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UPDATE: VCU pulled from tournament because of COVID-19 protocols

March 20, 2021 | Associated Press

The NCAA announced the cancellation—officially declaring a “no contest”—about three hours before Virginia Commonwealth University was scheduled to tip off against Oregon in the West Region.

Pandemic-weary fans, businesses welcome NCAA games at Mackey Arena

March 19, 2021 | Kurt Christian and Mickey Shuey

Strict limits on crowd sizes in Mackey Arena at Purdue University for the NCAA tourney will dampen the tourism impact, but the games are still the biggest events to hit the West Lafayette area since the pandemic started.

NCAA leader says he supports players’ rights to express demands for compensation

March 18, 2021 | Kurt Christian

NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt responded to athletes’ renewed demands for compensation Thursday by saying he supports and encourages their right to free speech within the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s rules.

Joe Hogsett: Coordinated effort helps Indy pull off once-in-a-lifetime event

March 18, 2021 | Joe Hogsett

Along with a morale boost, the NCAA Tournament will serve as a major economic boost for our downtown businesses and outlying areas.

Athletes in Indy endure lockdown with games, naps, trips to Victory Field

March 18, 2021 | Associated Press

This is life at a basketball tournament being played in a pandemic. The unspoken message: If players came to Indianapolis hoping for fun and games, they are not in the right place—at least not until tip-off.

NCAA players push for compensation reform on eve of March Madness

March 17, 2021 | Associated Press

Waiting in Indianapolis for the tournament to start, some college basketball stars on Wednesday tweeted #NotNCAAProperty as a reference to the ongoing fight to earn money for things like sponsorship deals, online endorsement and personal appearances.

NCAA teams hit by COVID-19 pauses take hope from antibodies

March 17, 2021 | Associated Press

All those delays for COVID-19 cases that 27 of the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament went through during the season could end up benefitting them now that they’ve arrived in Indianapolis.

Mario Rodriguez: IND among first to welcome March Madness fans with Hoosier hospitality

March 17, 2021 | Mario Rodriguez

From the moment fans land in Indianapolis, there’s no denying the tournament’s excitement—with prominent March Madness signage placed throughout the terminal, pop-up retail shops with apparel and memorabilia, local artwork and live musicians. It’s genuinely a pre-game to the experience in downtown Indy and throughout the host sites.

How the NCAA tournament built its ‘bubble’ in Indianapolis

March 17, 2021 | The Washington Post

The 68-team men’s tournament, which starts Thursday, is usually staged in 14 cities across the country. Here’s how Indianapolis plans to pull off the whole thing all by itself.

5 positive COVID tests in tournament bubble so far, NCAA says

March 16, 2021 | Mickey Shuey

Of the 2,300 coronavirus tests that have been conducted so far for the men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis, five have come back positive.

February retail sales fall 3% after soaring the month before

March 16, 2021 | Associated Press

The decline from the previous month came after retail sales jumped 7.6% in January as people spent $600 stimulus checks sent at the end of last year.

Six NCAA tourney referees sent home after one tests positive for COVID-19

March 16, 2021 | IBJ Staff

The NCAA said only one of the officials tested positive for the virus, but the other five were “identified as exposure risks due to prolonged close contact.”

Update: Dozens of teams already in town as last-minute tourney prep falls into place

March 15, 2021 | Mickey Shuey

Teams must undergo a quarantine and testing period when they arrive in Indianapolis—and no one from the schools was allowed to make the trip without seven consecutive days of negative tests.

No positive COVID-19 tests yet for March Madness teams in Indy

March 15, 2021 | Mason King and Associated Press

Forty-six teams had arrived in Indianapolis for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament by late Sunday, and each was given a COVID-19 test upon arrival.

NCAA bracket is set—and 4 teams are on standby for COVID cancellations

March 14, 2021 | Associated Press

Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois and Michigan earned the top seeds. Kansas and Virginia, two programs hit with COVID-19 breakouts over the past week, made it into the bracket released Sunday by the NCAA selection committee.

Photo gallery: Basketball fans, volleyball players, revelers bring life back downtown

March 14, 2021 | Lesley Weidenbener

Hundreds of people—many of them in town for the Big Ten men’s and women’s tournaments—turned Georgia Street into a destination again, hitting the bars, riding scooters and listening to bands.

COVID problems at conference tournaments should be warning sign for NCAA

March 13, 2021 | The Washington Post

Big conference tournament games wound up as glum walkovers when teams withdrew due to COVID cases, leaving the question of whether the big bracket might suffer some similar fate, despite a bubble in Indianapolis.

Local restaurants hope to supply food for teams during NCAA Tournament

March 12, 2021 | Susan Orr

The NCAA, Indiana Sports Corp. and Visit Indy are developing a program to help match teams with restaurants that are prepared to deliver.

March Madness could spark new growth in Indy events, conventions

March 12, 2021 | Mickey Shuey

Visit Indy plans to bring in a small group of “key decision-makers” from across the United States throughout the tournament, with the goal of letting major event executives safely see Indianapolis’ capabilities.

Video: A discussion about Indy’s sports strategy and “over-delivering” as the secret sauce

March 12, 2021 | Nate Feltman

IBJ invited a group of community leaders who have been involved in sports and economic development throughout the past 40 years to talk about the city’s sports strategy, how it developed and why it remains important. The panel includes Mark Miles, Allison Melangton, Susan Williams, John Thompson and Ryan Vaughn.

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