Editorial
Coliseum likely to benefit from NCAA bounty
If 2020 was a fading jumper that struck the rim and bounced out as time expired, this year is beginning with a slam dunk.
Included in the announcement Monday that the NCAA will hold one of its marquee events – the Division I men s basketball tournament – entirely in Indiana was the detail that Fort Wayne will host a lower-level basketball championship at Memorial Coliseum in the spring.
That s not new – Fort Wayne had been slated to host the Division III men s Final Four through 2026. But after a disastrous year that because of the coronavirus saw nearly everything canceled at one of northeast Indiana s busiest sports and performance venues, the news is a welcome acknowledgment that basketball will be played at the Coliseum in 2021.
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