Athletics

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

Harvard Football: Yale 45, Harvard 28

A wild weekend: a debacle in The Game, then a berth in the playoffs.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Football- Harvard 28-New Hampshire 23

A solid bounce-back win against a rugged nonconference foe

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Football-Brown 31- Harvard 28

The first Ivy game yields a ghastly last-minute defeat.

by Dick Friedman

Football: Harvard 35 - Stetson-0

A new coaching tenure begins with a romp in the rain.

by Dick Friedman

Five Questions With Captain Shane McLaughlin ’25

Learn about the 150th captain of Harvard football.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Football: New Season, New Coach

The 2024 Crimson preview 

by Dick Friedman

Harvard, Ivies to join Big Ten

“Superconference” play begins in 2025-26 and will feature relegation.

by Dick Friedman

The End of Murphy Time

Harvard’s greatest football coach steps down.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Previews Future Building Plans in Allston

Regulatory filing on the University’s next decade of construction expected this week

by Jonathan Shaw

Back on Top

An Ivy title—dimmed by defeat in the Game

by Dick Friedman

Football: Yale 23-Harvard 18

A deflating ending fashions a three-way title tie.

by Dick Friedman