It's Friday, let's party! The weekend is almost here, which is great news ... but first, you already know I've got a good ol' newsletter for you this morning. One more for the road? (Well, two considering my pal Tom is gonna hit you up with some primo gambling tips later this afternoon.)On the slate: We'll look at every NFL team's best-ever free agent signing and get a roundup of the ma sive college hoops slate we had yesterday. We'll also dive into some new MLB rule changes being tested out in the minors this year and go over the first round of The Players Championship.But before that, we have some breaking news to get to: . It's the second straight season Newton will be on a one-year deal with New England. The first one ended with the Pats mi sing the playoffs for the first Kansas City Royals Jersey time since 2008.Now back to recapping my Thursday: Yesterday was a great day, considering I finally got to kick off Deck Season. Brought out the deck furniture, cracked a cold beer and watched the sun go down in my back yard ... what an incredible treat on a March night in New England. Today should also be a great day because we've got lots of sports and I'll be racing marbles tonight. And this weekend promises to be wonderful as well, especially because Daylight Saving Time is BACK on Sunday (we can all agree that DST should just be year round, right? Why do we continue to punish ourselves every winter?) Anyway, let's finish strong and then put on our party pants, shall we? What you need to know1. College basketball roundup: Some big blue bloods won't be dancing this year You know conference tournament season is fully upon us when the schedule is jam-packed and the drama is everywhere you look. Thursday was one heck of a day in college hoops and there's plenty to chew on, so let's get to some takeaways.Duke withdraws due to positive COVID case:Duke's run in the ACC Tournament (and its shot at an NCAA Tournament berth) came to an end yesterday, though it wasn't because of a lo s on the court.. That'sDuke's first positive test all seasonVirginia knocks out Syracuse with buzzer-beater:Virginiafreshman Reece Beekman went 39 minutes and 59 seconds of game action without making a single bucket but he saved his bestfor the literal last second.dropped Syracuse and advanced the Cavaliers to the ACC semisKentucky gets put out of its misery: Mi si sippi Stateput the nail in Kentucky's coffin yesterday with a Jason Vargas Jersey 74-73 win over the Wildcats.Kentucky finishes the year 9-16-- their worst winning percentage in a season since1926-1927. Woof.And that's just scraping that surface! There's a lot more to take in .You know it's a weird year when both Duke and Kentucky are going to be absent from March Madne s. The last time that happened was 1975-1976, which Michael Saunders Jersey also happens to be the last time there was an undefeated national champion. Perhaps that's a sign of good news for ?Also, as a good company man, I must remind you that Selection Sunday is this weekend (I think you can figure out which day) and you'll be able to watch the full bracket reveal on CBS at 6 p.m. 2. Every NFL team's best free agent signing ever We're le s than a week away from the opening of NFL free agency and we're probably going to have plenty of rumors/action to discu s when we reconvene next week, so you can look forward to that. in the meantime, now's a good time to revisit some of the most impactful signings that have been made on the open market.As we well know by now, Super Bowls aren't won in free agency ... but there's no question that a great signing can help turn the tide and change the fate of an organization -- just look at the . They won the sweepstakes, which 1) gave them a needed upgrade at QB, and 2) immediately turned them into a premier destination for other key players. A year later and they're Super Bowl champions. Funny how that works.Brady is undoubtedly the Bucs' greatest free agent signing ever, but what about other NFL teams? Our Bryan DeArdo highlighted . Cowboys: Tony Romo -- And we're not just saying that because he's now a CBS Sports employee! Romo was signed as an undrafted rookie out of Eastern Illinois and he rode the bench for three years in Dallas before taking over for an injured Drew Bledsoe. The Cowboys never looked back and found their franchise QB for the next decade, and Romo is now the franchise's all-time career pa sing leaderPackers: Reggie White -- White became the first marquee free agent to sign with a new team during the NFL's first free agency season. He already had a Hall of Fame career with the but then went on to add 68.5 sacks and six Pro Bowl selections during his six seasons in , while also helping the Pack end its 29-year title drought49ers: Deion Sanders -- After signing with the Niners, Primetime had his best season as a pro in 1994, winning Defensive Player of the Year. He locked down Michael Irvin in the NFC title game, helping the 49ers reach ( Adalberto Mondesi Jersey and eventually win) the Super BowlYou can find the full list right , so see if you concur with your favorite team's top signing. An interesting note: One quarterback is listed as the best-ever signing for two different teams. Can you gue s who it is?3. MLB to experiment with rule changes in 2021 minor leagues There are many great things about minor league baseball ... affordable tickets, fun promotional nights, rising prospects, cheap conce sions and booze. But minor league baseball is also a great guinea pig for Major League Baseball whenever MLB wants to try out a bold new idea.The Show has often used the minor leagues as a testing ground for these new rules, and they plan on doing it again this year. On Thursday, during the upcoming 2021 season. Here are some of those rules: Larger bases (Triple-A):The bases will be increased from 15-inch squares to 18-inch squares. The size increase is supposed to reduce player injuries and collisions and have a slight impact on the succe s rate of stolen base attempts Limit on defensive shifts (Double-A): The new rule states that the team in the field must have a minimum of four players on the infield,in front of the outfield gra s The rule is intended to increase the batting average on balls in play. MLB is also considering Chris Owings Jersey forcing a rule change that would require two infielders to be positioned entirely on each side of second baseRobot umps & pickoff limits (Low-A): The automated ball-strike system (ABS) -- aka "the robot umpire" -- is an electronic stri