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March is filled with drama, but for a pair of blue-blood brands, it might come down to the longest wait in sports: Selection Sunday. The Texas Longhorns and Indiana Hoosiers both find themselves squarely on the bubble heading into Selection Sunday. According to FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy, Texas remains among his "Last Four In" following a loss to Ole Miss in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. Sean Millers team owns six Quad 1 wins more than several SEC contenders but five losses in its last six games have left the Longhorns sweating. Meanwhile, Indianas late slide might have pushed the Hoosiers to the wrong side of the bubble. A double-digit loss to Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament was their sixth loss in seven games, dropping them into DeCourcys "First Four Out." With that, DeCourcy shares his latest NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament projections: EAST REGION SOUTH REGION MIDWEST REGION WEST REGION And its never too early to check in on the bubble. According to DeCourcy's projections, VCU, SMU, Texas and New Mexico are the last four teams in the tournament, while Auburn, Seton Hall, San Diego State and Indiana are the first four out. As for conference representation, the SECleads the way with 10 teams, while the Big Tenhas nine teams. The ACC and the Big 12each have eight teams in DeCourcy's latest tournament projections. The Big Eastand the West Coast have three teams represented, while the Mountain Westand A-10have two teams. Selection Sunday is three days away, and these projections will inevitably evolve. For now, DeCourcys latest bracket forecast offers a clear snapshot of whos rising, whos falling and which programs are already building the rsums theyll need when March Madness arrives.

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Mark Walsh (centre) rode Fact To File to Cheltenham victory at the 2025 Festival [Getty Images]One of racing's most successful trainers has threatened not to bring horses to Cheltenham Festival in future over concerns about the quality of the ground.The Willie Mullins-trained Fact To File was withdrawn shortly before Thursday's feature race, the Ryanair Chase, as her team did not think the ground was soft enough.Fact To File was favourite in the betting markets for the race, having won the event at Cheltenham last year.But Mullins said they decided not to race this year as they felt the ground was too hard and that promises from Cheltenham organisers to water the course had not been kept, putting his horse's safety at risk."We think the ground is not good enough for the type of individual we are buying, we are trying to race. If the ground is like this, we are not going to bring them," Mullins told Racing TV.Latest horse racing results"We were promised watering, and I'm not sure that has been done so I am a little annoyed about that. I know the forecast has not been kind, but few people complain about too much rain."The conditions suit some horses, but for the big favourites we would like it softer."Mullins is the most successful trainer in the history of Cheltenham, having saddled 118 winners. Regarded as the most prominent trainer in Ireland, he has also trained the last two winners of the Grand National.The 69-year-old said he had concerns about the ground from early on Thursday, with his fears confirmed as the day continued.Shortly before Fact To File's withdrawal, racing fans saw 40-1 shot White Noise win the Mares' Novices' Hurdle and the Stayers' Hurdle was taken by Home By The Lee, another long-priced victor at 33-1.Mullins added: "I talked with JP [McManus, Fact Or File's owner], and said, these horses are too difficult to acquire."We waited all day for rain that was half-promised, so we made the decision not to run."Heavy rain had been forecast at Cheltenham on Thursday morning, but while there was some wind and rain it was less than expected and the going was good for the Ryanair Chase.Fact To File is the only horse Mullins withdrew on Thursday, with another 15 of his trainees running.Five Mullins-trained horses won on the opening two days of the Festival, but none on day three.Two horses died on the opening two days of the 2026 Festival Hansard on Tuesday, then HMS Seahorse on Wednesday.The Ryanair Chase was eventually won by Heart Wood, which beat Jonbon the new favourite following the absence of Fact Or File by several lengths.BBC Sport has contacted Cheltenham Racecourse for comment.De Boinville & Queally shake hands after 'racial slurs' accusation'Dream come true' - Redknapp eyes Jukebox Man Gold Cup winCheltenham Festival: Heart Wood wins Ryanair Chase with Jonbon second

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Iran national team is "welcome" to compete at the FIFA World Cup in the United States, but advised it not to participate for "their own life and safety."

Crouch has been a prominent figure at Cheltenham over the years and has been an ever-present at this year's festival too, but found himself out of pocket when he came up short again.