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Ivy League Cancels Spring Sports Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Ivy League presidents announced Wednesday that all spring sports practices and competitions would be canceled through the end of the academic year, a decision reached by unanimous vote. The league's statement cited "further developments in the outbreak of COVID-19" as the reason behind the decision.

For winter teams still in competition, individual schools would make determinations on whether or not to participate in postseason play. This would include Yale men's basketball and Princeton women's basketball, which are set to play in their respective NCAA tournament.

The Ivy League is the first conference to outright cancel spring sports in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.