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• FIRST ALERT: Next Round of Snow Moves in Tuesday

  14-01-2018 23:55
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking our next chance for snow, which moves in later Tuesday into Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show — The Governor’s race; State faces problems

  14-01-2018 23:33
  The names are too many to mention. But there is a fund-raising frenzy among contenders and pretenders for CTGovernor in 2018.
  Hartford Courant Capital Bureau Chief Chris Keating  and Stan talk about some other challenges facing the state this year, including transportation and budget dilemmas.
  But first, we are 11 months away from electing a new Governor and right now, it’s a free-for-all.
   
   
  
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• Effort to save trapped horse in Killingly ends tragically

  14-01-2018 23:23
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  According to a Facebook post from the South Killingly Fire Department, “Crews from a South Killingly, Danielson, Sterling, Williamsville and KB Ambulance have cleared the scene of a horse that was heavily trapped in mud and water. Unfortunately, resuscitation efforts were unsucc
  
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• Exhibit To Explore Frederick Douglass’ Visit To Ireland

  14-01-2018 23:12
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) _ A Connecticut museum dedicated to Irish history is launching an exhibition focusing on the time Frederick Douglass spent in the country in the 1840s.
  The exhibition at Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University explores the impact that the poverty-ridden country had on the development of the anti-slavery campaigner.
  Douglass was in his 20s when he visited Ireland on a lecture tour and met one of his heroes, the Irish abolitionist Daniel O’Connell.
  
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• Horse Dies After Becoming Stuck in Mud in Killingly

  14-01-2018 23:10
  
  A horse died after being stuck in deep mud in Killingly Sunday afternoon, despite the efforts of first responders.Photo Credit: South Killingly Fire Department
  
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• Dog Killed in Glastonbury House Fire

  14-01-2018 23:02
  
  A dog was killed when a home in Glastonbury was destroyed by fire Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Jaguars stun Steelers 45-42 to earn trip to AFC title game

  14-01-2018 22:46
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  The third-seeded Jaguars (12-6) will face top-seeded New England next week in Foxborough, Mass
  
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• Real Story – Courtney on budget impasse

  14-01-2018 22:39
  The budget impasse in Congress drags on, with temporary funding due to expire on January 19.
  But Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney remains strongly optimistic that the bipartisan proposal on immigration will ultimately prevent a government shutdown. He also brings better news for families whose homes have crumbling foundations.GUEST: U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D) Dist-2
  
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• Real Story – Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti

  14-01-2018 22:35
  HARTFORD -- Among the long list of Republicans running for governor this year (or exploring the possibility) is long-time Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti. He previously ran in 2014, but failed to qualify for a primary.
  What makes him think he'll succeed this time, how does he set himself apart from the others in the running and what would be his priorities as governor?
  
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• Real Story – Malloy’s highway priorities

  14-01-2018 22:35
  HARTFORD -- Governor Malloy has identified more than $4B in highway construction projects, which he believes need to be completed, and he plans to ask state lawmakers to find a way to pay for the work, whether through highway tolls, higher taxes or some other method).
  The projects include replacing the I-84 viaduct in Hartford, widening I-95 from Bridgeport to Stamford and revamping the I-84 "mixmaster" in Waterbury.Transportation Commissioner Redeker joins us to make the case for the governor.
  
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• Next Round of Snow Moves in Later Tuesday

  14-01-2018 22:22
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking our next chance for snow, which moves in later Tuesday into Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Dennis Rodman arrested on suspicion of DUI in California

  14-01-2018 22:20
  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.  — Police say former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in Southern California.
  Lt. Rachel Johnson of the Newport Beach Police Department says Rodman was pulled over late Saturday for a traffic violation.
  Johnson says officers administered a field sobriety test, which Rodman failed. She says he submitted to a Breathalyzer test and blew over the .08 legal limit.
  Rodman was released from custody Sunday morning. Johnson didn’t immedia
  
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• Mark Wahlberg says he’ll donate $1.5 million in Michelle Williams’ name

  14-01-2018 22:09
  Mark Wahlberg is donating $1.5 million to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund in costar Michelle Williams’ name.
  The donation comes in response to criticism over a gender pay gap for reshoots of the movie “All the Money in the World.” Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million for the reshoots while Williams made just around $1,000, or $80 a day.http://wahlberg
  “Over the last few days my reshoot fee for ‘All the Money in the World’ has become an important topic of conv
  
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• Turkish plane skids off cliff edge

  14-01-2018 22:02
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  Images show the Boeing 737-800 on its belly and at an acute angle just above the water. The incident created panic among the 168 people on board the Pegasus Airlines flight, but they all have been evacuated safely in the Turkish province of Trabzon.
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• Congressional Delegation Trains Latinos To Be Advocates

  14-01-2018 21:54
  MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Latinos are learning firsthand from the state’s congressional delegation about government and how the advocacy process works.
  Seventeen residents were selected to participate in second Latino Leadership Academy, organized by the delegation and the Connecticut Hispanic Democratic Caucus. Training sessions will focus on public policy, campaigning, grassroots advocacy, social media and issues affecting Latino families.The first session was Saturday at the Mer
  
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• White House attacks WSJ over Trump interview

  14-01-2018 21:50
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  Did President Trump say “I have” or “I’d have?”
  The White House is disputing a quote by Trump in an interview published Thursday by the Wall Street Journal.
  The quote in question has to do with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The newspaper quoted Trump as saying “I have a great relationship with him [China President Xi Jinping], as you know I have a great relationship with Prime Minister Abe of Japan and I probably have a very good relationship wi
  
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• GOP Rep. Mia Love: The President’s comment about ‘sh–hole countries’ was racist

  14-01-2018 21:45
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  Republican Rep. Mia Love deplored President Donald Trump for reportedly criticizing immigrants coming to the United States from what he called “sh–hole countries.”
  “I can’t defend the indefensible. You have to understand that there are countries that struggle out there. But their people, their people are good people and they’re part of us. We’re Americans,” Love, who represents Utah and is the first Haitian-American elected to Congress,
  
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• FCC chairman: Hawaii lacked ‘reasonable safeguards’

  14-01-2018 21:33
  The FCC investigation into Hawaii’s false missile alarm is underway and already showing Hawaii lacked “reasonable safeguards,” agency chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement Sunday.
  “Based on the information we have collected so far, it appears that the government of Hawaii did not have reasonable safeguards or process controls in place to prevent the transmission of a false alert,” the statement read.
  A false alarm in Hawaii on Saturday warned people to seek shelter
  
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• Bird enthusiasts look for eagles in eastern Connecticut 

  14-01-2018 21:19
  HARTFORD  — Bird enthusiasts have traversed eastern Connecticut looking for eagles.The Norwich Bulletin reports the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection counts eagles across the state annually. A nonprofit, The Last Green Valley, is responsible for counting in the northeast region of the state.
  Volunteers fanned out along hotspot areas near rivers on Saturday. Chief Ranger Bill Reid says there were eight sightings, including two young bald eagles.
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• Local Boxer Killed in West Haven Crash

  14-01-2018 21:15
  
  A local boxer was killed and two other people critically injured in a crash on Meloy Road in West Haven Sunday.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• New Haven boxer Luis Rosa dies in West Haven car crash

  14-01-2018 20:35
  WEST HAVEN —  A local boxer from New Haven died early Sunday morning following a car crash.
  Police responded to calls of a crash at the intersection of Baker Street Meloy Road around 2:13 a.m.
  The initial investigation suggests that a Honda was heading southbound on Meloy Road and crossed over into the northbound lane, striking an Acura in a head on crash.
  Police said one man died and two more people remain in critical condition.
  The deceased man was identified as Luis Rosa, 26 of New
  
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• Officials Report A Steep Increase In Flu Hospitalizations

  14-01-2018 19:22
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut public health officials say they have seen a steep increase in the number of people hospitalized with influenza over the past five weeks.
  The Department of Public Health says this year’s flu virus has been particularly severe among people 65 years old or older. They’ve accounted for 70 percent of patients who’ve been hospitalized.
  Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging residents to still get their flu shots.
  Connecticut is expected to be f
  
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• California mudslides: Death toll rises to 20, 4 still missing

  14-01-2018 19:15
   MONTECITO, CA — At least 20 people have died as a result of the mudslides that devastated Montecito, California, according to the California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection. Four people are still missing.
  The mudslides came in the early morning hours of Tuesday, destroying an estimated 65 homes and damaging hundreds of others, the Cal Fire release said.
  Rescue crews continue to sift through mud and wreckage looking for missing victims, said Cal Fire, adding, “The lar
  
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• Agency Unable To Implement Digital Special Education Form

  14-01-2018 18:57
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell says her agency was unable to follow through with a 2015 state law authorizing a new digitized form that public schools can use to outline special education services.
  Democratic state Reps. Michelle Cook, of Torrington, Linda Gentile, of Ansonia, and Michael D’Agostino, of Hamden, had asked the commissioner for a progress report on the implementation of the planned digital Individualized Education Program form.
  
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• Deadly earthquake shakes southern Peru

  14-01-2018 18:27
  PERU — Two people were killed when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Peru on Sunday, according to a regional governor.
  One of the two victims was a 55-year-old man crushed by a rock in Yauca, tweeted Yamila Osorio, governor of the Arequipa region in southern Peru. The other victim died in the same region, Hernando Tavera, president of the Geophysics Institute of Peru, told TV Peru, without providing further details.
  At least 65 people have been injured in the cities of Arequipa, Ica and Aya
  
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• UConn to review conservative speaker appearance 

  14-01-2018 17:25
  STORRS — The University of Connecticut is reviewing plans by a Republican student group to bring in a well-known conservative speaker, two months after a speech by another right-wing pundit led to two arrests.UConn’s College Republicans are planning to bring Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of conservative news and commentary site The Daily Wire, to the school Jan. 24.
  Catherine Gregory, left, and Lucian Wintrich were both arrested in the fallout from a melee during a speech Wintrich gav
  
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• Ice Jam Flooding Continues Along Housatonic River in Kent

  14-01-2018 16:57
  
  Ice jam flooding along the Housatonic River forced evacuations and road closures in Kent Saturday and continued to cause issues on Sunday.Photo Credit: Bethany KeckThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Hamden police seeking witnesses to two different robberies

  14-01-2018 16:25
  HAMDEN – A robber jumped over the counter inside a gas station, and a reported victim jumped out of moving car in two separate incidents in Hamden this weekend.
  Police say they were called the Shell gast station at 3050 Whitney Avenue about 6:00a.m. on Saturday.  They say a man, described as having “a spanish accent”, and wearing a gray shirt entered the store and showed a gun. The suspect “jumped over the counter”, while demanding money from the cash regi
  
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• Patriots Team Grades: Titans Outmatched And Routed As Pats Head To AFC Championship Game

  14-01-2018 16:13
  By Danny Cox
  By the end of the first quarter of Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round playoff game, the Tennessee Titans led 7-0 after a very well-organized 11-play, 95-yard drive led by Marcus Mariota. From that point on, the New England Patriots absolutely dominated the game on both sides of the ball and it was no contest. By the end of the day, the Pats won the game 35-14 and secured themselves a spot in next week’s AFC Championship.
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  The Patriots were down early but scor
  
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• Hamden Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect

  14-01-2018 16:12
  
  Hamden police are searching for a suspect who robbed a gas station at gunpoint Saturday.
  
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• Eagles Grades: Defense Pitches Second-Half Shutout, Nick Foles Gets Job Done Vs. Falcons

  14-01-2018 16:09
  By Kevin McGuire
  The Philadelphia Eagles are heading to the NFC Championship Game after beating the Atlanta Falcons in a hard-fought 15-10 victory at Lincoln Financial Field. Despite being the top seed in the NFC playoffs, the Eagles were a home underdog against the defending NFC champions. Nick Foles is still a far cry from Carson Wentz at quarterback, but he overcame a shaky beginning and managed to avoid making any critical mistakes, just as needed.
  Here’s how the grades came in for the
  
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• Soldier, immigrant from Ghana, died rescuing neighbors in Bronx fire

  14-01-2018 15:57
  THE BRONX, NEW YORK — Private Emmanuel Mensah went off to serve in the Army National Guard, but it was back home where he made the ultimate sacrifice.
  Mensah died trying to rescue people from his burning apartment building last month in the Bronx, New York, in the city’s deadliest fire in more than 25 years, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
  Mensah, 28, had immigrated from Ghana in Africa and was a permanent legal resident in the US. His story has taken on new meaning in the wake of Preside
  
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• Is marrying a US citizen a good option for a DACA recipient?

  14-01-2018 14:37
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Congress negotiates a deal to keep about 700,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program here in the United States, some of those undocumented immigrants are considering whether marriage would be a more permanent option to stay in the country.
  In the Washington, DC, area, there are at least a dozen anecdotal examples of DACA recipients, who were brought to the country as children, either recently marrying their US citizen partners or consider
  
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• New England Patriots Cruise Past Tennessee Titans 35-14

  14-01-2018 07:20
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — First, the Patriots tuned out a week full of off-field drama. Then, they silenced the Titans to earn yet another trip to the AFC championship game.
  Tom Brady passed for three touchdowns and 337 yards, and New England cruised past Tennessee 35-14 on Saturday night to advance to their seventh consecutive conference title game.
  New England (14-3) will host the winner of Sunday’s divisional matchup between Jacksonville and Pittsburgh.
  It was Brady’s 10th c
  
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• Suspect identified in New Haven deadly shooting

  14-01-2018 05:27
  NEW HAVEN — Police have identified one man as a suspect in connection with Friday’s fatal shooting.
  An arrest warrant for Joshua James Council, 31 of New Haven,  for allegedly shooting a thirty-five year Kenneth Cooper of Waterbury.
  They said the man was shot outside an Exxon Gas Station at 775 Whalley Avenue just after 3 a.m Friday.
  The victim, Kenneth Cooper, 35, of Waterbury, was taken to the hospital by a woman he was with, according to police there, and died short
  
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• Man ID in New Haven deadly shooting

  14-01-2018 05:27
  NEW HAVEN — Police have identified one man as a suspect in connection with Friday’s fatal shooting.
  An arrest warrant for Joshua James Council, 31 of New Haven,  for allegedly shooting a thirty-five year Kenneth Cooper of Waterbury.
  They said the man was shot outside an Exxon Gas Station at 775 Whalley Avenue just after 3 a.m Friday.
  The victim, Kenneth Cooper, 35, of Waterbury, was taken to the hospital by a woman he was with, according to police there, and died short
  
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• Eric Clapton: ‘I’m going deaf’

  14-01-2018 05:12
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  LONDON, UK– Legendary musician Eric Clapton says he is losing his hearing.
  The singer, 72, told BBC 2 he plans to continuing performing live but does have concerns about how aging affects that.
  “I mean, I’m going deaf, I’ve got tinnitus, my hands just about work,” he said. “I mean, I’m hoping that people will come along and see me just because, or maybe more than because I’m a curiosity. It’s amazing to myself that I&rsq
  
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• Hartford police and Aetna partner together to help inner city youth

  14-01-2018 05:06
  HARTFORD -- Aetna, Hartford police and the University of Hartford partnering together to help those in need Saturday.
  A 3,000 dollar check was presented to the Hartford Police Athletic League by Aetna during halftime of the university of Hartford men’s basketball game.
  “Aetna has been in the headlines and everyone talks about what’s going on with them but what matters to the community and the city is that Aetna is still a committed partner to our city, our community and o
  
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• Hartford Police and Aetna partner together help inner city youth

  14-01-2018 05:06
  HARTFORD -- Aetna, Hartford police and the University of Hartford partnering together to help those in need Saturday.
  A 3,000 dollar check was presented to the Hartford Police Athletic League by Aetna during halftime of the university of Hartford men’s basketball game.
  “Aetna has been in the headlines and everyone talks about what’s going on with them but what matters to the community and the city is that Aetna is still a committed partner to our city, our community and o
  
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• Thousand of residents in Windham left without power after overnight rains

  14-01-2018 04:24
  WINDHAM -- Overnight rains caused issues for many people waking up on across the state Saturday morning, and as temperatures continue to plummet, it could cause more problems for more people.
  In Windham, thousands of people were left without power Saturday morning.
  According to Eversource, a substation in the Windham area interrupted the power flow at around 6:30 a.m., shutting it down in places to protect itself from problems created by wind and trees on the wires.
  Fox61 spoke with neighb
  
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• Trey Gowdy steps down from House Ethics Committee, citing ‘workload’

  14-01-2018 03:19
  WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Trey Gowdy stepped down from the House Ethics Committee this week after five years of serving on the panel.
  The South Carolina Republican tendered his resignation in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday.
  When he was named Chairman of the House Oversight Committee in June, Gowdy asked House leadership to take him off of one of his four committees, according to a spokesperson for Gowdy.
  “Four committee assignments, including a chairmanship, i
  
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• Tow truck driver murdered repossessing vehicle ‘never saw it coming’

  14-01-2018 01:20
  PETERSBURG, Va. --- There’s been an outpouring of support for the family of a tow truck driver, shot and killed while on a call Thursday.
  According WTVR, Cindy and Jimmy Lee, owners of River City Recovery, are mourning the sudden and senseless death of their beloved employee, Allan Humphries. The 42-year-old man was murdered Thursday morning, shot in the back of the head while trying to repossess a car, according to Petersburg Police.
  “The police officer had answered Allan`s ph
  
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• Keith Jackson, venerated college football sportscaster, dies at 89

  14-01-2018 01:12
  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Keith Jackson, the sportscaster whose rich voice and distinctive phrasing endeared him to generations of college football fans, has died, ESPN said in a news release Saturday. He was 89.
  The play-by-play man narrated a range of sports for ABC for more than 40 years, starting in 1966. But college football was his forte, stamping the game with enduring expressions and nicknames.
  The Rose Bowl was not just the oldest bowl game to Jackson, but “the granddaddy of the
  
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• Ice Jam Flooding Forces Evacuations in Kent

  14-01-2018 00:41
  
  Ice jam flooding along the Housatonic River forced evacuations in Kent Saturday.Photo Credit: Rep. Brian M. OhlerThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Man Charged With Murder in New Haven Gas Station Shooting

  14-01-2018 00:35
  
  New Haven police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a man shot outside a gas station in New Haven early Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Stevens’ 19 leads No. 1 UConn to 95-35 rout over Houston

  14-01-2018 00:33
  HOUSTON, TX— Azura Stevens had 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lead four players in double-figures scoring, and top-ranked UConn used a strong defensive effort to rout Houston 95-35 on Saturday.
  Katie Lou Samuelson and Kia Nurse each scored 17 points and Crystal Dangerfield chipped in 11 for the Huskies (15-0, 5-0 American), which forced Houston (14-5, 3-2) into 28 turnovers. The Cougars shot a season-low 20 percent.
  UConn, which has won 145 straight over unranked opponents, out
  
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