Citing Pandemic, Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports Season

Citing Pandemic, Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports Season
Alan Lamar #5 of the Yale Bulldogs scores a touchdown during a game against the Harvard Crimson at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass., on Nov. 17, 2018. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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The Ivy League will cancel all sports for the fall semester due to the pandemic, the presidents of eight member schools said.

In a joint statement published Wednesday night, the eight Ivy League presidents said they decided to postpone fall sports because their reopening strategies—including travel restrictions, social distancing requirements, and limited number of students coming to campus—make it impossible for student-athletes to compete.