Photos: Top national sports stories of 2012
Unprecedented
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Brittney Griner scored 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as the Baylor Bears defeated Notre Dame 80 - 61 to win the Women's NCAA Basketball Championship on April 3. Baylor became the first team to go 40-0 in a season.
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