Athletics

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

Harvard’s Endowment, Donations Rise—but the University Runs a Deficit

The annual financial report signals severe challenges to come.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard basketball vs Yale and Brown

Harvard men's basketball moves into first place in the Ivy League.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard women’s basketball: a midseason report

Harvard women’s basketball approaches a challenging Ivy slate.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard basketball: a midseason report

Entering Ivy League play, Harvard men's basketball seeks momentum.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard football 2017 season wrap-up

A humbling defeat in The Game caps Harvard’s dreariest season in 17 years.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard swimmer Dean Farris builds on his breakout rookie season

No longer a “skinny kid,” swimmer Dean Farris ’20 builds on his breakout rookie season.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Newport’s winter activities

Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, during the winter

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard basketball: an early season report

Harvard men’s basketball has a way to go.  

by David L. Tannenwald

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 3, Yale 24

You can’t win if you can’t score.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 6, Penn 23

A drubbing by Penn knocks the Crimson out of the title race.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard basketball teams preview

Previewing the 2017-2018 Harvard basketball season  

by David L. Tannenwald