Connecticut tame Wildcats to clinch NCAA title

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Connecticut tame Wildcats to clinch NCAA title

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/connecticut-tame-wildcats-clinch-ncaa-title-041758243--nba.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I8QWKoPFgdsqdeldSYjv5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-08T041758Z_1_CBREA370BY100_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-BASKETBALL-NCAA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="NCAA Basketball: Championship Game Connecticut vs Kentucky" align="left" title="NCAA Basketball: Championship Game Connecticut vs Kentucky" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Connecticut's experience trumped Kentucky's youth as the Huskies prevailed with a 60-54 NCAA national championship victory on Monday that completed a turnaround for the recently penalized program. Connecticut missed last year's NCAA tournament, banned from the post-season after failing to meet academic standards, but they restored order this season as they surged to a second title in four years. Senior Shabazz Napier, one of three players who were also a part of the 2011 championship team, scored 22 points and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, which was played at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. &quot;Ladies and gentlemen, you're looking at the hungry Huskies,&quot; Napier told reporters.</p><br clear="all"/>

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