Duke won't play in March Madness after university suspends sports competition

Five-time national champion Duke University will not play in the NCAA men's basketball tournament because of coronavirus concerns, the school announced

Five-time national champion Duke University will not play in the NCAA men's basketball tournament because of coronavirus concerns, the school announced Thursday.

The private university in Durham, North Carolina, is suspending its sports programs for the"foreseeable future," the school said in a statement.Another basketball blue blood, the University of Kansas, said in a statement it was canceling athletic travel indefinitely. and athletics competitions have been suspended indefinitely.Coronavirus live coverageIt was unclear whether next week's NCAA basketball tournaments were part of the Kansas halt to athletics.

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