Editor’s Note: In an unprecedented decision, the NCAA announced Thursday afternoon that its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have been cancelled as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The men’s tournament had taken place each year since 1939, while the women’s tournament had been held since 1982.

Sports Capital Journalism students Will Hogsett and Dylan Hughes are reporting on the cancellations of the Big Ten men’s tournament and the NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments. Here is the NCAA statement:

https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships