Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: March Madness needs no renovation; Old Lyme coach hears from an illustrious predecessor, and more

STORRS — So how do we fix one of the most popular and anticipated sporting events on our calendar? How do we fix what nobody thinks is broken, nobody except those who want to extract still more money for their conferences and colleges at the expense of others. To wit: There is SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, who said, “We are giving away highly competitive opportunities for automatic qualifiers, and I think that pressure is going to rise as we have more competitive basketball leagues at the top end because of expansion.” Then Michigan State coach Tom Izzo weighed in with this: “… I just think what’s happening now, everybody likes the upsets in the first weekend, but I’m not sure…