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• AP's analysis found that a small sliver of the more than 825,000 individual physicians in Medicare's claims data base -- just 344 physicians -- took in top dollar, at least $3 million apiece for a total of nearly $1.5 billion.
• AP picked the $3 million threshold because that was the figure used by the Health and Human Services inspector general in an audit last year that recommended Medicare automatically scrutinize total billings above a set level. Medicare says it's working on that recommendation.
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• UConn routs Notre Dame 79-58 in battle of unbeatens, wins record 9th national championship
• NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Geno Auriemma and UConn reached the top of women's college basketball in unprecedented fashion. After winning a record ninth national championship -- they stand alone.
• The Huskies reached the pinnacle in style, routing Notre Dame in the first NCAA basketball championship game featuring undefeated teams. Auriemma and his Huskies now have one more title than Pat Summitt and Tennessee for most all-time, and they did it in the Hall of Famer's backyard.
• The Huskies had struggled recently against the Irish, but not Tuesday night, cruising to a 79-58 win.
• "It means we've done something no one else has ever done," Auriemma said. "Flattered and grateful and all the things that come with this kind of accomplishment. ... I'm more proud of the legacy that exists and what Connecticut basketball is as opposed to the number of championships."
• Breanna Stewart, who was The Associated Press Player of the Year, scored 21 points to lead the Huskies (40-0) while Stefanie Dolson added 17 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists. Auriemma took out his senior center with a minute left and the game well in hand with the pair embracing in a long hug.
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• STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- The partying started Monday night on the UConn campus and spilled into Tuesday.
• And rightly so.
• It was in honor of the women's basketball team, which beat Notre Dame 79-58 in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, capturing a record ninth national title, and the men's team, which beat Kentucky 60-54 in Arlington, Texas, about 23 hours earlier, captur

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