Indianapolis — In a perilous new world, nothing or no one is immune. This has been apparent for a while, but it was just hammered home in a staggering way.
As the coronavirus outbreak officially reached the pandemic stage Wednesday, the sports world incurred the latest major blows. The NCAA announced its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments would go on as scheduled starting next week, but without fans in the stands. Teams will compete in largely empty arenas, surrounded only by “essential staff and limited family attendance.”