Athletics

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

Modern building exterior with reflective surfaces against a blue sky.

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

The annual financial report signals severe challenges to come.

by John S. Rosenberg

Senior captain Laurent Rivard drives past Princeton's Ben Hazel at Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson swept both the Penn and Princeton home-and-away series this year for the first time in history.

Basketball, swimming, and squash win titles and set records

Harvard basketball, swimming, and squash teams won Ivy titles and set some individual records this spring.

Men's squash captured the national championship against Trinity College at the season-ending tournament of the College Squash Association. The women (pictured above) will vie to repeat as national champs next weekend at Princeton’s Jadwin Squash Courts.

Harvard's men's squash team wins the 2014 national championship

Take national title from Trinity College, 9-0

Sean and Chris Satterthwaite

Three brothers, the Satterthwaites, compete in Ivy League swimming.

Chris, Tim, and Sean Satterthwaite all compete in Ivy League swimming meets.

by Craig Lambert

The men's and women's squash teams pose with their coaches—and their trophies.

Harvard squash teams win Ivy titles

Heading to nationals, men's and women's teams undefeated

Harvard and Northeastern in 2011 Beanpot action

Veterans of the first Beanpot hockey tournament socialize annually

Five men who played in the original Beanpot hockey tourney, or one of the first ones, meet each year before the annual fray.

Four Harvard hockey players on the U.S. women's 2014 Winter Olympic team

Four Harvard players have made the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team bound for Sochi, Russia.

Katey Stone at the Edge Sports Center in Bedford, Massachusetts

Hockey coach Katey Stone mentors US Olympic women for Sochi

Katey Stone coaches the Olympics-bound U.S. icewomen.

by Barbara Matson

Harvard followers stormed the field at Yale Bowl to join players celebrating the Crimson’s seventh straight victory over the Blue.

Harvard Football defeats Yale Seventh time in a row

Seven straight wins against Yale, and a shared Ivy title

by Bethell, John T

Harvard partisans stormed the field at Yale Bowl to celebrate the Crimson’s seventh consecutive victory over the Blue. Thousands of discouraged Yale followers had left the Bowl at halftime.

Harvard-Yale 2013: The Game

Crimson gridders make it seven straight over the Blue.

by Bethell, John T

In the final minute of play, safety Jaron Wilson stopped Penn halfback Kyle Wilcox at the Harvard 20-yard line after a one-yard gain on a swing pass. Holding off three final passing attempts, the Crimson defense quashed the Quakers’ late bid for a game-tying rally.

November 17, 2013: Harvard 38, Penn 30

A seemingly easy win turns hazardous.

by Bethell, John T