Athletics
Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.
Five Questions with Andrew Knoll
A paleontologist on how to understand earth’s biggest extinction event
Cape Cod Rail Trail
Swim, walk, and picnic along cycling routes
Ivy League Announces No Sports in Fall
The league becomes first in Division I to scrap fall competition.
by Jacob Sweet
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong
Profile of Harvard diver Georgina Milne
Diver Georgina Milne pictures a post-pandemic return.
by Jacob Sweet
Beaches under COVID-19
Strict lines in the sand
Harvard Athletics Study Released
An agenda for a new athletic director—and for a wider emphasis on student fitness
by Jacob Sweet
Erin McDermott Announced as Harvard’s First Woman Athletic Director
McDermott will join Harvard from the University of Chicago July 1.
by Jacob Sweet
At Home with Harvard: Crimson Sports Illustrated
With 2020 winter sports ending early and the spring collegiate season wiped out almost entirely, we look back at some Crimson highlights from past years.
Harvard fencing squad update
How Harvard fencers won an Ivy championship
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard athletic season canceled
A necessary but brutal blow