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Mike Tony 
Ninety-five years after Penn opened up the Palestra with a win over Yale, this edition of the Red & Blue sought another reset Saturday against the team pegged to win the Ivy title in the conference preseason media poll.
Columbia women’s basketball’s home games against Penn and Princeton have new tip-off times.
The Yale men’s games at Dartmouth and Harvard that were postponed last weekend have new tip-off times.
The Dartmouth at Yale women’s game postponed from its original Jan. 7 date has been rescheduled.
The Brown at Princeton men’s game originally scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. now has an earlier tip-off time.
Sunday’s men’s basketball contest between Yale and Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols within Yale’s program, the schools and the Ivy League announced Saturday.
The game will be rescheduled for a date and time to be determined.
It’s the third straight game to be postponed due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols within Yale’s program dating back to Sun., Jan. 2.
Columbia’s and Penn’s women’s games slated for this weekend have been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols within the programs, the Ivy League and schools announced Thursday.
Columbia was slated to play Princeton Friday evening and Penn Saturday evening at Levien Gym, while Penn was scheduled to play at Cornell before making the vaunted Empire State trip south to take on the Lions.
The Penn at Harvard men’s game originally slated for Fri., Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. has been rescheduled for Sat., Jan. 29 at 2 p.m., Penn Athletics announced Wednesday. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU.
The Columbia at Yale men’s game that was originally scheduled for Sun., Jan. 2 has been rescheduled for Tues., Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at John J. Lee Amphitheater, the Ivy League announced Wednesday.
The game was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns and protocols within Yale’s program. It will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Meghan Moore, Ivy League associate executive director of communications & championships, told Ivy Hoops Online that the league is committed to rescheduling all games that are postponed due to COVID-19.
Ivy Hoops Online editor Mike Tony is joined by IHO writer Rob Browne for the first podcast episode of Inside Ivy Hoops since March 2020! Topics of discussion include whether to pause Ivy League play due to COVID-19 concerns, the highlights of the first conference hoops action in two seasons, next weekend’s matchups and predictions on which teams will make the Ivy League tournaments in March.
Listen here: Inside Ivy Hoops 1-5-22