For sports fans, Thursday, March 12, 2020, will go down as a day of infamy. Many will call it the worst day in sports history.

The whole thing started the night before, when the NBA suddenly suspended its season. On Thursday came the flood. Just before noon, Major League Soccer announced a 30-day suspension. Hours later, the NHL suspended its season indefinitely. Soon after, Major League Baseball called off all spring training games and postponed Opening Day by at least two weeks. At 4:16 p.m., the worst news of all came down from Indianapolis: March Madness NCAA basketball was completely canceled.