NCAA Weekender: The closing of Matthews Arena

Recapping the biggest stories of the NCAA weekend.

BOSTON, Mass. — Time marches on.

There's only one of the Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, and they stripped all the limestone off the pyramids centuries ago.

So it is with Matthews Arena, the closest thing to an ancient wonder as you can get in a world where sports teams now refresh their arenas every 20 years or so, adding ever more bells and whistles to accommodate athletes and continue parting attendees with their hard-earned money in new, surreptitious, and exciting ways. Matthews, née Boston Arena, opened in April 1910, so long ago that the NHL didn't formally exist for another seven-plus years. Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft had rallies here. Johnny Cash and the Doors had concerts there. Babe Ruth played shinny ther