Virus ends VCU's NCAA tournament run while Texas and Virginia crash out

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Virginia Commonwealth University were pulled from the NCAA tournament on Saturday after what the school said were multiple" positive Covid-19 tests within the past two days, ending the Rams' run in college basketball's annual showcase before it began.

Last year's entire tournament was called off because of the pandemic, and the NCAA moved this year's event to Indiana and put teams in what it called a controlled environment." But those steps weren't enough to ensure every game would be played.