Dis-Conn-ected

When asked what team has been the most dominant during the last 10 years, most sports fans would answer the Red Sox, the Yankees, the Patriots, the Steelers, the Lakers, the Spurs or some major college football team.

But they'd all be wrong. The answer, without doubt, is the University of Connecticut women's basketball team. Yes, we all know they're riding a winning streak in the high 70s, and with Tuesday night's national championship victory over Stanford, they're again at the top of the heap.

But nobody really knows because this team doesn't get the attention it deserves. And I can admit that I'm guilty: I didn't watch a minute of the season or tournament until last night, when I click it on in the second half to check the score. That's it. Oh, and I watched the replay of Brittany Griner punching that girl from Texas Tech like 40 times.

Still, the UConn women deserve better, because when you look at the body of work Geno Auriemma has put together, it's quite staggering. And, for the record, I think Auriemma is a pompous jerk. The Huskies have now won back-to-back titles for the second time. They claimed three straight from 2002-04. They have another from 2000 and won their first in 1995.

One more title, and Auriemma will tie Pat Summitt - his archenemy - for the all-time lead, and that seems all but a formality at this point. UConn, with an 11-0 start to next season, will break the 88-game win streak by the John Wooden-led UCLA men's teams from the early 1970s.

Detractors will say this isn't good for the game, and that's why women's college basketball will always be panned. And I have to agree. Nobody wants to see one team dominate year after year. It takes the fun out of the NCAA tournament, which is all about upsets and Cinderellas. I mean, who didn't love when North Iowa beat Kansas in the second round of the men's tourney?

But truth be told, the Huskies are on top, and it appears they're there to stay. Now if only they can dominate the TV ratings like they do their opponents.