Sports Buzz: UConn Beats Florida, Earns Trip to Title Game

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UConn Upsets Florida  - Coach Kevin Ollie and his Connecticut Huskies continue to defy the oddsmakers.  The No. 7 seeded Huskies knocked off the No. 1 seeded Florida Gators 63-53 in an NCAA semifinal matchup Saturday night. The game saw UConn bounce back from an early 12-point deficit by turning up the defensive pressure on the Gators backcourt. On offense, junior DeAndre Daniels lead the Huskies with a phenomenal 20 points and 10 rebounds performance. The Huskies are the first No. 7 seed to make it to the championship game.(Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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Oklahoma City Thunder End San Antonio Spurs Streak at 19 - One streak is over, but the other lives on. Kevin Durant scored 28 points and Russell Westbrook added 27 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. The win snapped the Spurs’ 19-game winning streak in the process. Durant has now scored at least 25 points for the 39th straight game, one shy of Michael Jordan, who accomplished the same feat 40 consecutive times in the 1986-87 season.(Photo: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Seattle Seahawks Extend Coach Pete Carroll's Contract - Pete Carroll coached the Seattle Seahawks to their first-ever Super Bowl victory earlier this year, and according to ESPN, the team will announce a contract extension for Carroll in a news conference on Friday afternoon.(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

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UConn Upsets Florida - Coach Kevin Ollie and his Connecticut Huskies continue to defy the oddsmakers.  The No. 7 seeded Huskies knocked off the No. 1 seeded Florida Gators 63-53 in an NCAA semifinal matchup Saturday night. The game saw UConn bounce back from an early 12-point deficit by turning up the defensive pressure on the Gators backcourt. On offense, junior DeAndre Daniels lead the Huskies with a phenomenal 20 points and 10 rebounds performance. The Huskies are the first No. 7 seed to make it to the championship game.(Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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