Read more Lane MacDonald stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41009/lane-macdonald.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 02:54:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.htmlWill McCahill<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=213611&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331223207' border='0' />The Ivy League has a reputation for excellence in all things, but the consignment of its sports programs—particularly the more visible ones like football and basketball—to college athletics’ second tier has alumni clamoring for change, the Wall Street Journal reports. Academic standards limit the pool of top student-athletes...Harvard and Yale end the season playing each other, and not in an NCAA football tournament because of the Ivy League's ban.http://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.htmlSat, 30 May 2009 10:25:50 CDT