UConn defends the 'Basketball Capital of the World' as the reigning national champions upset Baylor

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UConn defends the 'Basketball Capital of the World' as the reigning national champions upset Baylor

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If you drive over the Massachusetts border into the state of Connecticut on Interstate 84, you will be greeted with a large blue sign that boldly declares: 'Welcome to Connecticut: Home of The Basketball Capital of the World.' It's a self-appointed title, bequeathed upon the tiny farm town of Storrs, Connecticut by legendary basketball commentator Dick Vitale during a particularly charged game in 1995. Since then it's been worn as a badge of honor for fans and students at the University of Connecticut - and with 11 women's titles and 6 men's titles, it's surely staked its claim as the center of the college basketball universe in this century.
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