Athletics

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

Garber to Serve as Harvard President Beyond 2027

A once-interim appointment will now continue indefinitely.

by Jonathan Shaw

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 21, Princeton 29

Harvard gives the Tigers a good game. 

by Dick Friedman

Jill Vialet and Playworks

Social entrepreneur Jill Vialet ’86 on “positive chaos” and fixing recess

by Nell Porter-Brown

Dick Friedman on early season Harvard football

The early season holds no easy wins for Harvard football.

by Dick Friedman

Saber champion Eli Dersh­witz looks to the 2020 Olympics.

Ranked first in the world, fencer Eli Dersh­witz looks to the 2020 Olympics.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A melting pot: Harvard’s 1968 football team

How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard

by George Howe Colt

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 33, Holy Cross 31

A loss turns into a win—just in the kick of time.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 16, Rhode Island 23

A quick and aggressive opponent makes the Crimson look sluggish.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 31, Brown 17

An unexpectedly tough win in Providence

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 36, San Diego 14

A strong start, and for Crimson running back Aaron Shampklin, a breakout day

by Dick Friedman