Athletics

Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.

Statue of a historical figure, against a colorful, stylized letter background.

Harvard Faculty Debate Plan to Cap A Grades

At a lively meeting, faculty members weighed a grade inflation plan that most agreed is imperfect.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Sophie and Philip Wharton show off their pre-Montreal style.

Unicycling philanthropists

Philip Wharton ’82 and daughter Sophie ’11 pedal 100 miles for Afghan and Pakistani children.

by Krysten A. Keches

Ivy Football Preview, 2009

Ivy League coaches discuss the 2009 football season.

Tyler Albright

Play at the Plate

Baseball catcher Tyler Albright ’11 explains how to play his position.

by Craig Lambert

Spring Sports

Results in tennis and crew

At the Fresh Pond Golf Course in  Cambridge, Emily Balmert ’09 of the women’s golf team—the first Harvard woman to win the Ivy championship—swings into spring.

Class on the Grass

Golfer Emily Balmert, and the women’s varsity team, have reached milestones.

by Craig Lambert

Chasing Bogeys

A novel book on golf

Video: High-Tech Golf Lesson

Harvard Magazine took varsity golfer Emily Balmert '09 for a high-tech golf lesson.

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin excels in nearly every phase of basketball.

Star shooting guard Jeremy Lin excels in nearly every phase of basketball.

by Craig Lambert

Ice-hockey update

Ice-hockey update

Harvard soccer and basketball updates

Soccer and basketball updates