Athletics

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

Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Merrimack 7

The Crimson stay unbeaten and uncover a new star.

by Dick Friedman

A Marathon Dream Deferred

Graduate student Stephen Bourguet has set his sights on running a personal best at the Boston Marathon in October.

by Juliet Isselbacher

The Context: How Exercise Gives Us Purpose

Reviewing our best articles on exercise

by Jacob Sweet

Gabby Thomas ’19 Wins Olympic Trials, Heads to Tokyo

Thomas becomes the second-fastest woman ever in the 200-meter dash.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard Graduate Leads in NBA Analytics

Jason Rosenfeld ’12 traces his path to sports-statistics success.

by Jacob Sweet

A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book

In the swim with Bonnie Tsui

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall

University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.

by Lydialyle Gibson , Jacob Sweet

Harvard men’s tennis head coach Andrew Rueb

Andrew Rueb’s experience on the professional tennis circuit informs his coaching.

by Jacob Sweet

Baseball-jersey fashion

The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Ivy League Cancels Spring Competition

A fourth consecutive season is shuttered.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard’s popular runners’s loop

A legendary route’s disputed distance

by Jacob Sweet