No Fans At NCAA Basketball Tournaments

UNDATED (AP) – March Madness is giving way to March Silence.  NCAA President Mark Emmert says its Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. Emmert said in a statement that he made the decision to conduct both the men’s and women’s tournaments with only essential staff and limited family in attendance.  The decision comes after the NCAA’s COVID-19 advisory panel of medical experts recommended against playing sporting events open to the general public.  Emmert says canceling the two tournaments was considered.