In front of over 16,000 fans at the Hartford Civic Center on Saturday, the University of Connecticut women's basketball team thumped Georgetown University, giving Head Coach Gino Auriemma his 55th straight victory. UConn's astounding streak snaps the NCAA Division I womens' basketball mark of 54 set by Louisiana Tech from 1980-1982. It began last season when the Lady Huskies went 39-0 and captured their third national title in seven years. The Huskies are 17-0 this season with five wins coming in Big East play.



On Tuesday, a 56-year-old man who kicked a security horse during a riot outside London's New Den Stadium was sentenced to five years in prison. Raymond Everest, a fan of English club team Millwall, attacked the horse on May 2, 2002, following a loss to rival Birmingham City. During the spectator uprising, 157 police officers and 26 police horses were reported injured.

"It is difficult to imagine a worse example of behavior by a man in his mid-50s than that you displayed on that particular evening," presiding Judge Philip Statman said in his ruling.