Mr Maduro told mourners that Mr Chavez, who led Venezuela for 14 years, remained "undefeated, pure, living for all time".

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Calzaghe, 37, who retired as a two-weight undefeated world champion last February, is a long-time Froch target.

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The defending champion Great Danes (27-3), regular-season champions for the first time in program history, ended the regular season as the lone undefeated team in league play at 16-0.

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Because what really kills me about listening to these guys is that that team went undefeated, but they weren't one of the greatest teams of all time. 1985 Bears were the most dominant defensive team I've ever seen.

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The defending champion Great Danes (27-3), regular-season champions for the first time in program history, ended the regular season as the lone undefeated team in league play at 16-0 before tacking on two more wins in the postseason.

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It was the Golden Gophers' fourth title since 2004 and it marked the first time a Division I women's hockey team finished a championship season undefeated.

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France at the time was a global superpower, ruled by Emperor Napoleon III, its military machine undefeated since the Battle of Waterloo a half-century before.

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And with each of these schools having various degrees of success over time (all 5 SEC mentioned above have one national championship since 1998 except Auburn, who finished undefeated and 2nd nationally in 2004), this simply reaffirms fan interest and demand, which in turn re-enforces the pressures to win.

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No team has gone undefeated since its introduction to college basketball in the 1987 season, and of the 10 longest winning streaks of all time, none are from the last 20 years.

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