Athletics

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

Harvard Alum Wins Economics Nobel Prize

Philippe Aghion helped show how “creative destruction” drives growth.

by Lydialyle Gibson

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

A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book

In the swim with Bonnie Tsui

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Harvard Graduate Leads in NBA Analytics

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

by Jacob Sweet

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