The national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown Thursday, March 12, 2020. The major conferences in college sports have canceled their basketball tournaments because of the new coronavirus, putting the celebrated NCAA college basketball tournament in doubt. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Michael Conroy | Associated PressCLEVELAND — Thursday started with the cancellation of several conference basketball championships — it ended with the cancellation of all NCAA activities, including March Madness and other sports championships.
Where many professional sporting leagues like the NBA, NHL and MLB decided to postpone their seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA, which previously intended to continue on with its basketball tournaments, canceled both the men’s and women’s tournaments, and every winter and spring championship after that according to ESPN.