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Connecticut replaces South Carolina at No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball poll
There was sure to be a new No. 1 in women’s college basketball when South Carolina’s winning streak was snapped over the weekend. But the voting to determine who would take over the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll came right down to the wire.
For now, it is Connecticut heading the rankings. The Huskies finish just a single poll point ahead of UCLA. The Bruins did, however, receive 14 first-place votes – one more than UConn – after knocking off the then-No. 1 Gamecocks. Notre Dame, which picked up a splashy win of its own at Southern California, is No. 3 overall and also received three first-place votes. Texas stays at No. 4 but claims the last No. 1 vote this week. South Carolina slides to No. 5, and USC slips to No. 6.
TOP 25: Complete USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball poll
Rounding out the top 10 are LSU holding steady, Oklahoma moving up a spot, and Ohio State and West Virginia each gaining two positions.
Kansas State drops two places to No. 12 after a loss to No. 13 Duke, and Iowa State falls seven spots to 15th after being upset by a hot-shooting Northern Iowa.
Iowa joins the poll at No. 24, replacing Oregon.
A person was found dead inside of a barn after it caught fire in Branford Thursday night.
The fire department said they responded to a barn fire on North Ivy Street just before 6:30 p.m.
Firefighters found a barn-style shed fully engulfed in flames, spreading to a nearby building.
A person was reported missing and was ultimately found dead inside of the barn, according to fire officials. Their identity is unknown at this time.
The Branford Fire Marshal, Branford police and the Connecticut State Police Fire Investigation Unit are investigating.
Crews said they were able to contain the fire quickly. No additional information was immediately available.
Patch PM CT brings you breaking and trending news stories from all across Connecticut each weeknight. Here are the top stories from across the entire state:
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New preliminary statistics from Connecticut State Police were released on Thursday. According to troopers, they responded to zero fatal crashes during their patrols on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The new stats include responses from the start of Dec. 23 through the end of Dec. 25.
State police say they had more than 1,600 calls for service, including 168 traffic stops, 15 DUI stops, and 150 motor vehicle crashes.
State police sat 14 of those crashes had reported injuries, though none were listed as ‘serious’ and none led to death.
During the Thanksgiving holiday week, 1 fatal crash was reported by CT state police.
In total, this year’s number of traffic-related deaths is on pace for near record-high numbers.
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