If you missed Monday night's big sports news, the University of Connecticut men's basketball team won the 2014 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) championship.

Er, scratch that — UConn won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship with its 60-54 victory over Kentucky.

Fox News anchor Heather Childers, however, congratulated the Huskies for winning the NAACP championship in a Tuesday morning episode of Fox & Friends First (see video above).

Childers got the acronym right on a second pass and, on Twitter, she insisted the mix-up was a simple slip of the tongue.

Thanks @Dave4Golf! I immediately corrected myself. Anyone who follows me knows I love sports. Just misspoke. Fuel 4 late night comics ;)

— Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) April 8, 2014

The two acronyms aren't that far off, if you squint your eyes, and it's not all that hard to imagine a cable news host juggling 10 different trains of thought to make such a mistake.

But given Fox News' rather, ah, right-of-center stance on social issues — and the fact that 11 of the 15 players on UConn's roster are African American — the verbal stumble sounded more like a Freudian slip to many.

This story gets better, too. As Mother Jones points out, Saturday Night Live came freakishly close to predicting Childer's gaffe in its most recent episode.

"It's tough to sign up for things, I've tried for years to join the NAACP," actor Bobby Moynihan says while portraying a Fox & Friends host.

"Brian, why would you do that?" actress Vanessa Bayer asks.

"Well, I just loved college basketball," Moynihan says.

Art, life and imitation — just more proof that it's harder than ever to tell where one ends and the other begins.

March Madness Coaches Be Like ...

1. 1. John Calipari

   Kentucky's coach on the sideline during the Wildcats' second-round win over Wichita State on March 23, 2014.

   Image: Charlie Riedel/Associated Press

2. 2. Bo Ryan

   Wisconsin's headman protests a call during the Badgers' second-round win over Oregon on March 22, 2014.

   Image: Jeffrey Phelps/Associated Press

3. 3. Steve Alford

   The UCLA coach reacts during his Bruins' first-round win over Tulsa on March 21, 2014.

   Image: Denis Poroy/Associated Press

4. 4. Shaka Smart

   Virginia Commonwealth's coach reacts during his team's first-round win over Stephen F. Austin on March 21, 2014.

   Image: Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press

5. 5. Fred Hoiberg

   The Iowa State headman in action during his Cyclones' first-round win over North Carolina Central on March 21, 2014.

   Image: Eric Gay/Associated Press

6. 6. Johnny Dawkins

   Stanford's coach reacts during his team's Sweet 16 loss to Dayton on March 27, 2014.

   Image: Mark Humphrey/Associated Press

7. 7. Brad Underwood

   The Stephen F. Austin coach gestures during his team's first-round win over VCU on March 21, 2014.

   Image: Denis Poroy/Associated Press

8. 8. Saul Phillips

   North Dakota State's coach reacts during his team's second-round loss to San Diego State on March 22, 2014.

   Image: Elaine Thompson/Associated Press

9. 9. Mark Few

   The Gonzaga coach ponders during his team's first-round win over Oklahoma State on March 21, 2014.

   Image: Gregory Bull/Associated Press

10. 10. Steve Alford

    The UCLA coach during his team's Sweet 16 loss to Florida on March 27, 2014.

    Image: Mark Humphrey/Associated Press

11. 11. Mike Lonergan

    George Washington's headman busts a move during his team's first-round loss to Memphis on March 21, 2014.

    Image: Chuck Burton/Associated Press