Did Furman and Princeton blow up your bracket? Consider it a blessing. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with guest writer Charlotte Wilder: If your bracket is busted you are one of the lucky ones who can now truly enjoy March … The Patriots made a switch at receiver, but why did they make a change to a new player who had similar production? … and more! I picked the University of Virginia's basketball team to win the men's NCAA Tournament. Yes, you read that right. Virginia, the very same No. 4-seed that lost to No. 13-seed Furman University on Thursday in the first round of 2023's Big Dance. My bracket is now entirely busted. And I am free. Look, I realize how stupid my picks were. A UVA win would have — in the fantasy world I created with my bracket — included beating the juggernaut Alabama in the round of 16, something that few people thought the Cavaliers would be able to do. And in the championship, I had UVA beating No. 1-seed Houston at NRG Stadium. A stadium that, you might be aware of, is in Houston, and would therefore award Houston home-court advantage. No one besides me and UVA fans wanted that. Virginia basketball is defined by trying to force shot-clock violations, the least sexy form of basketball that has ever existed. You have to be a real weirdo or a dad who's obsessed with defense to want that in the championship. And yet, perhaps because of past loyalties, I blindly believed that the Magic of March would rub off on the Cavaliers. Yes, I knew that the team recently lost to Duke in the ACC Tournament. And yes, I had read the injury reports and knew UVA wasn't playing at full strength. And maybe worst of all, I chose UVA this year despite the fact that I picked them to win the championship in 2018, when the team was a No. 1 seed. You might remember that UVA lost to No. 16-seed UMBC in the first round in one of the biggest upsets of all time. I didn't learn my lesson. BUT IT'S MARCH! This is the whole point of March! That we don't learn lessons! That the thing you think is least likely to happen will, in one form or another, happen! The joke is firmly on me, because I bet on the wrong unlikely thing, and UVA is out of the tournament, as is my bracket. To quote the good witch Stevie Nicks, "Oh, I am a fool." Or am I? What if this has all been a grand scheme to save my sanity? Hear me out. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - [Why did the Patriots replace Jakobi Meyers]( a perfectly good WR2, with another WR2? Maybe because Bill Belichick thinks JuJu Smith-Schuster can do more. Henry McKenna break down the logic behind it.
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- Calling the scandal around the USMNT "childish," star Christian Pulisic backed Gregg Berhalter as the search for a coach continues. Doug McIntyre has the [latest in the search](. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] No. 13 Iona Gaels vs No. 4 UConn Huskies (TBS, 4:30 p.m. ET)
The Gaels take on the Huskies with coach Rick Pitino and Iona looking to pull the upset on UConn. No. 12 Drake Bulldogs vs No. 5 Miami Hurricanes (TBS, 7:25 p.m. ET)
The Hurricanes aim to advance past the opening round of the tournament for the second straight season. No. 5 Duke Blue Devils vs No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers (Saturday, CBS, 2:40 p.m. ET)
The Blue Devils hope to keep their hot streak alive when they clash with the Volunteers in the Round of 32. No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks vs No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (Saturday, CBS, 5:15 p.m. ET)
The defending champion Jayhawks take on the red-hot Razorbacks with a berth to the Sweet 16 on the line. United States vs Venezuela (Saturday, FOX, 7 p.m. ET)
Venezuela and the United States battle it out with both looking to advance to the semifinals in the World Baseball Classic. Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies (Saturday, NBATV, 8 p.m. ET)
The Warriors head to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies in a matchup of Western Conference elites. Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks (Sunday, NBATV, 8 p.m. ET)
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks look to defend home court when they welcome the Raptors to Milwaukee. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet](
No. 13 Iona Gaels (+9.5) vs No. 4 UConn Huskies: Gaels to lose by less than 9.5 points, or win outright From FOX Sports Betting Analyst: Jason McIntyre The Huskies are getting so much national love, they almost feel overvalued. The numbers love UConn, and say the Huskies are a 20/20 team – top 20 in offensive and defensive efficiency. The only others are Houston, Alabama and Texas. But without a point guard – and the inability to defend them – this team will have big trouble in the tournament. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. [FOLLOW FOX SPORTS] [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Download FOX Sports App: [Fire TV](
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