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

Against the improved Lions, Harvard manages an escape from New York, 24-16

Against the improved Lions, a narrow escape from New York

by Dick Friedman

Harvard squeezes by Dartmouth, 14-13, for twenty-first straight win

Harvard squeezes by Dartmouth, 14-13, for its twenty-first straight win.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard buries Princeton with a “swarm of points,” 42-7

Harvard buries Princeton with a “swarm of points,” 42-7

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football squad numbs Lafayette’s Leopards, 42-0

On a sparklingly cold day, the Crimson numbed the Leopards. 

by Dick Friedman

Profile of Harvard women's basketball player Shilpa Tummala

Post-surgery, a top athlete reestablishes herself.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard football rolls out a formidable early season

Formidable early-season football

by Dick Friedman

Allston science center unveiled, online learning, faculty awards, and more

University news briefs: retaining recruits, online learning, appointments, awards, and more

Tim Murphy is Harvard’s greatest football coach

Harvard’s greatest football coach—and one of the best anywhere

by Dick Friedman

Harvard puts Cornell away, 40-3, and is 2-0 in Ivy play

A semblance of a competitive game becomes a rout.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football 2015: the Crimson scores 45, Georgetown 0

With a seventeenth-straight victory, coach Tim Murphy announces, “The preseason is over.”

by Dick Friedman