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.
Harvard football 2015: the Crimson trounces Brown, 53-27
The Crimson’s first Ivy contest proved “one of those days when we got on a roll.”
Harvard beats Rhode Island, 41-10, in football opener
The Crimson dispatched the gritty but overmatched Rams in its season opener.
Harvard's fall-semester agenda
Freshman convocation, Morning Prayers, and pending news on the University's agenda as the academic year begins
How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run
How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run
Retired figure skater Christina Gao reflects on her career
Now retired, the world-class figure skater looks back.
by Zara Zhang
Harvard soccer star Margaret “Midge” Purce profiled
On scoring in a low-scoring game
The economics of a Boston Olympics analyzed
An economic analyst of sports dissects the assumptions behind Boston's bid for the 2024 Olympics.
The 25th anniversary of Harvard women's lacrosse national championship
Twenty-five years on, the national championship women’s lacrosse team of 1990 looks back.
by Zara Zhang
Harvard’s basketball season
After a rollercoaster season, and another Ivy crown, whither men’s basketball?
Harvard heavyweight men’s crew coach Charley Butt
Charley Butt succeeds the legendary Harry Parker as Harvard’s heavyweight men’s crew coach.