Column: The stunning week that sports came to a halt

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter leaves the team's spring training baseball clubhouse, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak as well as suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Gates to Spectrum Field, spring training baseball game home of the Philadelphia Phillies are locked, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Clearwater, Fla. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and suspended the rest of its spring training schedule. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

An employee of Roger Dean Stadium locks a gate, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak as well as suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Players with the University of Missouri baseball team wait in the baggage claim area of Chicago's Midway Airport Thursday, March 12, 2020, only to arrive in Chicago and then get notified that the team's SEC Conference opener with Alabama Friday, had been canceled. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner leaves the team's spring training baseball clubhouse, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak as well as suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Pakistani cricket teams practice in an empty National Stadium, ahead of their match in the Pakistan Super League in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, March 13, 2020. The Pakistan Cricket Board decides the Pakistan Super League will go ahead despite the coronavirus outbreak and the withdrawal Friday of 10 foreign players. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

A few people mingle around inside Rogers Place, the home ice of the NHL hockey club Edmonton Oilers, in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday March 12, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Basketballs are removed from the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020, after the Big Ten Conference announced that remainder of the men's NCAA college basketball games tournament was canceled. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Fans leave the Sprint Center after the remaining NCAA college basketball games after in the Big 12 Conference tournament were canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A St. Louis Cardinals fan, right, walks by as Roger Dean Stadium employees work on packing items, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak as well as suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Luis Rivera, left, sanitizes seats in Bridgestone Arena after the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Southeastern Conference tournament were canceled Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The Washington Capitals lineup is displayed on a whiteboard in the visitors locker room, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington. The Capitals were to host the Detroit Red Wings Thursday evening until the league, following the NBA's lead, suspended the season Thursday amid the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is seen on the big screen in an empty Sprint Center as he talks to the media after canceling the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Big 12 Conference tournament due to concerns about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Clemson players leave the floor after the NCAA college basketball games at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament were canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is displayed on a monitor in an empty media room as he talks to the media after canceling the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Big 12 Conference tournament due to concerns about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Fans react after the NCAA college basketball game between St. John's and Creighton in the quarterfinal of the Big East men's tournament was canceled at halftime Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Personel remove the balls from the playing court after the NCAA college basketball games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

The Capital One Arena, home of the Washington Capitals NHL hockey club, sits empty Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington. The NHL is following the NBA's lead and suspending its season amid the coronavirus outbreak, the league announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Florida State players from left, Trent Forrest (3), Devin Vassell (24) and M.J. Walker (23) listen as the NCAA college basketball games in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament were cancelled due to concerns about the coronavirus in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)