down a tick from 49 percent after round one), according to FiveThirtyEight’s March Madness predictions. Up next for the […]

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A Duke Loss Was Always Going To Look Like This

After a boring first round and an exciting round of 32, we’re through the first weekend of March Madness. Here’s a rundown of four major storylines that jumped out at me and the numbers behind them: Happy trails, Duke That Duke’s run as the No. 2-seed in the East would ultimately end against No. 7 […]

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A Duke Loss Was Always Going To Look Like This

After a boring first round and an exciting round of 32, we’re through the first weekend of March Madness. Here’s a rundown of four major storylines that jumped out at me and the numbers behind them: Happy trails, Duke That Duke’s run as the No. 2-seed in the East would ultimately end against No. 7 […]

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UConn Won By 61 But Their Chances Of A Five-Peat Dropped

You don’t normally expect the best team in college basketball to win its opening round game by 61 points, only to see its chances of winning the women’s NCAA tournament drop. But that’s what happened to the Connecticut Huskies. Despite beating the Albany Great Danes 116 to 55 — for UConn’s 108th win in a […]

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UConn Won By 61 But Their Chances Of A Five-Peat Dropped

You don’t normally expect the best team in college basketball to win its opening round game by 61 points, only to see its chances of winning the women’s NCAA tournament drop. But that’s what happened to the Connecticut Huskies. Despite beating the Albany Great Danes 116 to 55 — for UConn’s 108th win in a […]

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