Athletics

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

A man in a suit speaking at a podium with a red drape and a university crest.

Garber to Serve as Harvard President Beyond 2027

A once-interim appointment will now continue indefinitely.

by Jonathan Shaw

The undefeated varsity heavies in action at the Sprints

Harvard crew wins Eastern Sprints regatta

Takes heavyweight final and the 2014 Rowe Cup

Edward O. “Ned” Gourdin set the world record in the long jump at Harvard Stadium in 1921. His leap of 25 feet 3 inches stood as the Harvard record for 93 years.

Edward O. "Ned" Gourdin's record long jump broken by freshman Elliot Safo

The then-world record jump surpassed by a freshman

Beach, with his daughter Emily, shortly after finishing

Ben Beach has run 47 consecutive Boston Marathons

Record-holder Ben Beach '71 has run every Boston Marathon since 1968.

Maksim Korolev running last fall in the NCAA Cross-Country Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx

Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy records.

Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy League records in cross-country and track.

Tommy Amaker

Harvard men's basketball threatens Michigan State in an NCAA loss

Harvard’s men’s basketball team lost, 80-73, to Michigan State in the NCAA tournament, giving them a scare.

1911 Chicago Cubs player cards from the pre-Wrigley Field era, when baseball and smoking were <i>both</i> all-American

The sabermetric revolution

Economist Andrew Zimbalist analyzes the sabermetric revolution

Harvard's Jonah Travis goes up for a layup.

No shame in Harvard loss to Michigan State

Gutsy play ends in 80-73 loss.

In the NCAA basketball tourney, Agunwa Okolie handles the ball for Harvard. The Crimson will face Michigan State on March 22.

Harvard beats Cincinnati in NCAA basketball

Twelfth-seeded Crimson beat fifth-seeded Cincinnati in NCAA basketball.

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