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Iowa beats No. 1 seed and defending champ Florida

FORMAL SESSION TO DEBATE THIS LEGISLATION. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TONIGHT. SO MARCH MADNESS IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. JOINING US NOW IS DOCTOR JEAN. ANDERSON, A PSYCHIATRIST AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CLAY CENTER FOR YOUNG HEALTHY MINDS AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL. AND WE ALWAYS ENJOY OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU, DOCTOR. IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU. SO HERE WE ARE. GREAT TO BE HERE. FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MARCH MADNESS. MARCH MADNESS IS THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. MEN AND WOMEN, BY THE WAY. BUT RIGHT NOW THE MEN’S ONE HAS JUST GOTTEN UNDERWAY TOO. SO IT STARTS WITH 68 TEAMS. THEY PLAY IN SINGLE ELIMINATION GAMES FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. 16 GAMES WERE PLAYED IN THE MEN’S TOURNAMENT TODAY, 16 GAMES PLAYED IN THE MEN’S TOURNAMENT TOMORROW. LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. DOES DOES BETTING THIS TOURNAMENT ACTUALLY FEEL EVEN BIGGER? MAKE IT FEEL BIGGER? IT’S HUGE. AND IT’S ESPECIALLY HUGE FOR 18 TO 29 YEAR OLDS. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR SMARTPHONES. ULTIMATE BETTING. YOU CAN DO MICRO BETTING AND LIVE BETTING IN THE MOMENT WHEN EACH POSSESSION. IT’S INTEGRATED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH INFLUENCERS PUSHING THE BET, PUSHING THE BETS. ADVERTISEMENTS WITH CELEBRITIES ON THEM. YOU KNOW, IT’S IT CAN GET OUT OF CONTROL. AND YOU’VE READ SOME OF THE RESEARCH LOOKING AT YOUNG MEN IN GAMBLING. WHAT DOES IT SHOW ABOUT THEIR RISK FOR DEVELOPING A PROBLEM LATER ON IN LIFE? IT’S BIG. AND THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT WITH PUSH NOTIFICATIONS, WITH, YOU KNOW, YOU ALMOST WON, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH, WITH FREE BETS AND SIGN UP BONUSES WITH WHAT’S CALLED PARLAY GAMBLING, WHICH IS KIND OF COMING IN WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE WHERE THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS AND YOU LOSE A LOT OF MONEY THAT CAN REALLY CREATE CHRONIC PROBLEMS LATER ON. COMPULSIVE GAMBLING. YEAH, YEAH. AND SO, SO LET’S DIG A LITTLE DEEPER BECAUSE AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, YOU’VE GOT THE PHONE, YOU CAN BET NOT ONLY ON A GAME, BUT YOU CAN BET WITHIN A GAME. SO LET’S FOCUS ON WARNING SIGNS. WHAT WOULD YOU LOOK FOR? PREOCCUPATION WITH GAMBLING, IRRITABILITY WHEN YOU’RE NOT GAMBLING, LYING TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME YOU’RE SPENDING ON GAMBLING, CHASING YOUR LOSSES AND AND, AND PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT IS, IS, IS LOSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE YOU’RE JUST, YOU’RE GAMBLING AND ADVICE. SO WHAT CAN BE DONE? THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN NOT DON’T GAMBLE IF YOU’RE EMOTIONAL, DON’T GAMBLE IF YOU’RE USING SUBSTANCES, THE APPS THEMSELVES HAVE LIMITS THAT YOU CAN SET ON TIME, ON AMOUNT. THE THIRD PARTY APPS YOU CAN USE, BUT THE BEST REFERENCE, AND THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS DO A MUSICAL REFERENCE. OH YEAH, YOU DO. YOU KNOW, AND AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE LATE, GREAT KENNY ROGERS WROTE THE GAMBLER. YOU ALL KNOW THE WORDS. YEAH, YEAH. AND YOU ALWAYS ASK ME, ARE YOU GOING TO SING A VERSE? SO ARE YOU GOING TO SING A VERSE? I’M GOING TO SING A VERSE, BUT YOU GOT TO SING WITH ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET IT RIP. HERE WE GO. OKAY. YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD EM. KNOW WHEN TO FOLD EM, KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY AND KNOW WHEN TO RUN. YOU DON’T COUNT YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU’RE SITTING AT THE TABLE. THERE’LL BE TIME ENOUGH FOR COUNTING. WHEN THE DEAL IS DONE. I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU JUST GOT ED HARDING TO SING. GREAT JOB. YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB. YOU CAN WALK AWAY FROM A POKER GAME, BUT YOU CAN’T WALK AWAY FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE. TURN THEM OFF. GOOD POINT, GOOD POINT. ANOTHER ONE TOO. DON’T DO IT ON PAYDAY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE MONEY, THERE’S ANOTHER OH GEEZ, I GOT MONEY I CAN PAY. NO NO NO NO NO, I’VE ASKED YOU TO SING FOR TEN YEARS. THIS IS WHAT YOU DO IT. FIRST OF ALL, DOCTOR, I THINK YOU’D AGREE YOU’D CALL THAT SINGING. NO, HE DID A GOOD JOB. HE DID A GOOD JOB. YOU WERE GOOD. BUT GREAT TO SEE YOU. YOU WERE GREAT, DOCTOR. THANKS SO MUCH. I’M A BACKUP SINGER. I’M NOT. I’M NOT

Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida (27-8) became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out of this year’s March Madness.Video above: How to spot gambling addiction during March MadnessThe ninth-seeded Hawkeyes (23-12) wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes. They will face No. 4 seed Nebraska in the South Region semifinals Thursday night in Houston.Xaivian Lee’s driving layup put Florida ahead 71-68 with under two minutes left. Bennett Stirtz answered with a floater to cut it to 71-70 with 57 seconds remaining.After Thomas Haugh missed a 3-pointer, Stirtz missed a running layup and Isaiah Brown grabbed the rebound with 8.9 seconds left. Brown made his second free throw.But Iowa easily broke Florida’s full-court press and Folguerias was wide open in the corner for his 3. Florida didn’t get a shot off before the buzzer, with Lee’s desperate drive ending with a pass that Haugh couldn’t handle.Coming off a 59-point victory over Prairie View A&M on Friday night, Florida played like a team that hadn’t been tested.It felt like a home game for the Gators, who played in front of a sea of orange and blue at Benchmark International Arena, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning.Fans left stunned.Tavion Banks led Iowa with 20 points, Folgueiras had 14 and Stirtz finished with 13 on another off night when he shot just 5 of 16. Cooper Kock scored 12 points on four 3s.Alex Condon led Florida with 21 points, Haugh had 19 and Lee added 17.A scuffle broke out just past the midpoint of the first half with Iowa leading 19-13 when Condon and Folgueiras battled for a loose ball. Both players went to the floor holding on tightly. Folgueiras swung his arm back but didn’t follow through with a punch and the players had to be separated. Florida coach Todd Golden sprinted onto the floor to help calm things down, and both players were assessed technical fouls.

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Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida (27-8) became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out of this year’s March Madness.

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The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes (23-12) wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes. They will face No. 4 seed Nebraska in the South Region semifinals Thursday night in Houston.

Xaivian Lee’s driving layup put Florida ahead 71-68 with under two minutes left. Bennett Stirtz answered with a floater to cut it to 71-70 with 57 seconds remaining.

After Thomas Haugh missed a 3-pointer, Stirtz missed a running layup and Isaiah Brown grabbed the rebound with 8.9 seconds left. Brown made his second free throw.

But Iowa easily broke Florida’s full-court press and Folguerias was wide open in the corner for his 3. Florida didn’t get a shot off before the buzzer, with Lee’s desperate drive ending with a pass that Haugh couldn’t handle.

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Iowa forward Cooper Koch (8) celebrates a three-point shot during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Florida Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Fla.

Coming off a 59-point victory over Prairie View A&M on Friday night, Florida played like a team that hadn’t been tested.

It felt like a home game for the Gators, who played in front of a sea of orange and blue at Benchmark International Arena, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Fans left stunned.

Tavion Banks led Iowa with 20 points, Folgueiras had 14 and Stirtz finished with 13 on another off night when he shot just 5 of 16. Cooper Kock scored 12 points on four 3s.

Alex Condon led Florida with 21 points, Haugh had 19 and Lee added 17.

A scuffle broke out just past the midpoint of the first half with Iowa leading 19-13 when Condon and Folgueiras battled for a loose ball. Both players went to the floor holding on tightly. Folgueiras swung his arm back but didn’t follow through with a punch and the players had to be separated. Florida coach Todd Golden sprinted onto the floor to help calm things down, and both players were assessed technical fouls.