Sometimes the sports calendar aligns to give you a great weekend. Sometimes that great weekend turns to junk. Let’s run through what was ultimately an awful weekend of sports for New England.
1. Thursday afternoon - The NCAA Tournament tips off! It features only two New England schools: Vermont and Northeastern. Vermont battles valiantly, but ultimately falls to Florida State. Northeastern gets destroyed by a Kansas team that was ripe for an upset. Just like that, by dinner-time on the first day of the Tournament, New England is no longer represented. Given the overall state of New England area basketball, it might be a while before the region is really relevant in March.