OOPS! On Fox News’ Fox & Friends First this morning, co-host Heather Childers sent her congratulations to the Connecticut Huskies for defeating the Kentucky Wildcats last night and winning the “NAACP” championship and… wait… what?!? Yes, Childers accidentally referred to UConn as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People” champs, as opposed to the toast of the National Collegiate Athletic Association world. She quickly apologized on Twitter (“totally on me. I’m a huge sports fan. Was excited about #UCONN’s win, misspoke but immediately corrected it. Great tourney!”), but was unable to stop the clip from going viral. Watch the slip-up now: Heather Childers Refers to UConn as “NAACP” Champions
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Fox & Friends First Anchor Refers to UConn as "NAACP" Champions
